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This is a list of [[Fictional country|fictional countries]] from published works of fiction (books, films, television series, etc.). Fictional works describe all the countries in the following list as located somewhere '''on the surface of the Earth''' as we know it — as opposed to inside the planet, on another world, or during a different "age" of the planet with a different physical geography.
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==A==
*'''Abafri''' or '''Abari''': British territory on the Atlantic coast of South America, in novels co-written by [[John Edgar Colwell Hearne|John Hearne]] and [[Morris Cargill]]
*'''Absurdsvanj''': a former Soviet republic in the novel ''[[Absurdistan (novel)|Absurdistan]]'' by [[Gary Shteyngart]].
*'''Abysus''': a heavily contaminated, international-pariah country in the TV series [[Generator Rex]]. Possibly located in Europe.
*''' Adjikistan''': a Central Asian nation located near Afghanistan and Pakistan in the video game ''[[SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Combined Assault]]''.
*'''Afromacoland''': an African country in the novel ''Chief the Honourable Minister'' by [[T.M. Aluko]]
*'''Agrabah''': a medieval Arabian sultanate in the animated film ''[[Aladdin (1992 Disney film)|Aladdin]]'' and its sequels
*'''Agraria''': an Eastern country in the film ''[[You Know What Sailors Are]]''
*'''Ajina''': an Asian nation in the ''[[Mega Man Battle Network (video game)|Rockman.EXE]] (US: [[Mega Man Battle Network (video game)|Mega Man Battle Network]]'') video games. Its name is a [[portmanteau]] of "Asia" and "China."
*'''Ajir''' or '''Azhir''': a Middle-Eastern republic in the ''[[Mission: Impossible]]'' TV episode "Nitro"
*'''Al-Alemand''': an Islamic state consisting of the former [[Germany]] and [[Low Countries]] in the alternate-history novel ''[[The Years of Rice and Salt]]'' by [[Kim Stanley Robinson]]
*'''[[Al Amarja]]''': a lawless Mediterranean island state in the [[roleplaying game]] ''[[Over the Edge (role-playing game)|Over the Edge]]''
*'''Alaine''': a small European kingdom in the film ''His Majesty, the American''
*'''Albenistan''': Central Asian country in the d20 adventures ''Raid on Ashkashem'', ''the Qalashar Device'', and ''the Khorforhan Gambit'' by Fraser Ronald
*'''Aldestan''': a Central Asian country adjacent to [[Kazakhstan]] in the video game ''[[Command & Conquer: Generals]]''
*'''Al Hari''': Middle Eastern nation, the scene of a conflict over an important dam between two military factions in the video game ''[[Front Mission: Gun Hazard]]''
*'''Almia''': A region, the principal setting of [[Pokemon Ranger: Shadows of Almia]].
*'''Alpine Emirates''': Islamic states in the [[Bavarian Alps]] in the alternate-history novel ''[[The Years of Rice and Salt]]'' by [[Kim Stanley Robinson]]
*'''Altruria''': a large island country from [[William Dean Howells]]' utopian novel ''[[A Traveller from Altruria]]''
*'''Allied States of America''': the authoritarian government of the western US in the post-apocalyptic TV series ''[[Jericho (TV series)|Jericho]]''. One of three successor regimes, alongside a rump USA and Texas.
*'''Amalah''': from the TV series ''[[The Event]]''
*'''Amerope''' (1): a nation in the ''[[Mega Man Battle Network (video game)|Rockman.EXE]] (US: [[Mega Man Battle Network (video game)|Mega Man Battle Network]]'') video game series. Its name is a [[portmanteau]] of "America" and "Europe."
*'''Amerope''' (2): featured in Bertrand Wilson Hatia's book of verse ''To Amerope and Other Poems''.
*'''Alvania''': a Balkan kingdom in the film ''[[The Royal Rider]]''
*'''Ambrosia''': a doubly-fictional war-torn country, existing in the imagination of the [[protagonist]] of the novel ''[[Billy Liar]]'' and [[Billy Liar (film)|film of the same title]].
*'''Amerzone''': a Central American country, the setting of the video game of the [[Amerzone|same name]]
*'''Amestris''': the principal setting of the manga and anime ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]''. Sometimes transliterated as '''Artemis'''.
*'''Anatruria''': a Balkan kingdom in the [[Bernie Rhodenbarr]] novel ''The Burglar who thought he was Bogart''
*'''Anchuria''': a Central American country in the novel ''Cabbages and Kings'' by [[O. Henry]]
*'''Andalasia''': offscreen location in the film ''[[Enchanted (film)|Enchanted]]''.
*'''Anemia''': a country in the film ''[[Hot Stuff (1956 film)|Hot Stuff]]''. Bears the same name as the [[Anemia|medical condition]].
*'''Angria''': an imaginary country from the poems of the [[Brontë]] sisters.
*'''Annexia''': a country featured in the final scenes of ''[[Naked Lunch (film)|Naked Lunch]]''.
*'''Anvilania''': a country to whose throne the [[Yakko, Wakko, and Dot|Warner Brothers and Sister]] were heirs to in ''[[Animaniacs]]''
*'''Applesauce Lorraine''': a country, parody of [[Alsace-Lorraine]], stated to be bordered by France and [[Baja California]], from [[Rocky and Bullwinkle]]'s epic "The Three Moosketeers"
*'''Aquabania''': an idyllic island, the supposed home of [[The Aquabats]]
*'''Aquilea''': a South American country in the film ''Les Trottoirs de Saturne''
*'''Araluen''': a country resembling [[England]] in the ''[[Ranger's Apprentice]]'' [[book series]] by [[John Flanagan (author)|John Flanagan]]
*'''Arcacia''': mythical kingdom in the film ''[[A Royal Family]]''
*'''[[Archenland]]''': country in the Chronicles of [[Narnia]], located to the south of Narnia
*'''Ark''': the country where [[Bakunetsumaru]] is from in the Japanese/American anime ''[[Superior Defender Gundam Force]]''.
*'''Arrida''': a country resembling [[Northern Africa]] in the ''[[Ranger's Apprentice]]'' [[book series]] by [[John Flanagan (author)|John Flanagan]]
*'''Arulco''': a country the player is tasked to free in the game, ''[[Jagged Alliance 2]]''
*'''Ardistan''': from the novel ''Ardistan and Dschinnistan'' by [[Karl Friedrich May]]
*'''Aslan''', also transliterated as '''Asran''': setting of the [[anime]] ''[[Area 88]]''.
*'''Athbekistan''': a [[Russian language|Russian]]-speaking country in the TV series ''[[Black Books]]'', the rival of Fran's ancestral homeland of Tishtaya.
*'''Atlantica''': submarine realm in Disney's ''Little Mermaid'' series.
*'''[[Atlantis]]''': a semi-mythological island nation first mentioned in [[Plato]]'s [[Timaeus]]. Its location has varied in subsequent retellings.
*'''[[Attilan]]''': home to the [[Inhumans]], a race of superhumans in [[Marvel Comics]].
*'''August Bank Holiday Island''': an island located between [[Easter Island]] and [[Christmas Island]] in ''[[The Goodies (TV series)|The Goodies]]''. Its inhabitants practice [[black supremacy]] and unintentionally gain control of the [[Commonwealth of Nations]].
*'''[[Federal Republic of Aurelia|Aurelia, Federal Republic of]]''': a country that appeared in ''[[Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception]]''.
*'''Auspasia''': the noisiest and most talkative nation in the world; appears in [[Georges Duhamel]]'s ''Lettres d'Auspasie'' and ''La dernier voyage de Candide''
*'''Austrania''': European kingdom in the film ''The Last Volunteer''
*'''Autrisindia''': created by [[Erick Yovie]]
*'''Averna''': An oil-rich Adriatic principality mentioned in [[Margery Allingham]]'s ''[[Sweet Danger]]''
*'''[[Axphain]]''': neighbor of [[Graustark]]
*'''Azania''': an African island empire in Evelyn Waugh's novel "Black Mischief."
*'''Azaran''': a Middle-Eastern country in the TV series ''[[The Andromeda Breakthrough]]''.
*'''Azeroth''': Human kingdom in the Warcraft universe. Also known as Stormwind.
*'''[[Aztlan]]''': a country formed after a nuclear [[WWIII]] from the American states of [[Utah]], [[Arizona]] and [[New Mexico]] in the novel ''[[Warday]]''
*'''Azmenistan''': a [[Russian language|Russian]]-speaking country in ''[[The Onion Movie]]''.

==B==
*'''[[BabaKiueria]]''': a country in Australia in the satirical film of the same name.
*'''Babalstan''': Middle Eastern country in the film ''[[Harum Scarum]]''
*'''[[Babar's Kingdom]]''' (Fr. ''Le pays des Éléphants (Elephant Land)''): African country populated by intelligent elephants, usually bipedal.
*'''Backhairistan''': from ''[[The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius]]'' animated TV series
*'''Bacteria''': thinly disguised version of [[Fascist]] Italy from the film ''[[The Great Dictator]]''.
*'''Bahar''': gulf state from an episode of ''[[Spooks]]''. Capital city: Bahar city.
*'''Bahavia''': a small country, bordering [[Uzbekistan]], in the [[Disney Channel]] series, ''[[Cory in the House]]''.
*'''Bahkan''': a nation threatened by the Federated Peoples' Republic in the ''[[Mission: Impossible]]'' TV episode "Fool's Gold"
*'''Bakaslavia''': a country mentioned in an episode of ''[[Zoey 101]]'' where Quinn bought purified uranium. Probably a parody of [[Yugoslavia]].
*'''Balamkadar''': Adil's birthplace from ''[[Genie in the House]]''
*'''Baki''': homeland of Omio in [[Madeleine L'Engle]]'s writing, a small Pacific island nation once dominated by the British
*'''Balinderry''': strategically placed quasi-Irish nation featured in an episode of ''[[The Six Million Dollar Man]]''
*'''Balnibarbi''': a land containing the metropolis called Lagado from the book ''[[Gulliver's Travels]]'' by [[Jonathan Swift]]
*'''[[Balochistan]]''': a country created by Christopher Propst to befuddle his fellow exchange students in the short story ''JSP: Travels in Tokyo''
* [[Baltish]], a fictional country from a Lithuanian TV show
*'''Baltonia''': a country, probably Baltic, in the film ''Esupai''
*'''Bayview''': from ''[[Need For Speed Underground 2]]'', with references to real cities like [[New York]], [[Los Angeles]] and [[Chicago]].
*'''Banania, República de''': Stereotypical [[Banana republic]] featured in several works by [[Les Luthiers]]
*'''Bandrika''' (sometimes ''Vandreka''): Eastern European [[Alps|Alpine]] country featured in ''[[The Lady Vanishes (1938 film)|The Lady Vanishes]]''.
*'''Bangalla''': a central African nation featured in ''[[The Phantom]]'' comic strip.
*'''Bangstoff''': an [[Imperial Germany|Imperial Germanesque]] country from the novel ''Operation Roughneck''.
*'''Bapetikosweti''': the "homeland" state invented by South African satirist [[Pieter-Dirk Uys]] for his drag character, Evita Bezuidenhout
*'''Baracq''': a Middle Eastern kingdom in the TV soap opera ''[[Capitol (TV series)|Capitol]]''.
*'''Baraza''': a major African country in ''[[The Man (novel)|The Man]]'' by [[Irving Wallace]].
*'''Barataria''' (1): an island kingdom in [[Miguel de Cervantes]]' ''[[Don Quixote]]''. The name comes from [[Spanish language]]'s ''barato'', meaning cheap.
*'''Barataria''' (2): featured in ''[[The Gondoliers]] or The King of Barataria'', a [[Savoy Opera]] by [[Gilbert and Sullivan]].
*'''Barclay Islands''' (the Barclays): British-dependent Caribbean archipelago off The Bahamas in [[Frederick Forsyth]]'s novel ''[[The Deceiver (novel)|The Deceiver]]''.
*'''Barringtonia''': the location of a ski resort mentioned in one episode of [[The Suite Life of Zack and Cody]]. One of [[London Tipton|London]]'s friends says in this episode she will be staying with her boyfriend's family, the Barringtons, who the country is presumably named after.
*'''Basenji''': a country neighboring Russia in the sitcom ''[[I Dream of Jeannie]]''
*'''[[List of nations of Ace Combat|Belka]]''': a country that appeared in ''[[Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War]]'' and ''[[Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War]]''.
*'''Belsornia''': the homeland of Elisaveta, the title character in the third of [[Elinor Brent-Dyer]]'s [[Chalet School]] series, ''The Princess of the Chalet School''.
*'''Beninia''': from [[John Brunner (novelist)|John Brunner]]'s ''[[Stand on Zanzibar]]''
*'''Bensalem''': utopian island nation located somewhere off the Western coast of the continent of America in [[Francis Bacon]]'s ''[[The New Atlantis]]''
*'''Bereznik''': an Eastern European state featured in the ''[[Gerry Anderson]]'' series ''[[Thunderbirds (TV series)|Thunderbirds]]'' and ''[[Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons]]''.
*'''Bergania''': a European country in ''[[The Dragonfly Pool]]'' by ''[[Eva Ibbotson]]''
*'''Bergen Ait''': An uninhabited island in the Baltic Sea controlled by [[Great Britain]] in ''Biggles in the Baltic''
*'''Beth Ja Brin''': a middle-Eastern country appearing in ''[[Danger Man]]''
*'''[[Greater Berzerkistan|Berzerkistan]]''': a country in the comic strip ''[[Doonesbury]]'', located between Iran and Russia.<ref>[http://www.doonesbury.com/strip/dailydose/index.html?uc_full_date=20071112 Doonesbury@Slate - Daily Dose]</ref>
*'''Besaid''': Place where Wakka, Lulu and other characters in ''Final Fantasy X'' are from.
*'''Betonia''': European kingdom in the film ''[[His Royal Highness (1932 film)|His Royal Highness]]'' (1932)
*'''[[Bialya]]''': a country appearing in many comic books published by [[DC Comics]].
*'''Birani''': African nation featured in the film ''[[The Gods Must Be Crazy]]''. Located near Namibia and Angola. Has a Banana Forest at a place called Dumgase.
*'''Birdwell Island''': an independent island community in the ''[[Clifford the Big Red Dog]]'' series similar in geography and custom to an island off of the east coast of the United States.
*'''[[Lilliput and Blefuscu|Blefuscu]]''': a land where all the people are tiny from the book ''[[Gulliver's Travels]]'' by [[Jonathan Swift]]. Enemies of [[Lilliput and Blefuscu|Lilliput]]
*'''Republic of Blackland''': the former city of [[East St. Louis, Illinois]] in the graphic novel ''Birth of a Nation'' by [[Aaron McGruder]] and [[Reginald Hudlin]].
*'''Blueland:''' Used in military scenarios by [[NATO]] countries, often warring against ''[[#O|Orangeland]]''<ref name="Royal Navy">{{cite web|url=http://www.navynews.co.uk/articles/2001/0107/0001072701.asp|title=Navy News - News Desk - News - HMS Edinburgh works out in the Pacific|publisher=www.navynews.co.uk|accessdate=2008-12-14}}</ref><ref name="Kyodo">{{cite news|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0WDQ/is_/ai_53001543|title=RIMPAC simulates conflict between divided countries - Asian Political News|publisher=findarticles.com|accessdate=2008-12-14}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=RjwilmsiBot}}</ref><ref name="Global Security">{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/rimpac.htm|title=Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC)|publisher=www.globalsecurity.org|accessdate=2008-12-14}}</ref>
*'''Bocamoa''': a gold-producing white supremacist African country from the ''[[Mission: Impossible]]'' TV episode "Kitara"
*'''Borginia''': a small country in the video game ''[[Gyakuten Saiban 4]]
*'''[[Boloxnia]]''': an Eastern European [[Communist]] country set in 1957 compiled by the listeners of [[Alex Lester]], [[Radio personality|presenter]] of the [[BBC Radio 2]] early morning show.
*'''Bonande''': a West African country in the film ''[[Night of Truth|La Nuit de la vérité]]''
*'''Bongiornia''': a European grand duchy referred to constantly as a pointless example of human imagination.
*'''Bongo Congo''': the African kingdom in the cartoon ''[[King Leonardo and his Short Subjects]]''
*'''Booty Island''': a pirate island in the [[Caribbean Sea]] in the game ''[[Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge]]'', part of the Tri-Island area (governed by Elaine Marley)
*'''Bora Gora''': an island in the Marivellas island chain from ''[[Tales of the Gold Monkey]]''
*'''[[Borduria]]''': [[totalitarian]] state from the comics series ''[[The Adventures of Tintin]]'', located in the [[Balkans]]
*'''Borginia''': a republic from the videogame ''[[Dino Crisis]]'', later appearing in ''[[Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney]]'' and ''[[Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth]]''
*'''Borostyria''', a [[Balkan]] principality modeled on [[Montenegro]] in ''[[Arsène Lupin]], Gentleman Burglar'' (1907).<ref>[http://www.coolfrenchcomics.com/arsenelupintimeline.htm]</ref>
*'''Borovia''': Central-European country from ''[[The Big Knights]]'' TV programme.
*'''[[List of fictional places in G.I. Joe|Borovia]]''' (2): a communist Eastern European country featured in [[G.I. Joe]] by [[Marvel Comics]].
*'''Bothalia''': a kingdom in the Balkan Mountains from the film ''The Vagabond Prince''
*'''Brainania''': from the animated series ''[[Pinky and the Brain]]''
*'''Braslavia''': Slavic dictatorial country in ''[[Patrouille des Castors]]'' comics
*'''Bratavia''': Asian dictatorial country mentioned in an episode of the 1987 German TV comedy ''Diplomaten küßt man nicht''
*'''Bratislavia''': a fictional country mentioned in ''[[Count Duckula]]''
*'''Brazillia''': a [[Balkan]] republic after [[Albania]] joined [[Yugoslavia]] to make the Brazilian Republic in 2011 in the ''Death Enrising'' novels.
*'''Brazuela''': an industrialized South American nation between [[Venezuela]] and [[Brazil]] in ''[[Totally Spies!]]'' TV series
*'''Bregna''': a centralized scientific planned state from the animated series ''[[Aeon Flux]]''
*'''Bretzelburg''': a central European dictatorship from ''[[Spirou et Fantasio]]'' comics
*'''Bretonnia''': a feudal country in the ''[[Old World (Warhammer)|Warhammer]]'' game.
*'''Holy Britannian Empire''': A world superpower that has taken over one-third of the world in the anime series ''[[Code Geass]]''
*'''[[Brungaria]]''':an Eastern European dictatorship similar to the Soviet Union, in the Tom Swift Junior series
*'''British Hidalgo''': a tiny Central American country in the novel ''Limekiller'' by ''[[Avram Davidson]]'' (See Hidalgo)
*'''[[Brobdingnag]]''': a country populated by giants, from the book ''[[Gulliver's Travels]]'' by [[Jonathan Swift]]
*'''Brogavia''': A [[Nazi]]-occupied Balkan nation featured in [[Commando Comics]]
*'''[[Brutopia]]''': a country appearing in several [[Donald Duck]] stories, possibly referring to the Soviet Union.
*'''Buckyvania''': Country created by Bucky Katt in the comic strip ''[[Get Fuzzy]]''
*'''Bukistan''': an [[Islam]]ic country in the [[Cary Grant]] film ''[[Dream Wife]]''. Later referred to in ''[[I Dream of Jeannie]]''.
*'''Bulmeria''': an African country mentioned in the webcomic, ''[[It's Walky!]]''
*'''[[Buranda]]''': an African country in the BBC comedy series ''[[Yes Minister]]''
*'''[[Burmini]]''': an African or Asian country in the Fox International Channels Italy TV show, ''[[Boris (TV)|Boris]]''
*'''Burunda''': a Central African country bordering the also fictional country of [[Wakanda (comics)|Wakanda]] in [[Marvel Comics]].
*'''Burunga''': an African country mentioned in the ''Captain Tsubasa:World Youth'' manga.

==C==

*'''Cabo Luna''': a tropical Latin American country and major tourist destination in the TV series [[Generator Rex]]
*'''Cacklogallinia''': a kingdom off the coast of South America, from ''A Voyage to Cacklogallinia'' by Captain Samuel Brunt
*'''[[Duchy of Cagliostro|Cagliostro]]''': a tiny, mountainous European duchy in the [[anime]] film ''[[The Castle of Cagliostro]]''
*'''[[Calbia]]''': a tiny Balkan republic in the [[Doc Savage]] adventure "The King Maker"
*'''Calia''': from ''[[Modesty Blaise]]'' episode "The Jericho Caper"
*'''Candover''': medieval country in the novel ''Rats and Gargoyles'' by [[Mary Gentle]]
*'''Cantania''': South American country in ''[[The Kid Who Became President]]''
*'''Cap'D'Far''': a small island country from an episode of ''[[Scarecrow and Mrs. King]]'' whose only export was fish bones
*'''Cape Suzette''': [[city-state]] which was the setting of the animated series ''[[Tale Spin]]''
*'''[[Carbombya]]''': a country mentioned in the ''[[Transformers series|Transformers]]'' series
*'''Carpania''': European kingdom in the film ''[[The Great Race]]''
*'''[[The Prince and the Showgirl|Carpathia]]''': Balkan kingdom from the play ''[[The Sleeping Prince (play)|The Sleeping Prince]]'' by [[Terence Rattigan]] and the subsequent film ''[[The Prince and the Showgirl]]''
*'''Cascara''': a tiny Caribbean island in the film ''[[Water (1985 film)|Water]]''
*'''[[Caspak]]''': a huge island country located in the South seas somewhere between South America and Australia, from [[Edgar Rice Burroughs]]' ''The Land That Time Forgot'' and its sequels
*'''Caspiar''': The origin of [[Andy Kaufman]]'s "foreign man" character.
*'''Cayuna''': a Caribbean island modelled on Jamaica in the novels of [[John Edgar Colwell Hearne|John Hearne]]
*'''Celama, Kingdom of''': a mythical land in novels ''El reino de Celama'' by [[Luis Mateo Díez]]
*'''Celtica''': a country resembling [[Wales]] in the ''[[Ranger's Apprentice]]'' [[book series]] by [[John Flanagan (author)|John Flanagan]]
*'''Cenktrich''': Central European country in the video game ''[[Front Mission: Gun Hazard]]''
*'''Champina''': European Country in the short story Small Country.
*'''Chekia''': mythical kingdom in the film ''[[The Only Thing]]''
*'''Cheezburgerstan''': Kingdom located in either Central or Eastern Europe in the [[Mad Magazine]] comic strip feature ''[[Monroe]]''.
*'''[[Chernarus]]''': post-soviet country in the video game ''[[ArmA 2]]''
*'''Chimerica''': Central American country from the [[computer game]] ''[[Hidden Agenda (computer game)|Hidden Agenda]]''
*'''Chiroubistan''': a Balkan/Islamic country perpetually at war, in the French comic strip "Henriette"
*'''Citysville''': A City in the TV Series [[The Powerpuff Girls]] where Professor Utonium and the Girls move to for a while but then moved back to Townsville because of all the Mean People in Citysville.
*'''Cleirville''': A city- state settled in Europe , from Italian comics "Diabolik".
*'''Cobra Island''': A United Nations recognized island in the Gulf Of Mexico; focus of many stories in the [[G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero|G.I. Joe]] merchandise line
*'''Concordia''': a small country only a few miles across somewhere in Europe, setting for the play ''[[Romanoff and Juliet (play)|Romanoff and Juliet]]'' by [[Peter Ustinov]] and the film of the [[Romanoff and Juliet (film)|same title]].
*'''Condal Islands''': a remote archipelago in the South Pacific, in ''Dead Ground'' by [[Chris Amies]].
*'''Confederated Gulf States''': a Persian Gulf Monarchy in an episode of ''[[Spooks]]''
*'''Coronado''': an unstable South American state in a film of the same name, presumably named after [[Francisco Coronado]].
*'''Coronia''': a kingdom from the film ''King, Queen and Joker''
*'''Cortinia, Federal Republic''': a country created by [[in Rod we Trust|Rod Orellana]] for Military Role Playing games.
*'''Cortuguay''': Latin American country beset by revolutions in the film and [[Harold Robbins]] novel ''the Adventurers''
*'''Costa Estralia''': General Cain's fiefdom in [[Princess Protection Program]]
*'''Costa Gravas''': South American country from the 2007 series [[Chuck (TV series)|Chuck]]
*'''Costa Luna''': Rosalinda's or Rosie's kingdom in [[Princess Protection Program]]
*'''Costa Morada''': a small Central American state featured in the final episode of the 1980s TV series ''[[Miami Vice]]''. Loosely based on [[Panama]]
*'''Costa Negra''': a Latin-American country, in the telefim [[Major Dad]]. Its capital is Los Limones
*'''Costa Verde''': small Central American state in [[Marvel Comics]], home to [[Avengers (comics)|Avengers]] member [[Silverclaw]].
*'''Costaguana''': setting of [[Joseph Conrad]]'s ''[[Nostromo]]''
*'''[[The Country of the Blind|Country of the Blind, The]]''': a country where all the population are blind, situated in a hidden valley near Ecuador, from a short story by [[H. G. Wells]].
*'''Coventry''': a kingdom in the ''Twitches'' [[Twitches (novel series)|novel series]] and [[Twitches (film series)|film series]].
*'''Coxotopia''': a doubly fictional country, made up by ''[[Dr. Cox]]'' in the TV Show ''[[Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]''.
*'''Crab Island''': a poor Caribbean island shaped like a [[crab]], under the domination of Crocodile Island, in the ''[[Patrouille des Castors]]'' comics.
*'''Crab Key''': a small island off of [[Jamaica]] and the base of the antagonist in [[Ian Fleming]]'s ''[[Dr No (novel)|Dr. No]]''.
*'''Crim Tartary''' in [[William Makepeace Thackeray]]'s "[[The Rose and the Ring]]" (1854) (see also Paflagonia)
*'''Crocodile Island''': a [[crocodile]]-shaped Caribbean island seemingly similar to [[Tahiti]], in the ''[[Patrouille des Castors]]'' comics.
*'''Crusoeland''': featured in ''[[Atoll K]]'', a film featuring [[Laurel and Hardy]].
*'''Curaguay''': a Latin American [[banana republic]] seen in ''[[The A-Team]]''.
*'''Cymmeria''': An ancient kingdom from ''[[Conan the barbarian]]''.

==D==
*'''Dalmatia''': a tiny Germanic nation whose royal family were exiled to [[Great Britain]] after a communist revolution there. Seen in the TV series ''[[You Rang, M'Lord?]]''.
*'''Danu''': setting of [[Timothy Mo]]'s 1991 novel ''[[The Redundancy of Courage]]'', based on [[East Timor]]
*'''Dave, The Republic of''', a single generational Republic led by Dave in the video game [[Fallout 3]]. The country is depicted to be about 20 kilometers north of the main DC area.
*'''[[Dawsbergen]]''': neighbor of [[Graustark]]
*'''[[Defastena]]''': The idyllic sister-state of The Defastenkunstrepublik.
*'''Defastenkunstrepublik''': Oldest of the three states composing the Defastenist Empire. Was the subject for a series of paintings by the [[Defastenist]] artist [[Gary Farrelly]] produced between 2003 and 2007.
*'''De La Rocha''': A Middle-Eastern monarchy in the series [[Metajets]]
*'''Derkaderkastan''': from the film ''[[Team America: World Police]]''
*'''[[Dinotopia]]''': a hidden, utopian island from [[James Gurney]]'s illustrated books
*'''Dolaronia''': from the [[Cantinflas]] film "Su Excelencia," a parody of the United States
*'''Dominion of Divinity''' a theocratic dystopia that replaces the United States in the novel The Butterfly and the Flame by Dana De Young
*'''Dos Rios''': South American country in ''Biggles'' television series.
*'''Double Crossia''': a country mentioned in the [[Three Stooges]] short ''[[You Nazty Spy]]''
*'''Drachenschweig''': Grand Duchy of Drachenschweig, setting of Roger K. Miller's 2010 novel ''[[Dragon in Amber]]''
*'''Drackenberg''': a European country from [[Lloyd Alexander]]'s ''The Drackenberg Adventure''
*'''Dregovia''', mentioned in a mission of the video game ''[[Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis]]'' where the player must rescue its visiting president.
*'''Dreisenburg''': A tiny Germanic nation featured in the pilot of ''[[The Secret Service]]''
*'''Dresdania''': A Balkan principality in the [[Solar Pons]] story ''The Adventure of the Frightened Governess''
*'''Droon'''*: A magical world in the ''[[Secrets of Droon]]'' series by Tony Abbott
*'''Dschinnistan (Djinnistan)''': in the novel ''Ardistan and Dschinnistan'' by [[Karl Friedrich May]]
*'''Dubinia''': The rival country of Bahavia in the TV show ''[[Cory in the House]]''.
*'''Duloc''': name of the kingdom in ''[[Shrek]]'' ruled by [[Lord Farquaad]]
*'''Derbaran''':a country in the shooter ''[[War Rock]]''.
*'''Ducklovia''': a country bordering [[Serbia]] in ''[[Count Duckula]]''

==E==
*'''East African Protectorate''': An African state that is part of the [[United Nations Space Command]] of the [[Halo (series)|Halo]] universe. It contains fururistic versions of modern-day Mombasa (called New Mombasa) and [[Voi]] as well as a [[Forerunner (Halo)|Forerunner]] relic.
*'''[[Eastasia (Nineteen Eighty-Four)|Eastasia]]''': from the novel ''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four]]'' by [[George Orwell]].
*'''Eastern Coalition''': in ''[[Star Trek: First Contact]]'', the Eastern Coalition (ECON) was one of the major powers involved in World War III.
*'''East European Republic''': an anti-American power from the ''[[Mission: Impossible]]'' TV episode "Submarine". Possibly the same as the East European Peoples Republic (EEPR) from "The Party" and the European People's Republic from "Invasion".
*'''East Prophets''': An [[Imperial Germany|Imperial Germanesque]] country that joins pact against communist threat from the novel ''Operation Roughneck'', alternatively known as "Bangstoff".
*'''East Yemen''': located somewhere in the [[Middle East]], from the sitcom ''[[Yes, Prime Minister]]''. Formally known as ''The People's Democratic Republic of East Yemen'', it was a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] backed Communist dictatorship which often raided its neighbour, West Yemen.
*'''[[Ecotopia]]''': an ecological utopia appearing in the novels ''Ecotopia'' and ''Ecotopia Emerging'' by [[Ernest Callenbach]]. See also [[Cascadia (independence movement)|Cascadia]], a secessionist idea based in part on Callenbach's Ecotopia.
*'''Ecuarico''': homeland of an exiled dictator in an episode of ''[[Gilligan's Island]]''
*'''Eisneria''': a republic in the [[Balkans]] from the ''[[Road Rovers]]'' TV series
*'''El Honduragua''': a country in [[Central America]] from the sketch show ''[[Spitting Image]]'', whose politics are dominated by [[Fascism|fascist]] parties all supported by the [[United States]]. Its name is a portmanteau of [[El Salvador]], the [[British Honduras]] (now [[Belize]]) and [[Nicaragua]].
*'''[[Elbonia]]''': Backward country from the comic strip ''[[Dilbert]]''
*'''Eldorado''': a country from ''[[Terra em Transe]]''
*'''Elensia''': the main setting of the video game ''[[Wild Arms XF]]''.
*'''[[Eleutheria (play)|Eleutheria]]''': an island nation in the Southwest [[Pacific Ocean]] from the Eleutheria Model Parliament role playing game.
*'''Elkabar''': Persian Gulf kingdom, from the ''[[Mission: Impossible]]'' episode "The Slave"
*'''[[Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation|Emmeria]]''': a country featured in the ''[[Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation]]'' game.
*'''[[Equatorial Kundu]]''': a West African republic from the TV series ''[[The West Wing (television)|The West Wing]]''
*'''Eretz''': the home of a visiting prime minister, Salka Palmir, in an episode of ''[[The Six Million Dollar Man]]'' ('Eretz' is [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] for 'land')
*'''Erewhon''' (anagram of ''nowhere''): in the novel ''[[Erewhon]]'' by [[Samuel Butler (1835-1902)|Samuel Butler]]
*'''Eroslavia''': Provides the setting for erotic stories featured on [http://www.eroslavia.com a blog of the same name] since 2007.
*'''[[Erusea]]''': a country that appeared in ''[[Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies]]'', ''[[Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War]]'', and briefly mentioned in ''[[Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War]]''.
*'''Estrovia''': European kingdom in the film ''[[A King in New York]]''
*'''[[Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation|Estovakia]]''': a country that appeared in ''[[Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation]]''.
*'''Esturia''': a Slavic country in ''[[Patrouille des Castors]]'' comics
*'''Ethniklashistan''': Portrayed in ''[[The Onion]]'' as a homeland for [[Hutus]], [[Greek Cypriots]], [[Serbs]], [[Papua New Guinea|Papuans]] and many other troubled ethnic groups. Situated in the [[West Bank]].
*'''Euphrania''': tiny kingdom in the film ''[[The Slipper and the Rose]]''
*'''[[Eurasia (Nineteen Eighty-Four)|Eurasia]]''': from the novel ''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four]]'' by [[George Orwell]]
*'''Eurasian Dynasty''': The remnants of the Europe, Asia and North Africa in the computer game ''[[Earth 2140]]''.
*'''Europolis''': The capital of Europe in the computer game ''[[Dreamfall]]''.
*'''Evallonia''': Central European country in the [[John Buchan]] novels ''Castle Gay'' and ''The House of the Four Winds''.
*'''Evarchia''': Eastern European country from [[Brigid Brophy]]'s ''Palace Without Chairs''

==F==
*'''Fabeltjesland''': the name of a land, only with animals, in the Dutch TV series ''de Fabeltjeskrant''.
*'''Far Eastern Republic''': a nation from the ''[[Mission: Impossible]]'' TV episode "Commandante".
*'''Farfelu''': a surrealisitic place in the novel ''The Kingdom of Farfelu'' by [[André Malraux]] (see [http://www.fuguestatepress.com/malraux.html])
*'''Fato''': Briefly mentioned in Ace Combat 5.
*'''Far Far Away''': the name of the kingdom in ''[[Shrek 2]]'' and ''[[Shrek the Third|Shrek 3]]''
*'''Fawzia''': Middle Eastern kingdom in the film ''John Goldfarb, Please Come Home''
*'''Federated Peoples' Republic''': a nation hostile toward the Kingdom of Bahkan in the ''[[Mission: Impossible]]'' TV episode "Fool's Gold". Possibly the same as the Federated People's Republic: from the ''[[Mission: Impossible]]'' TV episode "Time Bomb".
*'''Feudalia''': Little exploited bureaucratic country ruled by Field Marshall Manuel Anzábalon several works bu [[Les Luthiers]]
*'''Filemonia''': one of the countries resulting of the 1991 collapse of [[USSR]] as told in ''[[Mort & Phil|Mortadelo y Filemón: El 35 Aniversario]]''
*'''Findas''': country sunk under the waves in ''The Book of Conquests'' by [[Jim Fitzpatrick (artist)|Jim Fitzpatrick]]
*'''Fiore''': The region from [[Pokemon Ranger]].
*'''Florin''': The country run by [[Prince Humperdinck]] in ''[[The Princess Bride]]'' by [[William Goldman]]
*'''Flyspeck Island''': home of Gunk in the comic strip ''[[Curtis]]''
*'''Forest Kingdom''': from [[Simon R. Green|Simon Green]]'s ''Blue Moon Rising''. Ruled by King John.
*'''Fredonia''': from [[Nancy Drew: The White Wolf of Icicle Creek]]'''
*'''[[Freedonia]]''': European country from the [[Marx Brothers]] film ''[[Duck Soup (1933 film)|Duck Soup]]''
*'''Franistan''': from I Love Lucy Episode "The Publicity Agent"
*'''Freiland''': from ''Freiland'' by Theodor Hertzka
*'''Frobnia''': an [[Eastern Bloc]] nation from [[Infocom]]'s interactive fiction game ''[[Border Zone]]''
*'''Fröland''': Island in the North Sea in the Dutch TV series ''Fröland''.

==G==
*'''Gaad''': Small East African country in the 1963 mystery ''The Diplomat and the Gold Piano'' by Margaret Scherf
*'''Gaillardia''': Remote British Colony in the 1959 film ''[[Carlton-Browne of the F.O.]]''
*'''Gallica''': a country resembling [[France]] in the ''[[Ranger's Apprentice]]'' [[book series]] by [[John Flanagan (author)|John Flanagan]]
*'''Gamba''': African country in the film ''Only Love''
*'''Gamorra''': island near Southeast Asia in [[WildStorm]] comics, ruled by Kaizen Gamorra
*'''Gath''': Country in the TV series ''[[Kings (U.S. TV series)|Kings]]''; based on the biblical Canaanite [[Gath]]''
*'''Gavel Republic''': a country referenced in the animated picture ''[[Ghost in the Shell]]''
*'''Gazth-Sonika''': a war-torn country in south-west [[Asia]] from the anime [[Madlax]]
*'''[[Genosha]]''': an island nation which was established as a mutant homeland in [[Marvel Comics]]
*'''[[Genovia]]''': European country from ''[[The Princess Diaries]]'' novels and film adaptations (''[[The Princess Diaries (film)|The Princess Diaries]]'' and ''[[The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement]]'')
*'''Ghalea''': a small African nation whose pro-Western government is key to stability in the area, from the ''[[Mission: Impossible]]'' episode "The Money Machine"
*'''Gilboa''': Country in TV series [[Kings (U.S. TV series)|Kings]]
*'''[[Republic of Gilead|Gilead]]''': a republic in the novel ''[[The Handmaid's Tale]]'' by [[Margaret Atwood]]
*'''Gindra''': A small nation in [[Central Africa]] that serves as the location of the military fortress Galuade (formerly Outer Heaven) in ''[[Metal Gear: Ghost Babel]]''
*'''Giwak''': a wealthy Middle Eastern country from which the prince comes to England for schooling in the film ''[[Bottoms Up (1960 film)|Bottoms Up!]]''
*'''Glendovia''': A country mentioned in an episode of [[Sonny with a Chance]] where Sonny & Tawni go to as part of a Cash Register Exchange program.
*'''Glenraven''': a tiny country in the Alps, no bigger than [[Liechtenstein]], squeezed into the border between France and Italy in ''Glenraven'' series by [[Marion Zimmer Bradley]]
*'''[[Glubbdubdrib]]''': an island governed by a tribe of magicians. About one third the size of the Isle of Wight. From the book ''[[Gulliver's Travels]]'' by [[Jonathan Swift]].
*'''Gnarnia''':From the film ''[[Epic Movie]]'', spoof of C.S. Lewis's Narnia.
*'''Gnubia''': from television series ''[[MacGyver]]''.
*'''Golithia''': a country between [[Turkey]] and the Soviet Union from the graphic novel ''[[Batman: Son of the Demon]]''.
*'''Gondal''': imaginary country from the poems of [[Brontë]] sisters.
*'''[[Gondour]]''': an ideal republic imagined by [[Mark Twain]] in his short story ''The Curious Republic of Gondour''.
*'''Granbretan''': a future evil version of [[Great Britain]] where the noble classes hide behind metal masks of various totem animals, created by [[Michael Moorcock]] in his ''[[The History of the Runestaff]]'' books.
*'''[[Grand Fenwick]]''': a duchy in ''[[The Mouse That Roared]]'' and sequels by [[Leonard Wibberley]].
*'''[[Graustark]]''': Eastern European country in several novels by [[George Barr McCutcheon]].
*'''Gravett Island''': Island where the crew of the [[USS Enterprise-E]] were to evacuate to in ''[[Star Trek: First Contact]]''.
*'''Great Britnia''': Formed by hordes of Robo-Britneys after they took over Afghanistan in ''[[Justice Squad]]''
*'''Greater Berzerkistan''': Asian nation ruled by a 'President for life' dictator in the comic-strip ''[[Doonesbury]]''. The regime has indulged in Nazi-esque crimes against humanity.
*'''Greater Korean Republic''': North Korean occupied country consisting North and South Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, and Central-Western United States in the video game ''[[Homefront (video game)]]''.
*'''Grenyornya''': a nation only rich people know about. Appeared in the [[30 Rock]] episode '[[SeinfeldVision]].'
*'''Grimzinistan''': Sworn enemy of Rendoosia: the country of The Adrenalini Brothers.
*'''[[Groland]]''': French television channel Canal+ "presipality".
*'''Grünewald''': an imaginary Germanic state where the novel ''[[Prince Otto]]'' (1885) by [[Robert Louis Stevenson]] is set
*'''Grzkijstan''': a constituent republic of the Soviet Union, from the novel [[Big Trouble]] by [[Dave Barry]]
*'''Guadec''': African country in an episode of ''[[Spooks]]''. Led by reformist President Manu Baffong.
*'''Guadosalam''': Place in ''Final Fantasy X'' and ''X-2'', home of the Guado.
*'''Guamania''': from the French-Canadian series ''Dans une Galaxie près de chez vous''.
*'''Guaranga''': (pronounced Gwa-Ran-Gah) a pro-communist mixed [[African]]/[[Latino|Latin]] country based on [[Angola]] from the novel ''Operation Roughneck''.
*'''Guilder''': The country across the Florin Channel (and the sworn enemy of Florin) in ''[[The Princess Bride]]'' by [[William Goldman]]
*'''Guravia''': a country where the first robot president was elected in the ''[[Astro Boy (1980s)|Astro Boy]]'' [[animated series]]
*'''Gulevandia''': Kingdom where the bilingual opera ''[[Cardoso en Gulevandia]]'' is set. Its language is Gulevache
*'''Gzbfernigambia''': a kingdom from the film ''Such a Little Queen''

== H ==
*'''[[Halla (fictional kingdom)|Halla]]''': a kingdom from the film ''[[Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne]]''
*'''Harmonia''': a recurring antagonistic country in the ''[[Suikoden (series)|Suikoden]]'' series of video games.
*'''Hav''': a European city-state in [[Jan Morris]]'s novel ''Last Letters from Hav''
*'''Heiligwaldenstein''': a small German state in "The Wisdom of [[Father Brown]]" ([[s:The Wisdom of Father Brown/Chapter 12]])
*'''[[Herland (novel)|Herland]]''': a feminist utopia in the novel ''Herland'' by [[Charlotte Perkins Gilman]]
*'''Hermajistan''': a stand-in for Afghanistan in the anime version of ''[[Full Metal Panic]]'' (a change made after the [[September 11, 2001 attacks]], as the series' protagonist had in the original version been raised in Afghanistan.)
*'''Herzoslovakia''': a small Balkan state in [[Agatha Christie]]'s novels ''[[The Secret of Chimneys]]'' and ''[[The Labours of Hercules]]''
*'''Hetland''': a kingdom from the film ''Such a Little Queen''
*'''Hibernia''': a country resembling [[Ireland]] in the ''[[Ranger's Apprentice]]'' [[book series]] by [[John Flanagan (author)|John Flanagan]]
*'''Hidalgo''': a Central American country in the [[Doc Savage]] novels and film
*'''Hili-liland''': a nation near the [[South Pole]], founded by [[Ancient Romans]], in the 1899 novel ''[[A Strange Discovery]]'' by [[Charles Romeyn Dake]]. It is south of '''Tsalal''' and has a more developed civilization.
*'''Hillsdown''': a duchy in [[Simon R. Green|Simon Green]]'s ''Blue Moon Rising''. Ruled by Duke Alaric.
*'''[[Hoenn]]''': A region in the Pokemon games [[Pokemon Ruby & Sapphire]] & [[Pokemon Emerald]].
*'''Hohenwald''': the home [[principality]] of the heroine in [[Richard Harding Davis]]' ''[[The Princess Aline]]'' (1895).
*'''[[Houyhnhnm]]s, Land of the''': a land where horses rule. The animalistic human-like creatures in this land are called [[Yahoo (literature)|Yahoos]]. From the book ''[[Gulliver's Travels]]'' by [[Jonathan Swift]].
*'''Howduyustan''': [[Carl Barks]]' satirical version of [[India]].
*'''Hopi Hari''': A theme park near São Paulo, Brazil, which pretends to be a country.
*'''Hudatvia''': a large island somewhere in the Middle East featuring in two episodes of the [[Gerry Anderson]] series ''[[Stingray (TV series)|Stingray]]''.
*'''Huella Islands''': islands off the coast of Cayenne, mentioned in [[The Hardy Boys]] books.
*'''Hyrkania''': pre-Ice Age kingdom in the [[Conan]] mythos, and the homeland of [[Red Sonja]].

==I==
*'''Idris''': a small country located between Germany and France in the [[Mortal Instruments]] novels by [[Cassandra Clare]]. Home to the magic-using Shadowhunters, it is concealed from normal humans.
*'''Ifuvania''' or '''Ithuvania''': Eastern European country used as an experiment in [[Gary Larson]]'s ''[[The Far Side]]'' comic
*'''Illyria''': Eastern European country in the play ''[[Les Mains Sales]]'' (''Dirty Hands'') by [[Jean-Paul Sartre]]. [[Illyria]] is also the ancient name for the region between the Adriatic Sea and the Danube.
*'''Imara''': an African country in the 2007 series ''[[Bionic Woman (2007 TV series)|Bionic Woman]]''.
*'''Inagua''': a Caribbean island nation in the Franco-Belgian comic ''[[Buck Danny]]''. Hostile to both the United States and the Soviet Union, its dictator tries to orchestrate a [[third World War]] between the two superpowers.
*'''Irania''': a small European kingdom from the film ''Trouble for Two''
*'''Iraqistan''': Middle-Eastern country seen in the introduction to ''[[Have I Got News for You]].'' A combination of Iraq and Afghanistan, the two countries invaded in the War on Terror.
*'''Iriadeska''': South-Eastn Asian country resembling Thailand in [[Frederik Pohl]]'s short story ''Iriadeska's Martians''
*'''Ishkebar''': a small island monarchy, resembling [[Sri Lanka]], between [[India]] and [[Thailand]] from ''[[The Suite Life of Zack and Cody]]'' TV series, episode "[[List of The Suite Life of Zack & Cody episodes#ep26|Boston Holiday]]"
*'''Ishmaelia''': an African state, the setting for the novel ''[[Scoop (novel)|Scoop]]'' by [[Evelyn Waugh]].
*'''[[Ishtar]]''': a Middle Eastern emirate in the film ''[[Ishtar (film)|Ishtar]]''
*'''Isla''': a fictional Caribbean dictatorship in the animated series ''[[American Dad]]''.
*'''[[Isla Cruces]]''', an abandoned island in the film ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest]]''.
*'''[[Isla de Muerta]]''', an abandoned island in the film ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl]]''. It also appears in the video game ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]''.
*'''[[Islandia (book)|Islandia]]''': self-isolated country in [[Austin Tappan Wright]]'s novel ''Islandia'' (Note: ''Islandia'' is the [[Spanish language|Spanish]] name of [[Iceland]])
*'''Istan''': an island state in the online role-playing game, ''[[Guild Wars Nightfall]]''
*'''Isthmus''': a version of [[Panama]] and/or [[Nicaragua]] (actually filmed in [[Mexico City]] and [[Acapulco]], [[Mexico]]) in the [[James Bond]] film ''[[Licence to Kill]]''
*'''[[Ivalice]]''': a location in the ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' series.
*'''[[Ixania]]''': a small [[Balkans|Balkan]] country of little global importance in [[Eric Ambler]]'s ''[[The Dark Frontier]]''

==J==
*'''Jambalaya Island''': An ex-pirate island in the Caribbean, turned to a tourist attraction center, in ''[[Escape from Monkey Island]]''
*'''Javasu''': An island in the Indian Ocean, the alleged country of "[[Princess Caraboo]]"
*'''Jhamjarh''': An Indian Maharajate in [[Donald Jack]]'s Bandy Papers novels.
*'''Joanna''': The country of Kim Larsens Danish song "Tag mig med til Joanna" about longing for a country where one can grow.
*'''[[Johto]]''': A region in the Pokemon games [[Pokemon Gold & Silver]], [[Pokemon Crystal]] & [[Pokemon HeartGold & SoulSilver]].
*'''Jolliginki''': An African kingdom in the [[Doctor Dolittle]] books
*'''Jumbostan And Unsteadystan''': from the world of [[Donald Duck]]
*'''Juanatopia''': Is a kingdom in [[The Kings Love]] By [[Juan C. Moya]]

==K==
*'''Kabulstan''': a xenophobic third world military dictatorship in an episode of ''[[MacGyver]]'', probably modelled on Afghanistan and named after its capital [[Kabul]].
*'''Kafaristan''': from William Rose Benét's children's book ''The Flying King of Kurio''
*'''[[Kahndaq]]''': an Arab country on the continent of Africa, between Egypt and Jordan, featured in [[DC Comics]].
*'''Kajsa (Casha, Kasha)''': a sultanate, neighbor to Basenji from the sitcom ''[[I Dream of Jeannie]]''
*'''Kalao''': an African country affected by a covered-up industrial accident, in ''[[Panique (1977 film)|Panique]]''
*'''Kalubya''': North African country corresponding to the location of [[Libya]] in ''[[Operation Thunderbolt]]'' [[arcade game]]
*'''Kalya''': West African country in the novel ''The Zinzin Road'' by [[Fletcher Knebel]]. Capital city: Ft. Paul.
*'''Kamaria''': a Southeast Asian country (shaped as [[Tasmania]] upside down) used by the [[Australian Defence Forces]] for training purposes.
*'''Kamanga''': a Southern African country in the novel ''[[Tenth Man Down]]'' by [[Chris Ryan]].
*'''Kambezi''': an African country occurring in several ''[[MacGyver]]'' episodes, e.g. "Black Rhino"
*'''Kamburu''': totalitarian desert nation secretly ruled by a fugitive alien, based on Iraq or Libya, in the comic book mini-series ''[[JLA: Destiny]]''
*'''Kamistan, Islamic Republic of''': Middle-Eastern country in peace talks with USA during ''[[24 (season 8)]]''
*'''Kampong''': from the novel ''[[The Thirteen-Gun Salute (novel)|The Thirteen-Gun Salute]]'' by [[Patrick O'Brian]]
*'''Kandah State''': a Sultanate in Ann Halam's ''Taylor Five''; located on Borneo between Malaysia and Indonesia.
*'''Kangan''': An African nation in the novel [[Anthills of the Savannah]] by [[Chinua Achebe]].
*'''[[Pokémon regions#Kanto|Kanto]]''': Region in ''[[Pokémon Red]]'', ''[[Pokémon Red and Blue|Blue]]'', ''[[Pokémon Red and Blue|Yellow]]'', ''[[Pokémon Gold and Silver|Gold]]'', ''[[Pokémon Gold and Silver|Silver]]'', ''[[Pokémon Crystal|Crystal]]'', ''[[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen|FireRed]]'', and ''[[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen|LeafGreen]]'', ''[[Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver|HeartGold]]'', and ''[[Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver|SoulSilver]]''.
*'''Karak''': Middle Eastern country, neighboring Ajir in the ''[[Mission: Impossible]]'' TV episode "Nitro"
*'''Karathia''': Slavic monarchy in the ''[[Three Young Investigators]]'' series
*'''Karistan''': Central European country in the film ''[[Legend of the white horse|Legend of the White Horse]]''
*'''Karjastan''': Central Asian country in ''[[The Sentinel (2006 film)|The Sentinel]]''
*'''Karlova''': European kingdom in [[Edgar Rice Burroughs]]'s ''The Rider''
*'''Karlsberg''' or '''Karlsburg''': small, Germanic European kingdom in the operetta [[The Student Prince]]
*'''Karovia''': European kingdom from the film ''Trouble for Two''
*'''[[Kasnia]]''': war-torn Eastern European monarchy in the [[DC Animated Universe]]
*'''Kaziland''': tiny island nation home to Dr. Kamikazi, the villain of the ''[[Robotboy]]'' series
*'''Katanga''': African country, neighboring Sierra Leone, in [[Frederick Forsyth]]'s ''[[The Dogs of War (novel)|The Dogs of War]]''; [[Katanga Province|Katanga]] is also a real province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
*'''Kasja''': Said to be neighbouring Basenji , in the TV sitcom I Dream of Jeannie
*'''Katzenstok''': a republic in the [[Balkans]] from ''[[Road Rovers]]'' TV series
*'''Keltic Sultanate''': Islamic sultanate comprising the British Isles, from. ''[[The Years of Rice and Salt]]'', by [[Kim Stanley Robinson]]
*'''Kenyopia''': belligerent African nation in the TV series ''[[Totally Spies!]]'', attempting to conquer its fictitious neighbor Lyrobia
*'''Khembalung''': a Buddhist Himalayan country whose population moves to an island, in the ''Science in the Capital'' series by [[Kim Stanley Robinson]]
*'''[[Khemed]]''': an Arabic monarchy from [[The Adventures of Tintin|Tintin]]
*'''Khios, Kingdom of''': a Muslim island kingdom in the [[Sea of Marmara]], featured in the computer game ''[[No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy In H.A.R.M.'s Way]]''.
*'''Kilika''': a place in ''[[Final Fantasy X]]'' and ''[[Final Fantasy X-2|X-2]]'' where Dona and various people live.
*'''[[Kinakuta]] (Queenah-Kootah)''': an island state from [[Neal Stephenson]]'s novels ''[[Cryptonomicon]]'' and ''[[The Baroque Cycle]]''.
*'''Kinjanja''': a newly independent African country in the film ''[[A Good Man in Africa (film)|A Good Man in Africa]]''
*'''Kinkow''': mysterious island monarchy in the South Pacific, the setting of the TV series ''[[Pair of Kings]]''
*'''Kipi Kipi''': South Pacific island state in the TV series ''[[Pair of Kings]]''
*'''Klopstockia''': from the [[W. C. Fields]] film ''[[Million Dollar Legs]]''
*'''Kneebonia''': a country neighboring '''Elbonia''' in the Dilbert comic-strip.
*'''Koy4goff''': an [[e-mail spam]]-exporting country located in [[Eastern Europe]] and bordering '''Popupistan''', as reported by ''[[The Onion]]''. Real-world location depicted as between Russia and Kazakhstan
*'''Krakozhia''': a [[Slavic peoples|Slavic]] country from the film ''[[The Terminal]]''.
*'''Kravonia''': an Eastern European country from the novel ''Sophy of Kravonia'' by [[Anthony Hope]] and the subsequent film.
*'''Kravta Nova, Republic of''': an Eastern European nation referenced in the ''[[Father Ted]]'' episode ''[[Speed 3]]''.
*'''Kreplakistan''': Soviet Republic from the ''[[Austin Powers (film series)|Austin Powers]]'' films, likely based on the real [[Karakalpak Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic]], now the Republic of Karakalpakstan. (The eponymous "[[Kreplach]]" is an Eastern-European Jewish dish consisting of meat-filled dumplings.)
*'''Kuala Rokat''': a far eastern country, from the ''[[Mission: Impossible]]'' TV episode "The Seal"
*'''Kukuanaland''': African country in [[Rider Haggard]]'s ''[[King Solomon's Mines]]'', ruled first by King Twala, then by King Ignosi.
*'''Kurio''': from [[William Rose Benét]]'s children's book ''The Flying King of Kurio''
*'''Kuristan''': from the film ''[[Mr. Magoo]]'', central Asian nation that is home to the famous jewel ''The Star of Kuristan''.
*'''Kurland''': a kingdom in the film ''[[A Royal Family]]'' (but see [[Courland]])
*'''Kush''': an African country from [[John Updike]]'s novel ''The Coup''
*'''Kumor''' : an island from ''The diaries of Kumor Jheinn''

==L==
*'''Lacroa''': country in the same planet as Ark where [[Princess Rele]] and [[Zero: The Winged Knight]] is from in the anime ''[[Superior Defender Gundam Force]]''
*'''Laevatia''': Balkan nation from [[Nevil Shute]]'s ''[[Ruined City (novel)|Ruined City]]''
*'''Lani Lani''': unknown location in Disney's Cory in The House
*'''Lampidorra''': A tiny Principality in Western Europe near France, Italy, and Switzerland from the film ''[[Penny Princess]]'' (1952). It's so small, it makes Switzerland look the size of Mongolia.
*'''Lanconia''': Eastern European country referenced in [[Jude Deveraux]]'s romance novels
*'''[[Latkovia]]''' - An Eastern-European nation featured in several titles of the [[Amalgam Comics]] crossover between [[Marvel Comics]] and [[DC Comics]].
*'''[[Latveria]]''': a kingdom in the ''[[Fantastic Four]]'' comic-book series ruled by tyrannical [[Doctor Doom]]
*'''[[Laurania]]''': the republic in ''Savrola (A Tale of the Revolution in Laurania)'' by [[Winston Churchill]]
*'''Lavernia''': Eastern European country in the film ''Another Meltdown'' (''Bi xie lan tian'')
*'''[[Democratic Republic of Leasath|Leasath]]''': a country appearing in ''[[Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception]]''.
*'''Leutonia''': Eastern European home of the [[Happy Wanderers]] (Yosh & Stan Shmenge) from ''[[Second City Television|SCTV]]''
*'''Libria''': a totalitarian state in the film ''[[Equilibrium (film)|Equilibrium]]''
*'''[[Lilliput and Blefuscu|Lilliput]]''': a land where all the people are tiny from the book ''[[Gulliver's Travels]]'' by [[Jonathan Swift]]
*'''Lichtenburg''': Small European country in which Sally Adams serves as the American ambassador in the musical and film [[Call Me Madam]] Should not be confused with the historical independent duchy of Lichtenberg
*'''Lichtenstamp''': Country where Maddie is almost forced to marry an elementary school age prince in "[[The Suite Life on Deck]]"
*'''Lillitania''': Lilly's Imaginary Country from an episode of ''[[Hannah Montana]]''.
*'''Litzenburg''': neutral country in the ''[[Border Zone]]'' [[computer game]]
*'''Lividia''': mythical kingdom in the film ''[[Greater Than a Crown]]''
*'''Logosia''': African country from the ''[[Mission: Impossible]]'' TV episode "The Crane"
*'''Lombuanda''': a small African country on the Gulf of Guinea in the ''[[Mission: Impossible]]'' episode "The Diamond"
*'''Loompaland''': a "terrible" country from [[Roald Dahl]]'s 1964 children's book, ''[[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory]]''. It is inhabited by dwarves called [[Oompa Loompa]]s and is full of extremely dangerous creatures called ''Snozzwangers'', ''Hornswogglers'', ''Verminous Knids'', and wicked ''Whangdoodles''.
*'''Lovitzna''': a state lying to the north of Maltovia, hereditary enemies of that country, from ''Biggles goes to War'' by [[W.E. Johns|Captain W.E. Johns]].
*'''Low countries''': from [[Simon R. Green|Simon Green]]'s ''Beyond the Blue Moon''. Capital city: Haven.
*'''Lower Slobbovia''': ice-covered wasteland from the comic strip ''[[Li'l Abner]]''
*'''Lucrania''': pro-[[Nazism|Nazi]] country bordering [[Germany]], [[France]] and [[Switzerland]] in ''[[Biggles|Biggles - Secret Agent]]'' by [[W. E. Johns]].
*'''Lucre Island''': a pirate island in the game, ''[[Escape from Monkey Island]]''
*'''Lugash''': Mideast nation from the ''[[Pink Panther]]'' series of films
*'''Luggnagg''': an island state about 100 leagues SE from Japan. From the book ''[[Gulliver's Travels]]'' by [[Jonathan Swift]].
*'''[[Lukano]]''': a small independent country facing the Mediterranean Sea from ''[[Time Crisis 3]]'' video game. It neighbors Astigos, a small, peaceful island in the Mediterranean Sea.
*'''Lutha''': a small Balkan kingdom, located between [[Serbia]] and [[Austro-Hungary]], in the novel ''The Mad King'' by [[Edgar Rice Burroughs]]
*'''Luxenstein''': a European country in the German film ''Princess Undercover (Eine Prinzessin zum Verlieben)''
*'''Luzon Union''': a country of unspecified location in the [[Doc Savage]] novels
*'''Lyrobia''': African nation in ''[[Totally Spies!]]'' containing desert and rain forest environments, with an Arabic-inspired culture

==M==
*'''Macaria''': utopian country from ''[[A Description of the Famous Kingdom of Macaria]]'' by [[Samuel Hartlib]]
*'''Macho Grande''': a country used in the films ''[[Airplane!]]'' and ''[[Airplane II: The Sequel]]''
*'''Madripoor''': a tiny independent island in the [[Marvel Comics]], governed by bandits and located near [[Singapore]].
*'''Maguadora''': tiny Central American country in the film ''[[Whoops Apocalypse]]''
*'''Magyaristan''': an Islamic state in the former [[Hungary]]. From ''[[The Years of Rice and Salt]]'' by [[Kim Stanley Robinson]]. (Also used to refer to [[Hungary]] satirically by the local press.)
*'''Mahri Nui''': An island that broke off of Voya Nui and sank underwater, but was covered by a giant air bubble that saved the inhabitants. Featured in [[BIONICLE]] in 2007.
*'''Mai Chow''': a fictional island located off the coast of [[China]] in ''[[Count Duckula]]''
*'''Maladonia''': Prince Naveen's country in [[Disney]]'s film ''[[The Princess and the Frog]]''.
*'''[[Malafrena]]''': from the Ursula K. LeGuin historical novel of the same name, a small Central European country ruled by the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the pre-WWI era''
*'''Malagawi''': African country in the film [[le Professionnel|the Professional]].
*'''Malaguay''': Country that "El" was from on the 1970s sitcom "Soap" on ABC.
*'''Malbonia''': a country whose flag is used by the protagonists of ''This Can't Be Happening!'' by [[Gordon Korman]].
*'''Malevelosia''': an island kingdom filled with supervillains in ''[[Justice Squad]]''.
*'''Malicuria''': a monarchy run by Emperor Aleister from the episode "April's Fool" of 1987 animated television series ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]''.<ref name="29 ninjaturtles.com">
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*'''Maltovia''': a principality lying slightly to the north-east of the Black Sea, but still in Europe, from ''Biggles goes to War'' by [[W.E. Johns|Captain W.E. Johns]].
*'''Maluda''': South-east Asian nation ruled by a dictator in ''[[The Unit]]'' episode "The Broom Cupboard.
*'''Mamaland''': an eastern European island mentioned in the cartoon series "Wayside".
*'''Managua''': a Central American republic in the Franco-Belgian comic ''[[Buck Danny]]''.
*'''Mandalia''': a kingdom in Asia, located "somewhere between [[India]], China and the Soviet Union", from the 1986 German TV series ''Kir Royal''
*'''Mandavia''': a kingdom in the film ''Speed King''
*'''Mandawi''': A corrupt republic featured in the TV series ''[[Largo Winch (TV series)|Largo Winch]]''. Its leader is named President Syria.
*'''Mangelo Empire''': an empire surrounded by the smaller nations of Annastan, Saabierge, and Bhasaespana.
*'''Manjipur''': A country in Jonathon M. Shiff's TV series ''[[The Elephant Princess]]''.
*'''Mantegua''': a Central American republic in ''[[Buck Danny]]''.*'''Maple White Land''': land of [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]'s ''[[The Lost World (Conan Doyle novel)|The Lost World]]''
*'''Mardi archipelago''': from [[Herman Melville]]'s ''Mardi and a Voyage Thither''
*'''Margoth''': European kingdom in [[Edgar Rice Burroughs]]'s ''The Rider''
*'''Marivellas''': a volcanic island chain in the South Pacific, from ''[[Tales of the Gold Monkey]]''.
*'''[[Markovia (comics)|Markovia]]''': an independent Alpine nation in [[DC Comics]], ruled by the superhero [[Geo-Force]].
*'''Marnsburg''': a member of the United Nations hostile to the United States in the ''[[Mission: Impossible]]'' TV episode "Imitation"
*'''Marshovia (Marsovia, Makovnia)''': small Eastern European kingdom most likely located somewhere near [[Transylvania]] in the operetta ''[[The Merry Widow]]''
*'''Masavania, Kosnia''': European kingdoms in the film ''If I Were Queen''
*'''[[The Interpreter#Matobo and Ku|Matobo]]''': a state in the sub-Saharan region of Africa, from the 2005 film ''[[The Interpreter]]''
*'''Mata Nui''': The first island featured in [[BIONICLE]] (2001–2003).
*'''Maurania''': African country in ''[[Paradise (game)|Paradise]]'' video game
*'''Mêlée Island''': a [[pirate]] island in the [[Caribbean Sea]], from the ''[[Monkey Island series|Monkey Island]]'' games, part of the Tri-Island area (governed by [[Elaine Marley]])
*'''[[Mendorra]]''': a European monarchy on the long-running U.S. soap opera ''[[One Life to Live]]''.
*'''[[Meropis]]''': A parody of [[Atlantis]] created by [[Theopompus of Chios]]
*'''Mervo''': an island principality in the Mediterranean in the novel ''[[The Prince and Betty]]'' by [[P. G. Wodehouse]]
*'''Mesa de Oro''': unstable Latin American island in the ''[[Three Young Investigators]]'' series. (The name means "golden table" in [[Spanish language|Spanish]].)
*'''[[Metrofulus]]''': A cold country in the [[Cicak-Man]] movies.
*'''Metru Nui''': An island that consists of a large city covering it completely. It is the most important island in the [[BIONICLE]] Universe. Featured in 2004-2005.
*'''Mifan''': A country ruled by Emperor [[Chaotzu]] in ''[[Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure]]''. Also presumably the home of [[Tien Shinhan]] and the [[List of Dragon Ball characters#Crane Hermit|Master Shen]] (who served as the Duke).
*'''Milantis''': Miley's imaginary country in an episode of ''[[Hannah Montana]]''.
*'''Miranda / The Mirandan Republic''': a South American nation from [[Luis Buñuel]]'s film ''[[The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie]]''.
*'''Mirania''': The home of the College des Musiciens in [[Elinor Brent-Dyer]]'s book, ''The School by the River''.
*'''Modova''': an independent Central European nation in [[DC Comics]], ruled by the supervillain [[Sonar (comics)|Sonar]].
*'''Mokoko''': an African country from [[Turkey|Turkish]] TV series ''[[Kurtlar Vadisi]]''.
*'''Moldavia''': an Eastern European country from ''[[Dynasty (TV series)|Dynasty]]'' TV series (note: Moldavia really exists as a region; part of it has now become the independent state of Moldova; Moldavia was the name used for the entire country in Soviet times.)
*'''Moldavia''' (2): Eastern European country from the film ''[[Second in Command]]''
*'''Moldavia''' (3): Eastern European country from the pilot episode of ''[[Batman (TV series)|Batman and Robin]]''.
*'''Moldavia''' (4): Eastern European country from the American sitcom ''[[Roseanne (TV series)|Roseanne]]''.
*'''Moldavia''' (5): Eastern European country mentioned in the film ''[[Ghostbusters II]]''.
*'''Moloni Republic''': a Southern African country from the video game ''[[Metal Gear Acid]]''.
*'''[[Molvanîa]]''': Eastern European country from a parody travel guidebook; from the same authors as [[Phaic Tăn]] and [[San Sombrèro]].
*'''Monica''': an anarchist "state" in the animated series ''[[Aeon Flux]]''
*'''Monkey Island''': a pirate-ruled island in the game ''[[The Secret of Monkey Island]]''
*'''Monteblanco''': a Balkan monarchy in the in 1925 film version of ''[[The Merry Widow (1925 film)|The Merry Widow]]''. Parody of [[Montenegro]].
*'''Morevana''': a kingdom in which fat is prized in the film ''The Slim Princess''
*'''Moribundia''': from [[Patrick Hamilton (dramatist)|Patrick Hamilton]]'s ''Impromptu in Moribundia''
*'''Moronica''': parody of [[Nazi Germany]] from the [[Three Stooges]] short ''[[You Nazty Spy]]''
*'''Mortadelonia''': one of the countries resulting of the 1991 collapse of [[USSR]] as told in [[Mortadelo y Filemón|Mortadelo y Filemón: El 35 Aniversario]]
*'''Muldovia''': An Arabian state with vast oilfields featured in an episode of ''[[The Secret Service]]''
*'''Munma Holy Republic''': [[Islam]]ic republic, formed out of the southern quarter of [[Iran]] and [[Pakistan]], in ''[[Appleseed (manga)|Appleseed]]'' manga
*'''Muscovy''': a country broadly equivalent to Russia in one of the universes of [[Phillip Pullman|Phillip Pullman's]] [[His Dark Materials]] books. Muscovy is an English corruption of the Russian proper noun Moskva (Москва) and adjective moskovskiy (московский), both referring to the city of Moscow, and is used in historical works to refer to the Grand Duchy of Moscow.
*'''[[Mushroom Kingdom]]''': Kingdom in the Mario Bros. Series where Princess Peach is the Princess and Mario is the plumber.
*'''Mypos''': island nation around the Greek isles, home of Balki from ''[[Perfect Strangers (sitcom)|Perfect Strangers]]''

==N==

*'''Isle of Naboombu''': kingdom of anthropomorphic animals in the Disney film ''[[Bedknobs and Broomsticks]]''
*'''Nafrece''': a European country similar to [[France]] from the anime [[Madlax]]
*'''Nagonia''': African country in [[Yulian Semyonov]]'s [[spy fiction|spy novel]] ''[[TASS Is Authorized to Declare...]]'', and in the film of the same title.
*'''Nambabwe''': a parody of Namibia (formerly South West Africa) during the time of its UN-supervised independence from South Africa. A spoof of the transition by the UN peace-keeping forces was the subject of a comedy film by Leon Schuster, ''Oh Shucks...Here Comes UNTAG''.
*'''Nambutu''': a fictional African nation in the film ''[[Casino Royale (2006 film)|Casino Royale]]''
*'''Narnia''': A land from the book [[the Chronicles of Narnia]] by [[C.S. Lewis]]
*'''Natumbe''': African country from ''[[Dynasty (TV series)|Dynasty]]'' TV series
*'''Nayak''': imaginary West African country in the film ''[[Night of Truth|La Nuit de la vérité]]''
*'''Nea So Copros''': Near-future East Asian "corprocracy" in the novel ''[[Cloud Atlas (novel)|Cloud Atlas]]''.
*'''Neotopia''': country or city where [[Captain Gundam]] and [[List of Superior Defender Gundam Force characters|Shute]] resides in the anime ''[[Superior Defender Gundam Force]]''.
*'''Neutralia''': a version of [[Portugal]] from ''[[Arrival and Departure]]'' by [[Arthur Koestler]]
*'''[[Nevoruss]]''': a powerful state in the north of Russia and America created by Russian writer [[Grigoriy Demidovtsev]]
*'''New Swissland''': a nation southwest of [[Greenland]] in the ''[[Captain Underpants]]'' series.
*'''Ng'ombwana''': an African country in the [[Ngaio Marsh]] novel ''[[Black As He's Painted]]''.
*'''Nibia''': African country in the film ''[[Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls]]''.
*'''Nihilon''': a country somewhere in central Europe, run by nihilists, in [[Alan Sillitoe]]'s comic novel ''Travels in Nihilon''.
*'''Nivia''': from the ''[[Photon]]'' TV series.
*'''Nollop''': island state from the novel ''[[Ella Minnow Pea]]'' by [[Mark Dunn]]
*'''[[Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation|Nordennavic]]''': a country featured in ''[[Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation]]''.
*'''North Elbonia''': a Communist neighbour of [[Elbonia]] (see above); loosely based on [[North Korea]].
*'''North Sarrawak''': a dictatorship on the coast of [[Borneo]] in the Franco-Belgian comic ''[[Buck Danny]]''.
*'''Nouvelle Atlantide or New Atlantis''': a huge, rich, powerful, and very far from peaceful nation in [[Anatole France]]'s ''[[Penguin Island (novel)|Penguin Island]]''. Similar to the USA.
*'''[[Novistrana]]''': from the computer game ''[[Republic: The Revolution]]''
*'''Nuevo Rico''': South American country from ''[[The Adventures of Tintin]]'', neighbouring [[San Theodoros]], probably a parody of the country [[Puerto Rico]].

==O==
*'''Oblivia''': A region of islands in [[Pokemon Ranger: Guardian Signs]].
*'''[[Oceania (fiction)|Oceania]]''': totalitarian superstate from the novel ''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four]]'' by [[George Orwell]]
*'''Ohtar''': Middle Eastern country in the 1984 [[Goldie Hawn]] film ''[[Protocol (film)|Protocol]]''
*'''Okenland''': Oliver's imaginary country in an episode of ''[[Hannah Montana]]''.
*'''Olifa''': Southern American country in the [[John Buchan]] novel ''The Courts of the Morning''.
*'''Olympic City''': from ''[[Need for Speed: Underground]]''.
*'''Onabushka''': a country featured in one episode of ''[[The Navy Lark]]''.
*'''Opar''': a country in the Tarzan series by Edgar Rice Burroughs; the men have become subhuman.
*'''Opet''': a country in Southern Africa of Phoenicians from Cathage fleeing after the Punic Wars. From the novel The Sunbird by [[Wilbur Smith]].
*'''Opperland''': a country based on the Netherlands where the [[Dutch language]] is treated entertainingly.<ref>http://www.opperland.nl/</ref>
*'''Orange Archipelago''': A region of islands in the [[Pokemon]] [[anime]]. Also called "Orange Islands."
*'''Orangeland:''' Used in military scenarios by [[NATO]] countries, often warring against ''[[#B|Blueland]]''<ref name="Royal Navy"/><ref name="Kyodo"/><ref name="Global Security"/>
*'''Orb Union''': an island nation that is located a few kilometers off the Equatorial Union in the anime ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny]]''.
*'''Oriosa''': Tarrant Hawkin's home country in [[Michael A. Stackpole]]'s series ''[[The Dragon Crown War Cycle]]''.
*'''[[Orsinia]]''': a [[Central Europe]]an country, similar to Poland, Czechoslovakia, or Hungary, featured in [[Ursula Le Guin]]'s ''[[Orsinian Tales]]'' and ''[[Malafrena]]''.
*'''[[Orre]]''': A region of Pokemon in the video games [[Pokemon Colosseum]] & [[Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness]].
*'''Osterlich''': nation invaded by Bacteria and [[Tomainia]] in the film ''[[The Great Dictator]]''; obviously supposed to be Austria
*'''Ostnitz''': a country from the ''[[Border Zone]]'' [[computer game]]
*'''Ovitznia''': a republic in the Balkans from ''[[Road Rovers]]'' TV series.
*'''The [[Land of Oz]]''': [[L. Frank Baum]]'s [[Oz books]] as well as the novel and play ''[[Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West|Wicked]]'' and its sequels.
*'''[[Osea]]''': a major superpower appearing in ''[[Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War]]'' other games in the ''Ace Combat'' series.
*'''[[Outer Heaven]]''': a fortified military state featured in the video game ''[[Metal Gear]]''.

==P==
*'''Paflagonia''' in [[William Makepeace Thackeray]]'s "[[The Rose and the Ring]]" (1854) (see also Crim Tartary).
*'''Paiiz''': A republic that joins pact against communist threat from the novel ''Operation Roughneck''.
*'''Pala''': island utopia in [[Aldous Huxley]]'s ''[[Island (novel)|Island]]''.
*'''Palfania''':
*'''Palmont''': from [[Need For Speed Carbon]].
*'''[[Palombia]]''': home of the [[Marsupilami]] from the ''[[Spirou et Fantasio]]'' and ''[[Marsupilami]]'' comics.
*'''Panau''': An island nation in southeast Asia, the setting for the video game [[Just Cause 2]].
*'''Panquita''': European [[monarchy]] mentioned in second season of the anime ''[[Yakitate!! Japan]]''. A member of that nation's royal family, [[Princess]] Anne, was a guest judge at the baking exhibition.
*'''Palmolive''': A European Country found to the west of England with Capital City as Rai and having main towns: Caro, Algatia, Esha, Safaira, Nova, Phoenix, Ducray and Rosa. A country found in the computer game ''[[SimCity 4]]''.
*'''Panem''': Dystopian country that arose after the fall of America in the [[Suzanne Collins]] trilogy, ''[[The Hunger Games]]''.
*'''Parador''': Latin American country in the film ''[[Moon Over Parador]]''.
*'''Paragonia''': Latin American country in the film ''[[The Americano]]''.
*'''Parazuela''': Latin American country in the film ''[[The Magnificent Two]]''.
*'''Pathos''': neighbor of Mypos, part of a different Tri-Island Area in ''[[Perfect Strangers (TV series)|Perfect Strangers]]''
*'''[[Patusan]]''': an island nation somewhere in the [[South China Sea]] in the film ''[[Surf Ninjas]]'' as well as in the film ''The Last Electric Knight'' and the TV series ''[[Sidekicks (TV series)|Sidekicks]]''. Also mentioned in ''[[Lord Jim]]'' by [[Joseph Conrad]].
*'''Peaceland''': European country featured in the anime ''[[Nadesico]]'', which was once a theme park, but formed its own nation. It is neutral in all conflicts, on earth and beyond, has no taxes, and has a great banking system similar to that of [[Switzerland]]. [[Ruri Hoshino]] aka "Ruri Ruri", a famous character of the series, is originally a princess from there.
*'''Pelegostos''', an island from the film ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest]]'', inhabited by cannibals.
*'''[[Penguin Island (novel)|Penguin Island]] ([[L'île des Pingouins]])''': in the 1908 novel by [[Anatole France]], an island in the [[North Sea]] where [[penguin]]s were miraculosly transformed into humans (and which is in fact a satirical view of France).
*'''[[People's Republic]] of Clara''': Land ruled by Admin Clara from Project Rockstar.
*'''Pepeslavia''': from ''[[Su Excelencia]]'' film starring Mario Moreno "[[Cantinflas]]". A parody of the [[Soviet Union|U.S.S.R]].
*'''Pepperland''': from ''[[The Beatles]]'' film ''[[Yellow Submarine (1968 film)|Yellow Submarine]]''. It was a peaceful, Psychedelic land that was attacked by the Blue Meanies.
*'''Perusalem''': land ruled by ''[[The Inca of Perusalem]]'' in the short satiric play by [[George Bernard Shaw]]
*'''Petoria''': from the "[[E. Peterbus Unum]]" episode of ''[[Family Guy]]''
*'''[[Phaic Tăn]]''': South East Asian country from a parody travel guidebook; from the same authors as [[Molvanîa]] and [[San Sombrèro]].
*'''Pharamaul''': a British island protectorate five hundred miles off the southwest coast of Africa from the novel ''The Tribe That Lost Its Head'' by [[Nicholas Monsarrat]].
*'''Phatt Island''': an island in the Caribbean in the game ''[[Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge]]''
*'''Pfennig Halbpfennig''': presumably German/Eastern European Grand Duchy and setting for the operetta ''[[The Grand Duke]]'', by [[Gilbert and Sullivan]]. Notable for an unusual law regarding "Statutory Duels", in which duelists compete by drawing playing cards - the loser then dies and becomes a "legal ghost".
*'''Pianostan''': a country once visited by ''[[Inspector Gadget]]'' where its people remain happy so long as their King remains miserable
*'''Picta''': a country resembling [[Scotland]] in the ''[[Ranger's Apprentice]]'' [[book series]] by [[John Flanagan (author)|John Flanagan]]
*'''Pigmania''' - A pig-shaped country featured in the 1942 cartoon ''[[Blitz Wolf]]''.
*'''[[Pixie Hollow]]''': Is The Never Fairy Kingdom in [[Neverland]], where [[Tinker Bell]] and her tiny fairy friends live and dwell.
*'''Plunder Island''': a pirate island in the Caribbean in the game ''[[The Curse of Monkey Island]]'', part of the Tri-Island area (governed by Elaine Marley)
*'''[[Poictesme]]''': a country situated roughly in the south of France in the books of [[James Branch Cabell]]
*'''Poketopia''': Place Where [[Pokémon]] Trainers around the world battle pokémon in the video game Pokémon Battle Revolution.
*'''[[Pokolistan]]''': A former Soviet Republic in the DC Comics universe formerly ruled by General Zod
*'''Pokoponesia''': island nation from the animated version of ''[[The Tick]]''
*'''Poldévie''': Eastern European country in a famous petition in the 1930s and in many novels by [[Jacques Roubaud]].
*'''Polrugaria''': Archetypal Communist-ruled East European country in [[Isaac Deutscher]]'s 1952 essay "The Tragic Life of a Polrugarian Minister" ([http://www.questiaschool.com/read/10504627?title=The%20Tragic%20Life%20of%20A%0APolrugarian%20Minister]).
*'''Pomerania''': a nation in the film ''[[Anchors Aweigh (film)|Anchors Aweigh]]''. It has a navy which accepts non-Pomeranians. Not to be confused with the real [[Pomerania]], formerly a region in [[Poland]] and Germany
*'''Pontevedro''': a poverty-stricken Grand Duchy situated deep in the Balkans from the comedy play ''L'Attache d'ambassade'' by [[Henri Meilhac]] and the subsequent operetta and film ''[[The Merry Widow]]''. Pontevedro is a veiled reference to the Balkan country of Montenegro.
*'''[[Porto Santo]]''': a tiny island nation in Latin America visited by [[Steve Urkel]] in the ''[[Family Matters]]'' episode "South of the Border" (Note: Porto Santo is a real island of [[Madeira]] Archipelago).
*'''Potarneyland, Republic of''': A country situated somewhere on the Indian subcontinent and featured in several episodes of ''[[The Navy Lark]]''.
*'''Pottibakia''': Balkan country from the short story "What Does it Matter? A Morality" by [[E. M. Forster]]. Capital city: Ekarest.
*'''[[Pottsylvania]]''': from [[Jay Ward]]'s ''[[The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show]]''
*'''Povia''': a small monarchy in the Balkans in the ''[[Mission: Impossible]]'' TV episode "The Heir Apparent"
*'''Prajevitza''': a former socialist republic in [[Eastern Europe]], in the Spanish-French film ''[[Krapatchouk]]'' (1993), directed by [[Enrique Gabriel]]

==Q==
*'''Qamadan''': an oil-rich Arab kingdom and American ally from the ''[[Mission: Impossible]]'' TV episode "The Brothers"
*'''Quaramonte''': a Central American country depicted in the ''[[Broken Sword II]]'' video game. Its capital city is Quaramonte City and it is ruled by a [[military junta]] led by Madame La Presidenta Grasiento and her son, General Raoul Grasiento.
*'''[[Qumar]]''': a Middle Eastern state from the television series ''[[The West Wing (television)|The West Wing]]''
*'''[[Qumran (fictional country)|Qumran]] (Kumrahn)''': an Arab country in the BBC comedy series ''[[Yes Minister]]''
*'''Qum Qum''': a tiny nation in Peru mentioned in ''[[The Suite Life of Zack & Cody]]''
*'''[[Qurac]]''': a Persian Gulf country in the DC Comics Universe, often used when DC needs a terrorist state.
*'''[[Qwghlm]]''': a country off the northwestern coast of Britain in [[Neal Stephenson]]'s '[[Cryptonomicon]]'' and ''[[The Baroque Cycle]]''

==R==
*'''Radiata''': the setting of the video game ''[[Radiata Stories]]''
*'''Ragaan''': Southeast Asian country, located between [[Thailand]] and [[Malaysia]], in the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]'s TV series ''[[Embassy (TV series)|Embassy]]''
*'''[[Rapture (BioShock)|Rapture]]''': underwater city-state in the video game [[Bioshock]] and its [[Bioshock|sequel]]. Founded as a anarcho-libertarian utopia; by the timeframe of the games, a chaotic dystopia.
*'''Ramat''': rich Middle Eastern country overthrown by revolutionaries in [[Agatha Christie]]'s detective novel [[Cat Among the Pigeons]]
*'''Raspur''': defined as "a nonexistent but real-sounding country" in the movie ''[[What's Up, Tiger Lily?]]'' The grand Marjat says of it "I hope it's someplace in the Mediterranean."
*'''Ravi''': an Indian [[Princely State]] in [[John Masters]]' ''[[The Ravi Lancers]]''
*'''Razkavia''': Germanic country in [[Philip Pullman]]'s ''The Tin Princess''
*'''Realia''': wartorn Latin American republic in the video game ''[[Boiling Point: Road to Hell]]''
*'''Réndøosîa''' / '''Rendoosia''': an Eastern European country that experiences an unusually high rate of natural disasters in ''[[The Amazing Adrenalini Brothers]]'' animation.
*'''La Republica de los Bananas''': from the board game ''[[Junta (game)|Junta]]'', a literal [[banana republic]]
*'''República de los Cocos''': a small, neutral Latin American state in the 1966 film "Su Excelencia" starring Mario Moreno or ''[[Cantinflas]]''
*'''Republic of Bergen''': Small Scandinavian nation (and the native country of main character Albert Grabner) in the video game ''[[Front Mission: Gun Hazard]]''
*'''República Popular del Tandil''': Republic located inside Argentinian territory, with almost five person with passport, and one embassy in Spain
*'''Rezzapyrk''': (pronounced Rezza-Perk) A [[Balkans|Balkanesque]] communist country from the novel ''Operation Roughneck''.
*'''Rhodia''': African nation in the comic strip ''The Phantom.'' Possibly based on [[Rhodesia]]
*'''Riallaro''': from [[Godfrey Sweven]]'s ''Riallaro, the Archipelago of Exiles''
*'''Riechtenburg''': a German-speaking principality roughly corresponding to [[Liechtenstein]] in the [[Dornford Yates]] thrillers ''Blood Royal'' and ''Fire Below''
*'''[[Robo-Hungarian Empire]]''': the home of [[Bender|Bender's]] uncle in [[Futurama]]; a parody of [[Austria-Hungary]]
*'''Rockport''': from the video game ''[[Need for Speed: Most Wanted]]''
*'''Rogatine''' pre-ice age kingdom, home of '''[[Red Sonya]]'''
*'''Rolisica''': country in the film ''[[Mothra]]''; apparently a conglomeration of the USA and USSR
*'''Romanovia''': Eastern European country featured in the comedy ''[[Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story]]''. [[Dodgeball]] is the national sport.
*'''[[Rohan]]''': Country in [[J. R. R. Tolkien]]'s [[Lord of the Rings]] series.
*'''Rudyardia''': a [[white supremacist]] Central Africa state in [[Marvel Comics]], bordering the equally fictional [[Wakanda (comics)|Wakanda]]. Probably named after [[Rudyard Kipling]].
*'''Rumackistan''': a country in the ''[[Danny Phantom]]'' episode "Bitter Reunions".
*'''[[Ruritania]]''': a German-speaking kingdom in central Europe from [[Anthony Hope]]'s ''[[The Prisoner of Zenda]]'' and associated works.
*'''Rubovia''': a kingdom in central Europe. The location of the BBC children's television puppet series ''[[A Rubovian Legend]]''
*'''[[Rundoon]]''': a kingdom in an unknown location in ''[[Peter and the Secret of Rundoon]]''

==S==
*'''Sachenia''': a tiny state close to the Alps in the film ''[[Herz ohne Krone]]''
*'''Sacramento''': a Caribbean Island from [[Érico Veríssimo]]'s novel, ''[[O Senhor Embaixador]]'' (''The Ambassador''), heavily based on Cuba.
*'''Sahelise Republic''': African country mentioned in ''[[The West Wing]]''
*'''Sahrani''': Atlantic island divided into the northern communist Democratic Republic of Sahrani and the oil-rich democratic monarchy of the Kingdom of South Sahrani in the video game ''[[Armed Assault]]''
*'''[[St. Georges Island (fictional)|Saint Georges Island]]''': an island nation located somewhere in the [[Arabian Sea]]. It was the centrepoint of the episode ''A Victory for Democracy'' from the sitcom, ''[[Yes, Prime Minister]]''.
*'''Salkikas''': a micro-island near Portugal created by Salainas in his book Tía Yayi
*'''Salamia''': a country in the Middle East in the Tamil film ''Vikram''
*'''Salouf''': Arabic oil-rich monarchy in the film ''[[Where the Spies Are]]''
*'''Salvjakestan''': After [[World War II]], [[British India]] declared independence from [[United Kingdom|Britain]] with the same land forms to form Salvjakestan in the Death Enrising Novels
*'''Samaru''': French-speaking island group featured in the Australian naval drama ''[[Sea Patrol (TV series)|Sea Patrol]]'' (not to be confused with the town of Samaru in northern [[Nigeria]])''
*'''[[Samavia]]''': Eastern European kingdom in [[Frances Hodgson Burnett]]'s ''[[The Lost Prince (novel)|The Lost Prince]]''
*'''San Carlos''': Latin American nation in the film ''[[Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection]]''
*'''San Cordova''': a democracy in Latin America from the ''[[Mission: Impossible]]'' TV episode "The Elixir"
*'''San Cristobal''': a Latin American democracy in the ''[[Mission: Impossible]]'' TV episode "The Code"
*'''San Cristóbal''': a Latin American country of Lola Hernandez cited in the season finale of ''[[Hot Properties]]''
*'''San Cristobel''' (2): a tropical island country in ''[[The Guiding Light]]'' TV series.
*'''San Cristobel''' (3): a nation featured in the TV series ''[[Automan]]''
*'''San Do Mar''': Central American nation, a haven for criminals, in several novels by [[Harry Stephen Keeler]]; it is the setting for "The Gallows Waits, My Lord."
*'''San Esperito''': South American island nation from the video game ''[[Just Cause (video game)|Just Cause]]''. Translated in English means "St. espionage".
*'''Sangala''': a [[civil war|war-torn]] [[West Africa]]n nation where a [[Coup d'etat|military coup]] took place; featured in the [[television movie|television film]] ''[[24: Redemption]]'' and ''[[24 (season 7)]]''.
*'''San Glucos''': from ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode "[[Sweets and Sour Marge]]"
*'''San Gordio''': a kingdom in the film ''The Cowboy Prince''
*'''Sanjania''': a Noth Atlantic island in Steohen Marche's 2007 novel ''Shining at the Bottom of the Sea''
*'''[[San Lorenzo (Vonnegut)|San Lorenzo]]''': a tiny, rocky island nation located in the Caribbean Sea in [[Kurt Vonnegut]]'s ''[[Cat's Cradle]]''
*'''San Lorenzo''' (2): Latin American country in the ''[[Hey Arnold!]]'' animated TV series, where Arnold's parents met and where he was born.
*'''[[San Marcos (fictional)|San Marcos]]''': Latin American republic in [[Woody Allen]]'s comedy ''[[Bananas (film)|Bananas]]''
*'''San Marcos''' (2): [[Caribbean]] island from an episode of ''[[The A-Team]]''
*'''San Marcos''' (3): South American country in an episode of ''[[Alarm für Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei]]''
*'''San Marcos''' (4): civil-war torn [[Central America]]n country in an episode of ''[[MacGyver]]''.
*'''San Martin''': Dangerous, improverished South American banana republic, ruled by a military dictator, in the [[Frederick Forsyth]] novel ''[[Avenger (novel)|Avenger]]''. Located between [[French Guyana]] and [[Surinam]], known as "Spanish Guyana" prior to Independence
*'''San Miguel''': small South/Central American dictatorship in the film ''[[Deal of the Century]]'' also Featured in ''[[Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.]]'' as the 15th Federated Republic of San Miguel with [[Larry Storch]] as its President. It is located at the foot of a mountain somewhere in Brazil.
*'''San Monique''': Caribbean island nation, the premier of which is the drug lord villain in the [[James Bond]] film ''[[Live and Let Die (film)|Live and Let Die]]''
*'''San Pascal''': a Latin American country in the ''[[Mission: Impossible]]'' TV episode "The Catafalque"
*'''San Pasquale''': South American country in ''[[Commander in Chief (TV series)|Commander in Chief]]''. Possibly based on Bolivia or Panama.
*'''San Pedro''': from the [[Sherlock Holmes]] story "[[The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge]]"
*'''San Pedro''' (2): South American country in the film ''Hour of the Assassin''
*'''San Saludos''': impoverished Latin American dictatorship in the American TV series ''[[Get Smart]]'', episode "Viva Smart."
*'''San Sebastian''' a Caribbean island featured in the [[RKO Pictures]] films ''[[I Walked With a Zombie]]'', ''[[The Ghost Ship]]'' and ''[[Zombies on Broadway]]''.
*'''[[San Seriffe]]''': an island nation featured in an elaborate April Fools' Day hoax on 1 April 1977 in the British newspaper ''[[The Guardian]]''.
*'''[[San Sombrèro]]''': a Central American country from a parody travel guidebook; from the same authors as [[Molvanîa]] and [[Phaic Tăn]].
*'''[[San Theodoros]]''': a South American nation featured in several of ''[[The Adventures of Tintin]]'', stories, home of General Alcazar
*'''Santa Banana''': Central American country in the film ''[[Elvis Gratton]]''
*'''Santa Costa''': Caribbean island dictatorship from the pilot episode of ''[[Mission: Impossible]]''. Appears to lie about half-way between Cuba and the Venezuelan coast on a map seen – briefly – at the start of the episode.
*'''Santa Cristal''': Central American country in the film ''[[Santa Cristal]]''
*'''Santa Paragua''': Latin American country from the videogame ''[[Operation Stealth|James Bond 007: The Stealth Affair]]''
*'''Santa Prisca''': Latin American country in [[DC Comics]], home to [[Batman]]'s enemy [[Bane (comics)|Bane]]
*'''Santa Ventura''': Caribbean island country in an episode of ''[[The Six Million Dollar Man]]'', hostile to the United States government, has some sympathizers who betray an American science vessel to the country
*'''Santales''': a small Latin American democracy, from the ''[[Mission: Impossible]]'' episode "Trek"
*'''Sapogonia''': imaginary country, located somewhere to the south of Mexico, where all [[mestizo]]s come from, in the novel ''Sapogonia'' by [[Ana Castillo]]
*'''Saradia''': Middle Eastern country in the film ''[[Godzilla vs. Biollante]]''
*'''Sarahtopia''': Sarah's imaginary country in an episode of ''[[Hannah Montana]]''.
*'''[[Sarasaland]]''': Kingdom in the Mario Bros. Series where Princess Daisy is the Princess.
*'''Sarkhan''': Southeast Asian country from the 1958 novel ''[[The Ugly American]]'' by [[William Lederer]] and [[Eugene Burdick]] and the subsequent 1963 film and a 1965 sequel ''Sarkhan'' by the same authors.
*'''Saroczia''': [[Eastern European]] country which the United States invades, which serves as the terrorist basis in the video game ''[[Winback]]''.
*'''Saudi-Israelia''': Mentioned as the [[51st state]] of the United States in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode "[[Future-Drama]]".
*'''Sauville''': A small European country in light novel series ''[[Gosick]]'' by [[Kazuki Sakuraba]].
*'''Scabb Island''': an [[anarchic]] pirate island in the Caribbean in the game ''[[Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge]]''
*'''Schiermeeuwenoog''': a Dutch island from the ''[[Sjors & Sjimmie]]''-series, became independent and reverted in comic and film.
*'''The Triple Monarchy of Scythia-Pannonia-Transbalkania''': from ''Dr. Engelbert Eszterhazy'' stories by [[Avram Davidson]]
*'''Sealand''': a Sea Fort that BELIEVES its (he's) a nation in ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]''
*'''Selgina''': a small country located high in the [[Himalaya]]s in the film ''[[Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster]]''
*'''Seravno''': a [[Balkans|Balkan]] republic from the episode ''Old Man Out'' in ''[[Mission Impossible]]''
*'''Sercia''': a republic in ''[[Time Crisis]]'' video game
*'''Serdaristan''': an Eastern European country in the video game ''[[Battlefield: Bad Company]]''
*'''Serena Republic''': a small country mentioned in the ''[[Metal Gear Acid 2]]'' video game
*'''Sevii Islands''': A region of islands in [[Pokemon]] [[FireRed]] and [[LeafGreen]].
*'''[[Shadaloo]]''': Southeast Asian state in the 1994 film ''[[Street Fighter]]'', based on the [[Capcom]] computer game (in which the same word was used to describe various other things, including a criminal organisation). In the television series ''[[Street Fighter II V]]'', a similar name, [[Shadowlaw]], referred to a master organization controlled by Bison which several lesser [[syndicate]]s operated under.
*'''[[Shakobi]]''': African monarchy from ''[[That's So Raven]]'' TV series, episode "The Royal Treatment"
*'''Shakoor''': a kingdom located near [[India]] in ''[[Count Duckula]]'' whose ruler, Princess Rana ([[Ruby Wax]]), collected various [[Transylvania]]n antiques and later fell in love with the show's eponymous hero.
*'''[[Shangri-La]]''': a mystical, harmonious valley, enclosed in the western end of the [[Himalaya]] in [[James Hilton]]'s novel ''[[Lost Horizon]]''
*'''Shipwreck Cove''', an island composed of ship wrecks in the film ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End]]''.
*'''[[Shundi]]''': a kingdom from the film ''[[Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne]]'' which was filmed by [[Satyajit Ray]] from a novel by [[Upendrakishore Raychoudhury]]
*''' Shmoldovia''': an Eastern European country mentioned from the show ''[[Johnny Test]]''.
*'''Sibirska''': An independent nation located in the Uralic region in the video game ''[[Front Mission: Gun Hazard]]''
*'''[[Soviet Unterzoegersdorf]]''': the "last existing appanage republic of the USSR", a fake country created by [[monochrom]] for theatre performances and computer games
*'''[[List of fictional places in G.I. Joe|Sierra Gordo]]''': a South American country often used as a satire of [[banana republics]] in the [[G.I. Joe]] comic book series published by [[Marvel Comics]].
*'''SimNation''': a country featured in video games by [[Maxis]], including the ''[[SimCity]]'' series and ''[[The Sims]]''. The capital is ''[[SimCity]]'', revealed in the [[politics]] career track in ''[[The Sims 2]]''.
*'''[[Sinnoh]]''': The country featured in the [[Nintendo]] games ''[[Pokémon Diamond]]'', ''[[Pokémon Pearl|Pearl]]'' and ''[[Pokémon Platinum|Platinum]]''. The main religious beliefs there are that [[Arceus]], [[Dialga]], [[Palkia]] and [[Giratina]] created the world.
*'''Skandia''': a country resembling [[Skandinavia]] in the ''[[Ranger's Apprentice]]'' [[book series]] by [[John Flanagan (author)|John Flanagan]]
*'''Skandistan''': Islamic state comprising what was formerly [[Scandinavia]]. From the [[alternate history (fiction)|alternate history]] book ''[[The Years of Rice and Salt]]'' by [[Kim Stanley Robinson]]
*'''Skeptos''': neighbor of Mypos, part of a different Tri-Island Area in ''[[Perfect Strangers (sitcom)|Perfect Strangers]]''
*'''[[Skull Island]]''': from ''[[King Kong]]'' films
*'''[[Skull Island (The Curse of Monkey Island)|Skull Island]]''': a small pirate island in the Caribbean in the game ''[[The Curse of Monkey Island]]''
*'''[[Slabovia]]''' a.k.a. '''United Slabovian Empire''': a land-locked country with a frustrated navy. It is referred to in The May Day Impromptu and several other works by Canadian playwright Patrick Goddard (an award winning English playwright working out of Montreal, Quebec).
*'''Slabovia''' a.k.a. '''[[The People's Republic of Slabovia]]''': the last remaining communist state in the Eastern Europe. It is seen in the comedy show KNTV.
*'''The People's Republic of Slaka''': a Balkan communist country in [[Malcolm Bradbury]]'s ''Rates of Exchange'' and its sequel ''Why Come to Slaka?''
*'''Slavatania''': an imaginary country from the TV series ''[[Hope & Faith]]'' made up by Faith in the episode "Natal Attraction" when she tells her gynaecologist that her father is the prince of the country
*'''Slavosk''': a country in Eastern Europe from the TV series ''[[Danger Man]]''. Drake must travel to Slavosk to rescue the supposed sister of a famous professor from this country.
*'''Slorenia''': a small [[Baltic region|Baltic]] nation in [[Marvel Comics]], its entire population was wiped out.
*'''Slovetzia''': a tiny country in Eastern Europe in the film ''[[The Beautician and the Beast]]''
*'''[[Sodor (fictional island)|Island of Sodor]]''': between England and the [[Isle of Man]], the setting for the [[Wilbert Vere Awdry|Reverend Awdry]]'s ''[[Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends|Thomas the Tank Engine]]'' railway network managed by "The Fat Controller"
*'''Sonzola''': African republic mentioned in the novels of [[Christopher Brookmyre]]
*'''Sotho''': a kingdom in Africa mentioned in a 1997 episode of the German TV series ''Küstenwache'' (note: the name and the royalist form of government seem to refer to the real existing Kingdom of [[Lesotho]] - however, in the episode, the King of Sotho comes to Germany to order ships for his coastguard, which would not make any sense for the real Lesotho, since the country is [[landlocked]]).
*'''[[Spensonia]]''': an island between "Utopia and Oceana," where English mariners form a communal society.
*'''[[Spira (Final Fantasy)|Spira]]''': Location where Tidus and other characters in ''Final Fantasy X'' and ''X-2'' are from.
*'''Spydravania''': a small island nation or enclave as it has been shown geographically located of the coast of Somalia and located on the border between Sudan, Central African Republic and Chad. It is home to Spydra, the [[villainess]] of the Gadgetboy series. The country's full name is the Queendom of Spydravania.
*'''Stenborgia''': a country only rich people know about. Appears in the [[30 Rock]] episode '[[SeinfeldVision]].'
*'''Stenden''': a very beautiful island continent in the Pacific Ocean, popularized by S.J. in 8000 BCE
*'''Strong Badia''': Strong Bad's self-declared country that was once able to expand and take over the muncipility. Appears in [[Homestar Runner]].
*'''Stickyfeet''': Place where Maggie, Her Family and all of her friends are from on the TV show ''[[The Buzz on Maggie]]''.
*'''Strackenz, Duchy of''': A tiny European country in the novel ''[[Royal Flash]]'' by [[George MacDonald Fraser]] that borders [[Denmark]] and [[Germany]]. It is threatened with invasion by both countries as a result of the [[Schleswig-Holstein Question]].
*'''Sunda''': in [[Eric Ambler]]'s [[State of Siege]],<ref>http://www.randomhouse.com/vintage/blacklizard/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780375726774</ref> is similar to [[Indonesia]] but much smaller, confined to a single island. (In reality there is a [[Sunda Strait]] and many islands known collectively as the [[Sunda Islands]], but no specific one island with the name.)
*'''Suroq''': Middle Eastern country from the ''[[Mission: Impossible]]'' TV episode "Terror"
*'''Svardia''': a tiny European republic from the ''[[Mission: Impossible]]'' episode "The Train"
*'''[[Syldavia]]''': Balkan monarchy featured in four stories of ''[[The Adventures of Tintin]]'', neighbouring [[Borduria]]
*'''[[Duck Soup (1933 film)|Sylvania]]''': belligerent neighbor to [[Freedonia]] in the film ''[[Duck Soup (1933 film)|Duck Soup]]''
*'''[[Sylvania]] (II)''': European monarchy in the 1929 musical ''[[The Love Parade]]''
*'''Symkaria''': a small Eastern European country from [[Marvel Comics]], the homeland of renowned [[mercenary]] [[Silver Sable]]

==T==
*'''Taka-Tuka-Land''': South Pacific island kingdom in the third of [[Astrid Lindgren]]'s [[Pippi Longstocking]] books, 1948's ''Pippi in the South Seas.'' Ruled by Pippi's father.
*'''Tanah Masa''': island near Sumatra in [[Karel Čapek]]'s 1936 novel ''[[War with the Newts]].''
*'''Taprobane''': an island country from [[Arthur C. Clarke]]'s novel ''[[The Fountains of Paradise]], described by him as "about ninety percent congruent with the island of Ceylon (now [[Sri Lanka]])." "Taprobane" is one of the [[Taprobane#T.C3.A2mraparn.C3.AE_and_related_names|historic names]] of Sri Lanka.
*'''Taronia''': from the film ''Thirty Day Princess''
*'''Tawaki''': from the film ''Man of the Moment''
*'''Tazbekstan''': from the British spy drama [[Spooks]], a country with large gas reserves.
*'''[[Proof of Life#Tecala|Tecala]]''': South American country from the film ''[[Proof of Life]].''
*'''Tecan''': Central American country in the novel ''A Flag for Sunrise'' by [[Robert Stone (novelist)|Robert Stone]]
*'''Termina''': the country in which the game ''[[Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask]]'' takes place.
*'''Terresta''': European country in the film ''[[His Royal Highness (1918 film)|His Royal Highness]]''
*'''Tescara''': European island nation and free trade zone, the place of origin of the suspects of [[CSI: NY|CSI: New York]]'s season 1 episode 19 - 'Crime and Misdemeanor.'
*'''Texarkana''' ([[:File:Fiat Lux Canticle map.png|map]]): A powerful city-state established in a postapocalyptic southwestern United States in [[Walter Miller]]'s ''[[A Canticle for Leibowitz]]''.
*'''Thembria''': an Arctic communist dictatorship inhabited by anthropomorphic boars in the 1990s [[Disney]] animated TV series ''[[Tale Spin]]''.
*'''Thermosa''': Kingdom on the 1920 film ''[[His Royal Slyness]]'' and on the 1926 remake [[Long Fliv the King]]
*'''Thulahn''': Poor [[Himalayas|Himalayan]] country resembling [[Bhutan]] in the novel ''[[The Business (novel)|The Business]]'' by [[Iain Banks]].
*'''Tibecuador''': A poor, rainforested [[Central America]]n country in ''[[The Fairly Oddparents]]'', its name being a portmanteau of [[Tibet]] & [[Ecuador]]. Made up by the show's protagonist, then wished into existence to cover up the lie.
*'''Tierrapaulita''': A magical country in [[Miguel Ángel Asturias]]' novel ''[[Mulata de tal]]'', devoted to the study of [[Magic (paranormal)|sorcery]].
*'''Tierra Verde''': small island near Central American in [[Marvel Comics]], home to mutant [[La Bandera]].
*'''Tijata''': Central American dictatorship from the film ''[[The In-Laws (1979 film)|The In-Laws]]''
*'''Tirania''' (also '''Republic of Tirania'''): a country governed by dictator Bruteztrausen; Spanish secret agents [[Mortadelo y Filemón|Mortadelo and Filemón]] helped depose Bruteztrausen and president Rompetechen was then elected.
*'''[[List of fictional places in G.I. Joe|Trans-Carpathia]]''': Eastern-European Cobra stronghold; location of many stories from the [[G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (Marvel Comics)|G.I. Joe]] comic book line
*'''Tri City''': from [[Need for Speed Undercover]].
*'''Toga Toga Islands''': South Pacific island nation featured on ''[[The A-Team]]''
*'''Tomainia''': [[Nazism|Nazi]] Germany-like country from the film ''[[The Great Dictator]]'', ruled by Adenoid Hynkel
*'''Tontecarlo''': a gambler's paradise in the [[Superlópez]] comic-books. A pun based on [[Montecarlo]], with "Tonte" referring to the Spanish word ''tonto'' (fool).
*'''Townsville''': City where Professor Utonium & The Powerpuff Girls Live in the TV Series [[The Powerpuff Girls]].
*'''Transeuratia''': Used by the SIS ([[MI6]])<ref>http://media.mi6.gov.uk/selfselect/sis.html</ref>
*'''Transia''': Eastern European country in [[Marvel Comics]], home to [[Avengers (comics)|Avengers]] members [[Scarlet Witch]] and [[Quicksilver (comics)|Quicksilver]].
*'''Transmania''': a state in [[Get Smart]], probably located in Europe.
*'''Transvalia''': in Leon Schuster's comedy film "Sweet and Short," a parody of the so-called "[[Boerestaat]]" of [[Orania, Northern Cape|Orania]] (a proposed whites-only "homeland" that right-wing Afrikaners wished to establish after South Africa's transition to democracy in 1994).
*'''Tratvia''': A country in [[Europe]] that formed the setting for the radio series ''[[The Embassy Lark]]'', which dealt with the trials and tribulations of the British Ambassador to Tratvia and the foreign relations between Tratvia and the [[United Kingdom]]. It would later feature in several episodes of the related radio series ''[[The Navy Lark]]''.
*'''Treedonia, Free Independent Republic of''': a nation-state in the TV series ''[[Out of Jimmy's Head]]''.
*'''Trent, Grand-Duchy of''': European Grand-Duchy from the ''[[Mission: Impossible]]'' TV episode "The Choice".
*'''Tribia''': a country created by William Griffin on the site www.tribianet.com
*'''Trobokistan''': former Soviet satellite nation in ''[[Totally Spies!]]'' TV series.
*'''Tropico''': an island nation in the Caribbean in the ''[[Tropico]]'' [[computer game]]
*'''Trucial Abysmia''': Middle Eastern country in the [[List of fictional places in G.I. Joe|G.I. Joe comics]].
*'''Tsalal''': an island in the novel ''[[The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket|The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym]]'' by [[Edgar Allan Poe]] and its sequel ''[[An Antarctic Mystery]]'' by [[Jules Verne]]
*'''Turaqistan''', a [[Middle East]]ern country in the film ''[[War, Inc.]]'', based on [[Iraq]] and occupied by a former [[USA|US]] [[Vice President]].
*'''Twilight Town''', in the video game ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]''.
*'''Tyrania''': setting for the [[Evil Under the Sun (1982 film)|1982 film adaptation of ''Evil Under the Sun'']] (in the [[Agatha Christie]] novel, the story takes place in [[Devon]])
*'''Tyrgyzstan''': a former [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] republic in ''[[The State Within]]''.

==U==
*'''Udrogoth''': Land where Dave, Fang, Candy, Oswidge and other characters in the animated TV series ''[[Dave the Barbarian]]'' are from.
*'''Ulgia''': a politically unstable country from the anime ''[[Noir (anime)|Noir]]''
*'''Ünderland''': a small duchy bordering [[Michigan]], from ''[[The Venture Bros.]]'' animated TV series. Formerly ruled by [[supervillain]] [[Baron Ünderbheit]], now a [[democracy]] under the presidency of [[Girl Hitler]].
*'''United Civilized States''': The remnants of the United States and Canada in the computer game ''[[Earth 2140]]''.
*'''United Federation of Nations''': an alliance of nation states in the anime series ''[[Code Geass]]''.
*'''[[United Islamic Republic]]''' a nation created by the union of Iran and Iraq, in Tom Clancy's novel ''[[Executive Orders]]''.
*'''The United States of [[Anatidae]]''': Howard's country on Duckworld in the film version of ''[[Howard the Duck (film)|Howard the Duck]]''. The capital is Marshington, D.C.
*'''United States of Bradyiana'''
*'''United States of Earth''': a country consisting of all of the present day countries in the year 3000 in ''[[Futurama]]''
*'''Unistat''': analogue of the [[United States of America]] in the ''[[Schrödinger's Cat trilogy]]'' of [[Robert Anton Wilson]]
*'''United State of Grisee''': a country in East Java from the novel ''If My City is a Country'' by [[Rio Fariska]].
*'''[[Unova]]''': A region in the Pokemon games [[Pokemon Black & White]].
*'''[[Ustio]]''': a country that appeared in ''[[Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War]]'' and was briefly mentioned in ''[[Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War]]''.
*'''Uqbar''': from [[Jorge Luis Borges]]'s ''[[Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius]]''
*'''[[Utopia]]''': from [[Thomas More]]'s ''[[De Optimo Reipublicae Statu deque Nova Insula Utopia]]''.
*'''Ubomo''': An unstable African dictatorship between Lake Kivu and Lake Edward, in [[Wilbur Smith]]'s novel ''[[Elephant Song]]''.
*'''United States of Animals''': Like the [[United States of America]] but as people, animals. They had their independence (like the USA) Aniland ([[United Kingdom]]).

==V==
*'''[[Val Verde (fictional country)|Val Verde]]''': Spanish-speaking country resembling [[Nicaragua]], in the films ''[[Commando (film)|Commando]]'', ''[[Predator (film)|Predator]]'' and ''[[Die Hard 2]]''.
*'''Valaria''': a kingdom in the film ''The Colonel of the Red Hussars''.
*'''Valeria''': Spanish speaking democracy from ''[[Mission: Impossible]]'' episode "Wheels".
*'''Valeska''': a tropical country from the [[Three Stooges]] short ''Saved by the Belle''.
*'''Vandreka''': see Bandrika.
*'''Vanutu''': a tiny South Pacific nation comprising four atolls from the novel ''[[State of Fear]]'' by [[Michael Crichton]]; not to be confused with the real Republic of [[Vanuatu]].
*'''Varania''': the land ruled by Prince Djaro, whom the [[Three Investigators]] meet and befriend in the novel ''[[The Mystery of the Silver Spider]]''; more than half of the novel is set in the country, and it would be the only novel about the trio, to be set outside the US.
*'''Varina''': a former country in Eastern Europe that attempts to regain country status in [[Peter Dickinson]]'s YA novel ''Shadow of a Hero''.
*'''Versovia''': dictatorship from Australian children's miniseries ''[[Eugenie Sandler P.I.]]'' from [[ABC Kids (Australia)|ABC Kids]].
*'''Vespugia''': South American nation located in [[Patagonia]], site of ancient step pyramids and a history of some Welsh settlement; in books by [[Madeleine L'Engle]]. In an [[alternate timeline]] it was ruled by a dictator who threatened nuclear warfare.
*'''Veyska''': Baltic state suffering dictatorial rule in the ''[[Mission: Impossible]]'' TV episode "The Astrologer".
*'''Vien-tan''': Southeast Asian nation in the Franco-Belgian comic ''[[Buck Danny]]'', where it stands in for Vietnam.
*'''Vigata''': Town in Sicily, in which it happen the stories of [[Commissario Montalbano]], a novel by [[Andrea Camilleri]].
*'''Voodoo Island''': Island in the James Bond film ''[[Live and Let Die (film)|Live and Let Die]]'' where Bond goes to apprehend Mr. Big.
*'''Volsinia''': the country with unknown location in ''Dr Trifulgas: A Fantastic Tale'' by [[Jules Verne]].
*'''[[Vulgaria]]''': the far-off, make-believe land in the film version of the children's story ''[[Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (film)|Chitty Chitty Bang Bang]]'', its name based on [[Bulgaria]].

==W==
*'''[[Wakanda (comics)|Wakanda]]''': small African nation featured in the [[Marvel Comics]] series ''[[Avengers (comics)|The Avengers]]''. The nation is ruled by King T'Challa, also known as the super hero [[Black Panther (comics)|Black Panther]].
*'''Wallarya''': a small country in the Balkans in the film ''[[His Royal Highness (1918 film)|His Royal Highness]]''
*'''Waponi Wu''': A small island in the south Pacific that is home to the Waponi Chief played by Abe Vigoda and his people in the film ''[[Joe Versus the Volcano]]''. The natives like to drink orange soda.
*'''Whuabés''': A [[Latino|Latin]] country that joins pact against communist threat from the novel ''Operation Roughneck''.
*'''West Monrassa''': Central African country in an episode of ''[[Spooks]]''. Run by President Gabriel Sakoa, a corrupt leader planning a genocide against the people in the north of the country
*'''West Prophets''': A powerful country under communist dictatorship heavily backed by the [[Soviet Union]] in the novel ''Operation Roughneck''.
*'''West Xylophone''': A country mentioned by the band [[They Might Be Giants]] for their song 'Alphabet of Nations' in order to fulfill the requirements of representing every letter. They apparently took it from the parody tourism website of westxylophone.com

==Y==
*'''Yakastonia''': mountainous eastern European nation, where yodeling is prominent in local culture, but so is surfing on its coast. Important landmark is Mount Bubneboba, and its fresh mountain air is celebrated worldwide. A traditional greeting is doing an armpit fart while repeating the word "zwooba!". Home of exchange student Fentruck on the animated series ''[[Doug]]''.
*'''Yatakang''': archipelagic Australasian "guided socialist democracy" from [[John Brunner (novelist)|John Brunner]]'s novel ''[[Stand on Zanzibar]]''. Apparently roughly in the region of, and analogous to, [[Indonesia]].
*'''[[Yellow Empire]]''': a fascist Asian power in ''[[Blake and Mortimer]]''.
*'''Yudonia''': a country mentioned in the episode "We're Married" from ''[[Drake & Josh]]'' sitcom
*'''Yugaria''': small Balkan nation from the video game ''[[Mission: Impossible - Operation Surma]]''
*'''Yukon Confederacy''': a country in the novel ''[[Fitzpatrick's War]]'' by [[Theodore Judson]]
*'''[[Yuktobania]]''': a country that appeared in ''[[Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War]]'', briefly mentioned in ''[[Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War]]''. The country is a mirror of the Soviet Union.
*'''Yurp''': a poor country depicted in ''[[I Am Weasel]]'' animated TV series ([[pun]] on "''Europe''").
*'''Yurugli''': Eastern European country in the film ''Our Lips Are Sealed''. Name is a play on of ''you're ugly''.

==Z==
*'''Z''': fictional country used by the U.S. Department of State's [[Foreign Service Institute]] to train consular officers; location of the U.S. Consulate General in [[Rosslyn, Virginia|Rosslyn]].
*'''Zagorias Federation''': aq Mediterranean country, featured in ''[[Time Crisis 3]]'' video game.
*'''Zakkestan''': Ex-part of the USSR in the Dutch ''[[Agent 327]]'' comic series.
*'''Zambezi''': African monarchy from the film ''[[King Ralph]]''
*'''Zambola''': African nation in the video game ''[[Front Mission: Gun Hazard]]''
*'''Zamunda''': African monarchy from the film ''[[Coming to America]]''
*'''Zandia''': island located in the [[Mediterranean Sea]] in [[DC Comics]], ruled by the [[Brother Blood]]'s cult.
*'''Zangaro''': West African country in the book and film ''[[The Dogs of War (film)|The Dogs of War]]''
*'''[[Zanzibar Land]]''': A country bordering the Middle East and, for a time, the only country to possess nuclear weapons in ''[[Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake]]''
*'''Zarakal''': West African country from [[Michael Bishop (author)|Michael Bishop]]'s novel ''[[No Enemy But Time]]''
*'''[[Zekistan]]''': Middle Eastern country between [[Afghanistan]], [[Pakistan]], China and [[Tajikistan]] in the video game ''[[Full Spectrum Warrior]]'' and ''[[Full Spectrum Warrior: Ten Hammers]]''; its history and setting closely resemble Afghanistan's.
*'''Zembala''': African country in the film ''[[The Wild Geese]]''
*'''Zembla''': Northern European country in [[Vladimir Nabokov]]'s novel ''[[Pale Fire]]''
*'''Zemenia''': Central European country in [[Monk]] episode "Mr Monk Falls in Love"''
*'''Zinariya''': African country famous for its copper mines, ruled by a dictator, General Bindiga, in [[A. N. Wilson]]'s ''[[My Name Is Legion (novel)|My Name Is Legion]]''
*'''Zlhatovica''': European nation in "Troubling a Star" by Madeleine L'Engle from which one of the protagonists "Otto" is the prince of
*'''Zoravia''': the country from where the title character in ''[[Princess Natasha]]'' comes from.
*'''Zuvendis''': African country in [[Rider Haggard]]'s ''[[Alan Quatermain]]'' containing a lost white race.
*'''Zwasi-Germany''': Central Asian country from the popular Norwegian radio show ''[[Ken eller Torkil]]''.

==Unnamed==
*The unnamed French-speaking country where the action of the [[Henri Verneuil]] film ''[[I as in Icarus]]'' takes place.
*Three unnamed Middle Eastern nations the U.S. is about to go to war with in [[24 (season 2)|the second season of ''24'']].
*The "Small" Middle Eastern Country in ''[[Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare]]''. In-game satellite imagery indicates to be in the [[Saudi Arabia]] coast and [[Al Basrah]] later in the game.
*Unnamed country, that resembles [[Cuba]] and [[Puerto Rico]], where Esteban is from in ''[[The Suite Life of Zack & Cody]]''.
*Small unnamed African country appearing in ''[[Far Cry 2]]''. The developers originally wanted the game to take place in Kenya, but due to growing political turmoil in the area, they merely travelled to the country for inspiration.
*Unnamed East European country where King Igor Shahdov is overtherown in the beginning of [[Charlie Chaplin]]'s ''[[A King in New York]]''.
*The unnamed English- and Dutch-speaking country where ''[[That '70s Show]]'' character Fez is from.
*The unnamed island in ''[[Resident Evil 4]]'' where Leon is sent to. It was said it was off the coast of [[Europe]] and it might be off of [[Spain]], since the possessed villagers speak Spanish.
*Unnamed country where a foreign exchanged student named Olivary Bealou is from in an episode of [[Zoey 101]], Who is babysat by Michael.
*Unnamed country where the Character Zigfee is from in the [[Merry Christmas Drake & Josh]] Movie.
*Unnamed country where Gunther & Tinka are from in the Disney Channel TV Series [[Shake It Up!]].

==See also==
* [[List of fictional countries by region]]

==References==
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Peter St. Clair-Erskine, 7. Earl of Rosslyn

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'''Peter St Clair-Erskine, 7th Earl of Rosslyn''', [[Queen's Police Medal|QPM]] (born 31 March 1958) is a [[Commander#British_police_rank|Commander]] in the [[London]] [[Metropolitan Police Service]], in which he uses the professional name Peter Loughborough (from the subsidiary title, '''Lord Loughborough''', which he bore as heir to the earldom prior to his succession in 1977). The Earl's lands include the world famous [[Rosslyn Chapel]].

Rosslyn was educated at [[Eton College]] and the [[University of Bristol]]. He joined the Metropolitan Police in 1980. Since 2003, he has been head of the [[Royalty and Diplomatic Protection Department]]. He received the [[Queen's Police Medal]] in the 2009 New Year Honours.<ref>{{LondonGazette |issue=58929 |date=31 December 2008 |startpage=25 |supp=yes}}</ref>

He married Helen Watters in 1982 and they have two sons and two daughters. Helen, Countess of Rosslyn is an Art Historian who presented her own BBC TV documentary about the Rosslyn Chapel in 2011.

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Royal Dukedoms

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A '''Royal Duke''' is a [[duke]] who is a member of the [[British Royal Family]], entitled to the [[Royal and noble styles|style]] of "His Royal Highness". The current Royal Dukedoms are, in order of precedence:
*[[Duke of Lancaster|Lancaster]] ([[Order of precedence in England and Wales|England]]), held by queen [[Elizabeth II]]
*[[Duke of Cornwall|Cornwall]] ([[Order of precedence in England and Wales|England]]) and [[Duke of Rothesay|Rothesay]] ([[Order of precedence in Scotland|Scotland]]), held by [[Charles, Prince of Wales|The Prince of Wales]]
*[[Duke of Edinburgh|Edinburgh]], held by [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh|The Prince Philip]]
*[[Duke of York|York]], held by [[Prince Andrew, Duke of York|The Prince Andrew]]
*[[Duke of Cambridge|Cambridge]], held by [[Prince William, Duke of Cambridge|Prince William]]
*[[Duke of Gloucester|Gloucester]], held by [[Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester|Prince Richard]]
*[[Duke of Kent|Kent]], held by [[Prince Edward, Duke of Kent|Prince Edward]]

== In detail ==
With the exceptions of the [[Dukes in the United Kingdom|dukedoms]] of Cornwall and Rothesay (which can only be held by the eldest son of the Sovereign), these dukedoms are hereditary according to the [[Letters Patent]] that created them, which contain the standard remainder "heirs male of his body". The British monarch also holds and is entitled to the revenues of the [[Duchy of Lancaster]], and within the borders of the [[County Palatine]] of [[Lancashire]] is by tradition saluted as "The Duke of Lancaster" (even when the monarch is a Queen regnant, she does not use the title ''Duchess''). She also rules the [[Channel Islands]] as [[Duke of Normandy]].

Past Royal Dukedoms include:
*[[Duke of Albany|Albany]]
*[[Duke of Albemarle|Albemarle]]
*[[Duke of Bedford|Bedford]]
*[[Duke of Clarence|Clarence]]
*[[Duke of Connaught|Connaught]]
*[[Duke of Cumberland|Cumberland]]
*[[Duke of Hereford|Hereford]]
*[[Duke of Kendal|Kendal]]
*[[Duke of Ross|Ross]]
*[[Duke of Sussex|Sussex]]
*[[Duke of Windsor|Windsor]]

The [[House of Hanover|Hanoverians]] occasionally combined two territorial designations into a single royal dukedom — for example, the Duke of [[Duke of York|York and Albany]]. Other combinations included [[Duke of Gloucester|Gloucester and Edinburgh]], [[Duke of Cumberland|Cumberland and Strathearn]], [[Duke of Clarence|Clarence and St Andrews]], [[Duke of Kent|Kent and Strathearn]], [[Duke of Cumberland|Cumberland and Teviotdale]], [[Duke of Connaught and Strathearn|Connaught and Strathearn]] and [[Duke of Clarence|Clarence and Avondale]]. The idea was often to combine an English title with a Scottish one, emphasising the unity of the (then new) United Kingdom. Such Hanoverian Dukes were generally also given an Irish title.

The dukedoms of Albany and Cumberland-and-Teviotdale are not vacant but [[Titles Deprivation Act 1917|were suspended in 1919]], as their holders were also reigning German rulers when Britain was at war with Germany in [[World War I]]; there still exist heirs to these titles who could apply for their restoration. There was speculation that [[Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex|Prince Edward]] would receive a dukedom such as Cambridge or Sussex upon his marriage in 1999, but instead he received the lesser title [[Earl of Wessex]]. At the same time as his creation as Earl of Wessex, it was announced that Prince Edward will be created Duke of Edinburgh on the death of both of his parents as Prince Charles will succeed to the title on his father's death. The Dukedom of Edinburgh will become a non-royal dukedom with Prince Edward's descendants.

In the United Kingdom, there is nothing about a particular dukedom that makes it "royal". Rather, these peerages are called Royal Dukedoms because they are held by a member of the royal family who is entitled to the style [[Royal Highness]]. Although the term ''Royal Duke'' therefore has no official meaning ''per se'', the category "Duke of the [[Royal family|Blood Royal]]" was acknowledged as a rank conferring special [[precedence]] at court in the unrevoked 20th clause of the Lord Chamberlain's order of 1520.<ref>{{cite web|author=Francois Velde |url=http://www.heraldica.org/topics/britain/order_precedence.htm#1520 |title=Order of Precedence in England and Wales |publisher=Heraldica.org |date= |accessdate=2010-11-17}}</ref> This decree accorded precedence to any peer related by blood to the Sovereign above all others of the same degree within the peerage. The order did not apply within [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|Parliament]], nor did it grant precedence above the [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] or other [[Great Officer of State|Great Officers of State]] such as is now enjoyed by royal dukes. But it placed junior Dukes of the Blood Royal above the most senior non-royal duke, junior Earls of the Blood Royal above the most senior non-royal earl, etc. It did not matter how distantly related to the monarch the peers might be (presumably they ranked among each other in [[order of succession]] to the Crown). Although legally "time does not run against the King", so that the 1520 order is theoretically still in effect, in fact the "Blood Royal" clause seems to have fallen into [[desuetude]] sometime in the 19th century. Thus peers of the Blood Royal who are not grandchildren of a Sovereign no longer enjoy precedence above other peers.

Under the 20 November 1917, Letters Patent of King [[George V of the United Kingdom|George V]], the titular dignity of Prince or Princess and the style Royal Highness are restricted to the legitimate children of a Sovereign, the children of a Sovereign's sons, and the eldest living son of the eldest son of a Prince of Wales. For example, when the current Duke of Gloucester and Duke of Kent are succeeded by their eldest sons, the Earl of Ulster and the Earl of St. Andrews, respectively, those peerages (or rather, the 1928 and 1934 creations of them) will cease to be royal dukedoms, instead the title holders will become ordinary Dukes. The third dukes of Gloucester and Kent will each be styled "His Grace" because as great-grandsons of George V, they are not Princes and are not styled HRH. Similarly, upon the death of [[Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught]] (1850–1942), the third son of Queen [[Victoria of the United Kingdom|Victoria]], his only male-line grandson, [[Alastair Arthur Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught|Alastair Arthur Windsor, Earl of MacDuff]] (1914–43), briefly succeeded to his peerages. However, as a duke, the second Duke of Connaught, a male-line great grandson of Queen Victoria, he was simply styled "His Grace".

The sovereign's eldest daughter is typically created [[Princess Royal]], and her marriage may create an interesting situation. [[Louise, Princess Royal and Duchess of Fife|Princess Louise]], daughter of [[Edward VII of the United Kingdom|King Edward VII]], married the [[Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife|6th Earl of Fife]] in 1889; he was elevated to the title [[Duke of Fife]], and his wife was styled HRH The Duchess of Fife. The dukedom was a non-royal one and it continues today. [[Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood|Princess Mary]], daughter of [[George V of the United Kingdom|King George V]], married Viscount Lascelles—who succeeded as the 6th Earl of Harewood—in 1922, retaining her HRH; there was no elevation to a dukedom. [[Anne, Princess Royal]], daughter of [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth II]], has taken no title for herself or either of her commoner husbands, though there is absolutely nothing to impede the Sovereign creating a title—almost certainly an earldom, as for [[Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon|HRH Princess Margaret]] on her marriage to a commoner as [[Earl of Snowdon]] in 1961—at any time.

Sons of the sovereign are usually granted a dukedom upon marriage. On the occasion of [[Wedding of Prince William of Wales and Kate Middleton|his marriage]], 29 April 2011, The Queen created [[Prince William, Duke of Cambridge|Prince William]] [[Duke of Cambridge]].

==Forms of Address==
*Address: His Royal Highness The Duke of _____
*Speak to as: Your Royal Highness
*After: Sir

==Coronet==
While non-royal dukes are entitled to a coronet of eight strawberry leaves, to bear at a coronation and on his [[coat of arms]], royal dukes are entitled to princely coronets (four crosses patée alternating with four strawberry leaves). The coronets of the royal family are dictated by letters patent. The Duke of York bears by letters patent, and the Duke of Edinburgh was granted in 1947 use of, the coronet of a child of the Sovereign (four crosses patée alternating with four fleurs-de-lis), while the Duke of Cornwall and Rothesay has use of the [[heir apparent]]'s coronet, the Duke of Cambridge the coronet of a child of the heir-apparent and the current Dukes of Gloucester and of Kent, as grandsons of a Sovereign bear the corresponding coronet.
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Image:Crown of the British Heir Apparent.svg|Coronet of the Duke of Cornwall and Rothesay
Image:Coronet of a Child of the Heir Apparent.svg|Coronet of the Duke of Cambridge
Image:Coronet of a Child of the Sovereign.svg|Coronet of the Dukes of Edinburgh and of York
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==References==
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RPG-29

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! colspan="2" | [[Bild:RPG-29 USGov.JPG|300px]]
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!colspan="2" bgcolor="#FFDEAD" |Allgemeine information
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|Name: || RPG-29
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|Land: || [[Russland]]
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|Produktionsperiode: || ab [[1989]]
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!colspan="2" bgcolor="#FFDEAD" |Maße
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|Gewicht: (ungeladen) || 11,5 kg mit optischem Visier
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|Gewicht Granate: (mit maximaler Ausrüstung) || 6,7 kg
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!colspan="2" bgcolor="#FFDEAD" |Technische Daten
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|[[Kaliber]]: || 105 mm
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|Visierreichweite: || 500 m
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Das '''RPG-29''' "Vampir" ist eine mobile [[Russland|russische]] [[reaktive Panzerbüchse]], die 1989 bei der russischen Armee eingeführt wurde. Die Waffe wurde in eine Reihe von Ländern exportiert.

== Technik ==
Die RPG-29 ist ein Infanterie-Raketenwerfer, den ein einzelner Soldat tragen und verwenden kann. An der Oberseite des Laufes ist die 2,7-fach vergrößernde ''1P38''-Zieloptik montiert. Auf der Unterseite befindet sich eine Schulterauflage, die ein präzises Zielen erleichtert, davor ein Pistolengriff mit dem Auslöser. Zusätzlich kann eine ''1PN51-2''-Nachtsicht-Zieloptik montiert werden.

Für die Waffe sind zwei Projektiltypen verfügbar, das Panzerabwehr-/Antibunker-Projektil ''PG-29 V'' (Bild rechts) und der [[Aerosolbombe|Thermobarische Sprengkopf]] TBG-29 V. Das PG-29-V-Panzerabwehrprojektil besitzt eine [[Tandemhohlladung]], bei dem der erste Sprengsatz die [[Reaktivpanzerung]] auslöst, während der zweite bis zu 75 cm Panzerstahl durchschlagen kann.

Nach Verlassen des Laufes klappen acht Leitflossen aus der Rakete, um die Flugbahn zu stabilisieren. Die maximale Schussdistanz der PG-29V-Rakete liegt bei 450 bis 500 m. Die Waffe besitzt folgende Durchschlagsleistung:
*750 mm [[RHA|Panzerstahl]]
*1.500 mm [[Stahlbeton]]
*3.700 mm [[Erdreich]]

Im Gegensatz zur weitverbreiteten [[RPG-7]] zündet der Raketenantrieb in der Abschussvorrichtung, beschleunigt den Sprengkopf auf maximale Geschwindigkeit und ist bereits ausgebrannt, bevor die Granate den Lauf verlässt.

== Einsatz ==
Bekannt ist, dass der RPG-29 im [[Zweiter Tschetschenienkrieg|2. Tschetschenienkrieg]], im [[Irakkrieg]] 2003 sowie im [[Libanonkrieg 2006]] eingesetzt wurde. Während des Libanonkrieges gelang es [[Hisbollah]]kämpfern mehrfach, mit dem RPG-29 israelische [[Merkava]]-Kampfpanzer außer Gefecht zu setzen. Ebenso gelang es im Jahr 2007 irakischen Widerstandskämpfern in [[Al-Amarah]], mit dem RPG-29 einen britischen [[Challenger 2]]-Kampfpanzer außer Gefecht zu setzen. Die Tandemhohlladung durchschlug die Panzerung der unteren Wannenfront (die signifikant schwächer ist als an anderen Stellen des Fahrzeuges) des Panzers und verletzte die Panzerbesatzung schwer.

==Benutzerstaaten==
*{{flagicon|Iran}} [[Iran]]
*{{flagicon|Russia}} [[Russland]]
*{{flagicon|Syria}} [[Syrien]]
*{{UKR}}
*{{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[Pakistan]]
*{{flagicon|Bangladesh}} [[Bangladesh]]

== Siehe auch ==
* [[Raketengetriebene Granate|RPG]]
* [[RPG-7]]
* [[RPO (Raketenwerfer)]]

== Weblinks ==
* [http://world.guns.ru/grenade/gl04-e.htm RPG-29 auf guns.ru] (englisch)
* [http://www.defense-update.com/products/r/rpg.htm RPG-29 auf defense-update.com] (englisch)
* [http://www.defense-update.com/features/du-1-04/rpg-threat.htm ''Countering the RPG Threat'' auf defense-update.com] (englisch)
* [http://img84.imageshack.us/my.php?image=p1012491wg3.jpg RPG-29 auf imageshack.us] (englisch)

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Eishockey-Weltmeisterschaft der Herren 2010

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[[Datei:Eishockey-Weltmeisterschaft 2010 Logo.png|right|200px|Logo der A-Weltmeisterschaft]]
Die '''74. Eishockey-A-Weltmeisterschaft''' findet vom 7. bis zum 23. Mai 2010 in [[Deutschland]] statt. Deutschland erhielt am 13. Mai 2005 von den Teilnehmern des Jahreskongresses der [[International Ice Hockey Federation]] (IIHF) in [[Wien]] den Zuschlag. In der Abstimmung setzte sich die Bewerbung des [[Deutscher Eishockey-Bund|Deutschen Eishockey-Bundes]] (DEB) mit 89 Stimmen gegen die aus [[Weißrussland]] (18 Stimmen) durch. Die [[Slowakei]] und [[Schweden]] hatten ihre Bewerbungen bereits vor der Abstimmung zurückgezogen.

Deutschland ist damit nach [[Olympische Winterspiele 1936/Eishockey|1936]], [[Eishockey-Weltmeisterschaft 1955|1955]], [[Eishockey-Weltmeisterschaft 1975|1975]], [[Eishockey-Weltmeisterschaft 1983|1983]], [[Eishockey-Weltmeisterschaft 1993|1993]] und [[Eishockey-Weltmeisterschaft 2001|2001]] zum siebten Mal Ausrichter einer WM.

Die Titelkämpfe werden in der [[Lanxess Arena]] in [[Köln]] (Fassungsvermögen: 18.500 Zuschauer) und in der [[SAP-Arena]] in [[Mannheim]] (13.600 Zuschauer) ausgetragen. Das ausverkaufte Eröffnungsspiel fand am 7. Mai 2010 in der [[Veltins-Arena]] in [[Gelsenkirchen]] vor 77.803 Zuschauern statt und stellte einen neuen Zuschauerrekord im Eishockeysport dar.

== A-Weltmeisterschaft ==
[[Datei:DPAG 2010 20 Sport Eishockey-Weltmeisterschaft.jpg|thumb|Deutsche [[Sondermarke|Sonderbriefmarke]] zur WM mit einem Zuschlag für die [[Stiftung Deutsche Sporthilfe]]]]
=== Austragungsorte ===
Die Kölner [[Lanxess Arena]] (frühere Kölnarena) bietet 18.500 Plätze und ist normalerweise der Spielort der [[Kölner Haie]]. Die Mannheimer [[SAP-Arena]], ebenfalls [[Deutsche Eishockey Liga|DEL]]-Spielort der [[Adler Mannheim]], bietet 13.600 Plätze. Das Eröffnungsspiel fand in der dafür umgebauten [[Veltins-Arena]] in [[Gelsenkirchen]], dem Stadion des deutschen [[Fußball-Bundesliga|Fußball-Bundesligisten]] [[FC Schalke 04]], statt. Diese bot für das Spiel eine Kapazität von 76.152 Plätzen.<ref>iihf.com, [http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/article/more-fans-at-opening-game.html?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=955&cHash=249e175ac7 More fans at opening game]</ref> Die vorherige Bestmarke stammte vom Oktober 2001 und betrug 74.554 Besucher im Footballstadion von [[East Lansing|Lansing]] bei einen Open-Air-[[College]]-Spiel zwischen Michigan und der Michigan State University.<ref>[[Spiegel online]]:''[http://www.spiegel.de/sport/wintersport/0,1518,693706,00.html Deutschland schafft Sensation in Rekordspiel].''</ref>

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| width="20%" | '''[[Köln]]'''
| width="20%" | '''[[Mannheim]]'''
| width="20%" | '''[[Gelsenkirchen]]'''
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| [[Lanxess Arena]] Kapazität: 18.500
| [[SAP-Arena]] Kapazität: 13.600
| [[Veltins-Arena]] Kapazität: 76.152
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| [[Datei:Köln deutz kölnarena.jpg|175px|Lanxess Arena]]
| [[Datei:SAParenaPanoN.jpg|225px|SAP-Arena]]
| [[Datei:Veltins-Arena.jpg|150px|Veltins-Arena]]
|}

=== Teilnehmer ===
Am Turnier nehmen die folgenden 16 Mannschaften teil:
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| width="20%" align="left" rowspan="4" | '''13''' aus Europa
| width="20%" | {{flagicon|DEN|30px}} [[Dänische Eishockeynationalmannschaft|Dänemark]] 
| width="20%" | {{flagicon|GER|30px}} [[Deutsche Eishockeynationalmannschaft|Deutschland]]
| width="20%" | {{flagicon|FIN|30px}} [[Finnische Eishockeynationalmannschaft|Finnland]]
| width="20%" | {{flagicon|FRA|30px}} [[Französische Eishockeynationalmannschaft|Frankreich]]
|- valign="top" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" align="center"
| {{flagicon|ITA|30px}} [[Italienische Eishockeynationalmannschaft|Italien]]
| {{flagicon|LAT|30px}} [[Lettische Eishockeynationalmannschaft|Lettland]]
| {{flagicon|NOR|30px}} [[Norwegische Eishockeynationalmannschaft|Norwegen]] 
| {{flagicon|RUS|30px}} [[Russische Eishockeynationalmannschaft|Russland]]
|- valign="top" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" align="center"
| {{flagicon|SWE|30px}} [[Schwedische Eishockeynationalmannschaft|Schweden]]
| {{flagicon|CHE|30px}} [[Schweizer Eishockeynationalmannschaft|Schweiz]]
| {{flagicon|SVK|30px}} [[Slowakische Eishockeynationalmannschaft|Slowakei]]
| {{flagicon|CZE|30px}} [[Tschechische Eishockeynationalmannschaft|Tschechien]]
|- valign="top" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" align="center"
| {{flagicon|BLR|30px}} [[Weißrussische Eishockeynationalmannschaft|Weißrussland]]
| colspan="3" |
|- valign="top" bgcolor="#DDDDDD" align="center"
| align="left" | '''2''' aus Nordamerika
| {{flagicon|CAN|30px}} [[Kanadische Eishockeynationalmannschaft|Kanada]]
| {{flagicon|USA|30px}} [[US-amerikanische Eishockeynationalmannschaft|USA]]
| colspan="2" |
|- valign="top" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" align="center"
| align="left" | '''1''' aus Asien
| {{flagicon|KAZ|30px}} [[Kasachische Eishockeynationalmannschaft|Kasachstan]]
| colspan="3" |
|}

==== Gruppeneinteilung ====
Die Gruppeneinteilung der Vorrunde wurde auf Basis der nach Abschluss der [[Eishockey-Weltmeisterschaft der Herren 2009|Weltmeisterschaft 2009]] aktuellen [[IIHF-Weltrangliste]] festgelegt:

<center>
{| class="wikitable" style="width:80%; text-align:center;"
|- style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#dddddd;" align="center" |
| width="20%" | Gruppe A (Köln)
| width="20%" | Gruppe B (Mannheim)
| width="20%" | Gruppe C (Mannheim)
| width="20%" | Gruppe D (Köln)
|-
| {{RUS|Russische Eishockeynationalmannschaft}} (1)
| {{CAN|Kanadische Eishockeynationalmannschaft}} (2)
| {{SWE|Schwedische Eishockeynationalmannschaft}} (3)
| {{FIN|Finnische Eishockeynationalmannschaft}} (4)
|-
| {{BLR|Weißrussische Eishockeynationalmannschaft}} (8)
| {{SUI|Schweizer Eishockeynationalmannschaft}} (7)
| {{CZE|Tschechische Eishockeynationalmannschaft}} (6)
| {{USA|US-amerikanische Eishockeynationalmannschaft|USA}} (5)
|-
| {{SVK|Slowakische Eishockeynationalmannschaft}} (9)
| {{LAT|Lettische Eishockeynationalmannschaft}} (10)
| {{NOR|Norwegische Eishockeynationalmannschaft}} (11)
| {{GER|Deutsche Eishockeynationalmannschaft|Deutschland}} (12)
|-
| {{KAZ|Kasachische Eishockeynationalmannschaft}} (18)
| {{ITA|Italienische Eishockeynationalmannschaft}} (15)
| {{FRA|Französische Eishockeynationalmannschaft}} (14)
| {{DEN|Dänische Eishockeynationalmannschaft}} (13)
|}
</center>
* In Klammern ist der jeweilige Weltranglistenplatz angegeben.

=== Vorrunde ===
==== Gruppe A ====
{| style="width: 100%; background: #F0F0F0;" cellspacing="0"
|- valign="top"
| align="center" width="15%" style="font-size:90%;" | 9. Mai 2010 16:15 Uhr
| width="25%" align="right" | {{flagicon|Belarus}} '''Weißrussland''' [[Dsmitry Mjaleschka|D. Mjaleschka]] (32:09) [[Michail Stefanowitsch|M. Stefanowitsch]] (33:39) [[Aljaksej Kaljuschny|A. Kaljuschny]] (44:21) [[Ruslan Salej|R. Salej]] (50:14) [[Sjarhej Dsjamahin|S. Dsjamahin]] (58:20)
| width="15%" align="center" | 5:2 (0:0, 2:2, 3:0) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/230/IHM230A05_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| width="25%" align="left" | {{flagicon|Kazakhstan}} Kasachstan [[Dmitri Wiktorowitsch Dudarew|D. Dudarew]] (20:17) [[Wladimir Jurjewitsch Antipin|W. Antipin]] (30:30)
| style="font-size:85%;" | [[Lanxess Arena]], [[Köln]] Zuschauer: 6.125

|- style="background: #FFFFFF;" valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 9. Mai 2010 20:15 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|Slovakia}} Slowakei [[Ivan Majeský|I. Majeský]] (43:51)
| align="center" | 1:3 (0:1, 0:1, 1:1) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/230/IHM230A07_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|Russia}} '''Russland''' [[Maxim Sergejewitsch Afinogenow|M. Afinogenow]] (14:51) [[Alexander Michailowitsch Owetschkin|A. Owetschkin]] (29:23) [[Wiktor Nikolajewitsch Koslow|W. Koslow]] (59:06)
| style="font-size:85%;" | Lanxess Arena, Köln Zuschauer: 18.522

|- valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 11. Mai 2010 16:15 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|Russia}} '''Russland''' [[Alexander Michailowitsch Owetschkin|A. Owetschkin]] (10:20) [[Ilja Walerjewitsch Kowaltschuk|I. Kowaltschuk]] (20:42) [[Alexander Walerjewitsch Sjomin|A. Sjomin]] (37:55) [[Denis Sergejewitsch Grebeschkow|D. Grebeschkow]] (43:22)
| align="center" | 4:1 (1:0, 2:0, 1:1) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/230/IHM230A13_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|Kazakhstan}} Kasachstan [[Dmitri Wiktorowitsch Dudarew|D. Dudarew]] (57:59)
| style="font-size:85%;" | Lanxess Arena, Köln Zuschauer: 9.274

|- style="background: #FFFFFF;" valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 11. Mai 2010 20:15 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|Belarus}} Weißrussland [[Sjarhej Dsjamahin|S. Dsjamahin]] (4:29) [[Aljaksej Kaljuschny|A. Kaljuschny]] (9:03)
| align="center" | 2:4 (2:0, 0:2, 0:2) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/230/IHM230A15_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|Slovakia}} '''Slowakei''' [[Ivan Čiernik|I. Čiernik]] (22:42) [[Milan Bartovič|M. Bartovič]] (30:07) [[Marek Zagrapan|M. Zagrapan]] (44:07) M. Bartovič (59:06)
| style="font-size:85%;" | Lanxess Arena, Köln Zuschauer: 8.862

|- valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 13. Mai 2010 16:15 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|Russia}} '''Russland''' [[Sergei Walerjewitsch Mosjakin|S. Mosjakin]] (10:45) [[Alexander Michailowitsch Owetschkin|A. Owetschkin]] (32:21) [[Artjom Alexejewitsch Anissimow|A. Anissimow]] (34:03)
| align="center" | 3:1 (1:0, 2:0, 0:1) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/230/IHM230A21_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|Belarus}} Weißrussland [[Aljaksej Kaljuschny|A. Kaljuschny]] (44:21)
| style="font-size:85%;" | Lanxess Arena, Köln Zuschauer: 17.540

|- style="background: #FFFFFF;" valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 13. Mai 2010 20:15 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|Kazakhstan}} Kasachstan [[Dmitri Wiktorowitsch Dudarew|D. Dudarew]] (44:03)
| align="center" | 1:5 (0:1, 0:2, 1:2) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/230/IHM230A23_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|Slovakia}} '''Slowakei''' [[Marek Zagrapan|M. Zagrapan]] (16:30) [[Ivan Čiernik|I. Čiernik]] (25:04) I. Čiernik (33:52) [[Tomáš Tatar|T. Tatar]] (54:18) [[Andrej Podkonický|A. Podkonický]] (58:05)
| style="font-size:85%;" | Lanxess Arena, Köln Zuschauer: 13.556
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="60%"
|- style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#BCD2EE;" align="center" |
| width="5%" | Pl.
| width="20%" |
| width="5%" | Sp
| width="5%" | S
| width="5%" | OTS
| width="5%" | OTN
| width="5%" | N
| width="5%" | Tore
| width="5%" | Punkte
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CAE1FF"
| 1. || align="left" | {{RUS|Russische Eishockeynationalmannschaft}}
| 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 10:{{0}}3 || 9
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CAE1FF"
| 2. || align="left" | {{SLK|Slowakische Eishockeynationalmannschaft}}
| 3 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 10:{{0}}6 || 6
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CAE1FF"
| 3. || align="left" | {{BLR|Weißrussische Eishockeynationalmannschaft}}
| 3 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 2 || {{0}}8:{{0}}9 || 3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#EECFA1"
| 4. || align="left" | {{KAZ|Kasachische Eishockeynationalmannschaft}}
| 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || {{0}}4:14 || 0
|}
'''Abkürzungen:''' Pl. = Platz, Sp = Spiele, S = Siege, OTS = Siege nach Verlängerung (Overtime), OTN = Niederlagen nach Verlängerung, N = Niederlagen 
'''Erläuterungen:'''     = nächste Runde,     = Abstiegsrunde

==== Gruppe B ====
{| style="width: 100%; background: #F0F0F0;" cellspacing="0"
|- valign="top"
| align="center" width="15%" style="font-size:90%;" | 8. Mai 2010 16:15 Uhr
| width="25%" align="right" | {{flagicon|Canada}} '''Kanada''' [[Corey Perry|C. Perry]] (2:43) [[Kris Russell|K. Russell]] (19:12) [[Matt Duchene|M. Duchene]] (25:57) [[Steven Stamkos|S. Stamkos]] (30:37) [[René Bourque|R. Bourque]] (57:19)
| width="15%" align="center" | 5:1 (2:1, 2:0, 1:0) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/230/IHM230B02_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| width="25%" align="left" | {{flagicon|Italy}} Italien [[Michele Strazzabosco|M. Strazzabosco]] (12:44)
| style="font-size:85%;" | [[SAP-Arena]], [[Mannheim]] Zuschauer: 7.912

|- style="background: #FFFFFF;" valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 8. Mai 2010 20:15 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|Switzerland within 2to3}} '''Schweiz''' [[Andres Ambühl|A. Ambühl]] (2:26) [[Roman Josi|R. Josi]] (22:28) [[Martin Plüss|M. Plüss]] (59:58)
| align="center" | 3:1 (1:0, 1:0, 1:1) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/230/IHM230B04_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|Latvia}} Lettland [[Gints Meija|G. Meija]] (42:35)
| style="font-size:85%;" | SAP-Arena, Mannheim Zuschauer: 7.098

|- valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 10. Mai 2010 16:15 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|Switzerland within 2to3}} '''Schweiz''' [[Thibaut Monnet|T. Monnet]] (21:20) [[Damien Brunner|D. Brunner]] (46:39) [[Martin Plüss|M. Plüss]] (59:44)
| align="center" | 3:0 (0:0, 1:0, 2:0) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/230/IHM230B10_74_4_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|Italy}} Italien
| style="font-size:85%;" | SAP-Arena, Mannheim Zuschauer: 5.971

|- style="background: #FFFFFF;" valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 10. Mai 2010 20:15 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|Latvia}} Lettland [[Georgijs Pujacs|G. Pujacs]] (50:25)
| align="center" | 1:6 (0:2, 0:4, 1:0) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/230/IHM230B12_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|Canada}} '''Kanada''' [[John Tavares|J. Tavares]] (1:59) [[Steven Stamkos|S. Stamkos]] (18:19) [[Mark Giordano|M. Giordano]] (25:30) J. Tavares (26:58) [[Steve Downie|S. Downie]] (30:07) M. Giordano (39:06)
| style="font-size:85%;" | SAP-Arena, Mannheim Zuschauer: 5.501

|- valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 12. Mai 2010 16:15 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|Italy}} Italien [[Alexander Egger (Eishockeyspieler)|A. Egger]] (14:45) [[Giulio Scandella|G. Scandella]] (43:28)
| align="center" | 2:5 (1:1, 0:1, 1:3) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/230/IHM230B18_74_5_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|Latvia}} '''Lettland''' [[Kaspars Daugaviņš|K. Daugaviņš]] (0:50) [[Aleksandrs Ņiživijs|A. Ņiživijs]] (28:26) [[Arvīds Reķis|A. Reķis]] (41:56) K. Daugaviņš (57:13) [[Mārtiņš Karsums|M. Karsums]] (59:09)
| style="font-size:85%;" | SAP-Arena, Mannheim Zuschauer: 4.029

|- style="background: #FFFFFF;" valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 12. Mai 2010 20:15 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|Canada}} Kanada [[John Tavares|J. Tavares]] (14:29)
| align="center" | 1:4 (1:2, 0:1, 0:1) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/230/IHM230B20_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|Switzerland within 2to3}} '''Schweiz''' [[Ivo Rüthemann|I. Rüthemann]] (11:47) [[Martin Plüss|M. Plüss]] (14:03) [[Andres Ambühl|A. Ambühl]] (21:38) [[Thomas Déruns|T. Déruns]] (45:29)
| style="font-size:85%;" | SAP-Arena, Mannheim Zuschauer: 12.500
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="60%"
|- style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#BCD2EE;" align="center" |
| width="5%" | Pl.
| width="20%" |
| width="5%" | Sp
| width="5%" | S
| width="5%" | OTS
| width="5%" | OTN
| width="5%" | N
| width="5%" | Tore
| width="5%" | Punkte
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CAE1FF"
| 1. || align="left" | {{SUI|Schweizer Eishockeynationalmannschaft}}
| 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 10:{{0}}2 || 9
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CAE1FF"
| 2. || align="left" | {{CAN|Kanadische Eishockeynationalmannschaft}}
| 3 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 12:{{0}}6 || 6
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CAE1FF"
| 3. || align="left" | {{LAT|Lettische Eishockeynationalmannschaft}}
| 3 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 2 || {{0}}7:11 || 3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#EECFA1"
| 4. || align="left" | {{ITA|Italienische Eishockeynationalmannschaft}}
| 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || {{0}}3:13 || 0
|}

==== Gruppe C ====
{| style="width: 100%; background: #F0F0F0;" cellspacing="0"
|- valign="top"
| align="center" width="15%" style="font-size:90%;" | 9. Mai 2010 16:15 Uhr
| width="25%" align="right" | {{flagicon|the Czech Republic}} '''Tschechien''' [[Petr Hubáček|P. Hubáček]] (0:44) [[Jiří Novotný (Eishockeyspieler)|J. Novotný]] (11:43) [[Petr Gřegořek|P. Gřegořek]] (23:23) [[Karel Rachůnek|K. Rachůnek]] (25:07) [[Lukáš Kašpar|L. Kašpar]] (46:06) [[Miroslav Blaťák|M. Blaťák]] (59:27)
| width="15%" align="center" | 6:2 (2:0, 2:0, 2:2) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/230/IHM230C06_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| width="25%" align="left" | {{flagicon|France}} Frankreich [[Yorick Treille|Y. Treille]] (46:27) [[Laurent Meunier|L. Meunier]] (48:37)
| style="font-size:85%;" | [[SAP-Arena]], [[Mannheim]] Zuschauer: 3.132

|- style="background: #FFFFFF;" valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 9. Mai 2010 20:15 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|Norway}} Norwegen [[Patrick Thoresen|P. Thoresen]] (20:20) [[Henrik Solberg|H. Solberg]] (44:57)
| align="center" | 2:5 (0:2, 1:0, 1:3) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/230/IHM230C08_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|Sweden}} '''Schweden''' [[Mattias Weinhandl|M. Weinhandl]] (6:43) [[Erik Karlsson|E. Karlsson]] (12:45) M. Weinhandl (47:08) [[Magnus Pääjärvi-Svensson|M. Pääjärvi-Svensson]] (54:31) M. Weinhandl (57:43)
| style="font-size:85%;" | SAP-Arena, Mannheim Zuschauer: 5.022

|- valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 11. Mai 2010 16:15 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|the Czech Republic}} Tschechien [[Jaromír Jágr|J. Jágr]] (27:56) J. Jágr (53:09)
| align="center" | 2:3 (0:1, 1:1, 1:1) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/230/IHM230C14_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|Norway}} '''Norwegen''' [[Mats Zuccarello Aasen|M. Zuccarello Aasen]] (12:09) [[Anders Fredriksen|A. Fredriksen]] (30:13) [[Anders Bastiansen|A. Bastiansen]] (44:23)
| style="font-size:85%;" | SAP-Arena, Mannheim Zuschauer: 2.256

|- style="background: #FFFFFF;" valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 11. Mai 2010 20:15 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|Sweden}} '''Schweden''' [[Carl Gunnarsson|C. Gunnarsson]] (17:49) [[Jonas Andersson|J. Andersson]] (22:34) [[Johan Harju|J. Harju]] (27:44)
| align="center" | 3:2 (1:0, 2:0, 0:2) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/230/IHM230C16_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|France}} Frankreich [[Yorick Treille|Y. Treille]] (44:34) [[Luc Tardif junior|L. Tardif]] (54:05)
| style="font-size:85%;" | SAP-Arena, Mannheim Zuschauer: 3.268

|- valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 13. Mai 2010 16:15 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|France}} Frankreich [[Stéphane Da Costa|S. Da Costa]] (12:49)
| align="center" | 1:5 (1:0, 0:1, 0:4) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/230/IHM230C22_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|Norway}} '''Norwegen''' [[Peter Lorentzen|P. Lorentzen]] (32:02) [[Mats Zuccarello Aasen|M. Zuccarello Aasen]] (42:34) [[Anders Bastiansen|A. Bastiansen]] (47:19) [[Patrick Thoresen|P. Thoresen]] (48:42) [[Mathis Olimb|M. Olimb]] (56:57)
| style="font-size:85%;" | SAP-Arena, Mannheim Zuschauer: 4.403

|- style="background: #FFFFFF;" valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 13. Mai 2010 20:15 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|Sweden}} Schweden [[Magnus Pääjärvi-Svensson|M. Pääjärvi-Svensson]] (24:03)
| align="center" | 1:2 (0:1, 1:1, 0:0) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/230/IHM230C24_74_4_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|the Czech Republic}} '''Tschechien''' [[Tomáš Rolínek|T. Rolínek]] (0:54) [[Petr Hubáček|P. Hubáček]] (29:18)
| style="font-size:85%;" | SAP-Arena, Mannheim Zuschauer: 12.500
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="60%"
|- style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#BCD2EE;" align="center" |
| width="5%" | Pl.
| width="20%" |
| width="5%" | Sp
| width="5%" | S
| width="5%" | OTS
| width="5%" | OTN
| width="5%" | N
| width="5%" | Tore
| width="5%" | Punkte
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CAE1FF"
| 1. || align="left" | {{SWE|Schwedische Eishockeynationalmannschaft}}
| 3 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 1 || {{0}}9:{{0}}6 || 6
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CAE1FF"
| 2. || align="left" | {{CZE|Tschechische Eishockeynationalmannschaft}}
| 3 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 10:{{0}}6 || 6
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CAE1FF"
| 3. || align="left" | {{NOR|Norwegische Eishockeynationalmannschaft}}
| 3 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 10:{{0}}8 || 6
|- align="center" bgcolor="#EECFA1"
| 4. || align="left" | {{FRA|Französische Eishockeynationalmannschaft}}
| 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || {{0}}5:14 || 0
|}

==== Gruppe D ====
{| style="width: 100%; background: #F0F0F0;" cellspacing="0"
|- valign="top"
| align="center" width="15%" style="font-size:90%;" | 7. Mai 2010 20:15 Uhr
| width="25%" align="right" | {{flagicon|the United States}} USA [[Ryan Carter|R. Carter]] (48:28)
| width="15%" align="center" | 1:2 n.V. (0:0, 0:1, 1:0, 0:1) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/230/IHM230D01_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| width="25%" align="left" | {{flagicon|Germany}} '''Deutschland''' [[Michael Wolf (Eishockeyspieler)|M. Wolf]] (25:20) [[Felix Schütz|F. Schütz]] (60:21)
| style="font-size:85%;" | [[Veltins-Arena]], [[Gelsenkirchen]] Zuschauer: 77.803

|- style="background: #FFFFFF;" valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 8. Mai 2010 20:15 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|Finland}} Finnland [[Petri Kontiola|P. Kontiola]] (6:47)
| align="center" | 1:4 (1:2, 0:1, 0:1) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/230/IHM230D03_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|Denmark}} '''Dänemark''' [[Frans Nielsen|F. Nielsen]] (2:20) [[Peter Regin|P. Regin]] (5:19) [[Julian Jakobsen|J. Jakobsen]] (21:19) F. Nielsen (59:13)
| style="font-size:85%;" | [[Lanxess Arena]], [[Köln]] Zuschauer: 11.452

|- valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 10. Mai 2010 16:15 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|the United States}} USA [[Keith Yandle|K. Yandle]] (32:03)
| align="center" | 1:2 n.V. (0:0, 1:1, 0:0, 0:1) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/230/IHM230D09_74_4_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|Denmark}} '''Dänemark''' [[Lars Eller|L. Eller]] (28:52) [[Stefan Lassen|S. Lassen]] (62:04)
| style="font-size:85%;" | Lanxess Arena, Köln Zuschauer: 8.985

|- style="background: #FFFFFF;" valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 10. Mai 2010 20:15 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|Germany}} Deutschland
| align="center" | 0:1 (0:0, 0:1, 0:0) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/230/IHM230D11_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|Finland}} '''Finnland''' [[Jarkko Immonen|J. Immonen]] (25:18)
| style="font-size:85%;" | Lanxess Arena, Köln Zuschauer: 18.654

|- valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 12. Mai 2010 16:15 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|Denmark}} Dänemark [[Philip Larsen|P. Larsen]] (3:40)
| align="center" | 1:3 (1:1, 0:2, 0:0) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/230/IHM230D17_74_4_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|Germany}} '''Deutschland''' [[Marcel Goc|M. Goc]] (8:40) [[Felix Schütz|F. Schütz]] (33:28) [[Nikolai Goc|N. Goc]] (35:09)
| style="font-size:85%;" | Lanxess Arena, Köln Zuschauer: 18.623

|- style="background: #FFFFFF;" valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 12. Mai 2010 20:15 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|Finland}} '''Finnland''' [[Leonid Alexandrowitsch Komarow|L. Komarow]] (35:52) [[Jarkko Immonen|J. Immonen]] (40:18) [[Sami Kapanen|S. Kapanen]] (57:58)
| align="center" | 3:2 (0:1, 1:0, 2:1) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/230/IHM230D19_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|the United States}} USA [[David Moss (Eishockeyspieler)|D. Moss]] (3:30) [[T. J. Oshie]] (59:43)
| style="font-size:85%;" | Lanxess Arena, Köln Zuschauer: 17.633
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="60%"
|- style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#BCD2EE;" align="center" |
| width="5%" | Pl.
| width="20%" |
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| width="5%" | S
| width="5%" | OTS
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| width="5%" | Tore
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|- align="center" bgcolor="#CAE1FF"
| 1. || align="left" | {{FIN|Finnische Eishockeynationalmannschaft}}
| 3 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 1 || {{0}}5:{{0}}6 || 6
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CAE1FF"
| 2. || align="left" | {{DEU|Deutsche Eishockeynationalmannschaft}}
| 3 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || {{0}}5:{{0}}3 || 5
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CAE1FF"
| 3. || align="left" | {{DEN|Dänische Eishockeynationalmannschaft}}
| 3 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || {{0}}7:{{0}}5 || 5
|- align="center" bgcolor="#EECFA1"
| 4. || align="left" | {{USA|US-amerikanische Eishockeynationalmannschaft|USA}}
| 3 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 1 || {{0}}4:{{0}}7 || 2
|}

=== Zwischenrunde ===
==== Gruppe E ====
{| style="width: 100%; background: #F0F0F0;" cellspacing="0"
|- valign="top"
| align="center" width="15%" style="font-size:90%;" | 14. Mai 2010 16:15 Uhr
| width="25%" align="right" | {{flagicon|SVK}} Slowakei
| width="15%" align="center" | 0:6 (0:6, 0:0, 0:0) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/230/IHM230E25_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| width="25%" align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} '''Dänemark''' [[Peter Regin|P. Regin]] (1:05) [[Philip Larsen|P. Larsen]] (4:20) [[Mads Christensen (Eishockeyspieler)|M. Christensen]] (4:40) [[Morten Madsen|M. Madsen]] (10:52) [[Morten Green|M. Green]] (12:21) [[Stefan Lassen|S. Lassen]] (13:42)
| style="font-size:85%;" | [[Lanxess Arena]], [[Köln]] Zuschauer: 4.442

|- style="background: #FFFFFF;" valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 14. Mai 2010 20:15 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|FIN}} '''Finnland''' [[Jarkko Immonen|J. Immonen]] (27:23) [[Juha-Pekka Hytönen|J.-P. Hytönen]] (32:19)
| align="center" | 2:0 (0:0, 2:0, 0:0) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/230/IHM230E27_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|BLR}} Weißrussland
| style="font-size:85%;" | Lanxess Arena, Köln Zuschauer: 5.273

|- valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 15. Mai 2010 20:15 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|RUS}} '''Russland''' [[Ilja Walerjewitsch Kowaltschuk|I. Kowaltschuk]] (14:20) [[Nikolai Wladimirowitsch Kuljomin|N. Kuljomin]] (26:10) [[Alexander Michailowitsch Owetschkin|A. Owetschkin]] (49:46)
| align="center" | 3:2 (1:0, 1:1, 1:1) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/230/IHM230E31_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} Deutschland [[Christian Ehrhoff|C. Ehrhoff]] (39:59) [[Alexander Barta|A. Barta]] (53:39)
| style="font-size:85%;" | Lanxess Arena, Köln Zuschauer: 18.343

|- style="background: #FFFFFF;" valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 16. Mai 2010 16:15 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Dänemark [[Mads Christensen (Eishockeyspieler)|M. Christensen]] (25:02)
| align="center" | 1:6 (0:2, 1:1, 0:3) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/230/IHM230E35_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} '''Russland''' [[Pawel Walerjewitsch Dazjuk|P. Dazjuk]] (15:07) [[Alexander Michailowitsch Owetschkin|A. Owetschkin]] (19:12) [[Jewgeni Wladimirowitsch Malkin|J. Malkin]] (33:40) P. Dazjuk (47:51) P. Dazjuk (50:51) [[Nikolai Wladimirowitsch Kuljomin|N. Kuljomin]] (52:26)
| style="font-size:85%;" | Lanxess Arena, Köln Zuschauer: 5.789

|- valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 16. Mai 2010 20:15 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|GER}} Deutschland [[Marcel Müller|M. Müller]] (59:06)
| align="center" | 1:2 n.V. (0:1, 0:0, 1:0, 0:1) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/230/IHM230E37_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|BLR}} '''Weißrussland''' [[Andrej Michaljou|A. Michaljou]] (6:43) [[Aljaksej Kaljuschny|A. Kaljuschny]] (64:45)
| style="font-size:85%;" | Lanxess Arena, Köln Zuschauer: 11.748

|- style="background: #FFFFFF;" valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 17. Mai 2010 16:15 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|FIN}} '''Finnland''' [[Petri Kontiola|P. Kontiola]] (29:20) [[Petteri Nummelin|P. Nummelin]] (30:13) [[Jussi Jokinen|J. Jokinen]] (33:26) J. Jokinen (56:34) [[Juhamatti Aaltonen|J. Aaltonen]] (58:54)
| align="center" | 5:2 (0:0, 3:0, 2:2) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/230/IHM230E39_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|SVK}} Slowakei [[Tomáš Tatar|T. Tatar]] (41:58) [[Vladimír Mihálik|V. Mihálik]] (58:01)
| style="font-size:85%;" | Lanxess Arena, Köln Zuschauer: 3.474

|- valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 17. Mai 2010 20:15 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|BLR}} '''Weißrussland''' [[Andrej Stas|A. Stas]] (36:31) [[Michail Stefanowitsch|M. Stefanowitsch]] (57:49)
| align="center" | 2:1 (0:1, 1:0, 1:0) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/230/IHM230E41_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Dänemark [[Lars Eller|L. Eller]] (0:38)
| style="font-size:85%;" | Lanxess Arena, Köln Zuschauer: 3.257

|- style="background: #FFFFFF;" valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 18. Mai 2010 16:15 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|SVK}} Slowakei [[Marek Svatoš|M. Svatoš]] (39:17)
| align="center" | 1:2 (0:1, 1:1, 0:0) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/230/IHM230E45_74_4_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} '''Deutschland''' [[Alexander Barta|A. Barta]] (7:19) [[Daniel Kreutzer|D. Kreutzer]] (24:42)
| style="font-size:85%;" | Lanxess Arena, Köln Zuschauer: 15.137

|- valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 18. Mai 2010 20:15 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|RUS}} '''Russland''' [[Sergei Wiktorowitsch Fjodorow|S. Fjodorow]] (16:42) [[Jewgeni Wladimirowitsch Malkin|J. Malkin]] (33:52) [[Nikolai Wladimirowitsch Kuljomin|N. Kuljomin]] (34:02) [[Alexei Wjatscheslawowitsch Jemelin|A. Jemelin]] (42:15) [[Maxim Sergejewitsch Afinogenow|M. Afinogenow]] (42:55)
| align="center" | 5:0 (1:0, 2:0, 2:0) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/230/IHM230E47_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FIN}} Finnland
| style="font-size:85%;" | Lanxess Arena, Köln Zuschauer: 11.687
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="60%"
|- style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#BCD2EE;" align="center" |
| width="5%" | Pl.
| width="20%" |
| width="5%" | Sp
| width="5%" | S
| width="5%" | OTS
| width="5%" | OTN
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| width="5%" | Tore
| width="5%" | Punkte
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CAE1FF"
| 1. || align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Russland
| 5 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 20:{{0}}5 || 15
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CAE1FF"
| 2. || align="left" | {{flagicon|FIN}} Finnland
| 5 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 2 || {{0}}9:11 || 9
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CAE1FF"
| 3. || align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} Deutschland
| 5 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 2 || {{0}}8:{{0}}8 || 7
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CAE1FF"
| 4. || align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Dänemark
| 5 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 13:12 || 6
|- align="center" bgcolor="#EECFA1"
| 5. || align="left" | {{flagicon|BLR}} Weißrussland
| 5 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 3 || {{0}}7:11 || 5
|- align="center" bgcolor="#EECFA1"
| 6. || align="left" | {{flagicon|SVK}} Slowakei
| 5 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 4 || {{0}}8:18 || 3
|}

==== Gruppe F ====
{| style="width: 100%; background: #F0F0F0;" cellspacing="0"
|- valign="top"
| align="center" width="15%" style="font-size:90%;" | 14. Mai 2010 16:15 Uhr
| width="25%" align="right" | {{flagicon|CAN}} '''Kanada''' [[Evander Kane|E. Kane]] (13:09) [[Corey Perry|C. Perry]] (23:51) [[Mark Giordano|M. Giordano]] (33:12) [[John Tavares|J. Tavares]] (36:42) [[Rich Peverley|R. Peverley]] (37:27) [[Steve Downie|S. Downie]] (38:16) [[Ray Whitney|R. Whitney]] (39:06) E. Kane (39:48) [[Jordan Eberle|J. Eberle]] (40:39) J. Tavares (45:57) J. Tavares (49:18) [[Matt Duchene|M. Duchene]] (50:18)
| width="15%" align="center" | 12:1 (1:1, 7:0, 4:0) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/230/IHM230F26_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| width="25%" align="left" | {{flagicon|NOR}} Norwegen [[Jonas Holøs|J. Holøs]] (1:35)
| style="font-size:85%;" | [[SAP-Arena]], [[Mannheim]] Zuschauer: 2.670

|- style="background: #FFFFFF;" valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 14. Mai 2010 20:15 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|SWE}} '''Schweden''' [[Magnus Pääjärvi-Svensson|M. Pääjärvi-Svensson]] (0:31) [[Oliver Ekman Larsson|O. Ekman Larsson]] (5:08) [[Michael Nylander|M. Nylander]] (14:30) [[Tony Mårtensson|T. Mårtensson]] (58:00)
| align="center" | 4:2 (3:1, 0:0, 1:1) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/230/IHM230F28_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|LAT}} Lettland [[Martins Karsums|M. Karsums]] (0:56) M. Karsums (45:01)
| style="font-size:85%;" | SAP-Arena, Mannheim Zuschauer: 3.078

|- valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 15. Mai 2010 20:15 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|Switzerland within 2to3}} '''Schweiz''' [[Martin Plüss|M. Plüss]] (4:13) [[Andres Ambühl|A. Ambühl]] (14:07) A. Ambühl (31:47)
| align="center" | 3:2 (2:0, 1:2, 0:0) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/230/IHM230F32_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CZE}} Tschechien [[Jan Marek (1979)|J. Marek]] (24:07) [[Miroslav Blaťák|M. Blaťák]] (34:41)
| style="font-size:85%;" | SAP-Arena, Mannheim Zuschauer: 7.206

|- style="background: #FFFFFF;" valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 16. Mai 2010 16:15 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|LAT}} '''Lettland''' [[Lauris Dārziņš|L. Dārziņš]] (42:06) [[Mārtiņš Cipulis|M. Cipulis]] (48:45) [[Guntis Galviņš|G. Galviņš]] (57:45) [[Jānis Sprukts|J. Sprukts]] (58:25) G. Galviņš (59:54)
| align="center" | 5:0 (0:0, 0:0, 5:0) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/230/IHM230F36_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|NOR}} Norwegen
| style="font-size:85%;" | SAP-Arena, Mannheim Zuschauer: 1.925

|- valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 16. Mai 2010 20:15 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|SWE}} '''Schweden''' [[Johan Harju|J. Harju]] (2:35) [[Jonas Andersson|J. Andersson]] (21:47) J. Andersson (24:51)
| align="center" | 3:1 (1:0, 2:0, 0:1) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/230/IHM230F38_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CAN}} Kanada [[Brooks Laich|B. Laich]] (46:57)
| style="font-size:85%;" | SAP-Arena, Mannheim Zuschauer: 4.289

|- style="background: #FFFFFF;" valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 17. Mai 2010 16:15 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|NOR}} '''Norwegen''' [[Anders Bastiansen|A. Bastiansen]] (3:55) [[Lars-Erik Spets|L.-E. Spets]] (6:53) [[Mats Zuccarello Aasen|M. Zuccarello Aasen]] (18:39)
| align="center" | 3:2 (3:1, 0:0, 0:1) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/230/IHM230F40_74_4_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|Switzerland within 2to3}} Schweiz [[Thibaut Monnet|T. Monnet]] (7:49) [[Julien Vauclair|J. Vauclair]] (57:49)
| style="font-size:85%;" | SAP-Arena, Mannheim Zuschauer: 1.896

|- valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 17. Mai 2010 20:15 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|CZE}} '''Tschechien''' [[Tomáš Rolínek|T. Rolínek]] (22:21) T. Rolínek (37:51) [[Roman Červenka|R. Červenka]] (52:51)
| align="center" | 3:1 (0:0, 2:0, 1:1) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/230/IHM230F42_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|LAT}} Lettland [[Sergejs Pečura|S. Pečura]] (52:05)
| style="font-size:85%;" | SAP-Arena, Mannheim Zuschauer: 3.354

|- style="background: #FFFFFF;" valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 18. Mai 2010 16:15 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|CAN}} Kanada [[Ray Whitney|R. Whitney]] (6:59) [[Matt Duchene|M. Duchene]] (58:49)
| align="center" | 2:3 (1:1, 0:2, 1:0) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/230/IHM230F46_74_4_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CZE}} '''Tschechien''' [[Lukáš Kašpar|L. Kašpar]] (18:20) [[Jaromír Jágr|J. Jágr]] (32:19) [[Jakub Klepiš|J. Klepiš]] (38:18)
| style="font-size:85%;" | SAP-Arena, Mannheim Zuschauer: 6.466

|- valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 18. Mai 2010 20:15 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|Switzerland within 2to3}} Schweiz
| align="center" | 0:5 (0:1, 0:2, 0:2) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/230/IHM230F48_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|SWE}} '''Schweden''' [[Magnus Pääjärvi-Svensson|M. Pääjärvi-Svensson]] (3:02) [[Johan Harju|J. Harju]] (20:48) [[Victor Hedman|V. Hedman]] (23:40) [[Fredrik Pettersson|F. Pettersson]] (43:53) [[Tony Mårtensson|T. Mårtensson]] (44:41)
| style="font-size:85%;" | SAP-Arena, Mannheim Zuschauer: 5.757
|}

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|- style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#BCD2EE;" align="center" |
| width="5%" | Pl.
| width="20%" |
| width="5%" | Sp
| width="5%" | S
| width="5%" | OTS
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| width="5%" | Tore
| width="5%" | Punkte
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CAE1FF"
| 1. || align="left" | {{flagicon|SWE}} Schweden
| 5 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 18:{{0}}7 || 12
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CAE1FF"
| 2. || align="left" | {{flagicon|Switzerland within 2to3}} Schweiz
| 5 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 12:12 || 9
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CAE1FF"
| 3. || align="left" | {{flagicon|CZE}} Tschechien
| 5 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 12:10 || 9
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CAE1FF"
| 4. || align="left" | {{flagicon|CAN}} Kanada
| 5 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 22:12 || 6
|- align="center" bgcolor="#EECFA1"
| 5. || align="left" | {{flagicon|NOR}} Norwegen
| 5 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 3 || {{0}}9:26 || 6
|- align="center" bgcolor="#EECFA1"
| 6. || align="left" | {{flagicon|LAT}} Lettland
| 5 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 10:16 || 3
|}

=== Abstiegsrunde ===
==== Gruppe G ====
{| style="width: 100%; background: #F0F0F0;" cellspacing="0"
|- valign="top"
| align="center" width="15%" style="font-size:90%;" | 15. Mai 2010 16:15 Uhr
| width="25%" align="right" | {{flagicon|the United States}} '''USA''' [[T. J. Oshie]] (0:55) [[Kyle Okposo|K. Okposo]] (1:13) [[Matt Gilroy|M. Gilroy]] (6:53) M. Gilroy (10:20) [[Nick Foligno|N. Foligno]] (28:03) [[Ryan Potulny|R. Potulny]] (36:34) M. Gilroy (36:46) [[Brandon Dubinsky|B. Dubinsky]] (38:44) [[Tim Kennedy|T. Kennedy]] (39:29) [[Chris Kreider|C. Kreider]] (58:57)
| width="15%" align="center" | 10:0 (4:0, 5:0, 1:0) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/230/IHM230G29_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| width="25%" align="left" | {{flagicon|KAZ}} Kasachstan
| style="font-size:85%;" | [[Lanxess Arena]], [[Köln]] Zuschauer: 4.529

|- style="background: #FFFFFF;" valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 15. Mai 2010 16:15 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|ITA}} Italien [[Michele Strazzabosco|M. Strazzabosco]] (51:04)
| align="center" | 1:2 (0:1, 0:0, 1:1) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/230/IHM230G30_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} '''Frankreich''' [[Baptiste Amar|B. Amar]] (4:34) [[Laurent Gras|L. Gras]] (43:14)
| style="font-size:85%;" | [[SAP-Arena]], [[Mannheim]] Zuschauer: 3.173

|- valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 16. Mai 2010 12:15 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Frankreich
| align="center" | 0:4 (0:0, 0:2, 0:2) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/230/IHM230G33_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|the United States}} '''USA''' [[Nick Foligno|N. Foligno]] (24:49) [[Brandon Dubinsky|B. Dubinsky]] (33:11) [[T. J. Oshie]] (41:36) N. Foligno (53:41)
| style="font-size:85%;" | Lanxess Arena, Köln Zuschauer: 4.325

|- style="background: #FFFFFF;" valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 16. Mai 2010 12:15 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|ITA}} '''Italien''' [[Cristiano Borgatello|C. Borgatello]] (46:43) [[Michael Souza|M. Souza]] (49:30)
| align="center" | 2:1 (0:0, 0:0, 2:1) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/230/IHM230G34_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|KAZ}} Kasachstan [[Roman Leonidowitsch Startschenko|R. Startschenko]] (44:37)
| style="font-size:85%;" | SAP-Arena, Mannheim Zuschauer: 1.934

|- valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 18. Mai 2010 12:15 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|the United States}} '''USA''' [[Brandon Dubinsky|B. Dubinsky]] (11:45) [[Ryan Potulny|R. Potulny]] (51:08) [[T. J. Oshie]] (PS)
| align="center" | 3:2 n.P. (1:0, 0:1, 1:1, 0:0, 1:0) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/230/IHM230G43_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ITA}} Italien [[Giulio Scandella|G. Scandella]] (35:47) [[Stefano Margoni|S. Margoni]] (46:48)
| style="font-size:85%;" | Lanxess Arena, Köln Zuschauer: 5.864

|- style="background: #FFFFFF;" valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 18. Mai 2010 12:15 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|KAZ}} Kasachstan [[Dmitri Wiktorowitsch Dudarew|D. Dudarew]] (10:39) [[Roman Leonidowitsch Startschenko|R. Startschenko]] (15:55) [[Wadim Anatoljewitsch Krasnoslobodzew|W. Krasnoslobodzew]] (53:18)
| align="center" | 3:5 (2:3, 0:1, 1:1) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/230/IHM230G44_74_5_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} '''Frankreich''' [[Sacha Treille|S. Treille]] (8:39) [[Laurent Meunier|L. Meunier]] (12:19) [[Laurent Gras|L. Gras]] (13:43) [[Baptiste Amar|B. Amar]] (29:46) [[Pierre-Édouard Bellemare|P.-É. Bellemare]] (48:42)
| style="font-size:85%;" | SAP-Arena, Mannheim Zuschauer: 7.845
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="60%"
|- style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#BCD2EE;" align="center" |
| width="5%" | Pl.
| width="20%" |
| width="5%" | Sp
| width="5%" | S
| width="5%" | OTS
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| width="5%" | Tore
| width="5%" | Punkte
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CAE1FF"
| 1. || align="left" | {{flagicon|the United States}} USA
| 3 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 17:{{0}}2 || 8
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CAE1FF"
| 2. || align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Frankreich
| 3 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 1 || {{0}}7:{{0}}8 || 6
|- align="center" bgcolor="#EECFA1"
| 3. || align="left" | {{flagicon|ITA}} Italien
| 3 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || {{0}}5:{{0}}6 || 4
|- align="center" bgcolor="#EECFA1"
| 4. || align="left" | {{flagicon|KAZ}} Kasachstan
| 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || {{0}}4:17 || 0
|}

=== Finalrunde ===
{{Turnierplan8-Platz3
| RD1 = Viertelfinale
| RD2 = Halbfinale
| RD3 = Finale
| RD1-seed1 = F1
| RD1-team1 = {{flagicon|SWE}} '''Schweden'''
| RD1-score1 = 4
| RD1-seed2 = E4
| RD1-team2 = {{flagicon|DEN}} Dänemark
| RD1-score2 = 2
| RD1-seed3 = E2
| RD1-team3 = {{flagicon|FIN}} Finnland
| RD1-score3 = 1
| RD1-seed4 = F3
| RD1-team4 = {{flagicon|CZE}} '''Tschechien'''
| RD1-score4 = 2
| RD1-seed5 = E1
| RD1-team5 = {{flagicon|RUS}} '''Russland'''
| RD1-score5 = 5
| RD1-seed6 = F4
| RD1-team6 = {{flagicon|CAN}} Kanada
| RD1-score6 = 2
| RD1-seed7 = F2
| RD1-team7 = {{flagicon|CHE}} Schweiz
| RD1-score7 = 0
| RD1-seed8 = E3
| RD1-team8 = {{flagicon|DEU}} '''Deutschland'''
| RD1-score8 = 1

| RD2-seed1 = F1
| RD2-team1 = {{flagicon|SWE}} Schweden
| RD2-score1 = 2
| RD2-seed2 = F3
| RD2-team2 = {{flagicon|CZE}} '''Tschechien'''
| RD2-score2 = 3
| RD2-seed3 = E1
| RD2-team3 = {{flagicon|RUS}} Russland
| RD2-score3 =
| RD2-seed4 = E3
| RD2-team4 = {{flagicon|DEU}} Deutschland
| RD2-score4 =

| RD3-seed1 = F3
| RD3-team1 = {{flagicon|CZE}} Tschechien
| RD3-score1 =
| RD3-seed2 =
| RD3-team2 =
| RD3-score2 =

| RD4-seed1 = F1
| RD4-team1 = {{flagicon|SWE}} Schweden
| RD4-score1 =
| RD4-seed2 =
| RD4-team2 =
| RD4-score2 =
}}

==== Viertelfinale ====
{| style="width: 100%; background: #F0F0F0;" cellspacing="0"
|- valign="top"
| align="center" width="15%" style="font-size:90%;" | 20. Mai 2010 16:15 Uhr
| width="25%" align="right" | {{flagicon|FIN}} Finnland [[Petri Kontiola|P. Kontiola]] (0:55)
| width="15%" align="center" | 1:2 n.P. (1:0, 0:0, 0:1, 0:0, 0:1) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/230/IHM230349_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| width="25%" align="left" | {{flagicon|CZE}} '''Tschechien''' [[Jakub Klepiš|J. Klepiš]] (41:12) [[Jan Marek (1979)|J. Marek]] (PS)
| style="font-size:85%;" | [[Lanxess Arena]], [[Köln]] Zuschauer: 9.258

|- style="background: #FFFFFF;" valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 20. Mai 2010 16:15 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|SWE}} '''Schweden''' [[Marcus Nilson|M. Nilson]] (14:58) [[Jonas Andersson|J. Andersson]] (27:21) [[Rickard Wallin|R. Wallin]] (32:29) [[Linus Omark|L. Omark]] (53:17)
| align="center" | 4:2 (1:0, 2:1, 1:1) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/230/IHM230350_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Dänemark [[Jesper Damgaard|J. Damgaard]] (33:18) [[Morten Madsen|M. Madsen]] (57:35)
| style="font-size:85%;" | [[SAP-Arena]], [[Mannheim]] Zuschauer: 3.487

|- valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 20. Mai 2010 20:15 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|RUS}} '''Russland''' [[Maxim Sergejewitsch Afinogenow|M. Afinogenow]] (19:02) [[Pawel Walerjewitsch Dazjuk|P. Dazjuk]] (21:45) [[Jewgeni Wladimirowitsch Malkin|J. Malkin]] (37:31) [[Sergei Wiktorowitsch Fjodorow|S. Fjodorow]] (47:31) J. Malkin (56:56)
| align="center" | 5:2 (1:0, 2:0, 2:2) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/230/IHM230351_74_4_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CAN}} Kanada [[John Tavares|J. Tavares]] (53:52) [[Matt Duchene|M. Duchene]] (59:46)
| style="font-size:85%;" | Lanxess Arena, Köln Zuschauer: 12.274

|- style="background: #FFFFFF;" valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 20. Mai 2010 20:15 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|Switzerland within 2to3}} Schweiz
| align="center" | 0:1 (0:0, 0:1, 0:0) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/230/IHM230352_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEU}} '''Deutschland''' [[Philip Gogulla|P. Gogulla]] (30:46)
| style="font-size:85%;" | SAP-Arena, Mannheim Zuschauer: 12.500
|}

==== Halbfinale ====
{| style="width: 100%; background: #F0F0F0;" cellspacing="0"
|- valign="top"
| align="center" width="15%" style="font-size:90%;" | 22. Mai 2010 14:00 Uhr
| width="25%" align="right" | {{flagicon|SWE}} Schweden [[Johan Harju|J. Harju]] (9:28) [[Andreas Engqvist|A. Engqvist]] (31:25)
| width="15%" align="center" | 2:3 n.P. (1:1, 1:0, 0:1, 0:0, 0:1) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/230/IHM230253_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| width="25%" align="left" | {{flagicon|CZE}} '''Tschechien''' [[Tomáš Mojžíš|T. Mojžíš]] (17:28) [[Karel Rachůnek|K. Rachůnek]] (59:52) [[Jan Marek (1979)|J. Marek]] (PS)
| style="font-size:85%;" | Lanxess Arena, Köln Zuschauer: 13.437

|- style="background: #FFFFFF;" valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 22. Mai 2010 18:00 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Russland 
| align="center" | -:- (0:1, 1:0, -:-) Spielbericht
| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEU}} Deutschland [[Marcel Goc|M. Goc]] (15:30)
| style="font-size:85%;" | Lanxess Arena, Köln Zuschauer:
|}

==== Spiel um Platz 3 ====
{| style="width: 100%; background: #F0F0F0;" cellspacing="0"
|- valign="top"
| align="center" width="15%" style="font-size:90%;" | 23. Mai 2010 16:15 Uhr
| width="25%" align="right" | {{flagicon|SWE}} Schweden 
| width="15%" align="center" | -:- (-:-, -:-, -:-) Spielbericht
| width="25%" align="left" | {{flagicon|}} ''Verlierer Halbfinale 2'' 
| style="font-size:85%;" | Lanxess Arena, Köln Zuschauer:
|}

==== Finale ====
{| style="width: 100%; background: #F0F0F0;" cellspacing="0"
|- valign="top"
| align="center" width="15%" style="font-size:90%;" | 23. Mai 2010 20:30 Uhr
| width="25%" align="right" | {{flagicon|TCH}} Tschechien 
| width="15%" align="center" | -:- (-:-, -:-, -:-) Spielbericht
| width="25%" align="left" | {{flagicon|}} ''Sieger Halbfinale 2'' 
| style="font-size:85%;" | Lanxess Arena, Köln Zuschauer:
|}

=== Beste Scorer ===
'''Abkürzungen:''' Sp = Spiele, T = Tore, V = [[Assist|Vorlagen]], Pkt = Punkte, +/- = [[Plus/Minus]], SM = Strafminuten; '''Fett:''' Turnierbestwert
{| class="prettytable sortable" width="75%"
! bgcolor="#e0e0e0" width="25%" class="unsortable" | Spieler
! bgcolor="#e0e0e0" width="20%" class="unsortable" | Team
! bgcolor="#e0e0e0" width="7.5%" | Sp
! bgcolor="#e0e0e0" width="7.5%" | T
! bgcolor="#e0e0e0" width="7.5%" | V
! bgcolor="#e0e0e0" width="7.5%" | Pkt
! bgcolor="#e0e0e0" width="7.5%" | +/−
! bgcolor="#e0e0e0" width="7.5%" | SM
|- align="center"
| align="left" | [[Brandon Dubinsky]] || align="left" | {{USA|Vereinigte Staaten|USA}} || 6 || 3 || 7 || '''10''' || {{SortKey|04}}+3 || 2
|- align="center"
| align="left" | [[Ilja Walerjewitsch Kowaltschuk|Ilja Kowaltschuk]] || align="left" | {{RUS}} || 7 || 2 || '''8''' || '''10''' || {{SortKey|08}}+5 || 2
|- align="center"
| align="left" | [[Magnus Pääjärvi-Svensson]] || align="left" | {{SWE}} || 7 || 4 || 4 || 8 || {{SortKey|10}}+7 || 2
|- align="center"
| align="left" | [[Ray Whitney]] || align="left" | {{CAN}} || 7 || 2 || 6 || 8 || {{SortKey|02}}±0 || 0
|- align="center"
| align="left" | [[John Tavares]] || align="left" | {{CAN}} || 7 || '''7''' || 0 || 7 || {{SortKey|03}}+2 || 6
|- align="center"
| align="left" | [[Matt Duchene]] || align="left" | {{CAN}} || 7 || 4 || 3 || 7 || {{SortKey|07}}+5 || 0
|- align="center"
| align="left" | [[Maxim Sergejewitsch Afinogenow|Maxim Afinogenow]] || align="left" | {{RUS}} || 7 || 3 || 4 || 7 || {{SortKey|09}}+7 || 18
|- align="center"
| align="left" | [[Peter Regin]] || align="left" | {{DEN}} || 7 || 2 || 5 || 7 || {{SortKey|01}}−2 || 6
|- align="center"
| align="left" | [[Petteri Nummelin]] || align="left" | {{FIN}} || 6 || 1 || 6 || 7 || {{SortKey|06}}+5 || 0
|- align="center"
| align="left" | [[Alexander Michailowitsch Owetschkin|Alexander Owetschkin]] || align="left" | {{RUS}} || 7 || 5 || 1 || 6 || {{SortKey|05}}+5 || 2
|}
(Stand: 20. Mai 2010)

=== Beste Torhüter ===
'''Abkürzungen:''' Sp = Spiele, Min = Eiszeit (in Minuten), GT = Gegentore, SO = [[Shutout]]s, GAA = [[Goals Against Average|Gegentorschnitt]], Sv% = [[Fangquote (Eishockey)|Fangquote]]; '''Fett:''' Turnierbestwert
{| class="prettytable sortable" width="75%"
! bgcolor="#e0e0e0" width="19%" class="unsortable" | Spieler
! bgcolor="#e0e0e0" width="16%" class="unsortable" | Team
! bgcolor="#e0e0e0" width="7.2%" | Sp
! bgcolor="#e0e0e0" width="7.2%" | Min
! bgcolor="#e0e0e0" width="7.2%" | GT
! bgcolor="#e0e0e0" width="7.2%" | SO
! bgcolor="#e0e0e0" width="7.2%" | GAA
! bgcolor="#e0e0e0" width="7.2%" | Sv%
|- align="center"
| align="left" | [[Dennis Endras]] || align="left" | {{DEU}} || 5 || {{SortKey|05}}304:59 || 5 || '''1''' || '''0,98''' || '''96,43'''
|- align="center"
| align="left" | [[Semjon Alexandrowitsch Warlamow|Semjon Warlamow]] || align="left" | {{RUS}} || 4 || {{SortKey|03}}240:00 || 5 || '''1''' || 1,25 || 95,73
|- align="center"
| align="left" | [[Daniel Bellissimo]] || align="left" | {{ITA}} || 5 || {{SortKey|04}}263:51 || 9 || 0 || 2,05 || 94,77
|- align="center"
| align="left" | [[Jacob Markström]] || align="left" | {{SWE}} || 3 || {{SortKey|01}}180:00 || 4 || '''1''' || 1,33 || 94,44
|- align="center"
| align="left" | [[Andrej Mesin]] || align="left" | {{BLR}} || 3 || {{SortKey|02}}183:57 || 6 || 0 || 1,96 || 94,23
|}
(Stand: 20. Mai 2010)

=== Abschlussplatzierungen ===
Die Platzierungen ergeben sich nach folgenden Kriterien:
* ''Plätze 1 bis 4:'' Ergebnisse im Finale sowie im Spiel um Platz 3
* ''Plätze 5 bis 8 (Verlierer der Viertelfinalpartien):'' nach Platzierung, dann nach Punkten, dann Tordifferenz in der Zwischenrunde
* ''Plätze 9 bis 12 (5. und 6. in der Zwischenrunde):'' nach Platzierung, dann nach Punkten, dann Tordifferenz in der Zwischenrunde
* ''Plätze 13 bis 16 (Abstiegsrunde):'' nach Platzierung
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#BCD2EE"
! RF
! Team

|- bgcolor="#CAE1FF" align="right"
| 5 || align="left" | {{flagicon|CHE}} Schweiz
|- bgcolor="#CAE1FF" align="right"
| 6 || align="left" | {{flagicon|FIN}} Finnland
|- bgcolor="#CAE1FF" align="right"
| 7 || align="left" | {{flagicon|CAN}} Kanada
|- bgcolor="#CAE1FF" align="right"
| 8 || align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Dänemark
|- bgcolor="#CAE1FF" align="right"
| 9 || align="left" | {{flagicon|NOR}} Norwegen
|- bgcolor="#CAE1FF" align="right"
| 10 || align="left" | {{flagicon|BLR}} Weißrussland
|- bgcolor="#CAE1FF" align="right"
| 11 || align="left" | {{flagicon|LAT}} Lettland
|- bgcolor="#CAE1FF" align="right"
| 12 || align="left" | {{flagicon|SVK}} Slowakei
|- bgcolor="#CAE1FF" align="right"
| 13 || align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} USA
|- bgcolor="#CAE1FF" align="right"
| 14 || align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Frankreich
|- bgcolor="#EECFA1" align="right"
| 15 || align="left" | {{flagicon|ITA}} Italien
|- bgcolor="#EECFA1" align="right"
| 16 || align="left" | {{flagicon|KAZ}} Kasachstan
|}

==== Titel, Auf- und Abstieg ====

{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#EECFA1" align="left"
|'''Absteiger in die Division I:''' || align="left" | {{flagicon|ITA}} Italien, {{flagicon|KAZ}} Kasachstan
|- bgcolor="#EECFA1" align="left"
|'''Aufsteiger in die Top-Division:''' || align="left" | {{flagicon|AUT}} Österreich, {{flagicon|SLO}} Slowenien
|}


== Division I ==
=== Gruppe A in Tilburg, Niederlande ===
Das [[Niederlande|niederländische]] [[Tilburg]] war vom 19. bis zum 25. April Gastgeber der Gruppe A der Division I. Austragungsort aller Spiele war das [[IJssportcentrum Tilburg|IJssportcentrum]] mit 2500 Plätzen.

{| style="width: 100%; background: #F0F0F0;" cellspacing="0"
|- valign="top"
| align="center" width="15%" style="font-size:90%;" | 19. April 2010 13:30 Uhr
| width="25%" align="right" | {{flagicon|LTU}} Litauen
| width="15%" align="center" | 5:12 (0:2, 4:4, 1:6) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/224/IHM224901_74_5_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| width="25%" align="left" | {{flagicon|UKR}} '''Ukraine'''
| style="font-size:85%;" | [[IJssportcentrum Tilburg|IJssportcentrum]], [[Tilburg]] Zuschauer: 500

|- style="background: #FFFFFF;" valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 19. April 2010 17:00 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|SRB}} Serbien
| align="center" | 0:13 (0:7, 0:3, 0:3) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/224/IHM224902_74_5_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|AUT}} '''Österreich'''
| style="font-size:85%;" | IJssportcentrum, Tilburg Zuschauer: 800

|- valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 19. April 2010 20:30 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|NED}} Niederlande
| align="center" | 1:3 (0:1, 0:2, 1:0) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/224/IHM224903_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} '''Japan'''
| style="font-size:85%;" | IJssportcentrum, Tilburg Zuschauer: 2.500

|- style="background: #FFFFFF;" valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 20. April 2010 13:30 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|AUT}} '''Österreich'''
| align="center" | 6:2 (1:1, 3:0, 2:1) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/224/IHM224904_74_4_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|LTU}} Litauen
| style="font-size:85%;" | IJssportcentrum, Tilburg Zuschauer: 500

|- valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 20. April 2010 17:00 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|JPN}} '''Japan'''
| align="center" | 5:0 (1:0, 3:0, 1:0) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/224/IHM224905_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|SRB}} Serbien
| style="font-size:85%;" | IJssportcentrum, Tilburg Zuschauer: 350

|- style="background: #FFFFFF;" valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 20. April 2010 20:30 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|UKR}} '''Ukraine'''
| align="center" | 9:2 (3:0, 4:1, 2:1) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/224/IHM224906_74_4_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|NED}} Niederlande
| style="font-size:85%;" | IJssportcentrum, Tilburg Zuschauer: 2.250

|- valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 22. April 2010 13:30 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|UKR}} '''Ukraine'''
| align="center" | 15:2 (1:1, 6:0, 8:1) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/224/IHM224907_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|SRB}} Serbien
| style="font-size:85%;" | IJssportcentrum, Tilburg Zuschauer: 350

|- style="background: #FFFFFF;" valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 22. April 2010 17:00 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Japan
| align="center" | 1:3 (0:2, 1:0, 0:1) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/224/IHM224908_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|AUT}} '''Österreich'''
| style="font-size:85%;" | IJssportcentrum, Tilburg Zuschauer: 680

|- valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 22. April 2010 20:30 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|LTU}} Litauen
| align="center" | 1:4 (1:1, 0:2, 0:1) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/224/IHM224909_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|NED}} '''Niederlande'''
| style="font-size:85%;" | IJssportcentrum, Tilburg Zuschauer: 2.500

|- style="background: #FFFFFF;" valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 24. April 2010 13:30 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|UKR}} '''Ukraine'''
| align="center" | 2:1 (0:0, 1:0, 1:1) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/224/IHM224910_74_4_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Japan
| style="font-size:85%;" | IJssportcentrum, Tilburg Zuschauer: 650

|- valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 24. April 2010 17:00 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|SRB}} Serbien
| align="center" | 4:10 (0:3, 1:3, 3:4) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/224/IHM224911_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|LTU}} '''Litauen'''
| style="font-size:85%;" | IJssportcentrum, Tilburg Zuschauer: 900

|- style="background: #FFFFFF;" valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 24. April 2010 20:30 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|AUT}} '''Österreich'''
| align="center" | 4:1 (2:1, 2:0, 0:0) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/224/IHM224912_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|NED}} Niederlande
| style="font-size:85%;" | IJssportcentrum, Tilburg Zuschauer: 2.500

|- valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 25. April 2010 13:30 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|JPN}} '''Japan'''
| align="center" | 7:1 (2:0, 2:1, 3:0) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/224/IHM224913_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|LTU}} Litauen
| style="font-size:85%;" | IJssportcentrum, Tilburg Zuschauer: 1.000

|- style="background: #FFFFFF;" valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 25. April 2010 17:00 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|NED}} '''Niederlande'''
| align="center" | 3:2 n.V. (2:1, 0:1, 0:0, 1:0) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/224/IHM224914_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|SRB}} Serbien
| style="font-size:85%;" | IJssportcentrum, Tilburg Zuschauer: 2.120

|- valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 25. April 2010 20:30 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|AUT}} '''Österreich'''
| align="center" | 2:1 (1:0, 0:0, 1:1) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/224/IHM224915_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|UKR}} Ukraine
| style="font-size:85%;" | IJssportcentrum, Tilburg Zuschauer: 1.750
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="60%"
|- style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#BCD2EE;" align="center" |
| width="5%" | Pl.
| width="20%" |
| width="5%" | Sp
| width="5%" | S
| width="5%" | OTS
| width="5%" | OTN
| width="5%" | N
| width="5%" | Tore
| width="5%" | Punkte
|- align="center" bgcolor="#BCD2EE"
| 1. || align="left" | {{AUT|Österreichische Eishockeynationalmannschaft}}
| 5 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 28:{{0}}5 || 15
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CAE1FF"
| 2. || align="left" | {{UKR|Ukrainische Eishockeynationalmannschaft}}
| 5 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 39:12 || 12
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CAE1FF"
| 3. || align="left" | {{JPN|Japanische Eishockeynationalmannschaft}}
| 5 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 17:{{0}}7 || 9
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CAE1FF"
| 4. || align="left" | {{NED|Niederländische Eishockeynationalmannschaft}}
| 5 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 3 || 11:19 || 5
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CAE1FF"
| 5. || align="left" | {{LTU|Litauische Eishockeynationalmannschaft}}
| 5 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 19:33 || 3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#EECFA1"
| 6. || align="left" | {{SER|Serbische Eishockeynationalmannschaft}}
| 5 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 4 || {{0}}8:46 || 1
|}

=== Gruppe B in Ljubljana, Slowenien ===
Die Gruppe B der Division I fand vom 17. bis zum 23. April 2010 in der [[Slowenien|slowenischen]] Hauptstadt [[Ljubljana]] statt. Die Spiele wurden in der 4500 Zuschauer fassenden [[Hala Tivoli]] ausgetragen.

{| style="width: 100%; background: #F0F0F0;" cellspacing="0"
|- valign="top"
| align="center" width="15%" style="font-size:90%;" | 17. April 2010 13:00 Uhr
| width="25%" align="right" | {{flagicon|KOR}} Südkorea
| width="15%" align="center" | 2:4 (0:0, 1:3, 1:1) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/225/IHM225901_74_5_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| width="25%" align="left" | {{flagicon|HUN}} '''Ungarn'''
| style="font-size:85%;" | [[Hala Tivoli]], [[Ljubljana]] Zuschauer: 510

|- style="background: #FFFFFF;" valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 17. April 2010 16:30 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|CRO}} Kroatien
| align="center" | 1:4 (1:1, 0:2, 0:1) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/225/IHM225902_74_4_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|GBR}} '''Großbritannien'''
| style="font-size:85%;" | Hala Tivoli, Ljubljana Zuschauer: 530

|- valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 17. April 2010 20:00 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|POL}} Polen
| align="center" | 2:3 (1:3, 1:0, 0:0) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/225/IHM225903_74_4_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|SLO}} '''Slowenien'''
| style="font-size:85%;" | Hala Tivoli, Ljubljana Zuschauer: 3.000

|- style="background: #FFFFFF;" valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 18. April 2010 13:00 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|GBR}} '''Großbritannien'''
| align="center" | 2:1 (0:0, 1:1, 1:0) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/225/IHM225904_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} Südkorea
| style="font-size:85%;" | Hala Tivoli, Ljubljana Zuschauer: 520

|- valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 18. April 2010 16:30 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|HUN}} '''Ungarn'''
| align="center" | 6:0 (2:0, 0:0, 4:0) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/225/IHM225905_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|POL}} Polen
| style="font-size:85%;" | Hala Tivoli, Ljubljana Zuschauer: 640

|- style="background: #FFFFFF;" valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 18. April 2010 20:00 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|SLO}} '''Slowenien'''
| align="center" | 10:1 (6:0, 1:1, 3:0) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/225/IHM225906_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CRO}} Kroatien
| style="font-size:85%;" | Hala Tivoli, Ljubljana Zuschauer: 3.500

|- valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 20. April 2010 13:00 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|KOR}} Südkorea
| align="center" | 2:5 (1:3, 1:1, 0:1) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/225/IHM225907_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|POL}} '''Polen'''
| style="font-size:85%;" | Hala Tivoli, Ljubljana Zuschauer: 362

|- style="background: #FFFFFF;" valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 20. April 2010 16:30 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|HUN}} '''Ungarn'''
| align="center" | 8:0 (3:0, 5:0, 0:0) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/225/IHM225908_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CRO}} Kroatien
| style="font-size:85%;" | Hala Tivoli, Ljubljana Zuschauer: 623

|- valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 20. April 2010 20:00 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|SLO}} '''Slowenien'''
| align="center" | 4:3 n.V. (1:0, 1:0, 1:3, 1:0) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/225/IHM225909_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|GBR}} Großbritannien
| style="font-size:85%;" | Hala Tivoli, Ljubljana Zuschauer: 3.600

|- style="background: #FFFFFF;" valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 21. April 2010 13:00 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|POL}} '''Polen'''
| align="center" | 6:0 (3:0, 2:0, 1:0) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/225/IHM225910_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CRO}} Kroatien
| style="font-size:85%;" | Hala Tivoli, Ljubljana Zuschauer: 356

|- valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 21. April 2010 16:30 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|GBR}} Großbritannien
| align="center" | 0:2 (0:0, 0:1, 0:1) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/225/IHM225911_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|HUN}} '''Ungarn'''
| style="font-size:85%;" | Hala Tivoli, Ljubljana Zuschauer: 1.500

|- style="background: #FFFFFF;" valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 21. April 2010 20:00 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|SLO}} '''Slowenien'''
| align="center" | 8:3 (3:0, 2:2, 3:1) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/225/IHM225912_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} Südkorea
| style="font-size:85%;" | Hala Tivoli, Ljubljana Zuschauer: 2.800

|- valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 23. April 2010 13:00 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|CRO}} Kroatien
| align="center" | 2:5 (1:3, 0:1, 1:1) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/225/IHM225913_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} '''Südkorea'''
| style="font-size:85%;" | Hala Tivoli, Ljubljana Zuschauer: 350

|- style="background: #FFFFFF;" valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 23. April 2010 16:30 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|GBR}} Großbritannien
| align="center" | 1:2 (1:0, 0:1, 0:1) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/225/IHM225914_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|POL}} '''Polen'''
| style="font-size:85%;" | Hala Tivoli, Ljubljana Zuschauer: 350

|- valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 23. April 2010 20:00 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|HUN}} Ungarn
| align="center" | 1:4 (1:1, 0:1, 0:2) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/225/IHM225915_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|SLO}} '''Slowenien'''
| style="font-size:85%;" | Hala Tivoli, Ljubljana Zuschauer: 4.000
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="60%"
|- style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#BCD2EE;" align="center" |
| width="5%" | Pl.
| width="20%" |
| width="5%" | Sp
| width="5%" | S
| width="5%" | OTS
| width="5%" | OTN
| width="5%" | N
| width="5%" | Tore
| width="5%" | Punkte
|- align="center" bgcolor="#BCD2EE"
| 1. || align="left" | {{SLO|Slowenische Eishockeynationalmannschaft}}
| 5 || 4 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 29:10 || 14
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CAE1FF"
| 2. || align="left" | {{HUN|Ungarische Eishockeynationalmannschaft}}
| 5 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 21:{{0}}6 || 12
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CAE1FF"
| 3. || align="left" | {{POL|Polnische Eishockeynationalmannschaft}}
| 5 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 15:12 || 9
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CAE1FF"
| 4. || align="left" | {{GBR|Britische Eishockeynationalmannschaft|Großbritannien}}
| 5 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 10:10 || 7
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CAE1FF"
| 5. || align="left" | {{KOR|Südkoreanische Eishockeynationalmannschaft}}
| 5 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 13:21 || 3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#EECFA1"
| 6. || align="left" | {{CRO|Kroatische Eishockeynationalmannschaft}}
| 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5 || {{0}}4:33 || 0
|}

=== Auf- und Abstieg ===
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#EECFA1" align="left"
| '''Absteiger aus der Top Division:''' || {{flagicon|ITA}} Italien, {{flagicon|KAZ}} Kasachstan
|- bgcolor="#EECFA1" align="left"
| '''Aufsteiger in die Top Division:''' || {{flagicon|AUT}} Österreich, {{flagicon|SLO}} Slowenien
|- bgcolor="#EECFA1" align="left"
| '''Absteiger in die Division II:''' || {{flagicon|CRO}} Kroatien, {{flagicon|SRB}} Serbien
|- bgcolor="#EECFA1" align="left"
| '''Aufsteiger aus der Division II:''' || {{flagicon|EST}} Estland, {{flagicon|ESP}} Spanien
|}

== Division II ==
=== Gruppe A in Mexiko-Stadt, Mexiko ===
Das Turnier der Gruppe A der Division II wurde vom 11. bis zum 17. April 2010 in der [[Mexiko|mexikanischen]] Hauptstadt [[Mexiko-Stadt]] ausgespielt. Austragungsort war die Arena ''La Pista Lomas Verdes'' mit 3.500 Plätzen.

{| style="width: 100%; background: #F0F0F0;" cellspacing="0"
|- valign="top"
| align="center" width="11%" style="font-size:90%;" | 11. April 2010 13:00 Uhr (Ortszeit)
| align="center" width="11%" style="font-size:90%;" | 11. April 2010 20:00 Uhr ([[Sommerzeit|MESZ]])
| width="22%" align="right" | {{flagicon|ESP}} '''Spanien'''
| width="15%" align="center" | 6:0 (2:0, 1:0, 3:0) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/226/IHM226901_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| width="22%" align="left" | {{flagicon|AUS}} Australien
| style="font-size:85%;" | La Pista Lomas Verdes, [[Mexiko-Stadt]] Zuschauer: 640

|- style="background: #FFFFFF;" valign="top"
| align="center" width="11%" style="font-size:90%;" | 11. April 2010 16:30 Uhr
| align="center" width="11%" style="font-size:90%;" | 11. April 2010 23:30 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|TUR}} Türkei
| align="center" | 3:12 (0:4, 2:2, 1:6) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/226/IHM226902_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|BUL}} '''Bulgarien'''
| style="font-size:85%;" | La Pista Lomas Verdes, Mexiko-Stadt Zuschauer: 750

|- valign="top"
| align="center" width="11%" style="font-size:90%;" | 11. April 2010 20:00 Uhr
| align="center" width="11%" style="font-size:90%;" | 12. April 2010 3:00 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|BEL}} '''Belgien'''
| align="center" | 5:2 (2:1, 2:0, 1:1) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/226/IHM226903_74_4_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|MEX}} Mexiko
| style="font-size:85%;" | La Pista Lomas Verdes, Mexiko-Stadt Zuschauer: 2.400

|- style="background: #FFFFFF;" valign="top"
| align="center" width="11%" style="font-size:90%;" | 12. April 2010 13:00 Uhr
| align="center" width="11%" style="font-size:90%;" | 12. April 2010 20:00 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|AUS}} '''Australien'''
| align="center" | 11:4 (3:0, 6:3, 2:1) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/226/IHM226904_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|BUL}} Bulgarien
| style="font-size:85%;" | La Pista Lomas Verdes, Mexiko-Stadt Zuschauer: 100

|- valign="top"
| align="center" width="11%" style="font-size:90%;" | 12. April 2010 16:30 Uhr
| align="center" width="11%" style="font-size:90%;" | 12. April 2010 23:30 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|BEL}} Belgien
| align="center" | 1:6 (0:0, 1:2, 0:4) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/226/IHM226905_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ESP}} '''Spanien'''
| style="font-size:85%;" | La Pista Lomas Verdes, Mexiko-Stadt Zuschauer: 200

|- style="background: #FFFFFF;" valign="top"
| align="center" width="11%" style="font-size:90%;" | 12. April 2010 20:00 Uhr
| align="center" width="11%" style="font-size:90%;" | 13. April 2010 3:00 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|MEX}} '''Mexiko'''
| align="center" | 9:2 (2:1, 3:1, 4:0) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/226/IHM226906_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|TUR}} Türkei
| style="font-size:85%;" | La Pista Lomas Verdes, Mexiko-Stadt Zuschauer: 1.000

|- valign="top"
| align="center" width="11%" style="font-size:90%;" | 14. April 2010 13:00 Uhr
| align="center" width="11%" style="font-size:90%;" | 14. April 2010 20:00 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|BEL}} '''Belgien'''
| align="center" | 13:1 (3:1, 6:0, 4:0) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/226/IHM226907_74_2_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|TUR}} Türkei
| style="font-size:85%;" | La Pista Lomas Verdes, Mexiko-Stadt Zuschauer: 100

|- style="background: #FFFFFF;" valign="top"
| align="center" width="11%" style="font-size:90%;" | 14. April 2010 16:30 Uhr
| align="center" width="11%" style="font-size:90%;" | 14. April 2010 23:30 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|ESP}} '''Spanien'''
| align="center" | 10:3 (3:2, 1:0, 6:1) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/226/IHM226908_74_4_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|BUL}} Bulgarien
| style="font-size:85%;" | La Pista Lomas Verdes, Mexiko-Stadt Zuschauer: 200

|- valign="top"
| align="center" width="11%" style="font-size:90%;" | 14. April 2010 20:00 Uhr
| align="center" width="11%" style="font-size:90%;" | 15. April 2010 3:00 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|AUS}} '''Australien'''
| align="center" | 5:2 (3:1, 0:0, 2:1) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/226/IHM226909_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|MEX}} Mexiko
| style="font-size:85%;" | La Pista Lomas Verdes, Mexiko-Stadt Zuschauer: 2.000

|- style="background: #FFFFFF;" valign="top"
| align="center" width="11%" style="font-size:90%;" | 16. April 2010 13:00 Uhr
| align="center" width="11%" style="font-size:90%;" | 16. April 2010 20:00 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|BUL}} Bulgarien
| align="center" | 4:5 (1:3, 3:1, 0:1) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/226/IHM226910_74_5_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|BEL}} '''Belgien'''
| style="font-size:85%;" | La Pista Lomas Verdes, Mexiko-Stadt Zuschauer: 150

|- valign="top"
| align="center" width="11%" style="font-size:90%;" | 16. April 2010 16:30 Uhr
| align="center" width="11%" style="font-size:90%;" | 16. April 2010 23:30 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|TUR}} Türkei
| align="center" | 1:10 (0:3, 0:4, 1:3) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/226/IHM226911_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|AUS}} '''Australien'''
| style="font-size:85%;" | La Pista Lomas Verdes, Mexiko-Stadt Zuschauer: 500

|- style="background: #FFFFFF;" valign="top"
| align="center" width="11%" style="font-size:90%;" | 16. April 2010 20:00 Uhr
| align="center" width="11%" style="font-size:90%;" | 17. April 2010 3:00 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|MEX}} Mexiko
| align="center" | 2:4 (0:1, 1:1, 1:2) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/226/IHM226912_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ESP}} '''Spanien'''
| style="font-size:85%;" | La Pista Lomas Verdes, Mexiko-Stadt Zuschauer: 3.000

|- valign="top"
| align="center" width="11%" style="font-size:90%;" | 17. April 2010 13:00 Uhr
| align="center" width="11%" style="font-size:90%;" | 17. April 2010 20:00 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|AUS}} '''Australien'''
| align="center" | 5:2 (3:1, 2:0, 0:1) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/226/IHM226913_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|BEL}} Belgien
| style="font-size:85%;" | La Pista Lomas Verdes, Mexiko-Stadt Zuschauer: 200

|- style="background: #FFFFFF;" valign="top"
| align="center" width="11%" style="font-size:90%;" | 17. April 2010 16:30 Uhr
| align="center" width="11%" style="font-size:90%;" | 17. April 2010 23:30 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|ESP}} '''Spanien'''
| align="center" | 9:1 (6:0, 1:0, 2:1) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/226/IHM226914_74_4_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|TUR}} Türkei
| style="font-size:85%;" | La Pista Lomas Verdes, Mexiko-Stadt Zuschauer: 500

|- valign="top"
| align="center" width="11%" style="font-size:90%;" | 17. April 2010 20:00 Uhr
| align="center" width="11%" style="font-size:90%;" | 18. April 2010 3:00 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|BUL}} '''Bulgarien'''
| align="center" | 5:2 (4:1, 0:0, 1:1) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/226/IHM226915_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|MEX}} Mexiko
| style="font-size:85%;" | La Pista Lomas Verdes, Mexiko-Stadt Zuschauer: 3.000
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="60%"
|- style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#BCD2EE;" align="center" |
| width="5%" | Pl.
| width="20%" |
| width="5%" | Sp
| width="5%" | S
| width="5%" | OTS
| width="5%" | OTN
| width="5%" | N
| width="5%" | Tore
| width="5%" | Punkte
|- align="center" bgcolor="#BCD2EE"
| 1. || align="left" | {{ESP|Spanische Eishockeynationalmannschaft}}
| 5 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 35:{{0}}7 || 15
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CAE1FF"
| 2. || align="left" | {{AUS|Australische Eishockeynationalmannschaft}}
| 5 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 31:15 || 12
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CAE1FF"
| 3. || align="left" | {{BEL|Belgische Eishockeynationalmannschaft}}
| 5 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 26:18 || 9
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CAE1FF"
| 4. || align="left" | {{BUL|Bulgarische Eishockeynationalmannschaft}}
| 5 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 28:31 || 6
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CAE1FF"
| 5. || align="left" | {{MEX|Mexikanische Eishockeynationalmannschaft}}
| 5 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 17:21 || 3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#EECFA1"
| 6. || align="left" | {{TUR|Türkische Eishockeynationalmannschaft}}
| 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5 || {{0}}8:53 || 0
|}

=== Gruppe B in Narva, Estland ===

Das Turnier der Gruppe B der Division II wurde vom 10. bis zum 16. April 2010 in der [[Estland|estnischen]] Stadt [[Narva (Stadt)|Narva]] ausgetragen. Der Spielort war die ''Narva Jäähall'' mit 1.500 Plätzen.

{| style="width: 100%; background: #F0F0F0;" cellspacing="0"
|- valign="top"
| align="center" width="15%" style="font-size:90%;" | 10. April 2010 12:00 Uhr
| width="25%" align="right" | {{flagicon|NZL}} Neuseeland
| width="15%" align="center" | 1:3 (0:0, 0:2, 1:1) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/227/IHM227901_74_5_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| width="25%" align="left" | {{flagicon|ISL}} '''Island'''
| style="font-size:85%;" | Narva Jäähall, [[Narva (Stadt)|Narva]] Zuschauer: 128

|- style="background: #FFFFFF;" valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 10. April 2010 15:30 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Volksrepublik China
| align="center" | 3:4 (2:0, 1:1, 0:3) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/227/IHM227902_74_4_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ROM}} '''Rumänien'''
| style="font-size:85%;" | Narva Jäähall, Narva Zuschauer: 253

|- valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 10. April 2010 19:00 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|EST}} '''Estland'''
| align="center" | 17:3 (5:0, 4:2, 8:1) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/227/IHM227903_74_4_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ISR}} Israel
| style="font-size:85%;" | Narva Jäähall, Narva Zuschauer: 852

|- style="background: #FFFFFF;" valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 11. April 2010 12:00 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|ROM}} '''Rumänien'''
| align="center" | 8:3 (2:0, 2:1, 4:2) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/227/IHM227904_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ISL}} Island
| style="font-size:85%;" | Narva Jäähall, Narva Zuschauer: 88

|- valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 11. April 2010 15:30 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|ISR}} Israel
| align="center" | 4:5 (0:1, 3:3, 1:1) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/227/IHM227905_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|NZL}} '''Neuseeland'''
| style="font-size:85%;" | Narva Jäähall, Narva Zuschauer: k. A.

|- style="background: #FFFFFF;" valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 11. April 2010 19:00 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|EST}} '''Estland'''
| align="center" | 15:0 (5:0, 6:0, 4:0) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/227/IHM227906_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Volksrepublik China
| style="font-size:85%;" | Narva Jäähall, Narva Zuschauer: 1.267

|- valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 13. April 2010 12:00 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|ROM}} '''Rumänien'''
| align="center" | 20:0 (7:0, 8:0, 5:0) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/227/IHM227907_74_5_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ISR}} Israel
| style="font-size:85%;" | Narva Jäähall, Narva Zuschauer: 87

|- style="background: #FFFFFF;" valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 13. April 2010 15:30 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Volksrepublik China
| align="center" | 1:3 (0:0, 0:1, 1:2) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/227/IHM227908_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ISL}} '''Island'''
| style="font-size:85%;" | Narva Jäähall, Narva Zuschauer: 134

|- valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 13. April 2010 19:00 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|EST}} '''Estland'''
| align="center" | 17:0 (3:0, 8:0, 6:0) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/227/IHM227909_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|NZL}} Neuseeland
| style="font-size:85%;" | Narva Jäähall, Narva Zuschauer: k. A.

|- style="background: #FFFFFF;" valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 14. April 2010 12:00 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|ISR}} Israel
| align="center" | 2:7 (2:2, 0:1, 0:4) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/227/IHM227910_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} '''Volksrepublik China'''
| style="font-size:85%;" | Narva Jäähall, Narva Zuschauer: 104

|- valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 14. April 2010 15:30 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|NZL}} Neuseeland
| align="center" | 1:14 (0:2, 1:8, 0:4) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/227/IHM227911_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ROM}} '''Rumänien'''
| style="font-size:85%;" | Narva Jäähall, Narva Zuschauer: 147

|- style="background: #FFFFFF;" valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 14. April 2010 19:00 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|ISL}} Island
| align="center" | 1:6 (1:3, 0:1, 0:2) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/227/IHM227912_74_5_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|EST}} '''Estland'''
| style="font-size:85%;" | Narva Jäähall, Narva Zuschauer: 683

|- valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 16. April 2010 12:00 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Volksrepublik China
| align="center" | 1:2 (0:1, 1:0, 0:1) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/227/IHM227913_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|NZL}} '''Neuseeland'''
| style="font-size:85%;" | Narva Jäähall, Narva Zuschauer: 83

|- style="background: #FFFFFF;" valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 16. April 2010 15:30 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|ISL}} '''Island'''
| align="center" | 6:2 (3:0, 1:2, 2:0) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/227/IHM227914_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ISR}} Israel
| style="font-size:85%;" | Narva Jäähall, Narva Zuschauer: 97

|- valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 16. April 2010 19:00 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|ROM}} Rumänien
| align="center" | 1:7 (0:2, 1:4, 0:1) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/227/IHM227915_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|EST}} '''Estland'''
| style="font-size:85%;" | Narva Jäähall, Narva Zuschauer: 1.243
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="65%"
|- style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#BCD2EE;" align="center" |
| width="5%" | Pl.
| width="20%" |
| width="5%" | Sp
| width="5%" | S
| width="5%" | OTS
| width="5%" | OTN
| width="5%" | N
| width="5%" | Tore
| width="5%" | Punkte
|- align="center" bgcolor="#BCD2EE"
| 1. || align="left" | {{EST|Estnische Eishockeynationalmannschaft}}
| 5 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 62:{{0}}5 || 15
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CAE1FF"
| 2. || align="left" | {{ROU|Rumänische Eishockeynationalmannschaft}}
| 5 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 47:14 || 12
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CAE1FF"
| 3. || align="left" | {{ISL|Isländische Eishockeynationalmannschaft}}
| 5 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 16:18 || 9
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CAE1FF"
| 4. || align="left" | {{NZL|Neuseeländische Eishockeynationalmannschaft}}
| 5 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 3 || {{0}}9:39 || 6
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CAE1FF"
| 5. || align="left" | {{CHN|Chinesische Eishockeynationalmannschaft|Volksrepublik China}}
| 5 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 12:26 || 3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#EECFA1"
| 6. || align="left" | {{ISR|Israelische Eishockeynationalmannschaft}}
| 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 11:55 || 0
|}

=== Auf- und Abstieg ===
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#EECFA1" align="left"
| '''Absteiger aus der Division I:''' || {{flagicon|CRO}} Kroatien, {{flagicon|SRB}} Serbien
|- bgcolor="#EECFA1" align="left"
| '''Aufsteiger in die Division I:''' || {{flagicon|EST}} Estland, {{flagicon|ESP}} Spanien
|- bgcolor="#EECFA1" align="left"
| '''Absteiger in die Division III:''' || {{flagicon|ISR}} Israel, {{flagicon|TUR}} Türkei
|- bgcolor="#EECFA1" align="left"
| '''Aufsteiger aus der Division III:''' || {{flagicon|IRL}} Irland, {{flagicon|PRK}} Nordkorea
|}

== Division III ==
Die Division III wurde im Jahr 2010 erstmals in zwei Gruppen mit jeweils vier Mannschaften ausgetragen. Die Turniere fanden in Luxemburg und in Armenien statt.

=== Gruppe A in Luxemburg ===

Das Turnier der Gruppe A der Division III fand vom 14. bis 17. April in der Eishalle ''Patinoire de Kockelscheuer'' (ca. 1.100 Plätze) in der [[luxemburg]]ischen [[Luxemburg (Stadt)|Hauptstadt]] statt. Ursprünglich sollte das Turnier in der [[Olympiahalle Ano Liossia]] in der [[Griechenland|griechischen]] Hauptstadt [[Athen]] ausgetragen werden, auf Grund finanzieller Probleme des griechischen Verbandes wurde das Turnier Anfang Februar 2010 nach Luxemburg verlegt.<ref>iihf.com, [http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/article/division-iii-in-luxembourg.html Division III in Luxembourg]</ref>

Erstmals nahm die [[Eishockeynationalmannschaft der Vereinigten Arabischen Emirate|Nationalmannschaft der Vereinigten Arabischen Emirate]] an einer Weltmeisterschaft teil.

{| style="width: 100%; background: #F0F0F0;" cellspacing="0"
|- valign="top"
| align="center" width="15%" style="font-size:90%;" | 14. April 2010 16:30 Uhr
| width="25%" align="right" | {{flagicon|GRE}} '''Griechenland'''
| width="15%" align="center" | 7:1 (2:1, 1:0, 4:0) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/228/IHM228901_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| width="25%" align="left" | {{flagicon|UAE}} Vereinigte Arabische Emirate
| style="font-size:85%;" | Patinoire de Kockelscheuer, [[Luxemburg (Stadt)|Luxemburg]] Zuschauer: 131

|- style="background: #FFFFFF;" valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 14. April 2010 20:15 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|IRL}} '''Irland'''
| align="center" | 6:4 (0:0, 5:1, 1:3) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/228/IHM228902_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|LUX}} Luxemburg
| style="font-size:85%;" | Patinoire de Kockelscheuer, Luxemburg Zuschauer: 635

|- valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 15. April 2010 16:30 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|GRE}} Griechenland
| align="center" | 1:3 (1:0, 0:3, 0:0) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/228/IHM228903_74_2_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IRL}} '''Irland'''
| style="font-size:85%;" | Patinoire de Kockelscheuer, Luxemburg Zuschauer: 102

|- style="background: #FFFFFF;" valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 15. April 2010 20:00 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|LUX}} '''Luxemburg'''
| align="center" | 3:2 (1:0, 1:1, 1:1) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/228/IHM228904_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|UAE}} Vereinigte Arabische Emirate
| style="font-size:85%;" | Patinoire de Kockelscheuer, Luxemburg Zuschauer: 495

|- valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 17. April 2010 16:30 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|UAE}} Vereinigte Arabische Emirate
| align="center" | 2:8 (0:2, 0:4, 2:2) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/228/IHM228905_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IRL}} '''Irland'''
| style="font-size:85%;" | Patinoire de Kockelscheuer, Luxemburg Zuschauer: 250

|- style="background: #FFFFFF;" valign="top"
| align="center" style="font-size:90%;" | 17. April 2010 20:00 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|LUX}} Luxemburg
| align="center" | 1:2 (0:0, 0:1, 1:1) [http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/228/IHM228906_74_3_0.pdf Spielbericht]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|GRE}} '''Griechenland'''
| style="font-size:85%;" | Patinoire de Kockelscheuer, Luxemburg Zuschauer: 1.150
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|- style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#BCD2EE;" align="center" |
| width="5%" | Pl.
| width="20%" |
| width="5%" | Sp
| width="5%" | S
| width="5%" | OTS
| width="5%" | OTN
| width="5%" | N
| width="5%" | Tore
| width="5%" | Punkte
|- align="center" bgcolor="#BCD2EE"
| 1. || align="left" | {{IRL|Irische Eishockeynationalmannschaft}}
| 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 17:{{0}}7 || 9
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CAE1FF"
| 2. || align="left" | {{GRE|Griechische Eishockeynationalmannschaft}}
| 3 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 10:{{0}}5 || 6
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CAE1FF"
| 3. || align="left" | {{LUX|Luxemburgische Eishockeynationalmannschaft}}
| 3 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 2 || {{0}}8:10 || 3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CAE1FF"
| 4. || align="left" | {{UAE|Eishockeynationalmannschaft der Vereinigten Arabischen Emirate}}
| 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || {{0}}5:18 || 0
|}

=== Gruppe B in Eriwan, Armenien ===

Vom 14. bis zum 18. April 2010 wurde in der [[Armenien|armenischen]] Hauptstadt [[Eriwan]] das Weltmeisterschaftsturnier der Gruppe B der Division III ausgetragen. Die Spiele fanden im ''Sport- und Konzertkomplex Karen Demirtschjan'' mit 8.000 Plätzen statt.

==== Vorrunde ====
{| style="width: 100%; background: #F0F0F0;" cellspacing="0"
|- valign="top"
| align="center" width="11%" style="font-size:90%;" | 14. April 2010 16:00 Uhr (Ortszeit)
| align="center" width="11%" style="font-size:90%;" | 14. April 2010 13:00 Uhr ([[Sommerzeit|MESZ]])
| width="22%" align="right" | {{flagicon|MGL}} Mongolei
| width="15%" align="center" | 1:22 (0:7, 0:9, 1:6)
| width="22%" align="left" | {{flagicon|PRK}} '''Nordkorea'''
| style="font-size:85%;" | SKK Karen Demirtschjan, [[Eriwan]] Zuschauer: k. A.

|- style="background: #FFFFFF;" valign="top"
| align="center" width="11%" style="font-size:90%;" | 14. April 2010 20:00 Uhr
| align="center" width="11%" style="font-size:90%;" | 14. April 2010 17:00 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|RSA}} Südafrika
| align="center" | 2:9 (1:4, 1:3, 0:2)
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ARM}} '''Armenien'''
| style="font-size:85%;" | SKK Karen Demirtschjan, Eriwan Zuschauer: k. A.

|- valign="top"
| align="center" width="11%" style="font-size:90%;" | 15. April 2010 16:00 Uhr
| align="center" width="11%" style="font-size:90%;" | 15. April 2010 13:00 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|RSA}} '''Südafrika'''
| align="center" | 12:1 (5:1, 6:0, 1:0)
| align="left" | {{flagicon|MGL}} Mongolei
| style="font-size:85%;" | SKK Karen Demirtschjan, Eriwan Zuschauer: k. A.

|- style="background: #FFFFFF;" valign="top"
| align="center" width="11%" style="font-size:90%;" | 15. April 2010 20:00 Uhr
| align="center" width="11%" style="font-size:90%;" | 15. April 2010 17:00 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|PRK}} Nordkorea
| align="center" | 6:7 (3:1, 2:5, 1:1)
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ARM}} '''Armenien'''
| style="font-size:85%;" | SKK Karen Demirtschjan, Eriwan Zuschauer: k. A.

|- valign="top"
| align="center" width="11%" style="font-size:90%;" | 17. April 2010 16:00 Uhr
| align="center" width="11%" style="font-size:90%;" | 17. April 2010 13:00 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|PRK}} '''Nordkorea'''
| align="center" | 4:3 (1:0, 1:1, 2:2)
| align="left" | {{flagicon|RSA}} Südafrika
| style="font-size:85%;" | SKK Karen Demirtschjan, Eriwan Zuschauer: k. A.

|- style="background: #FFFFFF;" valign="top"
| align="center" width="11%" style="font-size:90%;" | 17. April 2010 20:00 Uhr
| align="center" width="11%" style="font-size:90%;" | 17. April 2010 17:00 Uhr
| align="right" | {{flagicon|ARM}} '''Armenien'''
| align="center" | 15:0 (6:0, 5:0, 4:0)
| align="left" | {{flagicon|MGL}} Mongolei
| style="font-size:85%;" | SKK Karen Demirtschjan, Eriwan Zuschauer: k. A.
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="60%"
|- style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#BCD2EE;" align="center" |
| width="5%" | Pl.
| width="20%" |
| width="5%" | Sp
| width="5%" | S
| width="5%" | OTS
| width="5%" | OTN
| width="5%" | N
| width="5%" | Tore
| width="5%" | Punkte
|- align="center" bgcolor="#BCD2EE"
| 1. || align="left" | {{ARM|Armenische Eishockeynationalmannschaft}}
| 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 31:{{0}}8 || 9
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CAE1FF"
| 2. || align="left" | {{PRK|Nordkoreanische Eishockeynationalmannschaft}}
| 3 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 32:11 || 6
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CAE1FF"
| 3. || align="left" | {{RSA|Südafrikanische Eishockeynationalmannschaft}}
| 3 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 17:14 || 3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CAE1FF"
| 4. || align="left" | {{MGL|Mongolische Eishockeynationalmannschaft}}
| 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || {{0}}2:49 || 0
|}

==== Finalrunde ====
;Spiel um Platz 3
{| style="width: 100%; background: #F0F0F0;" cellspacing="0"
|- valign="top"
| align="center" width="11%" style="font-size:90%;" | 18. April 2010 16:00 Uhr
| align="center" width="11%" style="font-size:90%;" | 18. April 2010 13:00 Uhr
| width="22%" align="right" | {{flagicon|RSA}} '''Südafrika'''
| width="15%" align="center" | 8:3 (3:1, 1:2, 4:0)
| width="22%" align="left" | {{flagicon|MGL}} Mongolei
| style="font-size:85%;" | SKK Karen Demirtschjan, Eriwan Zuschauer: k. A.
|}

;Finale
{| style="width: 100%; background: #F0F0F0;" cellspacing="0"
|- valign="top"
| align="center" width="11%" style="font-size:90%;" | 18. April 2010 20:00 Uhr
| align="center" width="11%" style="font-size:90%;" | 18. April 2010 17:00 Uhr
| width="22%" align="right" | {{flagicon|ARM}} Armenien
| width="15%" align="center" | 2:5 (1:2, 1:2, 0:1)
| width="22%" align="left" | {{flagicon|PRK}} '''Nordkorea'''
| style="font-size:85%;" | SKK Karen Demirtschjan, Eriwan Zuschauer: k. A.
|}

=== Auf- und Abstieg ===
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#EECFA1" align="left"
| '''Absteiger aus der Division II:''' || {{flagicon|ISR}} Israel, {{flagicon|TUR}} Türkei
|- bgcolor="#EECFA1" align="left"
| '''Aufsteiger in die Division II:''' || {{flagicon|IRL}} Irland, {{flagicon|PRK}} Nordkorea
|}

== Siehe auch ==
* [[Eishockey-Weltmeisterschaft]]
* [[Eishockey-Weltmeisterschaft 2010|Eishockey-Weltmeisterschaft 2010 (Übersicht)]]
* [[Eishockey-Weltmeisterschaft der Junioren 2010|Eishockey-WM 2010 der U18- und U20-Junioren]]
* [[Eishockey-Weltmeisterschaft der Juniorinnen 2010|Eishockey-WM 2010 der U18-Juniorinnen]]

== Einzelnachweise ==
<references />

== Weblinks ==
{{Commonscat|2010 IIHF World Championship|Eishockey-Weltmeisterschaft der Herren 2010}}
* [http://www.iihf.com Offizielle Webseite der IIHF]
* [http://www.ihwc2010.com/ Offizielle Webseite der WM 2010 in Deutschland]

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Lippmann (Familienname)

2010-05-22T16:19:25Z

193.62.51.5:

'''Lippmann''' ist der Name von

* [[Arno Lippmann]] (1890-1946), SS-Obersturmführer, Lagerführer zweier KZ-Außenlager bei Kaufering
* [[Eberhard Lippmann]] (* 1939), deutscher Politiker (CDU)
* [[Edmund Oskar von Lippmann]] (1857-1940), Chemiker, Zuckertechnologe und Wissenschaftshistoriker
* [[Frank Lippmann]] (* 1961), deutscher Fußballspieler
* [[Frieder Lippmann]] (* 1936), deutscher Politiker (SPD)
* [[Gabriel Lippmann]] (1845-1921), französischer Physiker
* [[Heidi Lippmann]] (* 1956), deutsche Politikerin (PDS)
* [[Heidi Lippmann-Kasten]] (* 1956), deutsche Politikerin (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen)
* [[Holger Lippmann]] (* 1960), bildender Künstler
* [[Horst Lippmann (Musiker)]] (1927-1997), Konzertveranstalter, Hörfunk-Autor und Fernsehregisseur
* [[Horst Lippmann (Mathematiker)]] (1931-2008), deutscher Mathematiker und Materialwissenschaftler
* [[Johannes Lippmann]] (1858−1935), deutscher Maler und Lithograph
* [[Julius Lippmann]] (1864-1934), deutscher Jurist und Politiker (DDP)
* [[Karl Friedrich Lippmann]] (1883−1957), deutscher Maler
* [[Leo Lippmann]] (1881-1943), deutscher Jurist und Staatsrat in der Hamburger Finanzbehörde
* [[Martina Lippmann-Ruch]] (1885−1971), deutsche Malerin und Entwurfzeichnerin
* [[Max Lippmann]] (1906-1966), hessischer Landtagsabgeordneter
* [[Mila Lippmann-Pawlowski]] (* 1912), deutsche Blumen- und Tier-Malerin
* [[Susanne Lippmann]], [[Oberbürgermeister]]in von [[Hameln]]
* [[Volker Lippmann]] (* 1952), deutscher Schauspieler und Regisseur
* [[Walter Lippmann]] (1889-1974), US-amerikanischer Schriftsteller und Journalist
* [[Walter Lippmann (Jurist)]] (1895-?), deutscher Jurist

'''Sonstiges'''
* [[Lippmannverfahren]] (nach Gabriel Lippmann), Herstellungsverfahren für Farbbilder in der Fotografie
* [[Lippmann-Schwinger-Gleichung]]

''Siehe auch:''
* [[Lipmann]]

{{Begriffsklärung}}

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[[ru:Липпман]]

Jesus-Mythos

2010-04-17T23:29:30Z

193.62.51.5: /* Robert M. Price */

{{Dablink|This article is about the view that Jesus never existed. For a fuller discussion of the documents used to establish Jesus' existence, see [[Historicity of Jesus]]. For a discussion of Jesus in the context of comparative mythology, see [[Jesus Christ in comparative mythology]].}}
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The '''Christ myth theory''' (also known as the '''Jesus myth theory''' and '''nonexistence hypothesis''') is the argument that [[Jesus of Nazareth]] did not exist as a [[Historical Jesus|historical figure]], and that the Jesus of [[early Christianity]] was the personification of an ideal savior to whom a number of stories were later attached.<ref>"Negative as these [hyper-minimalist] conclusions appear, they must be strictly distinguished from the theories of the mythologists. According to the critics whom we may term minimalists, Jesus did live, but his biography is almost totally unknown to us. The mythologists, on the other hand, declare that he never existed, and that his history, or more exactly the legend about him, is due to the working of various tendencies and events, such as the prophetic interpretation of Old Testament texts, visions, ecstasy, or the projection of the conditions under which the first group of Christians lived into the story of their reputed founder." {{harvnb|Goguel|1926b|pp=117–118}}
*"If this account of the matter is correct, one can also see why it is that the 'Christ-myth' theory, to the effect that there was no historical Jesus at all, has seemed so plausible to many," {{harvnb|Meynell|1991|p=166}}
*"Defense of Biblical criticism was not helped by the revival at this time of the 'Christ-Myth' theory, suggesting that Jesus had never existed, a suggestion rebutted in England by the radical but independent F. C. Conybeare." {{harvnb|Horbury|2003|p=55}}</ref>

The history of the idea can be traced to the French Enlightenment thinkers [[Constantin-François Chassebœuf|Constantin-François Volney]] and [[Charles François Dupuis]] in the 1790s. More recent academic advocates include the 19th-century historian and theologian [[Bruno Bauer]] and the 20th-century German philosopher [[Arthur Drews]]. Writers such as [[George Albert Wells]], [[Robert M. Price]], and [[Earl Doherty]] have re-popularized the idea in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. The philosopher [[Michael Martin (philosopher)|Michael Martin]] of Boston University writes that while anyone arguing against the historicity of Jesus may be seen as a crank, a strong ''prima facie'' for such a position can in fact be presented.<ref>Martin 1993, p. 37.</ref> While the hypothesis has at times attracted a great deal of scholarly attention, it remains essentially without support among biblical scholars and classical historians.<ref>"No reputable scholar today questions that a Jew named Jesus son of Joseph lived; most readily admit that we now know a considerable amount about his actions and his basic teachings." {{harvnb|Charlesworth|2006|p=xxiii}}
*"I don't think there's any serious historian who doubts the existence of Jesus. There are a lot of people who want to write sensational books and make a lot of money who say Jesus didn't exist. But I don't know any serious scholar who doubts the existence of Jesus." {{harvnb|Ehrman|2008}}
*"[T]he view that there was no historical Jesus, that his earthly existence is a fiction of earliest Christianity—a fiction only later made concrete by setting his life in the first century—is today almost totally rejected." {{harvnb|Wells|1988|p=218}}</ref> The biblical scholar [[Graham Stanton]] of the University of Cambridge writes that nearly all historians today accept that Jesus of Nazareth existed, and that the [[gospels]]—of [[Gospel of Matthew|Matthew]], [[Gospel of Mark|Mark]], [[Gospel of Luke|Luke]], and [[Gospel of John|John]]—contain valuable evidence about him.<ref name="consensus">"Today, nearly all historians, whether Christians or not, accept that Jesus existed and that the gospels contain plenty of valuable evidence which has to be weighed and assessed critically. There is general agreement that, with the possible exception of Paul, we know far more about Jesus of Nazareth than about any first or second century Jewish or pagan religious teacher." {{harvnb|Stanton|2002|p=145}}</ref>

Proponents of the theory emphasize the absence of extant reference to Jesus during his lifetime, and the scarcity of non-Christian reference to him in the first century. Mythicists, as supporters of the theory are sometimes known, give priority to the [[epistle]]s over the gospels in determining the views of the earliest Christians and often also draw on perceived parallels between the biography of Jesus and those of Greek, Egyptian, and Roman gods such as [[Dionysis]], [[Osiris]], and [[Mithras]]. Mythicists argue that, while some gospel material may have been drawn from one or more preachers who actually existed, these individuals were not in any sense the founder of Christianity. Rather, they contend that Christianity emerged organically from [[Hellenistic Judaism]].<ref>{{harvnb|Wells|1999a|p=99}}</ref>

==Background and definition==
{{see|Historicity of Jesus|Jesus Christ in comparative mythology|Historical Jesus|Chronology of Jesus|Quest for the historical Jesus}}
Those who argue that Jesus did exist as an historical figure estimate his date of birth as between 7 and 4 BCE and his death around 30 CE.<ref name=White4/12>White, ''From Jesus to Christianity'', pp. 4, 12.</ref> Biblical scholar [[L. Michael White]], not himself a Christ-myth theorist, writes that there are no extent writings from Jesus himself. So far as is known, Jesus never wrote anything, nor did anyone who had personal knowledge of him. There are no court records, diaries, unvarnished eyewitness accounts, or any other kind of first-hand record. The gospels themselves, even though they may contain earlier sources or oral traditions, all come from later times. The earliest writings that survive are the letters of [[Paul of Tarsus]], and they were written 20–30 years after the dates given for Jesus's death. Paul was not a follower of Jesus; nor does he ever claim to have seen Jesus.<ref name=White4/12/>

Philosopher George Walsh writes that early Christianity can be regarded as originating as a myth later dressed up as history, or with an historical being who was later mythologized. The theory that it began as a myth is known as the '''Christ myth theory'''; the second as the historical Jesus theory.<ref>Walsh, George. ''The Role of Religion in History''. Transaction 1998, p. 58.</ref> As such, the Christ myth theory is distinct from other views such as "[[biblical minimalism]]", which, while conceding that Jesus existed, argues that nothing can be known with certainty about his biography.<ref>{{harvnb|Goguel|1926b|pp=117–118}}</ref>

==Advocates==
{{Main|Quest for the historical Jesus}}
===18th century===
====Volney and Dupuis ====
Serious doubt about the historical existence of Jesus first emerged when critical study of the [[Gospel]]s developed in the 18th century,<ref>{{harvnb|Goguel|1926a|p=11}}</ref> and some English [[deism|deists]] towards the end of that century are said to have believed that no historical Jesus existed.<ref>{{harvnb|Goguel|1926a|p=14}}; {{harvnb|Van Voorst|2000|p=8}}</ref>

The primary forerunners of the nonhistoricity hypothesis are usually identified as two thinkers of the French [[Age of Enlightenment|Enlightenment]], [[Constantin-François Chassebœuf|Constantin-François Volney]] and [[Charles François Dupuis]].<ref>{{harvnb|Schweitzer|2001|p=355}}; {{harvnb|Weaver|1999|p=45}}</ref> In works published in the 1790s, both argued that numerous ancient myths, including the life of Jesus, were based on the movement of the sun through the zodiac.<ref>{{harvnb|Wells|1969}}; {{harvnb|Schweitzer|2001|p=527 n. 1}}; {{harvnb|Volney|1791}}; {{harvnb|Dupuis|1984}}</ref>

Dupuis identified pre-Christian rituals in [[Greater Syria|Syria]], [[Ancient Egypt|Egypt]] and [[Persian Empire|Persia]], that he believed represented the birth of a god to a virgin mother at the [[winter solstice]], and argued that these rituals were based upon the winter rising of the constellation [[Virgo (constellation)|Virgo]]. He believed that these and other annual occurrences were allegorized as the life-histories of [[solar deity|solar deities]] (such as [[Sol Invictus]]), who passed their childhoods in obscurity (low elevation of the sun after the solstice), died (winter) and were resurrected (spring). Dupuis argued that Jewish and Christian scriptures could also be interpreted according to the solar pattern: the [[Fall of Man]] in [[Book of Genesis|Genesis]] was an allegory of the hardship caused by winter, and the [[Resurrection of Jesus|resurrection of Christ]] as the [[Lamb of God|"paschal lamb"]] at Easter represented the growth of the Sun's strength in the sign of [[Aries (astrology)|Aries]] at the spring [[equinox]].<ref>{{harvnb|Wells|1969|pp=153–156}}</ref> Drawing on this conceptual foundation, Dupuis rejected the historicity of Jesus entirely, explaining [[Tacitus]]' reference to Jesus as nothing more than an echo of the inaccurate beliefs of Christians in Tacitus' own day.<ref>{{harvnb|Wells|1969|pp=159–160}}</ref>

Volney, who published before Dupuis but made use of a draft version of Dupuis' work,<ref>{{harvnb|Wells|1969|p=151}}</ref> followed much of his argument. Volney differed, though, in thinking that the gospel story was not intentionally created as an extended allegory grounded in solar myths, but was compiled organically when simple allegorical statements like "the virgin has brought forth" were misunderstood as history.<ref>{{harvnb|Wells|1969|p=155}}</ref> Volney further parted company from Dupuis by allowing that confused memories of an obscure historical figure may have contributed to Christianity when they were integrated with the solar mythology.<ref>{{harvnb|Wells|1969|p=157}}</ref>

The works of Volney and Dupuis moved rapidly through numerous editions, allowing the thesis to circulate widely.<ref name="goguelb117">{{harvnb|Goguel|1926b|p=117}}</ref> [[Napoleon I of France|Napoleon]] may have been basing his opinion on Volney's work when he stated privately that the existence of Jesus was an open question.<ref>{{harvnb|Schweitzer|2001|p=356}}</ref> However, their influence even within France did not outlast the first quarter of the nineteenth century,<ref name="goguelb117"/> as later critics showed that they had based their views on limited historical data, by for example demonstrating that the birth of Jesus was not placed in December until the 4th century.<ref>{{harvnb|Solmsen|1970|pp=277–279}}</ref>

===19th century===
====Bruno Bauer ====
[[File:Bruno Bauer.jpg|thumb|right|150px|alt=Young man with delicate features wearing a black jacket looking slightly to the viewer's left|Bruno Bauer]]
Scholarly attention to the possibility of Jesus' non-existence began with the 19th-century German historian [[Bruno Bauer]]. In a series of studies produced while he was teaching at the [[University of Bonn]] (1839–1842), Bauer followed [[David Strauss|D. F. Strauss]] in disputing the historical value of the New Testament [[Gospel]]s. In Bauer's view, the [[Gospel of John]] was not a historical narrative but an adaptation of the traditional Jewish religious and political idea of the [[Messiah]] to [[Philo]]'s philosophical concept of the ''[[logos]]''. Turning to the Gospels of [[Gospel of Matthew|Matthew]] and [[Gospel of Luke|Luke]], Bauer followed earlier critics in regarding them as dependent on [[Gospel of Mark|Mark]]'s narrative, while rejecting the standard view that they also drew upon a common tradition apart from Mark which is now lost—a source scholars call the [[Q document]], Q source, or just Q. For Bauer, this latter possibility was ruled out by the incompatible stories of [[Nativity of Jesus|Jesus' nativity]] found in Matthew and Luke, as well as the manner the non-Markan material found in these documents still appeared to develop Markan ideas. Bauer instead concluded that Matthew depended on Luke for the content found only in those two Gospels. Thus, since in his view the entire gospel tradition could be traced to a single author (Mark), Bauer felt that the hypothesis of outright invention became possible.<ref name="Schweitzer 2001 124-128">{{harvnb|Schweitzer|2001|pp=124–128}}</ref> He further believed that there was no expectation of a Messiah among Jews in the time of [[Tiberius]] and that Mark's portrayal of Jesus as the Messiah must therefore be a retrojection of later Christian beliefs and practices—an interpretation Bauer extended to many of the specific stories recounted in the Gospels.<ref>{{harvnb|Schweitzer|2001|pp=128–136}}</ref>

While Bauer initially left open the question of whether a historical Jesus existed at all, his published views were sufficiently unorthodox that in 1842 they cost him his lectureship at Bonn.<ref>{{harvnb|Schweitzer|2001|pp=124, 139–140}}</ref> In ''A Critique of the Gospels and a History of their Origin'', however, published in 1850–1851, Bauer concluded that Jesus had not, in fact, existed. Bauer's own comprehensive explanation of Christian origins appeared in 1877 in ''Christ and the Caesars''. The religion was a synthesis of the [[Stoicism]] of [[Seneca the Younger]] whom Bauer believed had planned to create a new Roman state based on his philosophy, with the Jewish theology of Philo as developed politically by pro-Roman Jews such as [[Josephus]].<ref>{{harvnb|Engels|1882}}; {{harvnb|Pfleiderer|1893}}; {{harvnb|Moggach|2003|p=184}}</ref> In keeping with Bauer's pervasive anti-Semitism,<ref>{{harvnb|Fiensy|1995|p=91}}</ref> he held that Mark was in fact an Italian who had been influenced by Seneca's [[stoicism|Stoic]] philosophy,<ref>{{harvnb|Pfleiderer|1893}}</ref> and that the Christian movement originated in [[Rome]] and [[Alexandria]], not Palestine.<ref>{{harvnb|Schweitzer|2001|pp=140–141}}</ref>

Bauer's views proved to be foundational for much of the Christ myth community of later generations. While subsequent arguments against a historical Jesus were not all directly dependent on Bauer's work, they usually echoed it on several general points: that New Testament references to Jesus lacked historical value, that the lack of 1st-century non-Christian references to Jesus was evidence against his existence, and that Christianity originated through [[syncretism]].<ref>{{harvnb|Van Voorst|2000|p=9}}</ref>

==== Radical Dutch school ====
In the 1870s and 1880s, a group of scholars associated with the [[University of Amsterdam]], who were known in German scholarship as the "[[Radical Criticism|Radical Dutch school]]", followed Bauer in rejecting the authenticity of the Pauline epistles and took a generally negative view of the Bible's historical value. Within this group, the existence of Jesus was rejected by Allard Pierson, S. Hoekstra and Samuel Adrian Naber, while others came close to that position but concluded that the Gospels contained a core of historical fact.<ref>{{harvnb|Schweitzer|2001|pp=356, 527 n. 4}}; {{harvnb|Van Voorst|2000|p=10}}</ref>

=== Early 20th century ===
By the early 20th century several writers had published arguments against Jesus' historicity, ranging from the scholarly to the highly fanciful. In an example of the latter, the English historian [[Edwin Johnson (historian)|Edwin Johnson]] denied not only a historical Jesus but nearly all recorded history prior to the 16th century AD as well.<ref>{{harvnb|Johnson|1887}}; {{harvnb|unknown|1904}}</ref> Despite their unevenness, these treatments were sufficiently influential to merit several book-length responses by historians and New Testament scholars. Proponents of the Christ myth theory increasingly drew on the work of liberal theologians, who tended to deny any value to sources for Jesus outside the New Testament and to limit their attention within the canon to Mark and the hypothetical Q document.<ref>{{harvnb|Weaver|1999|pp=46–47}}; {{harvnb|Schweitzer|2001|pp=359–361}}</ref> Thus when the [[University of Zurich|Zurich]] professor [[Paul Wilhelm Schmiedel]] identified just nine "pillar passages" in the Gospels which he thought early Christians could not have invented, they proved to be tempting targets for Christ myth theorists—despite Schmiedel's intention that these passages serve as the foundation for a fuller reconstruction of Jesus' life.<ref>{{harvnb|Weaver|1999|p=47}}</ref> These authors also made use of the growing field of ''Religionsgeschichtliche''—the "history of religions"—building on its anti-semitic trajectories which seemed to find sources for many Christian ideas in Greek and Oriental [[Greco-Roman mysteries|mystery cults]] rather than in the life of Jesus and Palestinian Judaism.<ref>{{harvnb|Arvidsson|2006|pp=116–117}}</ref> As [[Joseph Klausner]] wrote at the time, biblical scholars "tried their hardest to find in the historic Jesus something which is not Judaism; but in his actual history they have found nothing of this whatever, since this history is reduced almost to zero. It is therefore no wonder that at the beginning of this century there has been a revival of the eighteenth and nineteenth century view that Jesus never existed."<ref>{{harvnb|Klausner|1989|pp=105–106}}</ref>

==== J. M. Robertson ====
[[J. M. Robertson]], a journalist who later became a [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] MP, argued in 1900 that belief in a slain Messiah arose before the New Testament period within sects later known as [[Ebionites]] or [[Nazarene (sect)|Nazarenes]], and that these groups would have expected a Messiah named Jesus, a hope possibly based on a conjectured divinity of that name reflected in the biblical [[Joshua]].<ref>{{harvnb|Robertson|1902|pp=6–12}}; {{harvnb|Weaver|1999|p=58}}</ref> In his view, an additional but less significant basis for early Christian belief may have been the executed [[Yeshu|Jesus Pandira]], placed by the [[Talmud]] in about 100 BC.<ref>{{harvnb|Robertson|1902|pp=14–15}}</ref>

Robertson wrote that while the [[authorship of the Pauline epistles|undisputed letters]] of [[Paul of Tarsus]] are the earliest surviving Christian writings, these epistles were primarily concerned with theology and morality, largely glossing over the life of Jesus. Once references to "[[Twelve Apostles|the twelve]]" and to Jesus' institution of the [[Eucharist]] are rejected as [[interpolation (manuscripts)|interpolations]], Robertson argued that the Jesus of the Pauline epistles is reduced to a crucified savior who "counts for absolutely nothing as a teacher or even as a wonder-worker".<ref>{{harvnb|Robertson|1902|pp=2–3}}</ref> As a result, Robertson concluded that those elements of the Gospel narrative which attribute such characteristics to Jesus must have developed later, probably among Gentile believers who were converted by Jewish evangelists like Paul.<ref>{{harvnb|Robertson|1903}}</ref> This Gentile party may have represented Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection in mystery-plays in which, wishing to disassociate the cult from Judaism, they attributed his execution to the Jewish authorities and his betrayal to "a Jew" (''Ioudaios'', misunderstood as [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]]).<ref>{{harvnb|Robertson|1902|pp=21, 32–33}}</ref> According to Robertson, such plays would have evolved over time into the Gospels.<ref>{{harvnb|Robertson|1902|pp=87–89}}</ref> Christianity would have sought to further enhance its appeal to Gentiles by adopting myths from pagan cults, albeit with some "Judaic manipulation"— e.g., Jesus' healings came from [[Asclepius]], feeding of multitudes from [[Dionysus]], the Eucharist from the worship of [[Dionysus]] and [[Mithras]], and walking on water from [[Poseidon]], but his descent from [[David]] and his raising of a widow's son from the dead were in deference to Jewish Messianic expectations.<ref>{{harvnb|Robertson|1902|pp=22–25}}</ref> And while John's portrayal of Jesus as the ''[[logos]]'' was ostensibly Jewish, Robertson argued that the underlying concept ultimately derived from the function of [[Mithras]], [[Thoth]], and [[Hermes]] as representatives to humanity from the supreme god.

==== William Benjamin Smith ====
At around the same time, [[William Benjamin Smith]], a professor of mathematics at [[Tulane University]], argued in a series of books that the earliest Christian sources, particularly the Pauline epistles, stress Christ's divinity at the expense of any human personality, and that this would have been implausible if there had been a human Jesus. Smith therefore believed that Christianity's origins lay in a pre-Christian Jesus cult—that is, in a Jewish sect that had worshiped a divine being named Jesus in the centuries before the human Jesus was supposedly born.<ref>{{harvnb|Case|1911|p=627}}</ref> Evidence for this cult was supposedly found in [[Hippolytus of Rome|Hippolytus]]' mention of the [[Naassenes]] and [[Epiphanius of Salamis|Epiphanius]]' report of a Nazaraean or Nazorean sect that existed before Christ.<ref>{{harvnb|Schweitzer|2001|p=375}}</ref> In this view the seemingly historical details in the New Testament were built by the early Christian community around narratives of the pre-Christian Jesus.<ref>{{harvnb|Schweitzer|2001|p=378}}</ref> In keeping with his theory, Smith also argued against the historical value of non-Christian writers regarding Jesus, particularly Josephus and Tacitus.<ref name="Van Voorst 2000 12">{{harvnb|Van Voorst|2000|p=12}}</ref>

==== Arthur Drews ====
[[File:Arthur Drews.jpg|thumb|left|150px|alt=A middle-aged man with a small pointed beard and black bow-tie in profile|Arthur Drews]]
''Die Christusmythe'' ("The Christ Myth"), first published in 1909 by [[Arthur Drews]], a professor of philosophy at the [[University of Karlsruhe (TH)|Technische Hochschule Karlsruhe]],<ref>{{harvnb|Drews|1998}}</ref> brought together the scholarship of the day in defense of the idea that Christianity had been a Jewish [[Gnostic]] cult that spread by appropriating aspects of [[Greek philosophy]] and [[James George Frazer|Frazerian]] [[Life-death-rebirth deity|death-rebirth deities]]. Drews wrote that his purpose was to show that everything about the historical Jesus had a mythical character, and there was no reason to suppose that such a figure had ever existed.<ref>{{harvnb|Weaver|1999|p=50}}; {{harvnb|Wood|1934|p=xxxii}}; {{harvnb|Warfield|1913|pp=297 ff.}}; {{harvnb|Berdyaev|1927}}</ref>

His work proved popular enough in both his native Germany and abroad that prominent theologians and historians addressed his arguments in the ''[[Hibbert Journal]]'', the ''[[American Journal of Theology]]'', and other leading journals of religion.<ref>{{harvnb|Gerrish|1975|pp=3–4}}</ref> At least two monographs on the historicity of Jesus were written partially in refutation of Drews.<ref>{{harvnb|Case|1912}}; {{harvnb|Conybeare|2009}}</ref> In response to his critics, Drews participated in a series of public debates, the best known of which took place in 1910 on January 31 and again on February 1 at the [[Berlin Zoological Garden]] against [[Hermann von Soden]] of the [[Berlin University]], where he appeared on behalf of the League of Monists. Attended by 2,000 people, including the country's most eminent theologians, the meetings went on until three in the morning. ''The New York Times'' called it one of the most remarkable theological discussions since the days of [[Martin Luther]], reporting that Drews caused a sensation by plastering the town's billboards with posters asking, "Did Jesus Christ ever live?" According to the newspaper his arguments were so "graphic" and "ruthless" that several women had to be carried from the hall screaming hysterically, while one woman stood on a chair and invited God to strike Drews down.<ref>{{harvnb|Case|1911|p=2 n. 1}}; {{harvnb|unknown|1910|p=1}}</ref>

==== Other writers ====
Other writers around this period argued along similar lines. A. D. Loman wrote that episodes such as the [[Sermon on the Mount]] were fictions written to justify compilations of pre-existing liberal Jewish sayings. [[Gerardus Johannes Petrus Josephus Bolland|G. J. P. J. Bolland]] argued that Christianity evolved from Gnosticism and that Jesus was merely a symbolic figure representing Gnostic ideas about God.<ref>{{harvnb|Bolland|1907}}</ref>

[[G. R. S. Mead]] wrote that Jesus was based on an obscure personage recorded in the Talmud who lived around 100 BCE. Albert Kalthoff wrote that Jesus was an idealized personification created by a proto-communist community and that incidents in the gospels were adapted from first-to-third century Roman history.<ref>{{harvnb|Goguel|1926a|pp=22–23}}; {{harvnb|Schweitzer|2001|pp=279–283}}</ref> Peter Jensen saw Jesus as a Jewish adaptation of [[Gilgamesh]] whom Jensen regarded as a [[solar deity]].<ref>{{harvnb|Goguel|1926a|p=23}}; {{harvnb|Schweitzer|2001|pp=369–372}}</ref> Joseph Wheless wrote that there was an active conspiracy among Christians, going back as far as the second century, to forge documents to make a mythical Jesus seem historical.<ref>{{harvnb|Wheless|1930}}</ref> The philosopher [[Bertrand Russell]] said in his 1927 lecture "[[Why I Am Not a Christian]]" that historically it is quite doubtful that Christ ever existed at all.<ref>{{harvnb|Russell|1967|p=16}}</ref>

====Marx, Lenin, Engels, and Soviet adoption ====
[[File:Lenin.jpg|right|thumb|150px|[[Vladimir Lenin]], the first head of the Soviet state, regarded the Christ myth theory as established fact.<ref name=Thrower426/>]]
Craig Evans writes that the belief that Jesus had never existed was picked up by [[Karl Marx]] and [[Friedrich Engels]], and became the official view of Marxism.<ref>{{harvnb|Evans|1993|p=7 n. 22}}</ref> Several editions of Drews's ''The Christ Myth'' were published in the Soviet Union from the early 1920s onwards, and were used in the state's anti-religion campaigns; [[Lenin]] argued that it was imperative in the struggle against religious obscurantists to form a union with people like Drews.<ref>{{harvnb|Haber|1999|p=347}}</ref> James Thrower writes that Lenin, who led the Soviet state from 1917 to 1924, approached Drews's account as an established fact in his 1922 essay "On the importance of militant materialism."<ref name=Thrower426>Thrower 1983, p. 426.</ref> That year, all religious books were removed from public libraries and bookshops, and Drews's theory was elevated to the rank of objective truth, included in school and university textbooks.<ref>{{harvnb|Nikiforov|2003|p=749}};{{harvnb|Metzger|1956|pp=246–247}}</ref> Public meetings asking "Did Christ live?" were organized in which the [[People's Commissariat for Education|Commissar of Education]], [[Anatoly Lunacharsky]] debated with clergymen.<ref>"There were chronic difficulties with one popular form of propaganda that was particularly dependent on cadres—public debates between regime activists and representatives of the Church. These meetings featured clergy and activists facing each other on questions such as 'Did Christ live?' In the mid-1920s, the Commissar of Enlightenment, Anatolii Lunacharskii, and the Renovationist leader, Aleksandr Vvedenskii, debated several times in highly publicized meetings. These debates and the locally arranged clashes were popular throughout the 1920s."{{harvnb|Peris|1998|p=178}}</ref>

Academics in the USSR continued to promote the Christ myth theory throughout the state's early history, and although the theory was never discarded, it came to be replaced by the explanation offered by Engels in his 1895 essay, "On the Early History of Christianity." The existence of Jesus was accepted, but the mythological aspects of the narrative were stressed, as was the debt owed to the Jews, Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans.<ref>{{harvnb|Thrower|1983|pp=425 ff.}}</ref>

=== Late 20th century ===
==== John M. Allegro ====
[[Dead Sea Scrolls]] scholar [[John M. Allegro]] argued in two books—''The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross'' (1970) and ''The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Christian Myth'' (1979)—that Christianity began as a [[shamanism|shamanic]] cult centering around the use of [[hallucinogenic mushrooms]],<ref>{{harvnb|Allegro|1970}}</ref> and that it had derived its central mythos from [[Essene]] sources. In a forward to ''The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Christian Myth'', Mark Hall writes that Allegro suggested the scrolls all but proved that a historical Jesus never existed. "According to Allegro," he wrote, "the Jesus of the Gospels is a fictional character in a religious legend, which like many similar tales in circulation at the turn of the era, was merely an amalgamation of Messianic eschatology and garbled historical events".<ref>{{harvnb|Allegro|1992|p=ix}}</ref>

==== George Albert Wells ====
Graham Stanton writes that the most thoroughgoing and sophisticated of the arguments that Jesus did not exist were set out in several books by [[G. A. Wells]], emeritus professor of German at [[Birkbeck College, London]]—including ''[[Did Jesus Exist?]]'' (1975) and ''The Jesus Legend'' (1996)—though he nevertheless writes that Wells' arguments rest on shaky pillars.<ref>{{harvnb|Stanton|2002|143}}</ref> Emphasizing the New Testament epistles and the paucity of early non-Christian documents attesting to a historical Jesus, Wells argued that the Jesus of earliest Christianity was a pure myth, derived from mystical speculations stemming from the Jewish Wisdom tradition. According to this view, the earliest strata of the New Testament literature presented Jesus as "a basically supernatural personage only obscurely on Earth as a man at some unspecified period in the past".<ref>{{harvnb|Wells|1999b}}</ref> In addition, Wells wrote that since the New Testament texts are exclusively Christian and theologically motivated, a rational person should credit their accounts only if they are independently confirmed.<ref>{{harvnb|Martin|1993|p=38}}</ref>

In ''The Jesus Myth'' (1999), Wells altered his position,<ref>"A final argument against the nonexistence hypothesis comes from Wells himself. In his most recent book, ''The Jesus Myth'', Wells has moved away from this hypothesis. He now accepts that there is some historical basis for the existence of Jesus, derived from the lost early 'gospel' 'Q' (the hypothetical source used by Matthew and Luke). Wells believes that it is early and reliable enough to show that Jesus probably did exist, although this Jesus was not the Christ that the later canonical gospels portray. It remains to be seen what impact Wells' about-face will have on debate over the nonexistence hypothesis in popular circles." {{harvnb|Van Voorst|2003|p=660}}
*A blurb by [[Robert M. Price]] appears on the back cover of ''The Jesus Myth'' stating, "Wells has now abandoned the pure Christ Myth theory for which he is famous...." {{harvnb|Wells|1999a}}</ref> making the case that there were two distinct figures of Jesus: the mythic Jesus of Paul and a minimally historical Jesus whose teachings were preserved in Q. Wells spelled out his new position in an online essay in 2000: "In the gospels, the two Jesus figures—the human preacher of Q and the supernatural personage of the early epistles who sojourned briefly on Earth as a man, and then, rejected, returned to heaven—have been fused into one. The Galilean preacher of Q has been given a salvific death and resurrection, and these have been set not in an unspecified past (as in the Pauline and other early letters), but in a historical context consonant with the date of the Galilean preaching. Now that I have allowed this in my two most recent relevant books ... it will not do to dub me a "mythicist" ''tout court''".<ref>{{harvnb|Wells|2000}}</ref>

===21st century===
==== Robert M. Price ====
[[File:Robert M. Price 1.jpg|thumb|150px|alt=refer to caption and adjacent text|American theologian [[Robert M. Price]] argues that we will never know whether Jesus existed, unless someone discovers his diary or skeleton.<ref name=Jacoby/>]]
Theologian [[Robert M. Price]] has supported the theory in a series of books, including ''Deconstructing Jesus'' (2000), ''The Incredible Shrinking Son of Man'' (2003), and ''Jesus is Dead'' (2007), as well as in contributions to ''The Historical Jesus: Five Views'' (2009), and as a fellow of the [[Jesus Seminar]], a group that studies the historicity of Jesus. Price argues that Christianity is largely a Judaized synthesis of Egyptian, Greek, and Buddhist myths,<ref>"I find myself in full agreement with Acharya S/D.M. Murdock: 'we assert that Christianity constitutes Gnosticism historicized and Judaized, likewise representing a synthesis of Egyptian, Jewish and Greek religion and mythology, among others [including Buddhism, via King Asoka’s missionaries] from around the "known world"' (p. 278). 'Christianity is largely the product of Egyptian religion being Judaized and historicized’ (p. 482)." (interpolation original to Price), {{harvnb|Price|2009b}}</ref> and that the New Testament's picture of Jesus is the historicization of a mythic deity.<ref>{{harvnb|Price|2009a|p=230}}</ref> He bases his argument on the absence of contemporaneous sources who discuss a miracle-working Jesus, and argues that the epistles, written before the gospels, do not constitute evidence of his existence.<ref>''The Historical Jesus: Five Views'', pp. 62–63.</ref>

Price's position is that if critical methodology is applied with ruthless consistency, one is left in complete agnosticism regarding Jesus's historicity.<ref name="Priceagnost">"... their own criteria and critical tools, which we have sought to apply here with ruthless consistency, ought to have left them with complete agnosticism ..." {{harvnb|Price|2003|p=351}}</ref> He argues that while it is possible that a historical Jesus stands behind the origins of the Christian movement, it is "almost arbitrary to think so"<ref>{{harvnb|Price|1999}}</ref> and that "unless someone discovers his diary or his skeleton, we'll never know."<ref name=Jacoby>Jacoby, David A. [http://books.google.com/books?id=4bA8iSFIptYC&pg=PA97&dq=%22Robert+price%22+%22christian+atheist%22&hl=en&ei=zgi_S-a2Fo-6Nt6J3YEK&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CD8Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22Robert%20price%22%20%22christian%20atheist%22&f=false ''Compelling Evidence For God and the Bible: Finding Truth in an Age of Doubt'']. Harvest House Publishers, 2010, p. 97.</ref> While recognizing that he stands against the majority view of scholars, he cautions against attempting to settle the issue by [[Argumentum ad populum|appeal to the majority]], arguing that received opinion or the consensus of scholars may be wrong, and that appealing to it is an abdication of responsibility:<ref>''The Historical Jesus: Five Views'', p. 61.</ref> "I am glad to confess that the opinion of the majority of scholars makes no difference whatever to me. In fact, in the gospels, after all, it's the consensus of scholars in the [[Sanhedrin]] that condemns Jesus to death."<ref>Robert Price, [http://www.bringyou.to/CraigPriceDebate.mp3 debate with William Lane Craig], timestamp 22:42</ref>

==== Other writers ====
[[Earl Doherty]] writes that no historical Jesus stands behind even the most primitive hypothetical sources of the New Testament,<ref>"Perhaps the Q sect at its beginnings adopted a Greek source, with some recasting, one they saw as a suitable ethic for the kingdom they were preaching. In any case, there is no need to impute such sayings to a Jesus; they seem more the product of a school or lifestyle, formulated over time and hardly the sudden invention of a single mind." {{harvnb|Doherty|2000?}}</ref> since Jesus was originally a myth derived from [[Middle Platonism]] with some influence from [[Merkabah#Ma'asei Merkavah|Jewish mysticism]],<ref>{{harvnb|Doherty|1997}}</ref> with belief in a historical Jesus only emerging among Christian communities well into the second century.<ref>"Most astonishingly, all the major apologists before the year 180, with the sole exception of Justin (and a minor apologist from Syria, Aristides), fail to include an historical Jesus in their defences of Christianity to the pagans. This includes Tatian in his pre-Diatessaron days. Instead, the apologists bear witness to a Christian movement which is grounded in Platonic philosophy and Hellenistic Judaism, preaching the worship of the monotheistic Jewish God and a Logos-type Son; the latter is a force active in the world who serves as revealer and intermediary between God and humanity. Theophilus of Antioch, Athenagoras of Athens, Tatian in his Apology, Minucius Felix in Rome (or North Africa) offer no beliefs in an historical figure crucified as an atoning act, nor in a resurrection. (Nor do they have anything in common with Paul.) In not one of them does the name Jesus appear, and none speak of an incarnation of their Logos." {{harvnb|Doherty|1997}}</ref> [[Timothy Freke]] and [[Peter Gandy]] write that the Gospels "can tell us nothing at all about an historical Jesus because no such man ever existed."<ref>{{harvnb|Freke|Gandy|2006|p=71}}</ref> They maintain that a [[Gnostic]] belief in a purely mythical Jesus was the original form of Christianity which was supplanted and then suppressed by the [[Catholic Church]]—a development the authors describe as "the greatest cover-up in history."<ref>{{harvnb|Freke|Gandy|1999|p=10}}</ref> [[D. M. Murdock]] (publishing in part [[pseudonym]]ously as Acharya S) believes that Christianity is an on-going conspiracy.<ref>{{harvnb|Bennett|2001|p=208}}</ref> She has argued that virtually all the New Testament documents are "forgeries",<ref>"So it appears that Paul, even thouh he speaks of 'the gospel,' has never heard of the canonical gospels or even an orally transmitted life of Christ. The few 'historical' references to an actual life of Jesus cited in the epistles are demonstrably interpolations and forgeries, as are the epistles themselves," and, "It is clear that the canonical gospels are of a late date, forged long after the alleged time of their purported authors." {{harvnb|Murdock|1999|pp=33 & 40}}</ref> with the canonical Gospels (all composed in the late second century)<ref>{{harvnb|Murdock|1999|pp=36–40}}</ref> misrepresenting as historical a Jesus who was initially understood as a solar myth.<ref>{{harvnb|Murdock|1999|pp=146 ff.}}</ref>

== Arguments ==
=== Scarcity and unreliability of extra-biblical sources ===
Christ myth theorists often cite the lack of contemporaneous non-Christian sources that mention Jesus, arguing that such an absence of evidence constitutes evidence of absence.<ref>{{harvnb|Eddy|Boyd|2007|p=165}}; E.g. {{harvnb|Wells|1971|p=2}}</ref> The few non-Christian sources that do, however, refer to Jesus are routinely deconstructed, with some (such as the [[Josephus on Jesus|remarks of Josephus]]) being rejected as corrupt and others (such as [[Tacitus on Christ|Tacitus’ passing reference]]) being relativized as dependent on the confused beliefs of later Christians and thus providing no independent corroboration of their claims.<ref>{{harvnb|Eddy|Boyd|2007|p=166}}; E.g. {{harvnb|Van Voorst|2000|p=12}}</ref>

Advocates also sometimes reject the testimony of the [[Apostolic Fathers]] such as [[1 Clement#The First Epistle of Clement|Clement of Rome]] and [[Ignatius of Antioch#Letters|Ignatius of Antioch]], which seem to indicate an early belief in a historical Jesus. Their writings are either dismissed as forgeries, or the most pertinent passages in their works are bracketed as later interpolations.<ref>E.g. "I suspect that another major tool of Roman propaganda was the Epistles of Ignatius, which, like the earlier Tübingen School but unlike Walter Bauer, I regard as spurious." {{harvnb|Price|2000|p=27}}
*"I tend to think that 1 Clement, which is pseudonomous and seems to me to make references to the apocyphal gospel traditions, and Ignatius' letters, which other others have argued before, are not as early as their supposed to be." Robert Price, [http://www.bringyou.to/CraigPriceDebate.mp3 debate with William Lane Craig], timestamp 54:37
*{{harvnb|Murdock|2004|p=412}}</ref>

=== Evolution of New Testament literature ===
Proponents of the Christ myth theory note that among the New Testament documents, the epistles—specifically the [[Authorship of the Pauline epistles#The undisputed epistles|undisputed epistles of Paul]]—constitute the oldest sources related to Jesus. Advocates also note that within this earliest stratum of Christian literature, references to biographical details and teachings associated with Jesus are relatively rare.<ref>{{harvnb|Eddy|Boyd|2007|p=201}}; E.g. {{harvnb|Doherty|2001?}}</ref> Further, the fuller depictions of Jesus’ life and ministry found in the Gospels demonstrate a [[Synoptic problem|textual interdependence]] which Christ myth theory advocates argue undermines the notion that multiple independent sources stand behind the accounts. On this basis, proponents often theorize that the epistles present an early belief in a purely mythical savior-figure who was subsequently historicized (perhaps in a conscientiously allegorical fashion) by the [[Gospel According to Mark]], with [[Gospel of Matthew|Matthew]], [[Gospel of Luke|Luke]], and [[Gospel of John|John]] further imaginatively embellishing Mark’s narrative in their own derivative Gospels.<ref name="Schweitzer 2001 124-128"/>

=== Mythological parallels ===
{{Main|Jesus Christ in comparative mythology}}
[[File:MaryAndHorus.JPG|thumb|alt=Depictions of two mothers, seated, with their respective children on their laps|Isis & Horus and Mary & Jesus]]
An argument commonly presented in connection with the Christ myth theory is that the biblical material related to the life of Jesus bears allegedly striking similarities to both Jewish and pagan stories which preceded it.<ref>{{harvnb|Eddy|Boyd|2007|p=133}}</ref> Parallels are often cited between Jesus and Old Testament figures such as [[Moses]], [[Joseph (Hebrew Bible)|Joseph]], and [[Elisha]] and a wide range of pagan mythological personages.<ref>{{harvnb|Murdock|2007|pp=114–122}}; {{harvnb|Freke|Gandy|1999|pp=4–6}}</ref> For example, proponents have claimed that, according to classical mythological sources, [[Mithras]] was born to a virgin mother,<ref>{{harvnb|Robertson|1903|pp=338–340}}</ref> [[Horus]] had twelve disciples,<ref>{{harvnb|Murdock|2009|pp=261–284}}</ref> [[Attis]] was crucified,<ref>{{harvnb|Murdock|1999|pp=107}}</ref> and [[Osiris]] was resurrected from the dead.<ref>{{harvnb|Freke|Gandy|1999|p=56}}</ref> Sometimes appeal is made to broader anthropological understandings of religion and ritual patterns of human behavior as postulated by [[James Frazer]] and others in such works as ''[[The Golden Bough]]''.<ref>{{harvnb|Drews|1998|pp=66–67, et al.}}; this despite the fact that Frazer himself was quite dismissive of the theory: "The historical reality both of Buddha and of Christ has sometimes been doubted or denied. It would be just as reasonable to question the historical existence of Alexander the Great and Charlemagne on account of the legends which have gathered round them… The attempt to explain history without the influence of great men may flatter the vanity of the vulgar, but it will find no favour with the philosophic historian." {{harvnb|Frazer|1919|p=311}}</ref> Christ myth advocates believe that the parallels demonstrate borrowing, with the early Christian community adapting existing mythologies to their particular socio-religious tastes.<ref>{{harvnb|Eddy|Boyd|2007|pp=134 ff.}} E.g. "Acharya S. ventures that 'the creators of the Christ myth did not simply take an already formed story, scratch out the name Osiris or Horus, and replace it with Jesus' (p. 25). But I am pretty much ready to go the whole way and suggest that Jesus is simply Osiris going under a new name, Jesus, 'Savior,' hitherto an epithet, but made into a name on Jewish soil." {{harvnb|Price|2009b}}</ref> These parallels are further thought to extend to every identifiable element of Jesus' biography, rendering the biblical portrait of Jesus entirely explicable by reference to literary antecedents and thus making a historical figure superfluous.<ref>"Every detail [of Jesus' biography] corresponds to the interests of mythology and epic." {{harvnb|Price|2009a}}</ref>

==Reception==
===Historical responses===
The Christ myth theory has never achieved mainstream academic credibility.<ref name="Evans2">"The scholarly mainstream, in contrast to Bauer and company, never doubted the existence of Jesus or his relevance for the founding of the Church." {{harvnb|Evans|1993|p=8}}</ref> From its very inception it provoked scholarly refutations, often of rather dismissive sorts. The earliest of these were satirical treatments by [[Richard Whately]] and [[Jean-Baptiste Pérès]] entitled "Historic Doubts relative to Napoleon Buonaparte" (1819)<ref>{{harvnb|Whately|1874}}</ref> and "Grand Erratum" (1827)<ref>{{harvnb|Pérès|1905}}</ref> respectively. These works utilized the skepticism of Dupuis and others in a tongue-in-cheek fashion to argue against the historical existence of [[Napoleon Bonaparte]]—who was still alive at the time Whately published.<ref>{{harvnb|Evans|1905|pp=5 ff.}}</ref>

More sober refutations of the Christ myth were published at the dawn of the twentieth century.<ref>See the list provided in {{harvnb|Evans|1993|p=8 n. 24}}</ref> In 1914, [[Frederick Cornwallis Conybeare|Fred C. Conybeare]] published ''The Historical Christ'', in which he argued against Robertson, Drews, and Smith in favor of Jesus' historical existence.<ref>{{harvnb|Conybeare|2009}}</ref> Conybeare was followed by the French biblical scholar Maurice Goguel, who published ''Jesus of Nazareth: Myth or History?'' in 1926.<ref name="harvnb|Goguel|1926a">{{harvnb|Goguel|1926a}}</ref> In this text, described by [[R. Joseph Hoffmann]] as "perhaps the best of its kind",<ref>{{harvnb|Hoffmann|2006|p=34}}</ref> Goguel rejected arguments for a "pre-Christianity" and argued that ''prima facie'' evidence for a historical Jesus came from the agreement on his existence between ancient orthodox Christians, [[Docetism|Docetists]], and opponents of Christianity. Goguel proceeded to examine the theology of the [[Pauline epistles]], the other New Testament epistles, the gospels, and the [[Book of Revelation]], as well as belief in Jesus' resurrection and divinity, arguing in each case that early Christian views were best explained by a tradition stemming from a recent historical Jesus.<ref name="harvnb|Goguel|1926a"/>

Later editions of [[Albert Schweitzer]]'s ''[[The Quest of the Historical Jesus]]'' likewise contained a lengthy section on the Christ myth theory, ultimately concluding, "... that Jesus did exist is exceedingly likely, whereas its converse is exceedingly unlikely."<ref name="Schweitzer">"An examination of the claims for and against the historicity of Jesus thus reveals that the difficulties faced by those undertaking to prove that he is not historical, in the fields both of the history of religion and the history of doctrine, and not least in the interpretation of the earliest tradition are far more numerous and profound than those which face their opponents. Seen in their totality, they must be considered as having no possible solution. Added to this, all hypotheses which have so far been put forward to the effect that Jesus never lived are in the strangest opposition to each other, both in their method of working and their interpretation of the Gospel reports, and thus merely cancel each other out. Hence we must conclude that the supposition that Jesus did exist is exceedingly likely, whereas its converse is exceedingly unlikely. This does not mean that the latter will not be proposed again from time to time, just as the romantic view of the life of Jesus is also destined for immortality. It is even able to dress itself up with certain scholarly technique, and with a little skillful manipulation can have much influence on the mass of people. But as soon as it does more than engage in noisy polemics with 'theology' and hazards an attempt to produce real evidence, it immediately reveals itself to be an implausible hypothesis." {{harvnb|Schweitzer|2001|pp=435–436}}</ref> Further refutations were produced by various scholars in response to novel articulations of the theory throughout the last century, with some of the more substantial contemporary treatments being [[R. T. France]]'s ''The Evidence for Jesus'' (1986),<ref>{{harvnb|France|1986}}</ref> [[Robert E. Van Voorst|Robert Van Voorst's]] ''Jesus Outside the New Testament'' (2000),<ref>{{harvnb|Van Voorst|2000}}</ref> and ''The Jesus Legend: A Case for the Historical Reliability of the Synoptic Jesus Tradition'' (2007),<ref>{{harvnb|Eddy|Boyd|2007}}</ref> coauthored by Paul Eddy and [[Greg Boyd (theologian)|Greg Boyd]].

Beyond these general treatments of the Christ myth theory as a whole, responses connected to specific exponents of the theory have also been offered. Of the theory's more recent advocates, John Allegro,<ref>Upon the publication of Allegro's relevant work, his "thesis was dismissed by fifteen experts in Semetic languages and related fields who lodged their protest in a letter that was published in the May 26, 1970 issue of ''The Times''... They judged that Allegro's views were 'not based on any philological or other evidence that they can regard as scholarly.'" Further, [[John A. T. Robinson]] stated that if Allegro's style of reasoning appeared in other academic disciplines it "would be laughed out of court." {{harvnb|Habermas|1996|p=46}}</ref> G. A. Wells,<ref name="Marshall">"[A]n attempt to show that Jesus never existed has been made in recent years by G. A. Wells, a Professor of German who has ventured into New Testament study and presents a case that the origins of Christianity can be explained without assuming that Jesus really lived. Earlier presentations of similar views at the turn of the century failed to make any impression on scholarly opinion, and it is certain that this latest presentation of the case will not fare any better. For of course the evidence is not confined to Tacitus; there are the New Testament documents themselves, nearly all of which must be dated in the first century, and behind which there lies a period of transmission of the story of Jesus which can be traced backwards to a date not far from that when Jesus is supposed to have lived. To explain the rise of this tradition without the hypothesis of Jesus is impossible." {{harvnb|Marshall|2004|pp=15–16}}</ref> Robert Price,<ref>"This is always the fatal flaw of the 'Jesus myth' thesis: the improbability of the total invention of a figure who had purportedly lived within the generation of the inventors, or the imposition of such an elaborate myth on some minor figure from Galilee. [Robert] Price is content with the explanation that it all began 'with a more or less vague savior myth.' Sad, really." {{harvnb|Dunn|2009|p=98}}
*"[Robert] Price thinks the evidence is so weak for the historical Jesus that we cannot know anything certain or meaningful about him. He is even willing to entertain the possibility that there never was a historical Jesus. Is the evidence of Jesus really that thin? Virtually no scholar trained in history will agree with Price's negative conclusions. ... In my view Price's work in the gospels is overpowered by a philosophical mindset that is at odds with historical research—of any kind ... What we see in Price is what we have seen before: a flight from fundamentalism." {{harvnb|Evans|2008|p=25}}
*"[Price's] writing is not a serious discussion of the issues among one’s scholarly peers but rather comes across as an extremely bitter rant," {{harvnb|Costa|2009}}</ref> Timothy Freke and Peter Gandy and D. M. Murdock,<ref name="Ehrman3">"''What about those writers like Acharya S (The Christ Conspiracy) and Timothy Freke & Peter Gandy (The Jesus Mysteries), who say that Jesus never existed, and that Christianity was an invented religion, the Jewish equivalent of the Greek mystery religions?'' 'This is an old argument, even though it shows up every 10 years or so. This current craze that Christianity was a mystery religion like these other mystery religions-the people who are saying this are almost always people who know nothing about the mystery religions; they've read a few popular books, but they're not scholars of mystery religions. The reality is, we know very little about mystery religions-the whole point of mystery religions is that they're secret! So I think it's crazy to build on ignorance in order to make a claim like this. I think the evidence is just so overwhelming that Jesus existed, that it's silly to talk about him not existing. I don't know anyone who is a responsible historian, who is actually trained in the historical method, or anybody who is a biblical scholar who does this for a living, who gives any credence at all to any of this.'" {{harvnb|Ehrman|2007|p=55}}</ref> and Earl Doherty have each been the subject of such critical comments.<ref>"If I understand what Earl Doherty is arguing, Neil, it is that Jesus of Nazareth never existed as an historical person, or, at least that historians, like myself, presume that he did and act on that fatally flawed presumption. I am not sure, as I said earlier, that one can persuade people that Jesus did exist as long as they are ready to explain the entire phenomenon of historical Jesus and earliest Christianity either as an evil trick or a holy parable. I had a friend in Ireland who did not believe that Americans had landed on the moon but that they had created the entire thing to bolster their cold-war image against the communists. I got nowhere with him. So I am not at all certain that I can prove that the historical Jesus existed against such an hypothesis and probably, to be honest, I am not even interested in trying." {{harvnb|Crossan|2000}}</ref>

===Arguments for a historical Jesus ===
{{Main|Historicity of Jesus}}
The historian [[Geoffrey W. Bromiley|Geoffrey Bromiley]] notes that while many versions of the Christ myth theory assume that Christianity had obscure beginnings, such views fail to notice that early Christians appealed to historical events already known by the general public.<ref name="Bromiley1982">{{harvnb|Bromiley|1982|p=1034}}</ref> For example, Acts records such an appeal before King Agrippa: "For the king knows about these matters, and I speak to him also with confidence, since I am persuaded that none of these things escape his notice; for this has not been done in a corner.”<ref>Acts 26:26</ref> Further, early Christians opposed speculative and mythical notions concerning spiritual matters by appealing to eyewitness accounts of Jesus' life.<ref name="Henry1999">{{harvnb|Henry|1999|p=162}}</ref> In addition, a number of commonly accepted critical criteria are used to support the historicity of Jesus: the [[criterion of multiple attestation]], of enemy attestation, and [[criterion of embarrassment|of embarrassment]] or double dissimilarity.

====Criterion of multiple attestation====
In contrast to Bruno Bauer's view, modern scholars believe that Mark is not the only source behind the synoptic Gospels. The current predominant view within the field, the [[Two-source hypothesis|Two-Source hypothesis]], postulates that the Synoptic gospels are based on at least two independent sources (Mark and "Q"), and potentially as many as four (Mark, "Q", "M", and "L").<ref>"The theory that Matthew and Luke used both Mark and Q as sources is called the Two Document Hypothesis. In addition to these two written documents, two oral (or written) sources have been postulated to explain the presence of distinctive Matthean and Lukan material. “M” refers to the material found only in Matthew, such as the coming of the Magi, the slaughter of children by Herod, and the flight an return of Jesus and his family from Egypt. “L” refers to the material only found in Luke, such as the birth of John the Baptist, Mary’s magnificat, the visit of the shepherds, and the presentation of the infant Jesus in the temple. This expanded version of the theory, postulating that M and L included additional written sources, is sometimes called the Four Document Hypothesis… Unlike Mark and Q, however, it is difficult to determine if M and L are (1) oral or written sources or (2) the literary creations of the authors. The documentary hypothesis outlined here has been followed by a majority of biblical scholars since the beginning of the twentieth century." {{harvnb|Puskas|Crump|2008|pp=53–54}}</ref> According to this view, additional corroboration, in relatively early material referencing a historical Jesus, can also be found in the Gospel According to John,<ref>{{harvnb|Bauckham|2006|pp=358 ff.}}</ref> and the epistles of Paul.<ref>{{harvnb|Barnett|2001|pp=57–58}} Barnett indicates that, among other details, the Epistles describe Jesus as 1) descended from Abraham, 2) descended from David, 3) was 'born of a woman', 4) lived in poverty, 5) was born and lived under the law, 6) had a brother named James, 7) led a humble lifestyle, and 8) ministered primarily to Jews.</ref>

====Of enemy attestation====
Despite the misgivings of Christ myth theorists, mainstream scholarship believes the writings of [[Josephus]] contain two authentic references to Jesus. One of these, Josephus' allusion in ''The Antiquities of the Jews'' to the death of James, is almost universally accepted as legitimate.<ref>{{harvnb|Feldman|1992|pp=990–991}}</ref> The reference, written by the Jewish Josephus, describing James as "the brother of Jesus, who was called Christ", is seen as providing attestation independent of the early Christian community. Josephus' fuller reference to Jesus, known as the ''[[Testimonium Flavianum]]'', while suspected of containing later interpolations, is nevertheless also believed by several scholars to preserve an original comment regarding Jesus.<ref>"In ''Josephus and Modern Scholarship: 1937–1980'' (New York: Walter de Gruyter, 1984), [Louis] Feldman surveys more than one hundred scholarly writings on Josephus… Asked to make a rough assessment of where contemporary scholarship stands on the authenticity of the ''Testimonium'' as a whole, he responded, 'My guess is that the ratio of those who in some manner accept the ''Testimoium'' would be at least 3 to 1. I would not be surprised if it would be as much as 5 to 1.'" {{harvnb|Habermas|Licona|2004|pp=268–269}}</ref>

====Of embarrassment or double dissimilarity====
The historian [[Will Durant]] has applied the [[criterion of embarrassment]] to the question of Jesus' historicity, writing: "Despite the prejudices and theological preconceptions of the evangelists, they record many incidents that mere inventors would have concealed—the competition of the apostles for high places in the Kingdom, their flight after Jesus' arrest, Peter's denial, the failure of Christ to work miracles in Galilee, the references of some auditors to his possible insanity, his early uncertainty as to his mission, his confessions of ignorance as to the future, his moments of bitterness, his despairing cry on the cross; no one reading these scenes can doubt the reality of the figure behind them."<ref>{{harvnb|Durant|1972|p=557}}</ref>

He argues that if the Gospels were entirely imaginative, these and other issues in the life of Christ would probably not exist; a purely creative narrative would likely present Jesus in strict conformity with preexisting messianic expectations. The fact that the New Testament documents record otherwise embarrassing elements therefore strongly indicates their rootedness in historical events.<ref name="Segal">"Since the Enlightenment, the Gospel stories about the life of Jesus have been in doubt. Intellectuals then as now asked: 'What makes the stories of the New Testament any more historically probable than Aesop's fables or Grimm's fairy tales?' The critics can be answered satisfactorily ... For all the rigor of the standard it sets, the criterion [of embarrassment] demonstrates that Jesus existed." {{harvnb|Segal|2005}}</ref>

=== Rejection of alleged mythological parallels ===
[[Image:Mithras petra genetrix Terme.jpg|thumb||right|150px|alt=A statue of a young man wearing a Phrygian cap, encased partly in rock, holding a knife and a torch|Mithras born from the rock]]
In addition to affirming the historical existence of Jesus on the basis of documentary evidence, mainstream critical scholarship rejects the central supportive argument of the Christ myth theory: namely, that early material related to Jesus can be explained away with reference to pagan mythological parallels.<ref>"''Myth'' is a term of at best doubtful relevance to the study of Jesus and the Gospels." {{harvnb|Dunn|1992|p=566}}
*"[T]here is hardly a reputable scholar today who supports the legitimacy of these so-called parallels" {{harvnb|Bromiley|1982|p=1034}}</ref> Scholars believe that Jesus is to be understood against the backdrop of first century Palestinian Judaism,<ref>"[T]he Gospels, indeed the whole NT have a profound indebtedness to early Judaism and Jewish ideas about salvation, this life, resurrection, heaven and hell, clean and unclean, the sabbath, circumcision, the nature of God etc. They are also suffused with the Jewish concern for history, for their God was a God who intervenes in history, and they were not looking for a mythical messiah, but rather a flesh and blood one who would rescue them from their oppressors. The universe of discourse is again and again Jewish, not Greco-Roman at its core. Thankfully the vast majority of scholars, Jewish, Christian, or of no faith at all have long since realized that the NT and its ideas, and Jesus himself cannot be explained or explained away using the tired old arguments of the Religionsgeschichte Schule. The discussion has moved on ..." {{harvnb|Witherington|2009}}</ref> an emphasis on broader Hellenistic religious categories having been "largely abandoned." {{Clarify|date=April 2010}}<ref>"Third, the miracles of Jesus are interpreted more carefully and more realistically in context, with the result that they are now viewed primarily as part of charismatic Judaism, either in terms of piety or in terms of restoration theology (or both). The older notion that the miracle tradition is relatively late and of Hellenistic origin, perhaps the product of ''theios anèr'' ideas, has been largely abandoned." {{harvnb|Evans|1993|pp=17–18}}</ref> Further, mainstream scholarship generally rejects the whole concept of homogenous [[Life-death-rebirth deity|dying and rising gods]]—<ref>"[I]t is presently impossible to accept a general category of a 'dying and rising god' in the ancient Mediterranean and Levantine world." {{harvnb|Smith|1994|p=70}}
*"There is now what amounts to a scholarly consensus against the appropriateness of the concept. Those who still think differently are looked upon as residual members of an almost extinct species." {{harvnb|Mettinger|2001|p=7}}</ref> the validity of which is often presupposed by advocates of the Christ myth theory. The few academics who continue to support the "dying and rising gods" construct nevertheless repudiate the idea that Jesus fits the wider pattern.<ref>"There is, as far as I am aware, no ''prima facie'' evidence that the death and resurrection of Jesus is a mythological construct, drawing on the myths and rites of the dying and rising gods of the surrounding world." {{harvnb|Mettinger|2001|p=221}}</ref>

Furthermore, attempts to equate elements of Jesus' biography with those of mythological figures are widely seen as inaccurate and historically slipshod.<ref>"[P]ast studies of phenomenological comparisons have inexcusably disregarded the dates and the provenience of their sources when they have attempted to provide prototypes for Christianity." {{harvnb|Yamauchi|1974}}</ref> For example, far from presenting Mithras' origin as an analogue of Jesus' virgin birth, classical sources depict Mithras emerging fully grown, partially clothed, and armed from a rock—<ref>{{harvnb|Ulansey|1991|p=35}}</ref> possibly after the rock had been inseminated.<ref>{{harvnb|Burkert|1989|p=155 n. 40}}</ref> In other cases, often such supposed parallels are based on the interpolations of skeptical critics themselves: parts of Jesus' biography and early Christianity being inappropriately projected onto the stories of mythical pagan personages, only to be then "discovered" and cited as parallels.<ref>"Of course if one writes an imaginary description of the Orphic mysteries ... filling in the large gaps in the picture left by our data from the Christian eucharist, one produces something very impressive. On this plan, you first put in the Christian elements, and then are staggered to find them there." {{harvnb|Bevan|1929|p=105}}
*''Interviewer:'' "The claims about this particular sky God then, Horus, are that he was born on December the 25th, he was adored by three kings, he grew up, he had twelve disciples, he was crucified, and then he was resurrected. Well, that sounds like the Jesus story." ''Chris Forbes:'' "It does—because that’s what it is. But it’s not the Horus story." {{harvnb|Forbes|2009}}</ref>
Scholars further note that the very idea that early Christians would consciously incorporate pagan myths into their religion is "intrinsically most improbable,"<ref>{{harvnb|Brandon|1959|p=128}}</ref> given their cultural background,<ref>"Judaism was a milieu to which doctrines of the deaths and rebirths of mythical gods seems so entirely foreign that the emergence of such a fabrication from its midst is very hard to credit." {{harvnb|Grant|1995|p=199}}</ref> as evidenced by the strenuous opposition that Paul encountered from other Christians for even his minor concessions to Gentile believers.<ref>"[T]he early Palestinian Church was composed of Christians from a Jewish background, whose generally strict monotheism and traditional intolerance of syncretism must have militated against wholesale borrowing from pagan cults. Psychologically it is quite inconceivable that the Judaizers, who attacked Paul with unmeasured ferocity for what they considered his liberalism concerning the relation of Gentile converts to the Mosaic law, should nevertheless have acquiesced in what some have described as Paul’s thoroughgoing contamination of the central doctrines and sacraments of the Christian religion." {{harvnb|Metzger|1968|p=7}}</ref>

=== Methodological concerns ===
Scholars often note more basic methodological problems with the Christ myth theory.<ref>E.g. "This dialectic process whereby the Christ-myth theory discredits itself rests on the simple fact that you cannot attempt to prove the theory without mishandling the evidence." {{harvnb|Wood|1934|p=54}}</ref> While advocates often rely heavily on arguments from silence (such as the lack of references to Jesus in histories produced during the period,<ref>[[John E. Remsburg]]'s list of historians from the period who did not mention Jesus, published in his book ''The Christ'', has been influential in this regard.</ref> and the silence of Paul regarding much of Jesus' life), specialists regard such arguments with deep suspicion, noting that various sources may not mention Jesus for any number of reasons.<ref>{{harvnb|France|1986|pp=19 ff.}}</ref> Further, while many Christ myth theorists draw parallels between early Christianity and Hellenistic mystery religions, relatively little is actually known about the beliefs and practices of the latter.<ref>{{harvnb|Ehrman|2007|p=55}}</ref>

Scholars from a range of ideological viewpoints have further suggested that the Christ myth theory is plainly unsupported by the evidence, and moreover that it can only be maintained through willful disregard of that evidence.<ref>"In the last analysis, the whole Christ-myth theorizing is a glaring example of obscurantism, if the sin of obscurantism consists in the acceptance of bare possibilities in place of actual probabilities, and of pure surmise in defiance of existing evidence." {{harvnb|Wood|1934|p=xxxiii}}
*"Few people dispute that Jesus is a historical figure. And those who do do so arguably out of ignorance or in disregard of powerful evidence," {{harvnb|Köstenberger|1999|p=216}}
*"[T]he people you're talking to [(i.e. Christ myth advocates)] are impervious to scholarship," {{harvnb|Craig|2009}}
*"[A] 'real' archeological or textual discovery of indubitable quality ... would not persuade die-hard mythers," {{harvnb|Hoffmann|2009}}</ref> Attempts to prove or disprove the existence of a historical Jesus in such a context, they argue, often degenerate into a methodological "black hole" in which all would-be evidence for a historical Jesus is deconstructed into irrelevancy.<ref>{{harvnb|DeConick|2009}}</ref> These issues have led a number of scholars to classify the Christ myth theory as a form of [[denialism]] and to analogize it to a variety of [[fringe theories]].<ref>"Most scholars regard the arguments for Jesus' non-existence as unworthy of any response—on a par with claims that the Jewish Holocaust never occurred or that the Apollo moon landing took place in a Hollywood studio." {{harvnb|McClymond|2004|pp=23–24}}
*"This way of doing history might play for those with ears eager to cash out the results, but for everybody else this is simply nonsense. The very logic that tells us there was no Jesus is the same logic that pleads that there was no Holocaust. On such logic, history is no longer possible. It is no surprise then that there is ''no'' New Testament scholar drawing pay from a post who doubts the existence of Jesus. I know not one. His birth, life, and death in first-century Palestine have never been subject to serious question and, in all likelihood, never will be among those who are experts in the field. The existence of Jesus is a given." (emphasis original) {{harvnb|Perrin|2007|p=32}}
*"An extreme view along these lines is one which denies even the historical existence of Jesus Christ—a view which, one must admit, has not managed to establish itself among the educated, outside a little circle of amateurs and cranks, or to rise above the dignity of the Baconian theory of Shakespeare." {{harvnb|Bevan|1930|p=256}}
*"A phone call from the BBC’s flagship ''Today'' programme: would I go on air on Good Friday morning to debate with the aurthors of a new book, ''The Jesus Mysteries''? The book claims (or so they told me) that everything in the Gospels reflects, because it was in fact borrowed from, much older pagan myths; that Jesus never existed; that the early church knew it was propagating a new version of an old myth, and that the developed church covered this up in the interests of its own power and control. The producer was friendly, and took my point when I said that this was like asking a professional astronomer to debate with the authors of a book claiming the moon was made of green cheese." {{harvnb|Wright|2004|p=48}}
*"''Finley'': There are some people in the chat room disagreeing, of course, but they’re saying that there really isn’t any hardcore evidence, though, that… I mean… but there isn’t any… any evidence, really, that Jesus did exist except what people were saying about him. But… ''Ehrman'': I think… I disagree with that. ''Finley'': Really? ''Ehrman'': I mean, what hardcore evidence is there that Julius Caesar existed? ''Finley'': Well, this is… this is the same kind of argument that apologists use, by the way, for the existence of Jesus, by the way. They like to say the same thing you said just then about, well, what kind of evidence do you have for Jul… ''Ehrman'': Well, I mean, it’s… but it’s just a typical… it’s just… It’s a historical point; I mean, how do you establish the historical existence of an individual from the past? ''Finley'': I guess… I guess it depends on the claims… Right, it depends on the claims that people have made during that particular time about a particular person and their influence on society ... ''Ehrman'': It’s not just the claims. There are… One has to look at historical evidence. And if you… If you say that historical evidence doesn’t count, then I think you get into huge trouble. Because then, how do… I mean… then why not just deny the Holocaust?" {{harvnb|Ehrman|2008}}
*"You know that you can try to minimize your biases, but you can't eliminate them. That's why you have to put certain checks and balances in place… Under this approach, we only consider facts that meet two criteria. First, there must be very strong historical evidence supporting them. And secondly, the evidence must be so strong that the vast majority of today's scholars on the subject—including skeptical ones—accept these as historical facts. You're never going to get everyone to agree. There are always people who deny the Holocaust or question whether Jesus ever existed, but they're on the fringe." {{harvnb|Licona|2007|p=112}}
*"If I understand what Earl Doherty is arguing, Neil, it is that Jesus of Nazareth never existed as an historical person, or, at least that historians, like myself, presume that he did and act on that fatally flawed presumption. I am not sure, as I said earlier, that one can persuade people that Jesus did exist as long as they are ready to explain the entire phenomenon of historical Jesus and earliest Christianity either as an evil trick or a holy parable. I had a friend in Ireland who did not believe that Americans had landed on the moon but that they had created the entire thing to bolster their cold-war image against the communists. I got nowhere with him. So I am not at all certain that I can prove that the historical Jesus existed against such an hypothesis and probably, to be honest, I am not even interested in trying." {{harvnb|Crossan|2000}}
*"I think this is my #1 reason for not being a mythicist. I consider it appropriate to create and/or adopt a theory that fits the evidence, rather than vice versa, whenever possible and to the greatest extent possible. This is also, I suspect, the #1 reason that I've compared mythicism and creationism. It is not that history and the natural sciences function in precisely the same way or offer comparable levels of certainty. They don't. But in the case of both mythicism and creationism (both of which have many permutations and varieties) I see a deliberate attempt to reinterpret evidence to fit an already-adopted theory, when that evidence can be explained in a straightforward and persuasive matter by another theory." {{harvnb|McGrath|2010}}</ref> As [[Mark Allan Powell]], the chairman of the Historical Jesus Section of the [[Society of Biblical Literature]], writes, "A hundred and fifty years ago a fairly well respected scholar named Bruno Bauer maintained that the historical person Jesus never existed. Anyone who says that today—in the academic world at least—gets grouped with the skinheads who say there was no Holocaust and the scientific holdouts who want to believe the world is flat."<ref>{{harvnb|Powell|1998|p=168}}</ref>

==Public opinion==
A 2005 study conducted by [[Baylor University]] found that one percent of Americans in general and 13.7 percent of religiously unaffiliated Americans believe that Jesus is a fictional character.<ref>{{harvnb|Stark|2008|p=63}}; {{harvnb|Bader|2006|p=14}}</ref> Comparable figures in Britain indicated that 13 percent of the general population and 40 percent of atheists do not believe in the existence of Jesus, according to a 2008 [[ComRes]] poll,<ref>{{harvnb|ComRes|2008}}</ref> while a 2009 McCrindle Research study found that 11 percent of Australians doubt that Jesus was a historical figure.<ref>{{harvnb|Zwartz|2009}}; {{harvnb|Centre for Public Christianity|2009}}</ref>

== See also ==
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{{Wikisource|Wikisource:Christ myth theory}}
* [[Bible conspiracy theory]]
* [[Higher criticism]]
* [[Jesus Christ in comparative mythology]]
* [[Jesus Seminar]]
* [[Life-death-rebirth deity]]
* [[Panbabylonism]]
* [[The Copenhagen School (theology)|The Copenhagen School]]

== Notes ==
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==Further reading ==
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*Australian Broadcasting Company. [http://www.abc.net.au/religion/stories/s1517078.htm Jesus - History or Myth?], debate organized by ABC between David H. Lewis—drawing on the work of G.A. Wells—and [[Bill Loader|William Loader]], December 2005–May 2006, accessed April 16, 2010.
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*Barker, Dan. [http://www.ffrf.org/news/2006/debunkingJesus.php Debunking the Historical Jesus], Freedom from Religion Foundation, accessed April 16, 2010.
*[[Constantin Brunner|Brunner, Constantin]]. [http://constantinbrunner.info/sbise/1/200503150938.htm On "Criticism"]. Appendix to ''Our Christ: the revolt of the mystical genius''], accessed April 16, 2010.
*[[Richard Carrier|Carrier, Richard]]. [http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/richard_carrier/jesuspuzzle.shtml "Did Jesus Exist? Earl Doherty and the Argument to Ahistoricity"], accessed April 16, 2010.
*Evans, Elizabeth Edson Gibson (1900). [http://books.google.com/books?id=iuP8j25DBe8C&printsec=frontcover&dq=%22the+christ+myth%22+evans&source=bl&ots=LZdOCOEytG&sig=3UkF8jXWDrZTaMGHCBvGnzxHAsU&hl=en&ei=QmnCS73jCpX_ngf1tNmcCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CAYQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false ''The Christ Myth: A Study''], this edition Book Tree 2000.
*[[William Lane Craig|Craig, William Lane]]. [http://www.leaderu.com/offices/billcraig/docs/rediscover2.html The Evidence For Jesus], accessed April 16, 2010.
*[[Earl Doherty|Doherty, Earl]]. [http://www.jesuspuzzle.com/ "The Jesus Puzzle: Was There No Historical Jesus?"], accessed April 16, 2010.
*Fau, Guy (1964). ''La fable de Jésus-Christ''. Éditions de l'Union rationalistle.
*[[Gary Habermas|Habermas, Gary]]. [http://www.garyhabermas.com/books/historicaljesus/historicaljesus.htm#ch9 The Historical Jesus - Ancient Evidence for the Life of Christ], accessed April 16, 2010.
*Holding, James Patrick. [http://www.tektonics.org/jesusexisthub.html Did Jesus exist?], author of ''Shattering the Christ Myth'', accessed April 16, 2010.
*[[Robert M. Price|Price, Robert M.]] and [[Greg Boyd (theologian)|Boyd, Greg]]. [http://www.bringyou.to/BoydPriceDebate.mp3 Jesus: Legend, Teacher, Critic, or Son of God?], a moderated live debate about the Christ myth theory, accessed April 16, 2010.
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Referendum über den Status der Krim

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{{Dieser Artikel|befasst sich mit der ukrainischen Halbinsel Krim; zu weiteren Bedeutungen siehe [[Krim (Begriffsklärung)]].}}

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| style="border: 0; vertical-align: middle;" | [[Bild:Flag of Crimea.svg|100px|Flagge Krims]]
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| align="center" colspan=2 style="border-bottom:3px solid gray;" | [[Bild:Map_of_Ukraine_political_simple_Oblast_Krim.png|200px|Ukrainekarte – Lage der Krim]]
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|align="center" colspan="2" | [[Wahlspruch]]: Процветание в единстве – „Wohlstand in Eintracht“
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| '''[[Amtssprache]]'''
| [[Ukrainische Sprache|Ukrainisch]]
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| weitere Sprachen
| Russisch, [[Krimtatarische Sprache|Krimtatarisch]]
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| '''[[Hauptstadt]]'''
| [[Simferopol]]
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| '''[[Staatsform]]'''
| [[autonome]] Republik der [[Ukraine]]
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| [[Premierminister]]
| [[Wiktor Plakida]]
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| [[Parlament]]schef
| [[Anatolij Pawlowytsch Hryzenko|Anatolij Hryzenko]]
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| '''[[Flächeninhalt|Fläche]]'''
| 26.200 km²
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| '''[[Einwohnerzahl]]'''
| 1.994.300 (2005)
|-
| '''[[Währung]]'''
| [[Hrywnja]] (UAH)
|-
| '''[[Zeitzone]]'''
| [[Koordinierte Weltzeit|UTC]]+2
|-
| '''[[Nationalhymne]]'''
| {{lang|ru-Cyrl|"Нивы и горы твои волшебны, Родина"}}
|-
| '''[[Top Level Domain|Internet-TLD]]'''
|. crimea.ua
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| '''[[Telefonvorwahl]]'''
| +380-65
|}

Die '''Krim''' ({{RuS|Крым}}/''{{lang|ru-latn|Krym}}''; {{UkS|Крим}}/''Krym''; {{CrhS|''Qırım''}}) ist eine [[Halbinsel]] im nördlichen [[Schwarzes Meer|Schwarzen Meer]] und [[Autonomie|autonome]] Republik innerhalb der [[Ukraine]] mit einer Fläche von 26.100 [[Quadratkilometer|km²]] und rund 1,98 Millionen Einwohnern (Dezember 2005). Offiziell heißt sie ''Autonome Republik Krim'' (ukrain. {{lang|uk|Автономна Республіка Крим}}/''Awtonomna Respublika Krym'', krimtatarisch {{lang|crh-Latn|''Qırım Muhtar Cumhuriyeti''}})

== Geographie ==
[[Bild:LocationCrimea.PNG|thumb|left|100px|Europakarte – Lage der Krim]]
[[Bild:Bm_krim.jpg|thumb|250px|Satellitenaufnahme der Halbinsel Krim und des [[Asowsches Meer|Asowschen Meeres]], (NASA/MODIS/Blue Marble)]]
[[Bild:krim_500.png|thumb|250px|Karte der Halbinsel Krim]]

[[Datei:Schwarzes Meer map without text.png|thumb|250px|Karte der Halbinsel Krim im Schwarzen Meer]]
Die Halbinsel Krim ist im südlichen Teil sehr gebirgig. Der Nordteil hingegen ist eher flach bis sanftwellig. Die Bergketten im Süden stellen nicht nur ein geographisches Hindernis dar; sie sind auch eine [[Wetterscheide|Wetter-]] und [[Klimascheide]]. Südlich des Krimgebirges an der Schwarzmeerküste herrscht mediterranes Klima, in dem Südfrüchte und auch [[Weinrebe|Wein]]stöcke sehr gut gedeihen, weswegen die Krim auch für ihren [[Sekt]] ([[Krimsekt]]) bekannt ist. Nördlich der Berge sind vor allem die Winter deutlich kälter, so dass dort eher gemäßigte Klimabedingungen herrschen.

Die heutige Hauptstadt der Krim [[Simferopol]] bestand schon in der Antike und war den [[Griechen]] bekannt. Im Norden ist die Halbinsel durch die [[Landenge von Perekop]] mit dem Festland verbunden, im Osten grenzt die Krim an die [[Meerenge]] von [[Kertsch]]. Im Süden der Halbinsel liegt das [[Krimgebirge]], dessen höchste Erhebungen der [[Roman Kosch]] (1545 m), der ''Tschatyrdag'' (1527 m) und der ''Lapata'' (1406 m)sind, im Norden breitet sich eine [[Steppe|Steppenlandschaft]] aus.

== Geschichte ==

Die Krim, deren Name sich vermutlich vom mongolisch-tatarischen ''kerim'' „Festung“ oder vom [[Krimtatarische Sprache|krimtatarischen]] ''qrym'' „Felsen“ ableitet, hat eine bewegte Geschichte. Eine nach modernen Kategorien indigene Bevölkerung gab es nicht. Stattdessen stand die Krim nacheinander unter kimmerischer, taurischer, skythischer, griechischer, römischer, gotischer, sarmatischer, byzantinischer, hunnischer, chasarischer, kiptschakischer, charsischer und polowzischer, mongolisch-tatarischer, venezianischer, genuesischer und schließlich osmanischer Herrschaft. So gehörte die Halbinsel im Schwarzen Meer „jedem und niemandem“ (Neal Ascherson).

Im Altertum war die Krim von [[Kimmerier]]n und [[Taurer]]n, dann von [[Skythen]] bewohnt. Daneben existierten [[Griechen|griechische]] [[Kolonie|Siedlungen]], aus denen sich bald das ''[[Bosporanisches Reich|Bosporanische Reich]]'' entwickelte. Die Griechen gaben der Halbinsel den Namen ''Chersónesos Tauriké'' (Taurische Halbinsel) nach dem dort ansässigen Stamm der Taurer (vgl. [[Tauris]] und [[Taurien]]). Auch die wichtigste Stadt hieß ''[[Chersones (Stadt)|Chersonesos]]'' (antike Siedlung am Rand des heutigen [[Sewastopol]], für die griechische Kolonisierung s.dort).

Im 1. Jahrhundert v. Chr. geriet die Krim unter römischen Einfluss, wurde aber nicht als römische Provinz organisiert. Das Bosporanische Reich bestand weiterhin, ebenso wie die griechische ''[[polis]]'' Chersonesos. Im 3. Jahrhundert n. Chr. kamen im Zuge der [[Völkerwanderung]] [[Goten]] (''siehe'' [[Krimgoten]]) auf die Krim, die zum Teil bis ins 16. Jahrhundert nachweisbar sind (noch bis ins 15. Jahrhundert hinein gaben sie der Region ihren Namen: sie wurde von den Italienern als ''Gotia'' bezeichnet). Ihnen folgten im 5. Jahrhundert die [[Hunnen]], [[Chasaren]], [[Kumanen]] und [[Tataren]]. Im Mittelalter war daher auch die Bezeichnung [[Chasarisches Meer und Chasarische Halbinsel|Chasarische Halbinsel]] oder ''Gazaria'' für die Region üblich.

Im 13. Jahrhundert verfügten die [[Mongolen]] der [[Goldene Horde|Goldenen Horde]], zu deren Einflussbereich die Krim zu diesem Zeitpunkt gehörte, über weitreichende Handelsbeziehungen. Besonders der Handel über die Krim nach [[Ägypten]] war ausgeprägt und kann nur noch mit den Handelsbeziehungen der Mongolen zu den [[Italien]]ern, hier vor allem [[Genua]] und [[Republik Venedig|Venedig]], verglichen werden, die auch vielfach als Zwischenhändler und Transporteure dieses Handels nach Ägypten fungierten. Eines der Haupthandelsgüter dieser Route waren [[Sklaverei|Sklaven]], während in Richtung Europa neben Sklaven vor allem Getreide, Gewürze und Fellerzeugnisse exportiert wurden. Grundlage für diese große wirtschaftliche Rolle der Krim war die strategisch günstige Position nahe dem nördlichen Ende der [[Seidenstraße]] ("mongolische Route"). Ernsthafte Konkurrenz für die Hafenstädte der Krim konnte nur noch der venezianisch kontrollierte Hafen [[Asow|Tana]] an der Don-Mündung darstellen.

[[Bild:Caffa and Theodoro.PNG|thumb|Die Krim im 15. Jahrhundert {{Farblegende|#00FF00|[[Fürstentum Theodoro]]}}{{Farblegende|#FF0000|[[Genueser Kolonien]]}}{{Farblegende|#0077FF|[[Khanat der Krim]]}}]]
Die politische Geschichte der Krim im späten Mittelalter ist geprägt von den Auseinandersetzungen und Konkurrenzkämpfen der verschiedenen christlichen Mächte (Genua, Venedig, [[Byzantinisches Reich|Byzanz]]) untereinander, sowie den oft problematischen Beziehungen zwischen diesen und der Goldenen Horde, respektive dem expandierenden [[Osmanisches Reich|Osmanischen Reich]], in dessen Hände die Krim im Verlauf des 15. Jahrhunderts schließlich vollständig fiel. Die bis dahin den Handel dominierenden Italiener wurden nach [[Konstantinopel]] bzw. [[Pera]] deportiert.

===Khanat der Krimtataren===

''Hauptartikel:'' [[Khanat der Krim]]

Im Zuge von Auflösungserscheinungen der Goldenen Horde entstand um 1430 auf der Krim das Krim-Khanat unter der Herrschaft einer Nebenlinie der Mongolenkhane mit der Hauptstadt [[Bachtschyssaraj]], das weite Teile der heutigen [[Ukraine]] unter seine Kontrolle brachte. Bereits 1475 fiel es zwar unter [[Osmanisches Reich|osmanische]] Kontrolle, behielt jedoch ein gewisses Maß an [[Autonomie]]. 1502 besiegten die Krimtataren den letzten Khan der [[Goldene Horde|Goldenen Horde]], was die russische Eroberung [[Kasan]]s (1552) und [[Astrachan]]s (1556) förderte. Die Krimtataren unternahmen häufige Raubzüge in das ukrainische Binnenland und nach Russland und machten viele Gefangene, die sie anschließend als Sklaven in den Orient verkauften. 1571 drangen sie bis nach [[Moskau]] vor und setzten es in Brand, wurden aber im folgenden Jahr in der [[Schlacht von Molodi]] vernichtend geschlagen.

===Russische Herrschaft===
1774 wurde die Krim vom Osmanischen Reich unabhängig und zunehmend vom [[Russisches Reich|Russischen Reich]] beeinflusst. Der von Russland veranlasste Auszug der christlichen Bevölkerung (Ukrainer, Griechen, Armenier) aus der Krim führte zum wirtschaftlichen Kollaps und zum Bürgerkrieg zwischen Khanen, bis [[Katharina II. (Russland)|Katharina II.]] die Krim am 8. April 1783, nachdem sie unter [[Grigori Alexandrowitsch Potjomkin|Grigori Potjomkin]] von Russland annektiert worden war, „von nun an und für alle Zeiten“ als russisch deklarierte. Administrativ unterstand die Krim dem ''[[Gouvernement Taurien]]'' (russ. Таврическая губерния), zu dem auch ein Teil der östlichen Festlandküste bis zum unteren [[Dnepr]] gehörte. "[[Taurien]]" sollte als neuer Name der Krim etabliert werden, was sich aber nicht durchsetzte.

[[Bild:Karte_der_Halbinsel_Krim.jpg|thumb|Historische Karte (um 1888)]]

1853 bis 1856 war die Krim, vor allem [[Sewastopol]], Schauplatz des [[Krimkrieg]]s.

1917 wurde nach der [[Oktoberrevolution]] auf der Krim die ''Taurische Sowjetische Sozialistische Republik'' (Russ. Советская Социалистическая Республика Тавриды) gegründet.

===Zwischenkriegszeit und Zweiter Weltkrieg===
Im [[Russischer Bürgerkrieg|Russischen Bürgerkrieg]] hielten [[Weiße Armee|Weiße Garden]] die Krim besetzt. Nach der Niederlage [[Pjotr Nikolajewitsch Wrangel|Wrangels]] marschierte die [[Rote Armee]] ein. 1921 wurde die Krim eine autonome sozialistische Sowjetrepublik ([[Autonome Sozialistische Sowjetrepublik|ASSR]]) innerhalb [[Russische SFSR|Sowjetrusslands]] und blieb somit vom Festland, der [[Ukrainische SSR|Ukrainischen Sozialistischen Sowjetrepublik]], verwaltungstechnisch getrennt.

Im [[Zweiter Weltkrieg|Zweiten Weltkrieg]] wurde die Krim nach heftigen Kämpfen um Sewastopol von 1941 bis 1944 durch die [[Wehrmacht|deutsche Wehrmacht]] besetzt. Sie sollte mit Bezug auf die germanischen [[Krimgoten]] als ''Gotengau'' annektiert und mit Südtirolern (vgl. [[Option in Südtirol]]) besiedelt werden, wozu es infolge des Kriegsverlaufs allerdings niemals kam. Nach der [[Schlacht um die Krim]] wurden am 18. Mai 1944 die [[Krimtataren]] auf [[Josef Stalin|Stalins]] Befehl hin wegen ihrer Kollaboration mit den Deutschen nach [[Zentralasien]] deportiert. Bei dem Transport in [[Viehwaggon]]s kam etwa die Hälfte der [[Krimtataren]] um. Stalin hob die Autonomie der Krim innerhalb der Sowjetunion auf.

In [[Jalta]] auf der Krim fand im Februar 1945 die letzte entscheidende [[Konferenz von Jalta|Konferenz]] zwischen den Alliierten vor Ende des Zweiten Weltkrieges statt.

=== Zankapfel zwischen Russland und der Ukraine ===
Die Krim war nach 1944 zehn Jahre lang zunächst eine einfache Provinz innerhalb der [[Russische SFSR|RSFSR]].

In der Regierungszeit von [[Nikita Sergejewitsch Chruschtschow|Nikita Chruschtschow]] wurde die Krim 1954 an die Ukraine übertragen. Der Anlass dazu war das 300-jährige Jubiläum der [[Vertrag von Perejaslaw|Rada von Perejaslaw]] von 1654, bei der sich der von Polen bedrängte ukrainische Kosakenstaat dem Russischen Reich anschloss.

1967 wurden auch die Krimtataren offiziell rehabilitiert, zehn Jahre später als die übrigen deportierten Völker, aber erst ab 1988 durften sie auf die Krim zurückkehren.

== Bevölkerung ==
[[Bild:Hansaray.jpg|thumb|Palast der Krimtataren-Khane in [[Bachtschyssaraj]]]]
Auf der Krim leben knapp zwei Millionen Menschen, davon rund 380.000 in der größten Stadt der Halbinsel, in [[Sewastopol]].

Neben der Mehrheitsbevölkerung von [[Russen]] (58,5 %) und [[Ukrainer]]n (24,4 %) leben auf der Krim auch 243.400 zurückgekehrte [[Krimtataren]] (12,1 %) und in den Städten je etwa 1.000 [[Krimtschaken]] und [[Karaim]]er.<ref>Stand 2001, {{cite web|url=http://www.ukrcensus.gov.ua/results/general/nationality/crimea/|title=Volkszählungsergebnisse 2001 - Krim|publisher=Statistikamt der Ukraine|language=Ukrainisch}}</ref>) Dazu kommen [[Weißrussen]], [[Kasan-Tataren]], [[Polen]], [[Moldauer]], [[Aserbaidschaner]], [[Usbeken]], [[Koreaner]], [[Griechen]] und [[Deutsche]] ([[Krimdeutsche]]).

Zwischen den Sprachgruppen gibt es diverse Konflikte, insbesondere zwischen Russen und Krimtataren. Gemäß einer Umfrage im Rahmen der Volkszählung im Jahr 2001 bezeichnen etwa 10 % aller Bewohner der Krim die [[ukrainische Sprache]] als ihre Muttersprache, 77 % die [[Russische Sprache|russische]], und 11 % die [[Krimtatarische Sprache|krimtatarische]].

Gestützt auf die Tataren ist die Krim ein Zentrum des [[Islam in der Ukraine]].

== Politik ==

Im Januar 1991 sprach sich die Mehrheit der Bevölkerung in einem Referendum für die Schaffung einer autonomen Republik Krim innerhalb der [[Sowjetunion]] aus.

Im Juni 1991 organisierten sich die Krimtataren auf der Krim erstmals politisch. Gewählt wurde der [[Madschlis]] als bevollmächtigtes Organ des Volkes der Krimtataren.

Am 6. Mai 1992 verabschiedeten die Abgeordneten des Parlaments in Simferopol eine Verfassung der Republik Krim. Nach Protesten des ukrainischen Parlaments wurde die Verfassung der ukrainischen Gesetzgebung angepasst. Die Krim verfügt jetzt über ein eigenes Wappen und eine Flagge.

Im Januar 1994 wurde der Russe [[Juri Meschkow]], der die Annäherung der Krim an Russland propagiert, nach einem harten und teils blutigen Wahlkampf zum Präsidenten der Krim gewählt. Im Sommer 1994 kam es zu Machtkämpfen zwischen Parlament und Präsident. Wiederholt forderte das ukrainische Parlament, die [[Werchowna Rada]], in Kiew die Unterordnung der Gesetzgebung auf der Krim unter ukrainisches Recht und drohte der Krim, ihr den Autonomiestatus zu entziehen. Die „Republik Krim“ verpflichtete sich daraufhin, keine Entscheidungen zu treffen, die im Widerspruch zur ukrainischen Verfassung stehen.

Bis 1995 kam es zudem immer wieder zu scharfen Konflikten zwischen der Ukraine und Russland. Neben der Aufteilung der Schwarzmeerflotte ging es dabei um die Staatszugehörigkeit der Halbinsel. Durch den russisch-ukrainischen Freundschaftsvertrag von 1997 konnte dieser Konflikt erheblich entschärft werden, wenn auch das wechselseitige Verhältnis nicht spannungsfrei verläuft. Russland hat seither einen Teil des [[Marinestützpunkt|Militärhafens]] [[Sewastopol]] für [[Schwarzmeerflotte (Russland)|seine Schwarzmeerflotte]] gepachtet.

Bei der am 21. November 2004 abgehaltenen [[Präsidentschaftswahlen in der Ukraine 2004#Stichwahl am 21. November 2004|Stichwahl im Rahmen der Präsidentschaftswahlen 2004]] stimmten auf der Krim 82 % für [[Wiktor Janukowytsch]], in Sewastopol 89 %. [[Wiktor Juschtschenko]], aus den Wahlen 2004 siegreich hervorgegangener Gegenkandidat, kündigte am 4. Mai 2005 an, das Personal sämtlicher örtlicher Verwaltungsbehörden der Krim auszutauschen. Die Wähler stünden für einen Wechsel des Regimes und seiner Repräsentanten.<ref>[http://www.yuschenko.com.ua/eng/print/3111/]</ref> Seit Juni 2006 ist Wiktor Plakida Ministerpräsident der Krim.

== Verwaltungsgliederung ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-class="hintergrundfarbe8"
!Nr.
!'''[[Stadtkreis]]'''
!Fläche in km²
!Einwohner 1. Januar 2006
!Bevölkerungsdichte in E/km²
!Karte
|-
|15
|[[Aluschta]]
| align="right" |600
| align="right" |52.415
| align="right" |50
| rowspan="11" | [[Datei:Crimea-regions alternative.PNG|250px|Karte der Rajons]]
|-
|16
|[[Armjansk]]
| align="right" |162
| align="right" |25.242
| align="right" |151
|-
|17
|[[Dschankoj]]
| align="right" |26
| align="right" |39.664
| align="right" |1.649
|-
|24
|[[Feodossija]]
| align="right" |350
| align="right" |106.046
| align="right" |211
|-
|25
|[[Jalta]]
| align="right" |283
| align="right" |142.242
| align="right" |285
|-
|18
|[[Jewpatorija]]
| align="right" |65
| align="right" |122.127
| align="right" |1.588
|-
|19
|[[Kertsch]]
| align="right" |108
| align="right" |151.327
| align="right" |1.465
|-
|20
|[[Krasnoperekopsk]]
| align="right" |22
| align="right" |30.677
| align="right" |1.405
|-
|21
|[[Saky]]
| align="right" |29
| align="right" |26.389
| align="right" |984
|-
|22
|[[Simferopol]]
| align="right" |107
| align="right" |751.762
| align="right" |3.159
|-
|23
|[[Sudak]]
| align="right" |539
| align="right" |28.955
| align="right" |28
|-
|-class="hintergrundfarbe8"
!Nr.
|'''[[Rajon]]'''
|'''Einwohner 1. Januar 2006'''
|'''Verwaltungssitz'''
|'''Fläche in km²'''
|'''Bevölkerungsdichte in E/km²'''
|-
|1
|[[Rajon Bachtschyssaraj|Bachtschyssaraj]]
| align="right" |90.402
| align="right" |[[Bachtschyssaraj]]
| align="right" |1.589
| align="right" |58
|-
|2
|[[Rajon Bilohirsk|Bilohirsk]]
| align="right" |64.554
| align="right" |[[Bilohirsk]]
| align="right" |1.894
| align="right" |35
|-
|3
|[[Rajon Dschankoj|Dschankoj]]
| align="right" |77.529
| align="right" |[[Dschankoj]]
| align="right" |2.667
| align="right" |31
|-
|4
|[[Rajon Kirowske|Kirowske]]
| align="right" |55.220
| align="right" |[[Kirowske]]
| align="right" |1.208
| align="right" |48
|-
|5
|[[Rajon Krasnohwardijske|Krasnohwardijske]]
| align="right" |91.249
| align="right" |[[Krasnohwardijske]]
| align="right" |1.766
| align="right" |53
|-
|6
|[[Rajon Krasnoperekopsk|Krasnoperekopsk]]
| align="right" |30.521
| align="right" |[[Krasnoperekopsk]]
| align="right" |1.231
| align="right" |26
|-
|7
|[[Rajon Lenine|Lenine]]
| align="right" |65.525
| align="right" |[[Lenine (Stadt)|Lenine]]
| align="right" |2.919
| align="right" |24
|-
|8
|[[Rajon Nyschnjohirskyj|Nyschnjohirskyj]]
| align="right" |52.742
| align="right" |[[Nyschnjohirskyj]]
| align="right" |1.212
| align="right" |47
|-
|9
|[[Rajon Perwomajske|Perwomajske]]
| align="right" |37.521
| align="right" |[[Perwomajske]]
| align="right" |1.474
| align="right" |27
|-
|10
|[[Rajon Rosdolne|Rosdolne]]
| align="right" |35.342
| align="right" |[[Rosdolne]]
| align="right" |1.231
| align="right" |30
|-
|11
|[[Rajon Saky|Saky]]
| align="right" |77.519
| align="right" |[[Saky]]
| align="right" |2.257
| align="right" |36
|-
|12
|[[Rajon Simferopol|Simferopol]]
| align="right" |150.941
| align="right" |[[Simferopol]]
| align="right" |1.753
| align="right" |85
|-
|13
|[[Rajon Sowjetskyj|Sowjetskyj]]
| align="right" |34.725
| align="right" |[[Sowjetskyj]]
| align="right" |1.080
| align="right" |35
|-
|14
|[[Rajon Tschornomorske|Tschornomorske]]
| align="right" |32.189
| align="right" |[[Tschornomorske]]
| align="right" |1.509
| align="right" |23
|}

== Wirtschaft ==
Die Krim lebt hauptsächlich von der Landwirtschaft, begünstigt durch das besonders milde Klima auf der Halbinsel, und vom Tourismus.

=== Tourismus ===
[[Bild:Cirmea_Laspi_Sunset.JPG|thumb|Sonnenuntergang an der Südküste der Krim]]
[[Bild:Yalta_Sea_Promenade.JPG|thumb|Meerespromenade von Jalta]]
[[Bild:Sydöstra_Krim.jpg|thumb|Südöstliche Küste der Krim]]
Im 19. Jahrhundert ließen sich die Zarenfamilie und der russische Hochadel an der Südküste der Krim Sommerresidenzen errichten, die Rolle der Halbinsel als Urlaubs- und Erholungsregion begann. Bedeutende Künstler, Schriftsteller und die „Reichen und Schönen“ verbrachten die Sommermonate am Schwarzmeerstrand, manche - wie [[Anton Tschechow]], der aus gesundheitlichen Gründen auf das wohltuende Klima angewiesen war – ließen sich dort dauerhaft nieder.

In der sowjetischen Zeit erfüllte die Krim die Funktion eines ''Allunions-Sanatoriums'' mit bis zu 10 Millionen Saisongästen. Seit der Unabhängigkeit der Ukraine ist die Zahl der Urlauber stark zurückgegangen, dennoch ist der Tourismus noch immer wichtigster Wirtschaftsfaktor der Halbinsel. In jüngster Zeit entdeckten auch westeuropäische Touristen die Krim.

Am Südzipfel der Krim befindet sich die Hafenstadt [[Sewastopol]], weitere bekannte Urlaubsorte sind [[Jalta]], [[Hursuf]], [[Aluschta]], [[Bachtschyssaraj]], [[Feodossija]] und [[Sudak]]. Eine Touristenattraktion ist die längste [[Trolleybus]]linie der Welt, sie wird von der Gesellschaft [[Krymskyj trolejbus]] betrieben und verkehrt zwischen Jalta, Aluschta und Simferopol. Sie führt unter anderem über das Krimgebirge, von dort aus ergeben sich schöne Ausblicke auf das Meer.

=== Kernkraftwerk ===
Im Jahre 1976 wurde begonnen, das [[Kernkraftwerk Krim]] zu bauen. Der Bau wurde 1989 eingestellt. Der Bau kam als teuerster Reaktorenbau in der Weltgeschichte in das [[Guinness-Buch der Rekorde]].

== Größte Städte ==

{| class="prettytable"
|-class="hintergrundfarbe6"
!'''[[Stadt]]'''
!Ukrainischer Name
!Russischer Name
!Krimtatarischer Name
!Einwohner 1. Januar 2006
|-
|[[Simferopol]]
| align="right" |Сiмферополь
| align="right" |Симферополь
| align="right" |Aqmescit
| align="right" |340.644
|-
|[[Sewastopol]]
| align="right" |Севастополь
| align="right" |Севастополь
| align="right" |Aqyar
| align="right" |340.295
|-
|[[Kertsch]]
| align="right" |Керч
| align="right" |Керчь
| align="right" |Kerç
| align="right" |151.327
|-
|[[Jewpatorija]]
| align="right" |Євпаторiя
| align="right" |Евпатория
| align="right" |Kezlev
| align="right" |106.456
|-
|[[Jalta]]
| align="right" |Ялта
| align="right" |Ялта
| align="right" |Yalta
| align="right" |79.796
|-
|[[Feodossija]]
| align="right" |Феодосiя
| align="right" |Феодосия
| align="right" |Kefe
| align="right" |71.725
|-
|[[Dschankoj]]
| align="right" |Джанкой
| align="right" |Джанкой
| align="right" |Canköy
| align="right" |39.664
|-
|[[Krasnoperekopsk]]
| align="right" |Красноперекопськ
| align="right" |Красноперекопск
| align="right" |Krasnoperekopsk
| align="right" |30.677
|-
|[[Aluschta]]
| align="right" |Алушта
| align="right" |Алушта
| align="right" |Aluşta
| align="right" |29.913
|-
|[[Bachtschyssaraj]]
| align="right" |Бахчисарай
| align="right" |Бахчисарай
| align="right" |Bağçasaray
| align="right" |26.395
|-
|[[Saky]]
| align="right" |Саки
| align="right" |Саки
| align="right" |Saq
| align="right" |26.389
|-
|[[Armjansk]]
| align="right" |Армянськ
| align="right" |Армянск
| align="right" |Ermeni Bazar
| align="right" |22.893
|-
|[[Bilohirsk]]
| align="right" |Бiлогiрськ
| align="right" |Белогорск
| align="right" |Qarasuvbazar
| align="right" |18.399
|-
|[[Sudak]]
| align="right" |Судак
| align="right" |Судак
| align="right" |Sudaq
| align="right" |14.772
|-
|[[Prymorskyj]]
| align="right" |Приморський
| align="right" |Приморский
| align="right" |Hafuz
| align="right" |14.338
|-
|[[Hwardijske]]
| align="right" |Гвардiйське
| align="right" |Гвардейское
| align="right" |Sarabuz
| align="right" |12.621
|-
|[[Schtscholkine]]
| align="right" |Щолкiне
| align="right" |Щёлкино
| align="right" |Şçolkino
| align="right" |11.419
|-
|[[Inkerman]]
| align="right" |Інкерман
| align="right" |Инкерман
| align="right" |İnkerman
| align="right" |11.263
|-
|[[Oktjabrske]]
| align="right" |Октябрське
| align="right" |Октябрьское
| align="right" |Büyük Onlar
| align="right" |11.100
|-
|[[Haspra]]
| align="right" |Гаспра
| align="right" |Гаспра
| align="right" |Gaspra
| align="right" |11.063
|-
|[[Tschornomorske]]
| align="right" |Чорноморське
| align="right" |Черноморское
| align="right" |Aqmeçet
| align="right" |10.976
|-
|[[Hressiwskyj]]
| align="right" |Гресiвський
| align="right" |Грэсовский
| align="right" |Gresovskiy
| align="right" |10.713
|-
|[[Krasnohwardijske]]
| align="right" |Красногвардiйське
| align="right" |Красногвардейское
| align="right" |Qurman
| align="right" |10.661
|-
|}

== Weblinks ==
* [http://www.tatar.net/ www.tatar.net: Krimtataren]
* [http://krim.veitkuehne.de Die Nationale Frage auf der Krim. Ausführliche Studienarbeit von Veit Kühne]
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== Literatur ==
* Norbert Kunz: ''Die Krim unter deutscher Herrschaft 1941–1944. Germanisierungsutopie und Besatzungsrealität.'' Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, Darmstadt 2005. ISBN 3-534-18813-6
* Christian Reder, Erich Klein (Hg.): ''Graue Donau, Schwarzes Meer. Wien Sulina Odessa Jalta Istanbul'' (Recherchen, Gespräche, Essays), Edition Transfer, Springer Wien–New York 2008, ISBN 978-3-211-75482-5

== Einzelnachweise ==
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Annexion der Krim 2014

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Krim

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Njaswisch

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'''Нясвіж'''
'''Несвиж'''
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|- valign=top
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| [[Staat]]: || [[Weißrussland]]
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| [[Woblast]]: || [[Woblast Minsk|Minsk]]
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| [[Einwohner]]: || 14.500
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| [[Fläche]]: || --
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| [[Höhe]]: || --
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| [[Postleitzahl]]: || BY - 222603, 222620
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| [[Internationale Telefonvorwahl|Telefonvorwahl]]: || +375 1770
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'''Njaswisch''' ([[Weißrussische Sprache|weißruss.]] {{lang|be|Нясвіж}} oder {{lang|be|Нясьвіж}}, [[Russische Sprache|russ.]] {{lang|ru|Несвиж}}, Neswisch, polnisch ''Nieśwież'') ist eine Stadt im Südwesten [[Weißrussland]]s im [[Woblast Minsk]] mit etwa 14.500 Einwohnern. Das Palastensemble der [[Radziwiłł]]s gehört seit 2005 zum [[UNESCO-Welterbe]].

== Geschichte ==

Der Ort wurde im 13. Jahrhundert erstmals erwähnt. Im 15. Jahrhundert ging die Kleinstadt in den Besitz der Adelsfamilie der [[Radziwiłł]] über, in dem sie über 500 Jahre bis 1939 verblieb. Zur Gestaltung des Ortes holten diese im 16. Jh. italienische Baumeister. Kurz vor dem Übergang des zum [[Großfürstentum Litauen]] gehörenden Ortes in den Rahmen der [[Republik Beider Nationen (Polen-Litauen)|Polnisch-Litauischen Republik]] erschien in Njaswisch im Jahre 1562 das erste gedruckte Buch in [[Weißrussische Sprache|Weißrussisch]], hergestellt von [[Symon Budny]]. 1580 erhielt es die Stadtrechte. Infolge der [[Teilungen Polens|Zweiten Teilung Polens]] fiel Njaswisch 1793 an [[Russland]]. 1919 bis 1939 gehörte es als Teil der [[Woiwodschaft]] [[Nawahradak|Nowogródek]] wieder zu Polen. Nach zweijähriger sowjetischer Besetzung marschierten 1941 deutsche Truppen ein, 1944 wurde die Stadt von der [[Rote Armee|Roten Armee]] befreit.

== Sehenswürdigkeiten ==
[[Bild:Belarus-Niasvizh-Radziwill Castle-6.jpg|thumb|left|Schloss der Radziwiłł]].
* Palastensemble der Radziwiłłs
* Fronleichnamskirche (1587-1593), vermutlich die älteste Kirche der [[Jesuiten]] weltweit.
* Bernhardinerkloster (1598)
* Kirche und Kloster der Benedikterinnen (1593-1596)
* Rathaus (1586)
* Jüdischer Friedhof
* Sluzker Tor (1650, 1700)

== Weblinks ==

* [http://nesvizh.belta.by/ Offizielle Homepage der Stadt (nur in Weißrussisch)]
* [http://globus.tut.by/nesvizh/index.htm Sehenswürdigkeiten (nur in Russisch)]

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