- List of fictional European countries
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*Alvania: Balkan kingdom from the movie "The Royal Rider"
*Anatruria: Balkanic kingdom in theBernie Rhodenbarr novel "The Burglar who thought he was Bogart"
*Axphain : neighbor ofGraustark
*Petrovakia : a fictional union republic in the gameHeavy Weapon
*Baltonia: probably a Baltic country in the movie "Esupai"
*Bandrika (sometimes spelled "Vandreka"): Eastern European Alpine country, the setting of the first part of the movie "The Lady Vanishes". The language spoken in this country is an amalgamation of several European languages.
*Barscheit: a principality in "The Princess Elopes" (1905), a "Ruritanian" romance byHarold MacGrath
*Blitva: state in northeastern Europe, ruled by a dictator; in a novel "Banket u Blitvi" ("Banquet in Blitva") by Croatian novelistMiroslav Krleža
*Borduria :totalitarian state from the comics series "The Adventures of Tintin ", located in theBalkans
*Borovia: Central-European country fromThe Big Knights TV programme.
*Borovia (2): a communist Eastern European country in theG.I. Joe comics byMarvel Comics .
*Bothalia: a kingdom in the Balkan Mountains from the movie "The Vagabond Prince"
*Braslavia: Slavic dictatorial country in "Patrouille des Castors " comics
*Bretzelburg: central European dictatorship from "Spirou et Fantasio " comics
*Brogavia: ANazi -occupied Balkan nation featured inCommando Comics
*Carpathia : Balkan kingdom from the play "The Sleeping Prince" byTerrence Rattigan and the subsequent movie "The Prince and the Showgirl "
*Chiroubistan: a Balkan/Islamic country perpetually at war, in the French comic strip "Henriette"
*Dawsbergen : neighbor ofGraustark
*Doppelkinn: neighboring principality to Barscheit (Harold MacGrath , "The Princess Elopes", 1905)
*East European Republic: an anti-American power from the "" TV episode "Submarine". Possibly the same as the East European Peoples Republic (EEPR) from "The Party" and the European People's Republic from "Invasion".
*Eisneria: a republic in theBalkans from the "Road Rovers " TV series
*Esturia: Slavic country in "Patrouille des Castors " comics
*Euroslavia: Eastern European country that comprises most of Europe; home to a super villain the cartoon "The Ripping Friends "
*Evallonia: Central European country in the novels ofJohn Buchan
*Evarchia: Eastern European country fromBrigid Brophy 's "Palace Without Chairs"
*Fasilica: appeared in an early 1914 serial byRex Stout , of laterNero Wolfe fame, reprinted in the 1990s as "A Prize for Princes"
*Frobnia:Eastern Bloc nation fromInfocom 's interactive fiction game "Border Zone "
*Genovia: country in the Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot and Mia Thermopolis is heir to its throne
*Graustark : Eastern European country in several novels byGeorge Barr McCutcheon
*Herzoslovakia: a small Balkan state inAgatha Christie 's novels "The Secret of Chimneys " and "The Labours of Hercules "
*Hohenwald: home principality of the heroine inRichard Harding Davis , "The Princess Aline" (1895)
*Ifuvania: Eastern European country used as an experiment, featured in "The Far Side " cartoon books
*Illyria: Eastern European country in the play "Les Mains Sales " ("Dirty Hands") byJean-Paul Sartre . Illyira is also a name given by the ancient Romans to a region between the Adriatic sea and the Danube river.
*Ixania : a small Balkan country of little global importance inEric Ambler 's "The Dark Frontier "
*Karathia: Slavic monarchy in the "Three Young Investigators " series
*Karistan: Central European country in the movie "Legend of the White Horse"
*Kasnia : war-torn Eastern European monarchy in theDC Animated Universe
*Katzenstok: a republic in theBalkans from "Road Rovers " TV series
*Krakozhia : from the movie "The Terminal "
*Kravonia: Eastern European country from the novel "Sophy of Kravonia" byAnthony Hope and the subsequent movie
*Krayia: realm of Queen Nadya inNoel Coward 's, "The Queen Was in the Parlour" (play, 1922)
*Laevatia: Balkan nation fromNevil Shute 's "Ruined City"
*Lanconia: Eastern European country referenced inJude Deveraux 's romance novels
*Latkovia : An Eastern nation featured in theAmalgam Comics crossover betweenMarvel Comics andDC Comics
*Latveria : a kingdom in the "Fantastic Four " comic-book series ruled by tyrannicalDoctor Doom
*Laurania : the republic in "Savrola (A Tale of the Revolution in Laurania)" byWinston Churchill
*Lavernia: Eastern European country in the movie "Another Meltdown" ("Bi xie lan tian")
*Leutonia: Eastern European home of theHappy Wanderers (Yosh & Stan Shmenge) from "SCTV"
*Lutha: a small Balkan kingdom from the novel "The Mad King " byEdgar Rice Burroughs
*Magyaristan: Islamic state in the formerHungary . From the alternate history book "The Years of Rice and Salt " byKim Stanley Robinson
*Marisi: appears inRex Stout 's "A Prize for Princes" ("Ruritanian romance" set in Fasilica and Marisi; serialized in 1914 and reprinted as a book in the 1990s; author is the later creator of theNero Wolfe mystery series)
*Marshovia (Marsovia, Makovnia): small Eastern European kingdom most likely located somewhere nearTransylvania in the operetta "The Merry Widow "
*Messina: principality inRichard Harding Davis 's, "The King's Jackal" (1891)
*Moldavia: Eastern European country from "Dynasty" TV series (note: Moldavia really exists as a region)
*Moldavia (2): Eastern European country from the movie "Second in Command "
*Molvanîa : Eastern European country from a parody travel guidebook; from the same authors asPhaic Tăn andSan Sombrèro .
*Moldovakia:Eatern European country inRecess best known for its spies and its luge team.
*Nihilon: a country somewhere in central Europe, run by nihilists, inAlan Sillitoe 's comic novel "Travels in Nihilon"
*Novistrana : from the computer game ""
*Orsinia : featured inUrsula Le Guin 's "Orsinian Tales " and "Malafrena ", Orsinia is anEastern Europe an country.
*Ovitznia: a republic in the Balkans from "Road Rovers " TV series
*Pepeslavia: from "Su Excelencia" movie starring Mario Moreno "Cantinflas ". Probably referring to Yugoslavia.
*Petrovakia: a fictional union republic in the gameHeavy Weapon , usually referring toCzechoslovakia
*Pfennig Halbpfennig: presumably German/Eastern European Grand Duchy and setting for the operetta "The Grand Duke ", byGilbert and Sullivan . Notable for an unusual law regarding "Statutory Duels", in which duelists compete by drawing playing cards - the loser then dies and becomes a "legal ghost".
*Poldévie: Eastern European country in a famous petition in the 1930s and in many novels byJacques Roubaud .
*Pontevedro: a poverty-stricken Grand Duchy situated deep in the Balkans from the comedy play "L'Attache d'ambassade" byHenri Meilhac and the subsequent operetta and movie "The Merry Widow ". Pontevedro is a veiled reference to the Balkan country of Montenegro.
*Pottibakia: Balkan country from the short story "What Does it Matter? A Morality" byE. M. Forster . Capital city: Ekarest.
*Pottsylvania : fromJay Ward 's "The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show "
*Povia: a small monarchy in the Balkans in the "" TV episode "The Heir Apparent"
*Romanovia: Eastern European country featured in the comedy "". Dodgeball is the national sport.
*Samavia : Eastern European kingdom inFrances Hodgson Burnett 's "The Lost Prince"
*Saroczia:Eastern European country which the United States invades, which serves as the terrorist basis in the video game "Winback ".
*The Triple Monarchy of Scythia-Pannonia-Transbalkania: from "Dr. Engelbert Eszterhazy" stories byAvram Davidson
*The People's Republic of Slaka: a Balkan communist country inMalcolm Bradbury 's "Rates of Exchange" and its sequel "Why Come to Slaka?" It also featured in the BBC drama, "the Gravy Train moves East".
*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.
*Slovetzia: a tiny country in Eastern Europe in the movie "The Beautician and the Beast "
*Syldavia : Balkan monarchy featured in four stories of "The Adventures of Tintin ", neighbouringBorduria
*Symkaria: a small Eastern European country fromMarvel Comics , the homeland of renownedmercenary Silver Sable
*Veyska: Baltic state suffering dictatorial rule in the "" TV episode "The Astrologer"
*Wallaria: appeared inPercy James Brebner 's "Princess Maritza" (1907) - probably eastern Europe
*Wallarya: a small country in the Balkans in the movie "His Royal Highness"
*Yakastonia: 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 ".
*Yugaria: small Balkan nation from the "Mission: Impossible: Operation Surma" video game
*Yurugli: Eastern European country in the movie "Our Lips Are Sealed". Name is a play on of 'you're ugly.' Home of the notorious Hachew (sneezing noise) crime familyWestern Europe
*Al-Alemand: Islamic state consisting of the former Germany and the
Low Countries . From the alternate history book "The Years of Rice and Salt ", byKim Stanley Robinson
*Alfaine: appeared inJules Lemaitre 's "Prince Hermann Regent" (1893)
*Alpine Emirates: Islamic states in theBavarian Alps in the alternate history book "The Years of Rice and Salt ", byKim Stanley Robinson
*Alsander: Southern European state inJames Elroy Flecker 's "King of Alsander" (1914).
*Bacteria: thinly-disguised version ofFascist Italy from the movie "The Great Dictator ". Bears the same name as the microorganism.
*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 "
*Belmark: Germany, inLeslie Reid 's "Cauldron Bubble" (1934)
*Bergen Ait: An uninhabited island in the Baltic Sea controlled byGreat Britain in "Biggles in the Baltic"
*Cagliostro: a tiny duchy in theanime movie "The Castle of Cagliostro "
*Dreisenburg: A tiny Germanic nation featured in the pilot of "The Secret Service "
*Edwal:Wales , inLeslie Reid 's "Cauldron Bubble" (1934)
*Ehrenstein, of which the capital is Dreiberg: principality of Princess Hildegarde inHarold MacGrath , "The Goose Girl" (1909, #8 US best seller)
*Essenheim: appeared inJohn Rowe Townsend 's "A Foreign Affair" (1982)
*Europian Confederacy: a futuristic version of the European Union appeared in The Ununited States of America by Keegan Choffat
*Flavonia: appeared inViolet Needham 's "Betrayer" (1950)
*Florin: one of the fictional principalities inWilliam Goldman 's "The Princess Bride "
*Gantha: Southern European state inJames Elroy Flecker 's "King of Alsander" (1914).
*Genovia : European country from the "The Princess Diaries " novels and movie adaptations ("The Princess Diaries" and "")
*Glenraven: a tiny country in the Alps, no bigger thanLiechtenstein , squeezed into the border between France and Italy in "Glenraven" series byMarion Zimmer Bradley
*Granbretan: a future evil version ofGreat Britain where the noble classes hide behind metal masks of various totem animals, created byMichael Moorcock in his "The History of the Runestaff " books
*Grand Fenwick : a duchy in "The Mouse That Roared " and sequels byLeonard Wibberley
*Grendel: England inLeslie Reid 's "Cauldron Bubble" (1934)
*Groland : French television channel Canal+ "presipality"
*Grünewald: an imaginary Germanic state where the novel "Prince Otto " (1885) byRobert Louis Stevenson is set
*Guilder: one of the fictional principalities inWilliam Goldman 's "The Princess Bride "
*Hohenphalia: home principality of Princess Hildegarde inHarold MacGrath 's "Arms and the Woman" (1899)
*Jugendheit: kingdom of King Frederick inHarold MacGrath 's "The Goose Girl" (1909, #8 US best seller) Note that the name just means "youth" in German
*Karlsberg: principality of the hero ofSigmund Romberg 's "The Student Prince" (1924 Broadway musical; 1954 film withMario Lanza )
*Lichtenburg: made famous byEthel Merman in the musical comedy "Call Me Madam!"
*Lissenberg: appeared inJane Aiken Hodge 's "Leading Lady" (1990)
*Moronica: parody ofNazi Germany from theThree Stooges short "You Nazty Spy "
*Ornowitza: appeared inViolet Needham 's "Betrayer" (1950)
*Osterlich: nation invaded by Bacteria andTomainia in the movie "The Great Dictator "; obviously supposed to be Austria
*Pannonia: appeared inGuy Boothby 's "Long Live the King" (1900)
*Penguin Island (L'île des Pingouins ): in the 1908 novel byAnatole France , an island in theNorth Sea wherepenguin s were miraculously transformed into humans (and which is in fact a satirical view on France).
*Poictesme: a country situated roughly in the south of France in the books ofJames Branch Cabell
*Qwghlm : a country off the northwestern coast of Britain inNeal Stephenson 's fictions "Cryptonomicon " and "The Baroque Cycle "
*Razkavia: Germanic country inPhilip Pullman 's "The Tin Princess"
*Ruritania : a kingdom in central Europe fromAnthony Hope 's "The Prisoner of Zenda " and associated works
*Sachenia: a tiny state close to the Alps in the movie "Herz ohne Krone "
*Servia: appeared inBessie Marchant 's "A Princess of Servia" (c. 1925)
*Soviet Unterzoegersdorf : the "last existing appanage republic of the USSR", a fake country created bymonochrom for theatre performances and computer games
*Skandistan: Islamic state comprising what was formerlyScandinavia . From the alternate history book "The Years of Rice and Salt " byKim Stanley Robinson
*Island of Sodor: between England and theIsle of Man , the setting for the Reverend Awdry's "Thomas the Tank Engine" railway network managed by "The Fat Controller"
*Tomainia : Nazi Germany-like country from the movie "The Great Dictator ", ruled by Adenoid Hynkel
*Transiola: appeared inHoward C. Rowe 's "Mr. Whybrew's Princess" (1913)
*Ulmreich: Southern European state inJames Elroy Flecker 's "King of Alsander" (1914).
*Vascovy: appeared inJohn Oxenham (William A. Dunkerley), "A Princess of Vascovy" (1899)
*Veyska: Baltic state suffering dictatorial rule in the "" TV episode "The Astrologer"
*Zembla: Northern European country inVladimir Nabokov 's novel "Pale Fire "Uncertain
*Alaine: small European kingdom from the movie "His Majesty, the American"
*Austrania: European kingdom in the movie "The Last Volunteer"
*Balkistan: appeared inAllen Upward 's "The Prince of Balkistan" (1895)
*Betonia: European kingdom in the movie "His Royal Highness" (1932)
*Buiron: appeared in "A Thoroughly Modern Princess" byWendy Corsi Staub
*Carpania: European kingdom in "The Great Race " movie
*Carpathia: locale in a sequence of recent vampire-type novels
*Chocovakia: European republic setting for the #0-issue of the FlemishSpike and Suzy -series, borders Belgium, named based onCzechoslovakia .
*Concordia: a small country only a few miles across somewhere in Europe in the movie "Romanoff and Juliet"
*Cordina: locale inNora Roberts ' romance novels
*Corinthia, of which the capital was Bleiberg: setting ofHarold MacGrath 's, "The Puppet Crown" (1901, in which year the book was the #7 US fiction best seller)
*Drackenberg: a European country fromLloyd Alexander 's "The Drackenberg Adventure"
*Drecq: appeared inAdele Ferguson Knight 's "The Right to Reign: A Romance of the Kingdom of Drecq" (1912). Note phonetic similarity to the German noun "Dreck", which means manure; some of these authors must have been really tired of the "Ruritanian romance" genre.
*Estrovia: European kingdom in the movie "A King in New York "
*Euphrania: tiny kingdom in the movie "The Slipper and the Rose "
*Freedonia : European country from theMarx Brothers movie "Duck Soup "
*Hav: a European city and state inJan Morris 's novel "Last Letters from Hav"
*Irania: small European kingdom from the movie "Trouble for Two"
*Jorassia: appears in Dr.Edgar Cyriax 'smusical /operetta "The Prince of Jorassia", 1938 (English ambassador is Lord Brayneweake)
*Karlova: European kingdom inEdgar Rice Burroughs 's "The Rider"
*Karovia: European kingdom from the movie "Trouble for Two"
*Keltic Sultanate: Islamic sultanate comprising the British Isles. From the alternate history book "The Years of Rice and Salt ", byKim Stanley Robinson
*Krasnia:Ivor Novello 's "Glamorous Night", Stage play, 1935
*Margoth: European kingdom inEdgar Rice Burroughs 's "The Rider"
*Masavania, Kosnia: European kingdoms in the movie "If I Were Queen"
*Mypos: Native home of Balki Bartokomous on "Perfect Strangers (Tv Show)"
*Niroli: focus of a series of Harlequin Presents novels
*Nordland:Ivor Novello 's "King's Rhapsody", 1949, stage play; probably not in Scandinavia because the characters have rather Balkan-sounding names. (Note: Nordlan is a county of Norway)
*Panquita: Europeanmonarchy mentioned in second season of "Yakitate!! Japan "anime . A member of that nation's royal family,Princess Anne, was a guest judge at the baking exhibition.
*Peaceland: European country featured in the anime "Nadesico ", which was once a theme park, but formed its own nation. It is neutral in all conflicts, on earth and beyond, has no taxes, and has a great banking system similar to that ofSwitzerland . Ruri "Ruri Ruri" Hoshino, a famous character of the series, is originally a princess from there.
*Pushno: appeared inErnest Corbyn Smart 's "Alex" (1959)
*Perusalem is a satire of Germany in "The Inca of Perusalem " byGeorge Bernard Shaw .
*Rongovia: Fictional country mentioned in "Santaland Diaries " byDavid Sedaris .
*Sciriel: Natalie is heiress to the throne inRoland Pertwee 's late (1927) Ruritanian romance set just before and after World War I
*Strackenz: European country in the novel "Royal Flash " byGeorge MacDonald Fraser
*Svardia: a tiny European republic from the "" episode "The Train"
*Sylvania : belligerent neighbor toFreedonia in the movie "Duck Soup "
*Terresta: European country in the movie "His Royal Highness"
*Trent, Grand-Duchy of: European Grand-Duchy from the "" TV episode "The Choice"
*Ulgia: a politically unstable country from the anime "Noir"
*Verdunia: appeared in "A Thoroughly Modern Princess" byWendy Corsi Staub
*Vulgaria : the far-off, make-believe land in the film version of the children's story "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"
*Zindaria: a brand new one that existed in Europe during the English Regency era of 1811–1820,Anne Gracie 's "The Stolen Princess" (2008)To be merged
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*"The Calculus Affair "Borovia *, renamed into Borigia/Krazny-Marengo, capital Krogdnz
Bretzelburg *A Central European dictatorship in the "
Spirou et Fantasio " comic album "Q.R.N. over Bretzelburg".Known in the region of Slovakia,and Hungary.Darklonia *Country ruled by Destro's cousin,
Darklon , in "".Elbonia *A fourth-world
post-communist Eastern European country in theDilbert comic strip.Freedonia *From the Marx Brothers' movie "Duck Soup". It is ruled by Rufus T. Firefly (Groucho Marx).
Genovia *From "
The Princess Diaries " novel series and movie adaptations ("The Princess Diaries" and ""). In the novels, it is a principality between Italy and France; in the film it is between Spain and France. Either way, it is based onMonaco , and to a lesser extent onAndorra .Gonobutz *
Bob de Moor 'sBarelli comics*
The Mouse that Roared and sequels.Graustark *see article for list of novels
Groland *A parody of France and
European microstate s, shown onCanal Plus television.Hav * A city and state, somewhat like the
Crimea geographically, in theJan Morris novel "Last Letters from Hav".Herzoslovakia *
Agatha Christie 's "The Secret of Chimneys " (1925)
*Agatha Christie 's "The Stymphalean Birds" from "The Labours of Hercules " (1947)Karistan A country from Polish-American movie "
Legend of the white horse " (pl : Biały smok)Kasnia DC comics location
Krakozhia Latveria *
Marvel Comics and various spin-offs featuringDoctor Doom Latvislavia * A fictional European country in
Donald Duck . Known of its national football team.Letzenstein *A tiny state, presumably based on Liechtenstein, which is featured in Meriol Trevor's "Letzenstein Chronicles" series of books.
Molvania *A tourist guide book spoof.
Orsinia * Crypto-Poland, in
Ursula K. Le Guin 's "Orsinian Tales" and "Malafrena"Ruritania *
The Prisoner of Zenda
*Rupert of Hentzau Slovetzia *From the movie "
Beautician and the Beast ". It is a tiny state (possibly qualifying as aEuropean microstate ) betweenRomania ,Ukraine andSlovakia ; situated roughly in Trans-Carpathia, a real region in the Ukraine. The republic is apost-communist Eastern European dictatorship.Symkaria *
Marvel Comics , home ofSilver Sable , the neighboring country of Latveria.St Gregory
*A British
Crown dependency in theChannel Islands , featured in theITV series "Island at War ". Based uponJersey andGuernsey .Sylvania *From the Marx Brothers' movie "
Duck Soup ". It was the country attacked by Freedonia.Trans-Carpathia *, country in Eastern Europe.
Wolkekuckukkland *, the neighboring country of Darklonia; the name is German for
Cloud-Cuckoo-Land , fromAristophanes ' play, "The Birds".Vulgaria
*Home to the Baron and Baroness Bomburst in "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang".
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