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* Shinka in ''[[Flower Flower]]'' is a counterpart to India.
* The titular state in ''[[Saiunkoku Monogatari]]'' is a fantasy counterpart of Imperial China, especially that of the Tang and Song Dynasties.
* The "Special Region," the alternate world shown in ''[[Gate]]'' is a melange of Medieval and Classical Western elements. [[The Empire]] in particular is pretty much [[Ancient Grome]], complete with togas and even a Senate.
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* The chief organizations of ''[[Lusternia]]'' have a lot of basis in real life countries. Magnagora is much like [[WW 2]] era Germany, with their emphasis on racial purity and extreme nationalism; Hallifax, meanwhile, is a clear take-off of [[Glorious Mother Russia|communist Russia]], right down to their aims being laid down in "The Collectivist Manifesto". Celest represents a declining British Empire, with their emphasis on nobility coupled with their [[Vestigial Empire|increasingly vestigial]] nature. You could also make a case for [[Ethical Hedonist|Gaudiguch]] being America: freedom-loving party animals engaged in a [[Forever War]] with the communist Hallifax.
* The Special Stage courses in the ''[[Gran Turismo]]'' series are based on real routes of the Shuto Expressway in Tokyo, and Route 7 includes a replica of the Rainbow Bridge, which can also be seen in the background on Route 11.
* The world of ''[[The Witcher]]'' series (and the novels the games are based on) is based heavily on [[Slavic Mythology]] and [[Poland|Polish culture]]. Many of the various lands and factions have Central and Eastern European parallels, with [[The Empire]] clearly based on the [[Holy Roman Empire]] right down to the Germanic names.
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