Fictional Nation Name Generator

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Generate fictional nation names that sound like real countries: Ruritanian kingdoms, Balkan and Central Asian republics, Latin American states, African federations, and fantasy realms with formal long-form titles.

About fictional nation names

Fictional nations have a long pedigree, and the best follow the naming rules of a real region so closely that readers assume they exist. Anthony Hope's Ruritania (1894) spawned a genre of small Central European kingdoms; Hergé added Syldavia and Borduria, Marvel gave us Latveria, Sokovia, and Wakanda, and thrillers use -stan republics (Kyrzbekistan, Turgistan) and Latin American states (Val Verde, Costaguana, San Theodoros). The trick is a real suffix on an invented root: -ia, -ova, -stan, -land, San or Nueva plus a saint or adjective.

A nation also has a formal long-form name, and that tells readers what kind of state it is before a single character speaks. Kingdom of Ostrova, People's Republic of Turgistan, Grand Duchy of Kravonia, Sultanate of Bahran, and Most Serene Republic of Rhaetia each imply a different government, history, and level of menace. Dystopias often skip the proper noun altogether: Panem, Gilead, Oceania, Airstrip One, the Directorate. The list also covers island states, off-world colonies (Ceres Compact), and satirical microstates (Upper Lethargia).

When inventing your own, decide the region first, borrow its phonology and suffix, then choose the government form. Keep the short name to two to four syllables and make sure the demonym (Ostrovan, Kravonian, Turgistani) rolls off the tongue, because you will use it more often than the country's name.

How to choose fictional nation names

Choose a real-world region and copy its suffix: -ia or -ova for Eastern Europe, -stan for Central Asia, San/Santa/Nueva for Latin America, -land or -mark for Northern Europe.
Write the long-form name (Republic of, Kingdom of, Sultanate of) as well as the short one; the government form is a plot device.
Test the demonym and adjective before committing: Vashkar gives Vashkari, Ostrova gives Ostrovan, but some roots produce awkward forms.
For satire or a light tone, lean into recognizable puns (Freedonia, Grand Fenwick); for thrillers, keep the name plausible and slightly bland.
Avoid names that are one letter off from a real country unless the confusion is intentional.

Frequently asked questions

What are famous fictional countries?

Ruritania (The Prisoner of Zenda), Freedonia (Duck Soup), Latveria and Wakanda (Marvel), Genovia (The Princess Diaries), Syldavia and Borduria (Tintin), Panem (The Hunger Games), Gilead (The Handmaid's Tale), and Val Verde, which Hollywood has used in several action films.

How do I make a fictional country name sound real?

Take the phonology and suffix of a real region and apply it to a new root: Kravonia and Ostrova sound Balkan, Turgistan sounds Central Asian, San Esperito sounds Latin American. Then give it a formal title such as Republic of or Kingdom of.

Can I use these fictional nation names in a published book, film, or game?

Yes for the invented names. Well-known ones from existing works (Wakanda, Latveria, Panem, Genovia, Ruritania) are listed as examples and are tied to their franchises, so create your own variant for commercial use.

Should a fictional nation have a demonym?

Yes. Readers meet citizens far more often than they see the country on a map, so choose a name whose adjective form is easy: Kravonian, Vashkari, Cordilleran, Novaterran.

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A: 55 names

Acadia
Adirondia
Adlersberg
Aeloria
Ahaggara
Airstrip One
Al-Basra Nova
Al-Furat
Al-Marwan
Al-Qadir
Al-Rashad
Al-Sahra
Al-Wahat
Alagoas Nova
Albion
Aldabra
Aldmark
Aldovar
Alleghenia
Almgau
Alpine Fortress Cantons
Alqasar
Altenfels
Altiplania
Alto Paraná Republic
Amazonia
Ambaria

A, continued

Amethystia
Andamana
Annamia
Anshara
Aotearoa Nova
Appalachia
Aquitania Nova
Aragatsa
Archduchy of Corvinia
Ardenia
Ardennia
Ardesh
Ariki Council of Motu Rangi
Armorica
Ashantia
Ashenvale Realm
Asiriya
Associated State of Santa Elvira
Astrenne
Atabegate of Samtskhara
Atlantic Seastead League
Auksta
Aurelia
Autonomous Region of Zagrosia
Autonomous Republic of Bessaria
Azania
Azmar
Azuria

B: 49 names

Bactria Nova
Badakhshara
Bafuta
Bahía Clara
Bahia Nova
Bahran
Bahrayn Nova
Bailiwick of Lundy Sound
Bajo Sol
Bakongo Republic
Balearica
Baleng
Balhae
Baltic Data Haven
Baltistan Nova
Banate of Karnova
Banda Occidental
Bandaria
Belcour
Belogora
Belovar
Belt Mining Combine
Benuea
Benzara

B, continued

Bergenstadt
Bessaria
Bessarine
Beylik of Cyrenia
Bhutania
Blackwater Marches
Blandovia
Borduria
Borneana
Bornu Nova
Bosuma
Brasovia
Bratska
Brenholm
Brenova
Brevik Sound
Brixia
Brunnwald
Budjaka
Buganda Nova
Bukova
Bureaucratia
Burgraviate of Kronenburg
Burgundia
Burmania

C: 54 names

Cabo Brumoso
Cacicazgo de Quetzalán
Cadwyr
Caledonia
Caliphate of Al-Qadir
Calvaren
Cambria
Campos Altivos
Capitanía de Costa del Humo
Captaincy General of Río Dulce
Carmont
Carnatica
Carpathia
Cascadia
Castoria
Celebesia
Ceres Compact
Cernovia
Champa Nova
Chandrapore
Chesapeake Tidewater League
Chiefdom of Maluti
Cinderlands
Co-Principality of Valmonte
Cochinia
Colchis Restored
Columbia Nova

C, continued

Commonwealth of Albion
Commonwealth of the Twin Rivers
Commune of Castelvento
Condominium of the Leeward Shoals
Confederación de los Andes
Confederation of Free Cantons
Confederation of the Nordmark
Corazal
Cordillera
Coromandel Nova
Corsavia
Corsoval
Corto Maltese
Corvinia
Costa del Humo
Costa Nueva
Costa Overrun
Costa Serena
Costa Verde
Costaguana
Côte d'Azurine
County Palatine of Lindenau
Crown Colony of Port Calloway
Crown Lands of Hohenwald
Crowned Republic of Belcour
Cumberland Republic
Cyrenia

D: 33 names

Daghestan Nova
Dahomia
Dali Mountain Kingdom
Dalmatica
Danube Corridor States
Danubria
Datu Confederacy of Nusa Baru
Dawnmarch
Deccania
Delvarre
Democratic Federation of Okavanga
Democratic Republic of Kwango
Deseret
Despotate of Epirota
Dhofaria
Dodekanesa
Dogado of Liguria Marittima
Dominion of Nova Britannia
Dominion of Terra do Sul
Donaumark
Draganovia
Drakonia
Dreiflussland
Drenovia
Dubravnia
Ducato di Pietraviva
Duchy of Grand Fenwick
Duchy of Little Consequence
Duchy of Second Thoughts
Dun Carrow
Dunmark
Duranth
Duskholm

E: 30 names

Eastasia
Edomar
Eifelgau
Eisenthal
Elamara
Elbonia
Elective Monarchy of Tereskov
Electorate of Brixia
Elmaria
Emberfall Reach
Emirate of Qasr al-Nahl
Emirate of Sharqiya
Emirate of the Two Oases
Empire of Ashantia
Empire of Suvarnabhumi
Empire of Zhongshan
Engadona
Epirota
Erie Republic
Erzgau
Esperanza Alta
Esquelle
Estado Libre de Val Verde
Estados Unidos de Costaguana
Estamar
Etruria Nuova
Eurasia
Europa Trust
Exarchate of Trinacria
Ezochi

F: 35 names

Falkenstein
Far Orkadia
Faringey
Farside Cooperative
Farsistan
Federación de los Llanos
Federal Cantons of Almgau
Federal Emirates of Al-Nahrayn
Federal Republic of Cordillera
Federal Republic of Sahelia
Federal Republic of Zolvania
Federated States of Kaimana
Federation of the Southern Isles
Federation of the Zambezi Highlands
Felsenreich
Ferghanistan
Ferrovia
Fjaland
Fontaire
Formerly Somewhere
Formosia
Frankenau
Franklin
Free and Hanseatic City of Vandalia
Free Cascade Territories
Free City of Loophole
Free City of Slaka
Free Hanseatic League of Frisia Magna
Free Imperial City of Greifenburg
Free Republic of Cordillera
Free State of Vandalia
Free Territory of the Wastes
Freedonia
Frisia Magna
Frostreach

G: 34 names

Galdria
Gallovia
Gambezi
Ganymede Assembly
Garsenne
Gascogna
Genovia
Gilead
Glen Morvan
Gondwana Republic
Goryeo Nova
Gotthardia
Gran Chaco Republic
Grand Bailiwick of Sainte-Odile
Grand Duchy of Flapdoodle
Grand Duchy of Humbug
Grand Duchy of Kravonia
Grand Duchy of Luxenmark
Grand Duchy of Tessaly
Grand Fenwick
Grand Fromage
Grand Principality of Novgorodia
Grand Voivodeship of Vukovina
Grande-Anse
Grasnia
Great Plains Granary Union
Greater Meridian
Greater Nowhere
Greifenburg
Grinland
Griquana
Grozdania
Guaraní Missions State
Gulf Coast Salvage States

H: 30 names

Hadramawt Nova
Hadrumar
Halcyon
Halmstrand
Halychna
Hanseatic Republic of Lubeckia
Hartvig
Haut-Vallon
Haute-Garance
Havrelle
Hazaristan
Hearthlands
Hejara
Helios Dominion
Hellas Basin Authority
Helvetia Nova
Hetmanate of Tarasova
Hibernia Nova
High Frontier Compact
High Kingship of Tir Aeron
Highmoor
Himyara
Hindara
Hinterwald
Hollandia Nova
Holy Empire of Lotharingia
Hormuzia
Hospodarate of Bukova
Hudson Valley Free Cities
Huronia

I: 28 names

Île Vermeille
Îles du Ponant
Ilha da Bruma
Ilkhanate of Tabaristan
Illyria
Ilverin
Imamate of Kharun
Imerelo
Império do Sertão
Indian Ocean Rim Compact
Ingria
Inis Fallach
Inner Faffland
Irrawaddia
Ishtar
Isla Ceniza
Isla Marisol
Isla Nublar
Isla Paloma
Isla Santa Cruz
Islas del Viento
Islas Doradas
Isle of Eventually
Isle of Farrow
Isle of Mumble
Isvald
Ituria
Ivoria

J: 9 names

Jabalia
Jamtmark
Jarldom of Skaney
Jefferson
Jovian League
Junta Suprema de Tierra Caliente
Jurania
Jurchenia
Jutica

K: 69 names

Kafiristan
Kaimana
Kakhetan
Kalahara
Kaldoria
Kalevala Union
Kalimdor Republic
Kalinga Nova
Kalvaria
Kambuja
Kandia
Karelia Prime
Karistan
Karnova
Karsk
Kartvelon
Karvosia
Kasaia
Kastelrod
Katanga Nova
Kemetia
Kerkennara
Kernowek March
Kestria
Khaganate of the Altai
Khanate of Sogdiana
Kharraz
Kharun
Kharzem
Khedivate of Kemetia
Khivastan
Khmeria
Khorasan Nova
Kilwa Republic

K, continued

Kingdom of Aldermere
Kingdom of Both Aquitanias
Kingdom of Brenova and Maldava
Kingdom of Falkenstein
Kingdom of Harrowmere
Kingdom of Kambuja
Kingdom of Marnovar
Kingdom of Mild Weather
Kingdom of Ophir
Kingdom of Ostrova
Kingdom of Suvarnabhumi
Kingdom of the Two Shores
Kingdom of Tolerable
Kingdom of Velmark
Kingdom of Wessex Nova
Kinjanja
Kiribasi
Kjoland
Kokandia
Koravina
Koritsa
Korvalt
Kostrava
Kostrovia
Krakozhia
Krasnovia
Kravonia
Kronenburg
Kubanska
Kuiper Reach
Kurland
Kuronia
Kush
Kwango
Kyrzbekistan

L: 40 names

L5 Habitat Union
Ladakhia
Lagrange Free Stations
Lampiara
Lamu Coast
Landgraviate of Weissenburg
Langkasuka
Lankadipa
Latgava
Latveria
Lau Atolls
Laurentian Union
Lawspeaker Commonwealth of Jamtmark
League of the Marches
Leeward Shoals
Lemkova
Lesnova
Lidovia
Liguria Marittima
Limpopia
Lindmar
Livonia Nova
Lombria
Lordship of the Isles of Farrow
Lordship of the Skerry Isles
Lorrance
Los Llanos Libres
Lotharingia
Lower Pomposia
Lowmarsh Confederacy
Luangara
Luba Confederacy
Lumeria
Lunar Free Territories
Lunda Federation
Lundy Sound
Lusatia
Lusitania Ultramar
Luzonia
Lysander Coast

M: 60 names

Maharajate of Ladakhia
Makrania
Malabaria
Malaccia
Maldava
Malindi Republic
Maluti
Malvesk
Mancomunidad de Selva Alta
Mandate of Zarafshan
Maracaya
Marakhan
Marañón
Marbaya
Marennes-Libre
Margravia-on-Tweed
Margraviate of Ostrogothia
Maritime Provinces of Halmstrand
Markovia
Marquisate of Castel Sereno
Martian Congress of Settlements
Mataram Nova
Mauretania Nova
Mayapán Libre
Mazandara
Mazovara
Mazurska
Mediterranean Customs Union
Mekong Basin League
Melanesia Republic

M, continued

Meridia
Merovia
Mesa Colorada
Micronesia Nova
Midland Restoration Authority
Minas Altas
Mindanao Republic
Mindara
Minor Inconvenia
Mirovia
Mistral Reach
Moabia
Moldavia Nova
Molvania
Molvaria
Mombasia
Montaña Azul
Monte Aureo
Monte Bravado
Monte Calvi
Monte Cristal
Monte Sagrado
Montrouge-sur-Mer
Morgenstein
Mosellane
Most Serene Republic of Ostrova
Most Serene Republic of Rhaetia
Motu Rangi
Mwene Republic
Mysoria

N: 35 names

Najdistan
Narvesund
Nasriya
Ndongo
Nemesia
Nesterra
New Avalon
New England Remnant
New Harmony Collective
New Meridian Arcology
New Penmarch
Nicobaria
Nizamate of Deccania
Nordavia
Nordgau
Nordmark
Noricum
Norsvik
North Sea Platform Union
Norvathia
Nova Britannia
Novaria
Novaterra
Novgorodia
Nubaria
Nueva Asturias
Nueva Castilla
Nueva Cordoba
Nueva Granada
Nueva Toledo
Nuevo Rico
Numidia Nova
Nuristan Nova
Nusa Baru
Nyasaland Nova

O: 26 names

Obscuria
Oceania
Ogoweland
Okavanga
Olvany
Olympus Protectorate
Ophir
Oravska
Orbital Ring Authority
Orinoquera
Orissa Nova
Orlovia
Orvesk
Oshgar
Ossoria
Ostervall
Ostmark
Ostrid
Ostrogothia
Ostrova
Ostrovania
Oszkarvar
Outer Banks Commonwealth
Outer Dithering
Oyo Nova
Ozarkia

P: 53 names

Pacific Arcology States
Pagania
Palatinate of Halberd
Palawania
Pallavia
Pamiristan
Pampas Libres
Pan-Andean Technate
Panem
Pannonia Nova
Paramountcy of Luangara
Paraná Mirim
Patagonia Austral
Pearl Delta Combine
People's Commonwealth of Stavrina
People's Democratic Republic of Kravonia
People's Republic of Turgistan
Pernambuca
Petite Saline
Petrania
Pettifoggia
Petty Kingdom of Whimsey
Piedmont Commonwealth
Piskovia
Pizzo Bianco
Podolska

P, continued

Pomerelia
Port Folly
Porto Calmo
Porto Seguro do Sul
Porto Sereno
Pradesk
Pravnia
Prekodrina
Prince-Bishopric of Sankt Ursen
Principality of Monteforte
Principality of Nevermind
Principality of Rosmark
Principality of Zenda
Principauté de Belmont
Prosperia
Protectorate of Kaimana
Provensa
Provisional Government of Dobrava
Proxima Charter Colonies
Puerto Esmeralda
Puerto Lázaro
Puerto Sol
Puerto Verde
Pulau Mutiara
Punjabistan
Punt
Pyrenea

Q: 7 names

Qaraqistan
Qasimiya
Qatabana
Qatifa
Quetzalán
Quiroga
Qumar

R: 37 names

Radovia
Raj of Chandrapore
Rajadom of Sikkimara
Rajahnate of Pulau Mutiara
Rajputana Nova
Ramlat
Rarotonga Republic
Rasina
Rastova
Ravenmoor
Regency of Saint Corentin
Repubblica di Torremare
Republic of Karistan
Republic of Paperwork
Republic of Sarnovia
Republic of the Great Lakes
Republic of the Seven Islands
Republic of the Southern Cone
Republic of Vashkar
República de Alvarado
República de Santa Fe
República del Sur
República Federal del Río Plata
Rhaetia
Rhine-Ruhr Free Conurbation
Río Hondo
Rocky Mountain Redoubt
Rodopa
Rosmark
Ross Shelf Colony
Rothenmark
Rovnia
Rubaya
Ruritania
Ruthenova
Rwenzora
Ryukyu Nova

S: 114 names

Sahara Solar Authority
Sahelia
Saint Aubrey and the Keys
Saint Brannoc
Saint Corentin
Saint Elara and Marigot
Saint-Rémy-des-Monts
Sainte-Odile
Saltwind Isles
Samogita
Samtskhara
San Anselmo del Mar
San Cristobal
San Esperito
San Joaquin
San Lorenzo
San Marcos
San Miguel de Ostos
San Remigio
San Ricardo
San Sebastian Nova
San Theodoros
Sankt Alarich
Sankt Ursen
Santa Elvira
Santa Inés
Santa Lucía Nova
Santa Prisca
Santa Rosalía
Santo Domingo Nova
Santo Tomé del Río
São Tiago do Sertão
São Vicente do Mar
Saqifa
Sarawak Nova
Sardica
Sarkhan
Sarnovia

S, continued

Satrapy of Susiana
Saturnine Concord
Savai Tonu
Savonmaa
Schwarzgau
Second Earth Directorate
Sector Aurum
Seigneury of Haute-Garance
Selburn
Selva Alta
Selvonia
Septimania
Serene Republic of Dalmatica
Serra Dourada
Severna
Sevrene
Seychellia
Shahdom of Farsistan
Sharifate of Hejara
Sharqiya
Sheba
Sheikhdom of Al-Wahat
Shirelands
Shogunate of Ezochi
Sierra Morada
Sierra Verde
Signoria of Porto Sereno
Sikkimara
Silbertal
Silverkeep
Sindhia
Sistana
Sjaelmark
Skalmark
Skaney
Skarland
Skerry Isles
Slaka

S, continued

Slavonia Minor
Snoozerland
Socialist Republic of Belovar
Socotria
Sofala
Sogdiana
Sokovia
Solar Hegemony
Songhai Republic
Sonoran Water Compact
Sorbica
Southern Ocean Trust Territory
Spisko
Sprawl of Greater Kanto
Srivijaya Nova
Stadtholderate of Zeelandia
Starfall Coast
Stavrina
Steinwacht
Stewardry of Stormness
Stonewater Holds
Stormness
Strumena
Sublime State of Ishtar
Sudmark
Sultanate of Bahran
Sultanate of Malaccia
Sultanate of Sharqiya
Sumadin
Sundaland
Sunderan
Sundwald
Sunnmark
Sunspire Dominion
Suvarnabhumi
Syldavia
Sylvania
Sylvaria

T: 104 names

Tadmora
Talmoren
Tamilaka
Tanganyika Nova
Tangutia
Tanjara
Tarasova
Tarim Oasis League
Tarnovia
Tarquinia
Tashkara
Tatrania
Tavastra
Tavua Levu
Tazbekistan
Te Moana Nui
Tembara
Tereskov
Terra do Sul
Terra Firme
Terra Nova do Norte
Terran Accord
Tessaly
Thalassia
Thalassocracy of Pelagia
Tharsis Union
The Ascendancy
The Borderlands
The Central Authority
The Charter Colonies
The Citizens' Union
The Coastal Union
The Concordat
The Directorate

T, continued

The First Collective
The Free Cities
The Glass Republic
The Granary States
The Hegemony
The Highland Confederacy
The Homeland Trust
The Inland Empire of Salt
The Interior
The Iron Concord
The Lower Provinces
The Mandate
The Marchlands
The Meridian Pact
The Nine Provinces
The Northern Alliance
The Old Republic
The Ordered State
The Protectorate
The Quiet Dominion
The Restored Kingdom
The Second Republic
The Seven Cantons
The Silver Compact
The Sovereignty
The Tribunate
The Triumvirate of the Plains
The Twin Crowns
The Unified Districts
The Upper Territories
The Wardenate
The Western Reaches
Thing-Republic of Vikenfjord
Thistlemark
Thornmark

T, continued

Thornwall
Thracica
Thuringmark
Tibestia
Tierra Alta
Tierra de Lagos
Tierra Nueva
Tihamiya
Timoka
Tir Aeron
Tisovar
Titan Commonwealth
Tjernholm
Tokelaua
Tolmezza
Tonkinia
Tortuga Libre
Torvania
Tranquility Commonwealth
Transitional Authority of Tisovar
Transkarpatia
Trebonia
Tripolitania
Trois-Baies
Tromsvald
Trucial States of the Mahra Coast
Trust Territory of the Lau Atolls
Tsardom of Varangia
Tui Dominion of Savai Tonu
Tulvara
Tundramark
Turgistan
Turkestania
Tuvalua
Tuvara

U: 17 names

Über-Unterwald
Uldrest
Ulmeria
Ulvemark
Umbara
Umbria Nova
Unión de Repúblicas del Istmo
Union of Carpathian Republics
Union of Coral Atolls
Union of the Coast and Savanna
United Habitats of Sol
United Kingdom of Albion and Cambria
United Provinces of Novaterra
United Provinces of Queue
United Provinces of the Rhine
United Republics of Cascadia
Upper Lethargia

V: 43 names

Vague Coast
Vakhanistan
Val d'Aurora
Val Sarine
Val Verde
Val-de-Lys
Valdoria
Vale of Amberlyn
Valeria
Valle del Cóndor
Valle Escondido
Valles Free Zone
Valmonte
Valverde del Sur
Vandalia
Vandalia Republic
Vanuatua
Varangia
Vardara
Vashkar
Vauclerre

V, continued

Velinsko
Vellamar
Velmark
Vendrith
Verdania
Veskar
Vesperanza
Vesta Charter State
Vestmark
Viceroyalty of Nueva Vizcaya
Vijaya
Vikenfjord
Villa Real
Vindelicia
Visayana
Vlaskia
Vlastovia
Voivodeship of Draganovia
Volhyna
Vorderthal
Vostrania
Vukovina

W: 13 names

Wadiya
Wagadu
Wakanda
Walderstein
Warmina
Weidenau
Wendrath
Westhaven
Wexland
Windward Cays
Winterhold Marches
Winterthal
Workers' State of Belogora

X: 1 name

Xiangnan

Y: 5 names

Yamatsu
Yarovia
Yastrovia
Yelmar
Yunnania

Z: 19 names

Zabidiya
Zagorsk Republic
Zakarpat
Zamunda
Zangaro
Zanzibaria
Zeelandia
Zelengora
Zelnovia
Zenda
Zeravica
Zhongshan Republic
Zimbaru
Zolvania
Zone Seven
Zorvania
Zubrowka
Zuvenda
Zwischenbergen