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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"''. * Tajinkistan: Central Asian country from '' Lol:-)'' * Takistan: a country in Central Asia, from the computer game ''ArmA II: Operation Arrowhead''. * Tazbekistan: Central Asian republic, setting for the 2013 BBC TV comedy series ''Ambassadors'' (Also on MI5 (Spooks); Series 10, Episode 6) .

East Asia

Eastasia East Asia, Eastern Asia, or Eastasia can refer to: * East Asia, the geographical region * Eastern Asia (WGSRPD), a region used in recording the distribution of plants * ''East Asia (album)'', a record by Miyuki Nakajima * Eastasia (Nineteen Eight ...

: One of the countries in the 1949 dystopian novel ''

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''. The nation is stated to consist of "China and the countries south to it, the Japanese islands, and a large but fluctuating portion of Manchuria, Mongolia and Tibet." * Glubbdubdrib: An island of sorcerers and necromancers located near Japan in ''

Gulliver's Travels ''Gulliver's Travels'', or ''Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. In Four Parts. By Lemuel Gulliver, First a Surgeon, and then a Captain of Several Ships'' is a 1726 prose satire by the Anglo-Irish writer and clergyman Jonathan ...

''. * Greater Korean Republic: A fictional empire in ''Homefront'' which initially started off as a unified Korean Republic under

Kim Jong-un Kim Jong-un (; , ; born 8 January 1982) is a North Korean politician who has been Supreme Leader of North Korea since 2011 and the leader of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) since 2012. He is a son of Kim Jong-il, who was North Korea's se ...

, who managed to reunify the Koreas peacefully. It was established in 2015, after conquering Japan, the

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

, and all of Southeast Asia and Western America. * Hun Chiu: A parody of Korea in ''

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'', 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 ''

''. *

Shangri-la Shangri-La is a fictional place in Asia's Kunlun Mountains (昆仑山), Uses the spelling 'Kuen-Lun'. described in the 1933 novel '' Lost Horizon'' by English author James Hilton. Hilton portrays Shangri-La as a mystical, harmonious valley, ge ...

: A small, peaceful kingdom in the western Himalayan Mountains featured in the 1933 novel ''

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''. * Yul: A fictional kingdom in ''

Hong Gildong jeon ''Hong Gildong jeon'' (Hangul: 홍길동전; hanja: 洪吉童傳) is a Korean novel, often translated as ''The Biography of Hong Gildong'', written during the Joseon Dynasty. Hong Gildong, an illegitimate son of a nobleman and his lowborn concub ...

'' whose king was overthrown by the titular character, and ruled under said character's benevolent government.

South Asia

* Khalnikstan: A fictional country located in south Pakistan, Created by Kymani, Khalnikstan has gone through 2 civil wars, one for the end of monarchy, And the other for facism, The first one succeeded, While the other failed, More details are still in the progress of being made today. * Felistia: A communist monarchy in the ''Dead or Alive'' video game series. * Helmajistan: A fictional South Asian country, based Afghanistan featured in the Japanese anime television series ''

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''. * Jalpur: A fictional

India India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the ...

n 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''. * Kumsa: A country bordering the west of Kyrat in ''

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'' * Kyrat: An unstable monarchy located between Nepal and India from ''

''. * Lugash: A mountain kingdom located somewhere near India from the ''

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'' films. * Mahishmati/Magizhmathi: An ancient kingdom located in India from the '' Baahubali'' films based on the historical

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* Papir Republic: A country that borders the south of Kyrat in ''

'' * Thulahn: A very poor kingdom in the

Himalayas The Himalayas, or Himalaya (; ; ), is a mountain range in Asia, separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. The range has some of the planet's highest peaks, including the very highest, Mount Everest. Over ...

based on

Bhutan Bhutan (; dz, འབྲུག་ཡུལ་, Druk Yul ), officially the Kingdom of Bhutan,), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is situated in the Eastern Himalayas, between China in the north and India in the south. A mountai ...

in the

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novel '' The Business''. The novel's protagonist, Kate Telman, is an executive of a millennia-old, benevolent, democratic but secretive commercial organisation known only as "the Business" and is in talks with Thulahnese crown prince, Suvinder Dzung, to allow the Business to purchase Thulahn so it can gain a seat in the

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. * Yangdon: A kingdom based on

which serves as a major setting of the Philippine television drama '' Princess and I''. * Yinke: A country that borders the east of Kyrat in ''

Southeast Asia

* Bandiaterra: Popular April fools joke by Geography Now * Bultan: A country in ''

'' 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 to a harsh punishment and the unexpected death of the Bultanese ambassador. * Dacan: A country featured in a

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Education Outreach Programme workshop. In the background to the scenario presented during the workshop, Dacan is described as being an oil-rich country which was once a British colony and is currently a member of

the Commonwealth The Commonwealth of Nations, simply referred to as the Commonwealth, is a political association of 56 member states, the vast majority of which are former territories of the British Empire. The chief institutions of the organisation are the C ...

; at the beginning of the scenario proper, the government of Dacan orders the arrest of the leadership of a political party that seeks independence for the country's Chiswan province. The fallout from the arrests leads to a civil war breaking out, with the resulting closure of Dacan's airports and borders meaning that foreign nationals are stranded in the country; these include British nationals who are involved with Dacan's oil industry. The unrest, combined with a humanitarian situation stemming from a poor harvest, means that Dacan is faced with a major crisis that must be responded to by those participating in the workshop. ** Nidan Island: An island lying off the southeastern coast of Dacan which features a

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base. * Kumandra: The main setting for ''

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''. Where humans & dragons once lived together in harmony. It is heavily inspired by Southeast Asia countries. To conduct research, the filmmakers and the production team traveled to Laos,

Cambodia Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailan ...

Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is b ...

Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making it ...

Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

and the

. *

Madripoor The Principality of Madripoor or Madripoor is a fictional island located in maritime Southeast Asia appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, mostly associated with stories from the ''X-Men'' series. Based on illustrations, i ...

: An island principality located between Singapore and Indonesia, featured in

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. * Mawan: A country featured in the same Ministry of Defence workshop as Dacan, described as having a land border with that country. During the scenario presented in the workshop, Mawan closes its border with Dacan in response to the unfolding crisis in that country, exacerbating the issue of foreign nationals who are stranded in Dacan. * Pagaan: A fictional country between Thailand and Malaysia that functions as the setting of the TV series ''

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''. * Panau: A fictional island dictatorship in '' Just Cause 2''. *

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: A fictional country in Indochina, featured in the parody travel book of the same name. * Rook Islands: An archipelago located somewhere near Indonesia featured in the video game ''

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''. * Sarkhan: A country analogous to Vietnam in the novel ''

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''. It is the location of a war between the

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and

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insurgents. * Siando: A country featured in the same Ministry of Defence workshop as Dacan, lying off the southwestern coast of that country. * Southeast Asia Union (SEAUn): A

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in Southeast Asia which served as the primary setting of the Japanese anime film '' Psycho-Pass: The Movie''. * Sunda: in

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's '' State of Siege'', is similar to

but much smaller, confined to a single island. (In reality there is a

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and many islands known collectively as the

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, but no specific one island with the name.) * Sovonthak: April fools joke by Geography now, Formerly called Vascodam Republic * Tuluwan: A country featured in the same Ministry of Defence workshop as Dacan, lying to the southeast of that country. Tuluwan is described as being subject to a

peacekeeping mission at the time of the scenario presented during the workshop, with the peacekeeping force consisting of

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, French, and Turkish forces. * Udon Khai: a country featured in

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's 1995

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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. * Kingdom November 22th:a

Southwest Asia

* Agrabah: A fictional Middle Eastern sultanate which serves as a main setting in the 1992 Disney animated film ''

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''. * Bialya: A fictional Middle Eastern country from

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. *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 ''

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''. * Kamistan: From the TV series '' 24''. * Khemed: A fictional emirate from ''

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''. *Philistinia: A fictional

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state lasting to the present day, from

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's short story ''Occupation Duty''. * Qumar: A fictional Middle Eastern country from ''

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''. *Qurac: A fictional Middle Eastern country from

located at the Arabian side of the Persian Gulf. * Unaudited Arab Emirates: Parody of the

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featured in '' San Sombrèro: A Land of Carnivals, Cocktails and Coups''. Gleisner, T., Cilauro, S. and Sitch, R. (2006) ''

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*Yewaire: A fictional Middle Eastern country from the movie ''

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''.

Uncertain

* Tyranistan: An Asian country and former member of the Soviet Union featured in '' San Sombrèro: A Land of Carnivals, Cocktails and Coups''. *Turmezistan: An Asian country and location of a UN base featured occasionally in seasons 9 and 10 of '' Doctor Who''. *Zheng Fa: A small Asian country mentioned in '' Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth'' and '' Gyakuten Kenji 2''.

Western Asia

*Vigoor Empire: An imperialistic and landlocked nation in ''Ninja Gaiden'' (2004).

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