List of fictional Asian countries
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This is a list of fictional countries supposedly located somewhere in the continent of Asia.
Central Asia
- Kuala Rokat: a far eastern country in the Mission: Impossible TV episode "The Seal". Described in the tape sequence at the start of the episode as "a small but strategic nation on the India-China border".[1]
- People's Republic of Tazbekistan, The BBC2 comedy drama Ambassadors (TV series) starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb as the British ambassador, Keith Davis, and his Mission deputy, Neil Tilly.[2]
- Takistan: a country in Central Asia, from the computer game ArmA II: Operation Arrowhead.[3]
- Tazbekistan:[4] Central Asian republic, setting for the 2013 BBC TV comedy series Ambassadors . . . (Also on MI5 (Spooks); Series 10, Episode 6) .
East Asia
- Glubbdubdrib: An island of sorcerers and necromancers located near Japan in Gulliver's Travels.
- Greater Korean Republic: A fictional empire in Homefront which initially started off as a unified Korean Republic under Kim Jong-un, who managed to reunify the Koreas peacefully. It was established in 2015, after conquering Japan, the Philippines, and all of Southeast Asia and Western America.
- Hun Chiu: A parody of Korea in Designated Survivor, which is divided into the democratic West Hun Chiu, which is a US ally and led by President Han, and the totalitarian East Hun Chiu, which is led by the tyrannical Chairman Kim.
- Luggnagg: An island of miserable immortals located near Japan in Gulliver's Travels.
- Shangri-la: A small, peaceful kingdom in the western Himalayan Mountains featured in the 1933 novel Lost Horizon.
- Yul: A fictional kingdom in Hong Gildong jeon whose king was overthrown by the titular character, and ruled under said character's benevolent government.
South Asia
- Jalpur: An Indian kingdom in the computer-animated television series Mira, Royal Detective.
- Khura'in: A deeply-religious kingdom located in the western edge of the Far East or near Nepal in Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney − Spirit of Justice.
- Kyrat: An unstable monarchy located between Nepal and India from Far Cry 4.
- Lugash: A mountain kingdom located somewhere near India from the Pink Panther films.
- Mahishmati/Magizhmathi: An ancient kingdom located in India from the Baahubali films.
Southeast Asia
- Sunda: in Eric Ambler's State of Siege[5], is similar to Indonesia but much smaller, confined to a single island. (In reality there is a Sunda Strait and many islands known collectively as the Sunda Islands, but no specific one island with the name.)
- Udon Khai: a country featured in the 1995 Andrew Vachss Batman novel Batman: The Ultimate Evil. Bordering Thailand, Udon Khai is a haven for wealthy sex tourists looking for child prostitutes. The country serves as a stand-in for Thailand and as a critique of Thailand's child sex industry.[6]
- Bultan: A country in Designated Survivor that has a very strict legal system and is led by a Prime Minister. Relations with the US are tense due to an American youth being sentenced a harsh punishment and the unexpected death of the Bultanese ambassador.
- Sarkhan: A country analogous to Vietnam in the novel The Ugly American. It is the location of a war between the United States and Communist insurgents.
- Madripoor: An island principality located between Singapore and Indonesia, featured in Marvel Comics.
- Panau: A fictional island dictatorship in Just Cause 2.
- Phaic Tăn: A fictional country in Indochina, featured in the parody travel book of the same name.
- Pagaan: A fictional country between Thailand and Malaysia that functions as the setting of the TV series Embassy .
- Rook Islands: An archipelago located somewhere near Indonesia featured in the video game Far Cry 3.
Southwest Asia
- Unaudited Arab Emirates: Parody of the United Arab Emirates featured in San Sombrèro: A Land of Carnivals, Cocktails and Coups.[7]
- Bialya: A fictional Middle Eastern country from DC Comics.
- Endostan: A Middle Eastern sultanate which appears in an episode of the Canadian action-adventure series Relic Hunter.
- Hobeika and Salmaah: Two warring Middle Eastern sultanates which appear in the French-British movie Day of the Falcon.
- Kamistan: From the TV series 24.
- Khemed: A fictional emirate from The Adventures of Tintin.
- Philistinia: A fictional Philistine state lasting to the present day, from Harry Turtledove's short story Occupation Duty.
- Qumar: A fictional Middle Eastern country from The West Wing.
- Qurac: A fictional Middle Eastern country from DC Comics located at the Arabian side of the Persian Gulf.
- Yewaire: A fictional Middle Eastern country from the movie Operation Red Sea.
Uncertain
- Tyranistan: An Asian country and former member of the Soviet Union featured in San Sombrèro: A Land of Carnivals, Cocktails and Coups.[7]
- Turmezistan: An Asian country and location of a UN base featured occasionally in seasons 9 and 10 of Doctor Who.
References
- ^ White, Patrick J., The Complete Mission: Impossible Dossier, Avon Books, 1991, p.128
- ^ Guide, British Comedy. "Ambassadors - BBC2 Comedy Drama - British Comedy Guide". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ "ArmA II: Operation Arrowhead announced". Forums.bistudio.com. 2009-08-24. Retrieved 2012-07-15.
- ^ "Ambassadors - Tazbekistan - BBC Two". BBC. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ "Black Lizard - Knopf Doubleday". Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ Bob Herbert (1996-01-22). "In America;Kids for Sale". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
- ^ a b Gleisner, T., Cilauro, S. and Sitch, R. (2006) San Sombrèro Melbourne: Working Dog Productions
