14 fictional countries from movies and TV
Add a few stamps to your imaginary passport with this tour of totally made-up nations
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Genovia, The Princess Diaries
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
Wakanda forever.
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Freedonia, Duck Soup
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
A visit to beautiful Florin? As you wish.
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Zubrowka, The Grand Budapest Hotel
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
Big Brother is watching.
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Lilliput, Gulliver's Travels
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
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
Aldovia is a favorite winter destination of inexperienced journalists and Netflix-and-chillers alike.
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Themyscira, Wonder Woman
Note to visitors: No boys allowed. And please, don't antagonize the locals.
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Panem, The Hunger Games
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
Why bother coming to America when you can just hang out in beautiful Zamunda?
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Taurasi (and others), Designated Survivor
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
President Fitz's international relations are so scandalous that they couldn't be given real-world names.