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14 fictional countries from movies and TV

Add a few stamps to your imaginary passport with this tour of totally made-up nations

By Mary Sollosi Updated July 08, 2022 at 10:00 AM EDT
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Genovia, The Princess Diaries 

THE PRINCESS DIARIES
Credit: Everett Collection

While "most kids hope for a car for their 16th birthday, not a country," how could Mia Thermopolis resist accepting her divine right to reign over Genovia, the pear and cheese capital of fictionalized Europe?

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Wakanda, Black Panther 

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Credit: ©Marvel Studios 2018

Wakanda forever.

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Freedonia, Duck Soup 

DUCK SOUP, Groucho Marx (with telephone), 1933
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Hail, hail Freedonia! Where no one's allowed to smoke! Or tell a dirty joke! And whistling is forbidden!

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Florin, The Princess Bride 

THE PRINCESS BRIDE, Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, 1987, TM and Copyright (c) 20th Century-Fox Film Corp.
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A visit to beautiful Florin? As you wish.

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Zubrowka, The Grand Budapest Hotel

The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)CR: Fox Searchlight
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While war-torn Zubrowka is not the nation it once was, we'll always have the memories of the republic—and its gleaming, glamorous, grand hotel—in its heyday.

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Oceania, 1984

1984, (aka NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR), John Hurt, 1984. ©Atlantic Releasing/courtesy Everett Collection
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Big Brother is watching.

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Lilliput, Gulliver's Travels

GULLIVER'S TRAVELS, Jack Black, 2010. TM and copyright ©Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All
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Lilliput—where size doesn't matter! (Except when it comes to selecting your politically-charged footwear.)

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Gilead, The Handmaid's Tale 

The Handmaid’s Tale
Credit: Take Five/Hulu

Don't let the bastards grind you down. (And trust us, in Gilead, the bastards will definitely try to grind you down.)

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Aldovia, A Christmas Prince

A Christmas Prince
Credit: Netflix

Aldovia is a favorite winter destination of inexperienced journalists and Netflix-and-chillers alike.

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Themyscira, Wonder Woman

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Note to visitors: No boys allowed. And please, don't antagonize the locals.

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Panem, The Hunger Games 

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Want to visit Panem? Here's a hint: Don't. But if you insist, then may the odds be ever in your favor.

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Zamunda, Coming to America 

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Why bother coming to America when you can just hang out in beautiful Zamunda?

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Taurasi (and others), Designated Survivor 

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The world looks entirely different on Designated Survivor, where all kinds of disasters ravage all kinds of made-up countries.

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Caldonia (and others), Scandal 

ABC's "Scandal" - Season Five
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President Fitz's international relations are so scandalous that they couldn't be given real-world names.

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    1 of 14 Genovia, The Princess Diaries 
    2 of 14 Wakanda, Black Panther 
    3 of 14 Freedonia, Duck Soup 
    4 of 14 Florin, The Princess Bride 
    5 of 14 Zubrowka, The Grand Budapest Hotel
    6 of 14 Oceania, 1984
    7 of 14 Lilliput, Gulliver's Travels
    8 of 14 Gilead, The Handmaid's Tale 
    9 of 14 Aldovia, A Christmas Prince
    10 of 14 Themyscira, Wonder Woman
    11 of 14 Panem, The Hunger Games 
    12 of 14 Zamunda, Coming to America 
    13 of 14 Taurasi (and others), Designated Survivor 
    14 of 14 Caldonia (and others), Scandal 

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