Fictional American countries

Fictional American countries

This is a list of fictional countries supposedly located in North, Central, or South America.

North America

*Aztlan: country formed out of the American states of Utah, Arizona and New Mexico after a nuclear war in the novel "Warday".
*Bible Belt: country formed by Evangelical Christians in the former Confederate States of America in the novel "Prayers for the Assassin" by Robert Ferrigno.
*Brobdingnag: country where the people are all giants from the book "Gulliver's Travels" by Jonathan Swift
*Ecotopia: an ecological utopia appearing in the novels "Ecotopia" and "Ecotopia Emerging" by Ernest Callenbach. See also Cascadia, a secessionist idea based in part on Callenbach's Ecotopia.
*Greater Texas: successor state to the United States, encompassing most of North America, in the novel "A Spectre is Haunting Texas" by Fritz Leiber
*Islamic States of America: an Islamic republic in the former United States (minus the old Confederate States, Nevada and Utah) in the novel "Prayers for the Assassin" by Robert Ferrigno.
*Republic of America: successor state to the United States, formed out of the states Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and California after a civil war.
*Gilead: a republic in the novel "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
*Jesusland: As it appeared on the web following the 2004 Elections
*Opium: from "House of the Scorpion". It is a future nation between Aztlan (formerly Mexico) and the United States. This nation is part of a deal made between the Mexican and American governments and a powerful druglord named El Patrón, promising that the drugs he makes will be sold in Europe and Asia and will also take care of the illegal immigrant problem if he is allowed a strip of land.
*Soviet Canuckistan: An unflattering epithet for Canada.

Central America

*Amerzone: Central American country, the setting of "Amerzone" video game
*Anchuria: Central American country based in Honduras in the novel "Cabbages and Kings" by O. Henry
*British Hidalgo: tiny Central American country in the novel "Limekiller" by "Avram Davidson" (See Hidalgo)
*Chimerica: Central American country from the "Hidden Agenda" computer game
*Hidalgo: Central American country in the Doc Savage novels and film
*Isthmus: a fictionalized version of Panama in the James Bond movie "Licence to Kill"
*Maguadora: tiny Central American country in the movie "Whoops Apocalypse"
*San Marcos (4): civil-war torn Central American country in an episode of "MacGyver".
*San Sombrèro: Central American country from a parody travel guidebook; from the same authors as Molvanîa and Phaic Tăn.
*San Xavier: Central American Country from the book Middleworld.
*Santa Cristal: Central American country in the movie "Santa Cristal"
*Tecan: Central American country in the novel "A Flag for Sunrise" by Robert Stone
*Tijata: Central American dictatorship from the movie "The In-Laws"
*Val Verde: Spanish-speaking country resembling Panama, in the movies "Commando" and "Die Hard 2"

outh America

*Abari: a British (and ex-British) territory in South America in novels written by John Hearne and Morris Cargill
*Aquilea: South American country in the movie "Les Trottoirs de Saturne"
*Brazuela: industrialized South American nation between Venezuela and Brazil in "Totally Spies!" TV series
*Coronado: unstable South American state in a movie of the same name, presumably named after Francisco Coronado
*Costaguana: from Joseph Conrad's "Nostromo"
*Country of the Blind: from the short story with the same name by H. G. Wells
*Las Acacias (Republica popular de): Country located inside Argentinian territory, as seen in famous Tv Show of Argentina, Telenoche.
*Maple White Land: land of Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Lost World"
*Miranda / The Mirandan Republic: South American nation from Luis Buñuel's film "The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie", from which the character Don Rafael is an ambassador to France. It is referred to by several characters as an unpleasant place with a strict military, oppressive leadership, and high murder rate.
*Nuevo Rico: South American country from "The Adventures of Tintin", neighbouring San Theodoros
*Palombia: home of the Marsupilami from the "Spirou et Fantasio" and "Marsupilami" comics
*San Marcos (3): South American country in an episode of "Alarm für Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei"
*San Pasquale: South American country in "Commander in Chief". Possibly based on Bolivia or Panama.
*San Pedro (2): South American country in the movie "Hour of the Assassin"
*San Theodoros: South American nation featured in several of "The Adventures of Tintin", home of General Alcazar
*Sierra Gordo: a South American country often used as a satire of banana republics in the G.I. Joe comic book series published by Marvel Comics.
*Tecala: South American country from the movie "Proof of Life"
*Utopia: from Thomas More's "De Optimo Reipublicae Statu deque Nova Insula Utopia"
*Vespugia: South American nation located in Patagonia, site of ancient step pyramids and a history of some Welsh settlement; in books by Madeleine L'Engle. In an alternate timeline it was ruled by a dictator who threatened nuclear warfare.

"Latin America"

*Cortuguay: Latin American country beset by revolutions in the film and Harold Robbins novel "the Adventurers"
*Curuguay: a generic Latin American banana republic seen in "The A-Team"
*Parador: Latin American country from the movie "Moon Over Parador".
*Paragonia: Latin American country in the movie "The Americano"
*Republica de los Cocos: a Latin American state in "Su Excelencia" starring Mario Moreno "Cantinflas"
*San Carlos: Latin American nation in the movie ""
*San Cordova: a democracy in Latin America from the "" TV episode "The Elixir"
*San Cristobal: a Latin American democracy in the "" TV episode "The Code"
*San Marcos: Latin American republic in Woody Allen's comedy "Bananas"
*San Miguel: small South/Central American dictatorship in the movie "Deal of the Century"
*San Pascal: a Latin American country in the "" TV episode "The Catafalque"
*Santales: a small Latin American democracy, from the "" episode "Trek"
*Sapogonia: imaginary country, located somewhere to the south of Mexico, where all mestizos come from, in the novel "Sapogonia" by "Ana Castillo"


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