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== Anime ==
* Most iterations of ''[[
** A variant is seen in ''[[
* ''[[
** Except Australia, for some reason...
* ''[[Legend of the Galactic Heroes]]'' has the known galaxy divided between [[The Empire]] and [[The Alliance]].
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* In the [[Marvel Universe]], several tiny fictional nations (as in, ''really'' tiny) are considered superpowers due to their extremely advanced science and technology and resident superhero / villain heads of state. Other nations do not miss out either and several have their own secret research programmes designed to [[Genetic Engineering Is the New Nuke|create or upgrade superhumans]] and their own resident team of superheroes.
** Wakanda, a tiny African nation long hidden from the world, has had the cure for cancer for centuries and possesses the world's major source of [[Unobtanium|Vibranium]]. Currently it is ruled by [[Emperor Scientist]] and all-round [[Badass]] King T'Challa, aka the [[Black Panther]], who serves on the world's premiere superhero team, and his [[Power of the Storm|weather manipulating]] Queen Storm of the [[X
** The tiny East European country of Latveria goes even further- it is considered a superpower pretty much because of the fact it is ruled by [[Dr. Doom]], an even greater [[Emperor Scientist]] than T'Challa, as well as a [[Sorcerous Overlord]], which is so advanced that crime, poverty and disease have been totally eradicated and the country is policed by super-advanced robots of Doom's own design. It is so ridiculously advanced that VR simulations of a hypothetical war between Latveria and the United States- which bare in mind is even more advanced than its real-life counterpart thanks to a monopoly on superhumans amongst other things- has Lateria win ''every single time''. This might have something to do with the fact that Doom has succesfully conquered the world already. Thrice (at least). And he surrendered it out of ''boredom''.
*** One story hinged upon the fact that the only reason the US didn't officially recognise Latveria as a fellow superpower was Latveria's lack of ''political'' influence -- both the US and the USSR (the story was written during the Cold War) had significant alliances across the world, while Latveria was a single nation, albeit a single nation capable of wiping the US from the map. Then Doom arranged things to establish an alliance between [[Sub
** The tiny African island nation of Genosha ''used to'' be this, at least under [[Magneto]], due to it being an open haven for the [[X
*** Magneto seems somewhat fond of this- he also created Avalon / Asteroid M, an [[Exactly What It Says
== Literature ==
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== Live Action TV ==
* In the earlier seasons of ''[[Stargate SG
** Jonas Quinn's homeworld Langara is dominated by the superpowers Kelowna, Tirania, and the Andari Federation.
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* Nuclear-war sim ''[[DEFCON]]'' does this with the world divided up into six equal powers. It works for game balance, but makes for frankly odd geopolitics: South America and Africa are united nuclear powers able to field bomber fleets, navies and ICBMs equal to North America or Russia. Then there's the rest-of-the-world Asian bloc, a unified empire of Japan, China, India, Pakistan, both Koreas, the entire Middle East and everything in between.
* Due to the small number of powerful empires in ''[[
** Civilization 5 introduces truly independent city-states, and for a change introduces incentives for allying with them if you should choose not to crush them.
* In ''[[Valkyria Chronicles]]'', there is only the Federation and the Empire, and the very tiny and peaceful grand duchy of Gallia, which is the only country still independent.
* Averted in the [[
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