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* '''Balinderry''': Strategically placed quasi-Irish nation that is crucial to a defence radar system, but has an IRA-type insurgency, in an episode of ''[[The Six Million Dollar Man]]''.
* '''Balinderry''': Strategically placed quasi-Irish nation that is crucial to a defence radar system, but has an IRA-type insurgency, in an episode of ''[[The Six Million Dollar Man]]''.
* '''Balkistan''': Appeared in [[Allen Upward]]'s ''The Prince of Balkistan'' (1895).
* '''Balkistan''': Appeared in [[Allen Upward]]'s ''The Prince of Balkistan'' (1895).
* '''Baltland''': a monarchy in Northern Europe based on [[Sweden]], [[Norway]], and [[Denmark]] in ''[[Strike Witches]].''
* '''[[Baltish]]''', A fictional country from a Lithuanian TV show of the same name.
* '''[[Baltish]]''', A fictional country from a Lithuanian TV show of the same name.
* '''Bandrika''' (sometimes spelled ''Vandreka''): Eastern European [[Alps|Alpine]] country, the setting of the first part of the film ''[[The Lady Vanishes (1938 film)|The Lady Vanishes]]''. The language spoken in this country is an amalgamation of several European languages.
* '''Bandrika''' (sometimes spelled ''Vandreka''): Eastern European [[Alps|Alpine]] country, the setting of the first part of the film ''[[The Lady Vanishes (1938 film)|The Lady Vanishes]]''. The language spoken in this country is an amalgamation of several European languages.
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* '''Bartovia''': a European Country in ''[[The Simpsons]]''; in the episode "[[The Italian Bob]]" [[Sideshow Bob]] was trying to decide on a new place to live, he took a globe, spun it, and stabbed it with a knife, so as to get a random country. After a couple of more unpleasant options, the knife stabs Bartovia, to which Bob says, "Now cut that out."
* '''Bartovia''': a European Country in ''[[The Simpsons]]''; in the episode "[[The Italian Bob]]" [[Sideshow Bob]] was trying to decide on a new place to live, he took a globe, spun it, and stabbed it with a knife, so as to get a random country. After a couple of more unpleasant options, the knife stabs Bartovia, to which Bob says, "Now cut that out."
* '''Belgardia''', an impoverished European Kingdom in ''[[King Kelly of the U.S.A.]]''
* '''Belgardia''', an impoverished European Kingdom in ''[[King Kelly of the U.S.A.]]''
* '''Belgica''': a monarchy in Western Europe based on [[Belgium]] in [[Strike Witches|''Strike Witches'']].
* '''Belgravia''': A fictional European country in ''[[The Princess Switch]]'' on Netflix. [[Belgravia]] is also the name of a district in [[Central London]].
* '''Belgravia''': A fictional European country in ''[[The Princess Switch]]'' on Netflix. [[Belgravia]] is also the name of a district in [[Central London]].
* '''Belsornia''': A country created by [[Elinor Brent-Dyer]] and home to a number of characters who appear in the [[Chalet School]] series
* '''Belsornia''': A country created by [[Elinor Brent-Dyer]] and home to a number of characters who appear in the [[Chalet School]] series
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* '''[[Bratislava]]''', portrayed as a country in ''[[The Slipper and the Rose]]''.
* '''[[Bratislava]]''', portrayed as a country in ''[[The Slipper and the Rose]]''.
* '''Bretzelburg''': central European dictatorship from ''[[Spirou et Fantasio]]'' comics.
* '''Bretzelburg''': central European dictatorship from ''[[Spirou et Fantasio]]'' comics.
* '''Britannia, Commonwealth of''': A country in northwestern Europe based on the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|United kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland]] in [[Strike Witches]].
* '''Commonwealth of Britannia''': A country in northwestern Europe based on the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|United kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland]] in [[Strike Witches]].
* '''Brogavia''': A [[Nazi]]-occupied Balkan nation featured in ''[[Commando Comics]]''.
* '''Brogavia''': A [[Nazi]]-occupied Balkan nation featured in ''[[Commando Comics]]''.
* '''Brungaria''': An eastern European country politically opposed to the United States and a principal source of antagonists in the ''[[Tom Swift Jr.]]'' book series.
* '''Brungaria''': An eastern European country politically opposed to the United States and a principal source of antagonists in the ''[[Tom Swift Jr.]]'' book series.
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== D ==
== D ==



*'''[[Dalmatia]]''': a tiny Balkan nation whose royal family were exiled to [[Great Britain]] after a communist revolution there. Dalmatia did really exist, although it had not had its own king since the Middle Ages. The royal family is fictitious, as is the hymn. Seen in the TV series ''[[You Rang, M'Lord?]]''.
*'''[[Dalmatia]]''': a tiny Balkan nation whose royal family were exiled to [[Great Britain]] after a communist revolution there. Dalmatia did really exist, although it had not had its own king since the Middle Ages. The royal family is fictitious, as is the hymn. Seen in the TV series ''[[You Rang, M'Lord?]]''.
* '''Darklonia''': Country ruled by Destro's cousin, Darklon, in ''[[G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero]]''.
* '''Darklonia''': Country ruled by Destro's cousin, Darklon, in ''[[G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero]]''.
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* '''Faricia''': A federal [[Western European]] [[communist state]] in the ''[[Ninja Gaiden]]'' series.
* '''Faricia''': A federal [[Western European]] [[communist state]] in the ''[[Ninja Gaiden]]'' series.
* '''Fasilica''': appeared in an early 1914 serial by [[Rex Stout]], of later [[Nero Wolfe]] fame, reprinted in the 1990s as ''A Prize for Princes''.
* '''Fasilica''': appeared in an early 1914 serial by [[Rex Stout]], of later [[Nero Wolfe]] fame, reprinted in the 1990s as ''A Prize for Princes''.
* '''Flanders-Wallonia, Kingdom of''': country in Western Europe featured in [[Kaiserreich: Legacy of the Weltkrieg|''Kaiserreich: Legacy of the Weltkrieg'']].
* '''Kingdom of Flanders-Wallonia''': country in Western Europe featured in the HOI4 mod, [[Kaiserreich: Legacy of the Weltkrieg|''Kaiserreich: Legacy of the Weltkrieg'']].
* '''Flavonia''': appeared in [[Violet Needham]]'s ''Betrayer'' (1950) and other novels by the author.
* '''Flavonia''': appeared in [[Violet Needham]]'s ''Betrayer'' (1950) and other novels by the author.
* '''Florin''': one of the fictional principalities in [[William Goldman]]'s novel ''[[The Princess Bride (novel)|The Princess Bride]]''.
* '''Florin''': one of the fictional principalities in [[William Goldman]]'s novel ''[[The Princess Bride (novel)|The Princess Bride]]''.
* '''Floravia''': A European kingdom in ''[[Barbie: Princess Adventure]]''.
* '''Floravia''': A European kingdom in ''[[Barbie: Princess Adventure]]''.
* '''France, Federation of the Communes of''': A socialist and syndicalist federal republic in [[Kaiserreich: Legacy of the Weltkrieg|''Kaiserreich: Legacy of the Weltkrieg'']].
* '''Federation of the Communes of France''': A socialist and syndicalist federal republic in the HOI4 mod, [[Kaiserreich: Legacy of the Weltkrieg|''Kaiserreich: Legacy of the Weltkrieg'']].
* '''France-outre-mer''': A nation from [[Continental Europe]] in the novel ''[[The Peshawar Lancers]]''.
* '''France-outre-mer''': A nation from [[Continental Europe]] in the novel ''[[The Peshawar Lancers]]''.
* '''Franistan''': from the ''[[I Love Lucy]]'' episode 'The Publicity Agent' in which Lucy pretends to be the "Maharincess of Franistan", royalty from a faraway land who is a big fan of Ricky's, in order to get Ricky some publicity.
* '''Franistan''': from the ''[[I Love Lucy]]'' episode 'The Publicity Agent' in which Lucy pretends to be the "Maharincess of Franistan", royalty from a faraway land who is a big fan of Ricky's, in order to get Ricky some publicity.
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== G ==
== G ==


* '''Gallia''': a country in western Europe based on [[France]] in the [[Strike Witches|''Strike Witches'']] universe.
* '''Gallowmere''': A fictional kingdom in the [[MediEvil (series)|''MediEvil'' video game series]].
* '''Gallowmere''': A fictional kingdom in the [[MediEvil (series)|''MediEvil'' video game series]].
* '''Gantha''': Southern European state in [[James Elroy Flecker]]'s ''King of Alsander'' (1914).
* '''Gantha''': Southern European state in [[James Elroy Flecker]]'s ''King of Alsander'' (1914).
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* '''Hav''': a European city-state in [[Jan Morris]]'s novel ''Last Letters from Hav''. [[Crimea]]-like in location.
* '''Hav''': a European city-state in [[Jan Morris]]'s novel ''Last Letters from Hav''. [[Crimea]]-like in location.
* '''Hedestad''': a Swedish island in [[Stieg Larsson]]'s novel ''[[Män som hatar kvinnor]]'' (2005).
* '''Hedestad''': a Swedish island in [[Stieg Larsson]]'s novel ''[[Män som hatar kvinnor]]'' (2005).
* '''Helvetia''': a country in Central Europe based on [[Switzerland]] in ''[[Strike Witches]]''.
* '''Herzoslovakia''': a small Balkan state in [[Agatha Christie]]'s novel ''[[The Secret of Chimneys]]'' (1925) and in "[[The Labours of Hercules#.22The Stymphalean Birds.22|The Stymphalean Birds]]" from the novel ''[[The Labours of Hercules]]'' (1947).
* '''Herzoslovakia''': a small Balkan state in [[Agatha Christie]]'s novel ''[[The Secret of Chimneys]]'' (1925) and in "[[The Labours of Hercules#.22The Stymphalean Birds.22|The Stymphalean Birds]]" from the novel ''[[The Labours of Hercules]]'' (1947).
* '''Hohenphalia''': home principality of Princess Hildegarde in [[Harold MacGrath]]'s ''Arms and the Woman'' (1899).
* '''Hohenphalia''': home principality of Princess Hildegarde in [[Harold MacGrath]]'s ''Arms and the Woman'' (1899).
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* '''Irania''': small European kingdom from the film ''[[Trouble for Two]]''.
* '''Irania''': small European kingdom from the film ''[[Trouble for Two]]''.
* '''Ingenistan''': Small kingdom in Svalbard. The name comes from the youtuber Ingen.
* '''Ingenistan''': Small kingdom in Svalbard. The name comes from the youtuber Ingen.
* '''Italy, Socialist Republic of''': A syndicalist state, which dominates the northern half of the Italian Peninsula from [[Kaiserreich: Legacy of the Weltkrieg|''Kaiserreich: Legacy of the Weltkrieg'']].
* '''Socialist Republic of Italy''': A syndicalist state, which dominates the northern half of the [[Italian Peninsula]] from [[Kaiserreich: Legacy of the Weltkrieg|''Kaiserreich: Legacy of the Weltkrieg'']].
* '''Ithuvania''': Eastern European country used as an experiment, featured in ''[[The Far Side]]'' cartoon books.
* '''Ithuvania''': Eastern European country used as an experiment, featured in ''[[The Far Side]]'' cartoon books.
* '''[[Ixania]]''': a small [[Balkans|Balkan]] country of little global importance in [[Eric Ambler]]'s ''[[The Dark Frontier]]''.
* '''[[Ixania]]''': a small [[Balkans|Balkan]] country of little global importance in [[Eric Ambler]]'s ''[[The Dark Frontier]]''.
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* '''[[Listenbourg]]''': a [[fictional country]] at the edge of the [[Iberian Peninsula]] which originated as an [[internet meme]] spread on [[Twitter]].<ref name="EveningStandard">{{cite news |last=Al Mustaqeem |first=Syraat |date=2022-11-04 |title=What is ‘Listenbourg’? The new EU country going viral |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/what-is-listenbourg-new-eu-country-viral-b1037604.html |url-status=live |work=[[Evening Standard]] |location=[[London]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115064012/https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/what-is-listenbourg-new-eu-country-viral-b1037604.html |archive-date=2022-11-15 |access-date=2022-11-25}}</ref><ref name="NBC">{{cite news |last=Rosenblatt |first=Kalhan |date=2022-11-05 |title=Listenbourg is the hottest country on social media right now. The catch? It doesn't exist. |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/listenbourg-hottest-country-social-media-right-now-catch-doesnt-exist-rcna55678 |url-status=live |work=[[NBC News]] |location=[[New York City]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221124113543/https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/listenbourg-hottest-country-social-media-right-now-catch-doesnt-exist-rcna55678 |archive-date=2022-11-24 |access-date=2022-11-25}}</ref>
* '''[[Listenbourg]]''': a [[fictional country]] at the edge of the [[Iberian Peninsula]] which originated as an [[internet meme]] spread on [[Twitter]].<ref name="EveningStandard">{{cite news |last=Al Mustaqeem |first=Syraat |date=2022-11-04 |title=What is ‘Listenbourg’? The new EU country going viral |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/what-is-listenbourg-new-eu-country-viral-b1037604.html |url-status=live |work=[[Evening Standard]] |location=[[London]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115064012/https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/what-is-listenbourg-new-eu-country-viral-b1037604.html |archive-date=2022-11-15 |access-date=2022-11-25}}</ref><ref name="NBC">{{cite news |last=Rosenblatt |first=Kalhan |date=2022-11-05 |title=Listenbourg is the hottest country on social media right now. The catch? It doesn't exist. |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/listenbourg-hottest-country-social-media-right-now-catch-doesnt-exist-rcna55678 |url-status=live |work=[[NBC News]] |location=[[New York City]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221124113543/https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/listenbourg-hottest-country-social-media-right-now-catch-doesnt-exist-rcna55678 |archive-date=2022-11-24 |access-date=2022-11-25}}</ref>
* '''Litzenburg''': politically neutral country in Central Europe from [[Infocom]]'s interactive fiction game ''[[Border Zone]]'', bordering communist Frobnia.
* '''Litzenburg''': politically neutral country in Central Europe from [[Infocom]]'s interactive fiction game ''[[Border Zone]]'', bordering communist Frobnia.
* '''Livonia''': from the video game ''[[ARMA 3: Contact]]'' and [[DayZ (video game)|''DayZ: Livonia'']], it is a [[Polish language|Polish]]-speaking [[Baltic states|Baltic]] country that is a member of [[NATO]] and borders four other countries, including [[Russia]] through [[Kaliningrad]], and [[Belarus]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1021790/Arma_3_Contact/|title=Save 10% on Arma 3 Contact on Steam|website=store.steampowered.com}}</ref>
* '''[[Livonia]]''': from the video game ''[[ARMA 3: Contact]]'' and [[DayZ (video game)|''DayZ: Livonia'']], it is a [[Polish language|Polish]]-speaking [[Baltic states|Baltic]] country that is a member of [[NATO]] and borders four other countries, including [[Russia]] through [[Kaliningrad]], and [[Belarus]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1021790/Arma_3_Contact/|title=Save 10% on Arma 3 Contact on Steam|website=store.steampowered.com}}</ref>
*'''Losania''' is a small country in Eastern Europe by [[World's End Harem]].
*'''Losania''' is a small country in Eastern Europe by [[World's End Harem]].
* '''Lubenia''': opponent state created for the joint Russo-Belarusian [[Zapad 2017 exercise]]. Supports [[Veyshnoria]] in its struggle for independence. The territory of Lubenia corresponds to that of Poland's [[Podlaskie Voivodeship|Podlaskie]] and [[Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship|Warmian-Masurian]] [[voivodeship]]s and also includes parts of Lithuania's [[Alytus County|Alytus]] and [[Marijampolė County|Marijampolė]] counties. As a whole, the area encompassed by Lubenia roughly corresponds to the [[Suwałki Gap]] – a point of great strategic and military importance for [[NATO]].<ref name="VeyshnoriaBBC" /><ref name=veyshnoriameduza />
* '''Lubenia''': opponent state created for the joint Russo-Belarusian [[Zapad 2017 exercise]]. Supports [[Veyshnoria]] in its struggle for independence. The territory of Lubenia corresponds to that of Poland's [[Podlaskie Voivodeship|Podlaskie]] and [[Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship|Warmian-Masurian]] [[voivodeship]]s and also includes parts of Lithuania's [[Alytus County|Alytus]] and [[Marijampolė County|Marijampolė]] counties. As a whole, the area encompassed by Lubenia roughly corresponds to the [[Suwałki Gap]] – a point of great strategic and military importance for [[NATO]].<ref name="VeyshnoriaBBC" /><ref name=veyshnoriameduza />
* '''Lucrania''': pro-[[Nazism|Nazi]] country bordering Germany, France and Switzerland in ''[[Biggles|Biggles – Secret Agent]]'' by [[W. E. Johns]].
* '''Lucrania''': pro-[[Nazism|Nazi]] country bordering Germany, France and Switzerland in ''[[Biggles|Biggles – Secret Agent]]'' by [[W. E. Johns]].
* '''Luftnarp''': a country located in the Alps in ''[[Welcome to Night Vale]]''.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Fink |first1=Joseph |last2=Cranor |first2=Jeffrey |title=The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives In Your Home |date=2020 |publisher=HarperCollins |location=New York |isbn=978-0-06-288900-3}}</ref>
* '''Luftnarp''': a country located in the Alps in ''[[Welcome to Night Vale]]''.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Fink |first1=Joseph |last2=Cranor |first2=Jeffrey |title=The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives In Your Home |date=2020 |publisher=HarperCollins |location=New York |isbn=978-0-06-288900-3}}</ref>
* '''Lusitania''': a country in western Europe based on [[Portugal]] in ''[[Strike Witches]]''.
* '''Lutha''': a small Balkan kingdom from the novel ''[[The Mad King]]'' by [[Edgar Rice Burroughs]].
* '''Lutha''': a small Balkan kingdom from the novel ''[[The Mad King]]'' by [[Edgar Rice Burroughs]].
* '''L'Manberg''': a small unrecognised country based on the United Kingdom from the YouTube series ''[[Dream SMP]]''.
* '''L'Manberg''': a small unrecognised country based on the United Kingdom from the YouTube series ''[[Dream SMP]]''.
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* '''Moronica''' (alternatively, ''Moronika''): parody of [[Nazi Germany]] from the [[Three Stooges]] short ''[[You Nazty Spy]]'' and its sequel ''[[I'll Never Heil Again]]'', with [[Moe Howard|"Moe Hailstone"]] as its dictator. A nation called Moronica also appeared in 2010's ''[[Bikini Jones and the Temple of Eros]]''.
* '''Moronica''' (alternatively, ''Moronika''): parody of [[Nazi Germany]] from the [[Three Stooges]] short ''[[You Nazty Spy]]'' and its sequel ''[[I'll Never Heil Again]]'', with [[Moe Howard|"Moe Hailstone"]] as its dictator. A nation called Moronica also appeared in 2010's ''[[Bikini Jones and the Temple of Eros]]''.
* '''Morvania''': An Eastern European country in [[Jem (TV series)|Jem]], ruled by Queen (formerly Princess) Adriana Slododac.
* '''Morvania''': An Eastern European country in [[Jem (TV series)|Jem]], ruled by Queen (formerly Princess) Adriana Slododac.
* '''Morvania''' (2): the Eastern European setting of [[Andre Norton]]'s first published novel, [[Ruritanian|Ruritanian romance]] ''The Prince Commands'' (1934). Though tiny, it seems to have been important due to strategic location; on his way there, the title character had to attend state occasions in London, Paris, and Berlin.
* '''Morvania''' (2): the Eastern European setting of [[Andre Norton]]'s first published novel, [[Ruritanian|Ruritanian romance]] ''The Prince Commands'' (1934). Though tiny, it seems to have been important due to strategic location; on his way there, the title character had to attend state occasions in [[London]], [[Paris]], and [[Berlin]].
* '''Muravia''': Republic in the Balkans with capital Stefania in [[Dashiell Hammett]]'s story ''This King Business'', featuring [[The Continental Op]].
* '''Muravia''': Republic in the Balkans with capital Stefania in [[Dashiell Hammett]]'s story ''This King Business'', featuring [[The Continental Op]].
* '''Mypos''': Native home of Balki Bartokomous on ''[[Perfect Strangers (U.S. TV series)|Perfect Strangers]]''.
* '''Mypos''': Native home of Balki Bartokomous on ''[[Perfect Strangers (U.S. TV series)|Perfect Strangers]]''.
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== O ==
== O ==


* '''Oceania''': fictional superstate in George Orwell's ''Nineteen Eighty-Four'' referring to Great Britain, the Americas, Australasia and southern Africa.
* '''Oceania''': fictional super state in George Orwell's ''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four]]'' referring to Great Britain, the Americas, Australasia and southern Africa.
* '''Ornowitza''': a Dutchy that appeared in [[Violet Needham]]'s ''Betrayer'' (1950) and other novels by the author.
* '''Ornowitza''': a Dutchy that appeared in [[Violet Needham]]'s ''Betrayer'' (1950) and other novels by the author.
* '''[[Orsinia]]''': Featured in [[Ursula K. Le Guin]]'s ''[[Orsinian Tales]]'' and ''[[Malafrena]]''.
* '''[[Orsinia]]''': Featured in [[Ursula K. Le Guin]]'s ''[[Orsinian Tales]]'' and ''[[Malafrena]]''.
* '''Orussia''': A country in Eastern Europe based on the [[Russian Empire]] in ''[[Strike Witches]]''.
* '''Osia''', of which the capital was Bleiberg: setting of [[Harold MacGrath]]'s, ''[[The Puppet Crown]]'' (1901, in which year the book was the #7 US fiction best seller; a film version was released in 1915).
* '''Osia''', of which the capital was Bleiberg: setting of [[Harold MacGrath]]'s, ''[[The Puppet Crown]]'' (1901, in which year the book was the #7 US fiction best seller; a film version was released in 1915).
* '''Osterlich''': Nation invaded by Bacteria and [[Tomainia]] in the film ''[[The Great Dictator]]''; obviously supposed to be Austria.
* '''Osterlich''': Nation invaded by Bacteria and [[Tomainia]] in the film ''[[The Great Dictator]]''; obviously supposed to be Austria.
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* '''Sardovia''': An Eastern European Dictatorship bordering [[Belarus]] from the [[CBS]] program [[Scorpion (TV series)|Scorpion]], also in [[FUBAR (TV series)|FUBAR]] from [[Netflix]].
* '''Sardovia''': An Eastern European Dictatorship bordering [[Belarus]] from the [[CBS]] program [[Scorpion (TV series)|Scorpion]], also in [[FUBAR (TV series)|FUBAR]] from [[Netflix]].
* '''Saroczia''': [[Eastern European]] country which the United States invades, which serves as the terrorist basis in the video game ''[[Winback]]''.
* '''Saroczia''': [[Eastern European]] country which the United States invades, which serves as the terrorist basis in the video game ''[[Winback]]''.
* '''Sauville''': small kingdom between France, Switzerland and Italy from anime series [[Gosick]]. It consists of parts of the real Italian provinces: [[Aosta Valley]], [[Liguria]], [[Piedmont]].
* '''Kingdom of Sauville''': A small kingdom between [[France]], [[Switzerland]] and [[Italy]] from anime series [[Gosick]]. It consists of parts of the real Italian provinces: [[Aosta Valley]], [[Liguria]], [[Piedmont]].
* '''Sciriel''': kingdom in [[Roland Pertwee]]'s late (1927) Ruritanian romance ''A Modern Knight Errant'', set just before and after World War I.
* '''Sciriel''': kingdom in [[Roland Pertwee]]'s late (1927) Ruritanian romance ''A Modern Knight Errant'', set just before and after World War I.
* '''Seravno''': a Balkan country from the TV Series, ''[[Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series)|Mission Impossible]]''.
* '''Seravno''': a Balkan country from the TV Series, ''[[Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series)|Mission Impossible]]''.
* '''Serbia, Independent State of''': A German [[puppet state]] ruling over the territory of the former [[Kingdom of Serbia]] featured in [[The New Order: Last Days of Europe|''The New Order: Last Days of Europe'']].
* '''Independent State of Serbia''': A German [[puppet state]] ruling over the territory of the former [[Kingdom of Serbia]] featured in [[The New Order: Last Days of Europe|''The New Order: Last Days of Europe'']].
* '''Servia''': appeared in [[Bessie Marchant]]'s ''A Princess of Servia'' (c. 1925). Also an ancient foreign name for [[Serbia]].
* '''Servia''': appeared in [[Bessie Marchant]]'s ''A Princess of Servia'' (c. 1925). Also an ancient foreign name for [[Serbia]].
* '''Sercia''': was a part of [[Genovia]] ''A Princess of Sercia'' Sercia get Independence from Kingdom of Genovia
* '''Sercia''': was a part of [[Genovia]] ''A Princess of Sercia'' Sercia get Independence from Kingdom of Genovia
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* '''Slavosk''': a country in Eastern Europe from the TV series ''[[Danger Man]]''. Drake must travel to Slavosk to rescue the supposed sister of a famous professor from this country.
* '''Slavosk''': a country in Eastern Europe from the TV series ''[[Danger Man]]''. Drake must travel to Slavosk to rescue the supposed sister of a famous professor from this country.
* '''Slorenia''': a small East European country in [[Marvel Comics]]. Its inhabitants were massacred by [[Ultron]].
* '''Slorenia''': a small East European country in [[Marvel Comics]]. Its inhabitants were massacred by [[Ultron]].
* '''Slovetzia''': a tiny country in Eastern Europe in the film ''[[The Beautician and the Beast]]''. Slovetzia is located between [[Romania]], [[Ukraine]] and Hungary; situated roughly in [[Ruthenia|Trans-Carpathia]], a real region in the Ukraine. The republic is portrayed as a [[post-communist]] Eastern European dictatorship.
* '''Slovetzia''': a tiny country in Eastern Europe in the film ''[[The Beautician and the Beast]]''. Slovetzia is located between [[Romania]], [[Ukraine]] and [[Hungary]]; situated roughly in [[Ruthenia|Trans-Carpathia]], a real region in the Ukraine. The republic is portrayed as a [[post-communist]] Eastern European dictatorship.
* '''Sokovia''': an Eastern European country home of H.Y.D.R.A. and birthplace of Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver from [[Avengers: Age of Ultron]]
* '''Sokovia''': an Eastern European country home of [[H.Y.D.R.A.]] and birthplace of [[Scarlet Witch]] and [[Quicksilver (Marvel Comics)|Quicksilver]] from [[Avengers: Age of Ultron]]
* '''[[Sodor (fictional island)|Island of Sodor]]''': a large island in the [[Irish Sea]], between the [[Isle of Man]] and the English mainland near [[Barrow-in-Furness]] in [[Cumbria]], to which it is connected by bridge.<ref name="IoSPHR">{{cite book |last=The Rev. W. Awdry |title=[[List of Railway Series Books#The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways|''The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways'']] |author2=G Awdry |publisher=Kaye & Ward |year=1987 |isbn=0-434-92762-7 |page=5 |author-link=Wilbert Awdry}}</ref> The setting for the [[Wilbert Vere Awdry|Reverend W. Awdry]]'s [[The Railway Series]] and it's [[Thomas & Friends|television adaptation]].
* '''[[Sodor (fictional island)|Island of Sodor]]''': a large island in the [[Irish Sea]], between the [[Isle of Man]] and the English mainland near [[Barrow-in-Furness]] in [[Cumbria]], to which it is connected by bridge.<ref name="IoSPHR">{{cite book |last=The Rev. W. Awdry |title=[[List of Railway Series Books#The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways|''The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways'']] |author2=G Awdry |publisher=Kaye & Ward |year=1987 |isbn=0-434-92762-7 |page=5 |author-link=Wilbert Awdry}}</ref> The setting for the [[Wilbert Vere Awdry|Reverend W. Awdry]]'s [[The Railway Series]] and it's [[Thomas & Friends|television adaptation]].
* '''[[Soviet Unterzoegersdorf]]''': the "last existing appanage republic of the USSR", a fake country created by [[monochrom]] for theatre performances and computer games.
* '''[[Soviet Unterzoegersdorf]]''': the "last existing appanage republic of the USSR", a fake country created by [[monochrom]] for theatre performances and computer games.
* '''St Gregory''': a British [[Crown dependency]] in the [[Channel Islands]], featured in the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] series ''[[Island at War]]''. Based upon [[Jersey]] and [[Guernsey]].
* '''St. Gregory''': A British [[Crown dependency]] in the [[Channel Islands]], featured in the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] series ''[[Island at War]]''. Based upon [[Jersey]] and [[Guernsey]].
* '''St Tulipe''': a tiny European principality ([[ministate]]) in the 1981 Italian film ''[[Madly in Love]]''. Its location is supposed to be between Germany and France.
* '''St. Tulipe''': A tiny European principality ([[ministate]]) in the 1981 Italian film ''[[Madly in Love]]''. Its location is supposed to be between Germany and France.
* '''Strackenz''': a tiny European duchy in the novel ''[[Royal Flash]]'' by [[George MacDonald Fraser]] that borders Denmark and Germany. It is threatened with invasion by both countries as a result of the [[Schleswig-Holstein Question]].
* '''Strackenz''': A tiny European duchy in the novel ''[[Royal Flash]]'' by [[George MacDonald Fraser]] that borders Denmark and Germany. It is threatened with invasion by both countries as a result of the [[Schleswig-Holstein Question]].
* '''Svardia''': a tiny European republic located in the [[Balkans]] from the ''[[Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series)|Mission: Impossible]]'' episode "The Train".
* '''Suomus''': A country in northeastern Europe, based on [[Finland]] in ''[[Strike Witches]]''.
* '''Svardia''': A tiny European republic located in the [[Balkans]] from the ''[[Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series)|Mission: Impossible]]'' episode "The Train".
* '''Svenborgia<ref>[[Svendborg]]</ref>{{Circular reference|date=May 2020}}''': a secret European country only rich people know about, referenced by [[Jack Donaghy]] and [[Jerry Seinfeld]] as an exclusive vacationing retreat in the ''[[SeinfeldVision]]'' episode of ''[[30 Rock]]''.<ref name="imdb.com"/>
* '''Svenborgia<ref>[[Svendborg]]</ref>{{Circular reference|date=May 2020}}''': a secret European country only rich people know about, referenced by [[Jack Donaghy]] and [[Jerry Seinfeld]] as an exclusive vacationing retreat in the ''[[SeinfeldVision]]'' episode of ''[[30 Rock]]''.<ref name="imdb.com"/>
* '''Svitz''': a mysterious European country in ''[[Welcome to Night Vale]]'' described as, "A land of low rolling hills and off-key tones heard on the breeze" and "is perfect for the visitor with a strong constitution, and a low tendency for hallucination."
* '''Svitz''': a mysterious European country in ''[[Welcome to Night Vale]]'' described as, "A land of low rolling hills and off-key tones heard on the breeze" and "is perfect for the visitor with a strong constitution, and a low tendency for hallucination."
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* '''Taronia''': Ruritanian Kingdom from the film ''[[Thirty Day Princess]]'' (1934)
* '''Taronia''': Ruritanian Kingdom from the film ''[[Thirty Day Princess]]'' (1934)
* '''Tauri-Hessia''': European country in the book ''The Circus of Adventure'', part of the [[Adventure Series]] by [[Enid Blyton]].
* '''Tauri-Hessia''': European country in the book ''The Circus of Adventure'', part of the [[Adventure Series]] by [[Enid Blyton]].
*'''Tcherkistan''': East European country from the film ''[[Supercondriaque]]'' (2014)
*'''Tcherkistan''': East European country from the film ''[[Supercondriaque]]'' (2014)
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* '''Transia''': a small East European nation in [[Marvel Comics]]. The location of Mount Wundagore, and the birthplace of [[Quicksilver (comics)|Quicksilver]] and the [[Scarlet Witch]].
* '''Transia''': a small East European nation in [[Marvel Comics]]. The location of Mount Wundagore, and the birthplace of [[Quicksilver (comics)|Quicksilver]] and the [[Scarlet Witch]].
* '''Tratvia''': A country in [[Europe]] that formed the setting for the radio series ''[[The Embassy Lark]]'', which dealt with the trials and tribulations of the British Ambassador to Tratvia and the foreign relations between Tratvia and the United Kingdom. It would later feature in several episodes of the related radio series ''[[The Navy Lark]]''.
* '''Tratvia''': A country in [[Europe]] that formed the setting for the radio series ''[[The Embassy Lark]]'', which dealt with the trials and tribulations of the British Ambassador to Tratvia and the foreign relations between Tratvia and the United Kingdom. It would later feature in several episodes of the related radio series ''[[The Navy Lark]]''.
* '''Trent, Grand-Duchy of''': European Grand-Duchy from the ''[[Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series)|Mission: Impossible]]'' TV episode "The Choice".
* '''Grand-Duchy of Trent''': European Grand-Duchy from the ''[[Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series)|Mission: Impossible]]'' TV episode "The Choice".
* '''Tryphemia''': King Pausole's country in ''The Adventures of King Pausole'' by [[Pierre Louÿs]]
* '''Tryphemia''': King Pausole's country in ''The Adventures of King Pausole'' by [[Pierre Louÿs]]
* '''Turgisia''': A small former [[Republics of the Soviet Union|Soviet]] republic located on the [[Azov Sea]] between Russia and Ukraine from the Danish political drama series [[Borgen (TV series)|Borgen]]
* '''Turgisia''': A small former [[Republics of the Soviet Union|Soviet]] republic located on the [[Azov Sea]] between Russia and Ukraine from the Danish political drama series [[Borgen (TV series)|Borgen]]

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This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

This is a partial list of fictional countries in Europe.

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H

I

J

  • Jugendheit: kingdom of King Frederick in Harold MacGrath's The Goose Girl (1909, #8 US best seller) Note that the name is a kind of pig-German literally meaning "youthness".

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  • Razkavia: Germanic country in Philip Pullman's The Tin Princess.
  • Réndøosîa: a fictional Eastern European country plagued by natural disasters to the point that its flag is always depicted with a hole in it. It is also at war with the neighboring nation of Grimzimistan. Homeland of Enk, Adi and Xan, the main characters on the animated series The Amazing Adrenalini Brothers.
  • Republic of Great Britain: A fictional version of Great Britain featured in the Doctor Who story Inferno.
  • Republic of Krovtonova: A fictional Eastern European nation referenced in the Father Ted episode "Speed 3", in which it is mentioned that Craggy Island has been helping to ease the republic's unusually high milk surplus.
  • Robo-Hungarian Empire: A fictional Eastern European nation in several Futurama episodes.
  • Rogash: A small Central European country featured in the Night Court episode "My Life as a Dog Lawyer". Despite its small size it possesses nuclear weapons and missiles supplied by the US government in exchange for maintaining a listening post to spy on Switzerland.
  • Romagna: A country in southern Europe in the Strike Witches universe.
  • Romanovia: Eastern European country featured in the comedy Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story. Dodgeball is the national sport. This country was also mentioned in Inspector Gadget.
  • Rongovia: Fictional country mentioned in Santaland Diaries by David Sedaris. It has an embassy to the US in Trumansburg, New York, and a very active Ministry of Fine Arts. The capital is Fat City. Rongovia is a state of mind.
  • Rovinia: a kingdom mentioned in Pursuit to Algiers.
  • Rubovia: a kingdom in Eastern Europe that featured in Gordon Murray's BBC Television children's puppet series A Rubovian Legend, 1955–63.[25]
  • Rumekistan: a fictional Eastern European nation featured in Marvel Comics' Cable & Deadpool
  • Ruritania: a kingdom in central Europe from Anthony Hope's The Prisoner of Zenda and associated works, which gave rise to the Ruritanian romance genre. Also used in Ernest Gellner's nonfictional Nations and Nationalism as a stereotypical country developing nationalism.

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  • Taronia: Ruritanian Kingdom from the film Thirty Day Princess (1934)
  • Tauri-Hessia: European country in the book The Circus of Adventure, part of the Adventure Series by Enid Blyton.
  • Tcherkistan: East European country from the film Supercondriaque (2014)
  • Tescara: European island nation located in the Atlantic Ocean. As a free trade zone enrolled into the United Nations in 1991, it is used as place of origin for the suspects of CSI: New York's season 1 episode 19, "Crime and Misdemeanor".
  • Ticktockia: A small country between France and Germany, ruled by King Salazar the Pushy, that invades neighboring Warnerstock in the film Wakko's Wish.
  • Thembria: A frigid land whose pillars are military dictatorship, unbridled incompetence, and constant threat of death from a firing squad. From Disney's cartoon series Tail Spin. Home of Colonel Spigot, Sergeant Dunder, professor Crackpotkin, and others.
  • The Triple Monarchy of Scythia-Pannonia-Transbalkania: from Dr. Engelbert Eszterhazy stories by Avram Davidson.
  • Thule: a sixth century country in what is now Norway on Hal Foster's Prince Valiant.
  • Tomainia: Nazi Germany-like country from the film The Great Dictator, ruled by Adenoid Hynkel.
  • Transbalkania: a fictional kingdom featured in "Number 187", a story by Baroness Orczy.
  • Trans-Carpathia: A country in Eastern Europe, used in G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero. Trans-Carpathia is also a real region in the Ukraine.
  • Transia: a small East European nation in Marvel Comics. The location of Mount Wundagore, and the birthplace of Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch.
  • Tratvia: A country in Europe that formed the setting for the radio series The Embassy Lark, which dealt with the trials and tribulations of the British Ambassador to Tratvia and the foreign relations between Tratvia and the United Kingdom. It would later feature in several episodes of the related radio series The Navy Lark.
  • Grand-Duchy of Trent: European Grand-Duchy from the Mission: Impossible TV episode "The Choice".
  • Tryphemia: King Pausole's country in The Adventures of King Pausole by Pierre Louÿs
  • Turgisia: A small former Soviet republic located on the Azov Sea between Russia and Ukraine from the Danish political drama series Borgen

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  • Yakestonia: mountainous eastern European nation, where yodeling is prominent in local culture, but so is surfing on its coast. Important landmark is Mount Bubneboba, and its fresh mountain air is celebrated worldwide. A traditional greeting is doing an armpit fart while repeating the word "zwooba!". Home of exchange student Fentruck on the animated series Doug.
  • Yudonia: a central European country, presumably based on the former country of Yugoslavia, mentioned in an episode on the Nickelodeon show Drake & Josh.
  • Yugaria: small Balkan nation from the Mission: Impossible: Operation Surma video game.

Z

  • Zamunda:Coming to America with Eddie Murphy.
  • Zandar: A small principality seen in Power Rangers: Dino Charge. Home of Sir Ivan, the Gold Dino Charge Ranger, and Prince Philip, the Graphite Ranger. The people of Zandar speak with British accents.
  • Zarkovia: A small yet strategically important country somewhere in Eastern Europe with an absolute monarchy featured in the Ben 10: Ultimate Alien episode Viktor: The Spoils.
  • Zembla: Northern European country in Vladimir Nabokov's novel Pale Fire
  • Zemenia: Eastern European country in episode 6, season 7 of Monk (TV series)
  • Zindaria: a brand-new one that existed in Europe during the English Regency era of 1811–1820, Anne Gracie's The Stolen Princess (2008).
  • Zubrowka: location of the eponymous hotel in the 2014 film The Grand Budapest Hotel, a European alpine state ravaged by war and poverty;[30] unrelated to the Polish vodka Żubrówka.

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