Austanburg
Capital: Austan
The nation of Austanburg first appeared in Checkmate. Later used in Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt. It is currently ruled
by Victor Cypher.
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Bhutran
Superman and Batman both had important experiences during their
formative years in this troubled central Asian country where government
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Bialya
Capital: Bialya (city)
Bialya was ruled by petty dictator Rumaan Harjavarti. He tricked the extra-dimensional Champions of Angor
into aiding him against the major world powers. He clashed with the Justice League International several times
before being assassinated by the mysterious Queen Bee who took his place as ruler of Bialya.
Queen Bee brainwashed the Global Guardians to serve her. She was later killed by Rumaan's brother, Sumaan.
He continued to use the Global Guardians until Dr. Mist broke their conditioning and they left Bialya.
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Bogatago
Capital: La Ciudad de Salinas
The Democratic State of Bogatago is anything but a democracy. A military dictatorship it receives extensive support from
South American drug cartels who use the fertile fields to grow their drug crop.
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Cerdia
This despotic island nation recently went to war with Atlantis but
lost. The island has been annexed and is a protectorate of Atlantis now. |
Feithera
Feithera is the hidden city of winged people that is the home of former Infinity Inc. member Northwind.
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Fortress of Solitude
Originally a large complex hidden beneath the Antarctic ice, after its
destruction Superman created a new Fortress of Solitude in a tesseract. The
Fortress' entrance is hidden in the Andean ice fields. Superman keeps the relics of his homeworld
Krypton here as well as an advanced lab, monitoring station and several Kryptonian robots.
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Gorilla City
The hidden Gorilla City is home to a race of super-intelligent gorillas. It is ruled by the benevolent King Solovar. It is
also the home of the villainous Gorilla Grodd as well as Sam Simeon.
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Markovia
Captial: Castle Markov
Markovia is a tiny Alpine nation that has suffered greatly this century. Markovia was captured by the Nazia during
World War II. The Nazi's puppet regime was ousted by the Allies, but the son of the Nazi's puppet regent conquered
the country decades later after killing the king. He was deposed and the king's oldest son was placed on the throne
only to be killed a few years later by a vampire. The vampire was defeated by the younger prince,
Barin, who was also
the heroic Geo-Force. Recently Markovia suffered two disasters. First was the extensive damage wrought by the
Millenium Giants, then a nuclear reactor suffered a critical meltdown. The aftermath of these disasters will take the
small nation years to recover from.
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Modora
Capital: Modora (city)
Modora is ruled by Bito Vladon, the Green Lantern villain Sonar. He uses his advanced sonic technology to keep his
country wealthy, but rules with an iron fist. He recently attempted to take over much of Europe using his sonic technology
to brainwash the former Soviet Rocket Red brigade as well as several super heroes. He was thwarted by Justice
League Europe.
Note: the location of Modora corresponds to the area where the General established Pokolistan.
It may be that the General used Modora as his initial base and expanded the borders further into neighboring countries.
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Montevideo
This city in Uruguay was recently destroyed by the archvillain Vandal
Savage, the ruins of Montevideo are no home to Superbia, the floating
citadel of the International Ultramarine Corps, whose metahuman agents aggressively
pursue world peace. Update: Superbia was recently destroyed. |
Poseidonis
Poseidonis is one of the two domed city states of Atlantis. King Orin, aka
Aquaman, rules from Poseidonis.
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Qurac
Capital: Abu Dhabi
The Gulf nation of Qurac held a strong anti-US policy and was a major sponsor of terrorism directed
against the west.
Qurac was the home base for the met-human terrorist group the Jihad until their base was destroyed by the Suicide Squad.
Angry over terrorist attacks against Metropolis, Superman destroyed much of Qurac's military capability. Qurac's president
Marlo was eventually kidnapped by western special forces and brought to the U.S. to stand trial.
The small country suffered
its greatest disaster when the terrorist Chesire detonated a stolen Russian nuclear missile over the country. She wanted to show
she was willing to use the weapons she had stolen, but chose a country she knew the world powers cared little
for (Deathstroke #19). Because
of the radiation, aid workers have had difficulty getting help to the survivors.
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Santa Prisca
The home of Batman's nemesis Bane, this Caribbean island is a major
drug trafficking port and the source of the steroid drug
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Skartaris
Skartaris is an extra-dimensional realm that was once mistakenly believed to exist in the center of the Earth. It is home
to Travis Morgan, the Warlord.
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Tritonis
Tritonis is the second domed city of Atlantis. Unlike the denizens of Poseidonis, who appear human, the Tritonians
appear as mythical mer-creatures with human upper bodies and fish tails for lower bodies.
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Vlatava
Capital: Vlatavograd
Vlatava was the home of the villain Count Vertigo. With the fall of Communism in Eastern Europe, Vlatava
became torn with ethnic strife. Muslim forces loyal to General Hafza battled
with Christian forces loyal to Count Vertigo. In the end it was the Spectre who
decided the fate of Vlatava, judging the entire country evil and razing it. The
only living things left in the country were Hafza and Vertigo, inheritors of a
dead land (Spectre #13)
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Zandia
Capital: Zandia (city)
The nation of Zandia is a small island that is considered safe harbor for criminals the world over. For
centuries the island was under the control of the Church of Brother Blood. The long reign of the church
was recently ended with the intervention of the New Teen Titans.
The island was recently at the center of a H.I.V.E. plot to destroy the
world's heroes. Zandia's criminal rulers also managed to field a team of
athletes for the Summer Olympic Games.
When Zandia first appeared in New Teen Titans (1st series) #14
it was located in the Baltic Sea, later it was said to be in the Mediterranean,
most likely because the origin of Brother Blood was tied to the Crusades.
Different comics since then have alternated placing the island in both the
Baltic and Mediterranean Sea. I have placed it in the Mediterranean based
on information found in Secret Files: Guide to the DCU 2000 (cover
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