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Yellow Zone were considered unsuitable for human habitation at first, but after the 2035 Northern Lights Incident left some 80 millions people stranded along the contaminated coastlines of Central, Eastern and Western Europe, ELID cases were found to be much lower than expected and a standard form of Yellow Zone settlement emerged. Inhabitants typically setup solar panels in the areas where Collapse radiation is high in order to power their habitations in the parts with lower radiation levels. A simple anti-Collapse radiation coating is applied on windows and pipes, and buildings are elevated and connected by sky bridges. Wilderness settlements typically hold less than 100 people, but large settlements have appeared in abandoned cities, covering the streets in anti-radiation installations and solar panels. Settlements near an unpolluted field or lake can reach self-sufficiency by cultivating resilient crops such as potatoes.<ref name=Transcript /> There are however many dangers making life in these regions difficult: [[ELID]]s, [[Varjagers]] and even rumors of “cannibalistic armies”. In the 2070s, these communities were also uprooted by the [[Purification Project]]. Suicide rate is consequently high.<ref>{{cite|gfl2|[[Classified Briefings#Unanswered Prayers]]}}</ref> European Yellow Zones have historically been a source of political unrest and criminality.<ref name=Global>{{cite|rc|[[Secret Documents#Global Affairs and Impacts on Religion]]}}</ref><ref name=Invest>{{cite|rc|[[Secret Documents#Investigation into the Origin of Religions]]}}</ref>

Some Green Zone cities directly bordering Yellow Zones like Belgrade<ref>{{cite|gfl|11-2}}</ref> are protected by quarantine walls blocking contaminated winds and [[ELID]] infected, interspersed with immense tracks-mounted purification towers emitting neutralizing particles. Green Zone residents are mostly unaware of the hardships of Yellow Zone residents, and Yellow Zone residents only have a vague idea about life in Green Zones<ref>{{cite|gfl|11-1E}}</ref> because Green Zones cannot be accessed without a special permit.<ref>{{cite|gfl|dr|Departure Time II}}</ref><ref>{{cite|gfl|ls|35-R3}}</ref> In the 2070s, Green Zones surrounding a White Zone are called “Satellite Cities” and designated by the first three letters of their White Zone plus a number (such as ODE-01 for Odesa).<ref name=SL52 />

Urban areas are clearly defined to allow these systems to work at their fullest, temperature and humidity are carefully regulated for the comfort of inhabitants and every inch of space on, under and above ground is being used at its fullest to make up for the limited land available, making for fully vertical cities. Recreational facilities are generally found on the roofs of buildings but there are few areas dedicated to vegetation, though some can be found on the edge of the cities<ref name=White /> where they serve as buffer zones in case of a disaster at the quarantine walls.<ref name=Transcript /> The most developed White Zones use Collapse Energy technologies developed by [[Svarog Heavy Industries]] in their power grid.<ref>{{cite|pnc|{{hero name|Shale|warrior|3}}, Profile 1}}</ref> City traffic relies on dual-purpose elevated roads for cars and light railways. Most light rail stations are found inside buildings, with station names signposted outside the buildings. Car elevators are standard issue for all major buildings. White Zones are inhabited by civilians and hired PMCs. Each White Zone City has a different population level and class structure, creating a variety of governance systems and cultural organizations.<ref name=White>[https://weibo.com/7367502517/JePwYu7Qj Weibo - Safety Zone]</ref> A large network of air and rail routes connect the White Zones on the Eurasian continent.<ref name=Transcript />

The only official extant contamination map yet has appeared in the teaser trailer of Longitudinal Strain, but it is of questionable accuracy. This map shows Africa, Europe and most of Asia, but uses an ambiguous three-colors key with light blue, dark blue and orange. Orange areas in Europe are consistent with European Red zones in the Baltic region and Poland discussed in Girls' Frontline's story (see sections below for details), and it is assumed the blue areas represent an amalgamation of White, Green and Yellow Zones, with specially localized Red and Black zones such as the Black Sea in Germany not being shown. The map is assumed to represent the state of contamination at the time of the events of Longitudinal Strain in 2064.

[[File:GFL2 Europe.jpg|thumb|Key locations in Central and Eastern Europe.]]

The [[Soviet Union]] and Russia heavily influenced the history of [[Relic Technology]]. The Russian Empire was the first nation to discover a relics site near the Tungus river in 1905.<ref>{{cite|bg|Secret Document 2}}</ref> The Soviet Union then created the first relic-based weapon, the [[Pike]]s of Tabasar-B and its [[OGAS]] control network, before collapsing in 1991. After the [[Beilan Island Incident]] of 2030, the Russian Far East was contaminated by Collapse fluid capsules and evacuated by air, the Trans-Siberian Railway and Baikal-Amur Mainline being inoperable.<ref name=FilesTwo1 /> After a series of Bolshevik attacks culminating in the Battle of Minsk in 2032, the Neo-Soviet Union was established.<ref name=FilesTwo4 /> The Neo-Soviet government promoted the use of the new [[Tactical Doll|robotic Dolls]] during the Siberian Lifeline Program, aiming to restore the Trans-Siberian and nearby industrial facilities in contaminated areas.<ref name=FilesTwo2 /> The Neo-Soviet Union clashed with the [[United States]] in [[Germany]] in 2044, leading to [[World War Three]] in 2045.<ref name=FilesTwo3 /> The war mostly spared the Caucasus, and [[Angelia|Anna Tsoi]] grew up in the region of Beslan and Ordzhonikidze (modern Vladikavkaz),<ref name=FilesTwo4 /> but the region around Lake Baikal was damaged beyond recognition.<ref>{{cite|gfl|[[Marlohe]]'s CONTRIBUTION15 quote}}</ref>

In May 2049, [[Lycoris]] worked in Izhevsk, most probably at the Udmurt State University or Izhevsk State Technical University.<ref>{{cite|cf2|part. 3}}</ref><ref group=Note>Though IOP Wiki does not consider this source canon, Izhevsk is also mentioned in {{doll name|Makarov|RF|3|costume=costume2}}'s [[Notebook/Mystery of the Bewitching Figure|Mystery of the Bewitching Figure]] notebook memento, as the Makarov pistols were manufactured there.</ref> Some time between 2055 and 2058, the small town of Krasno and nearby Polden Forest in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast was transformed into a Regular Army training camp<ref>{{cite|pnc|Quenching Operation Stage 3}}</ref> and Neo-Soviet air bases existed in Smolensk and Voronezh in 2064.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ls|E17}}</ref> Kemerovo in central Russia was involved in the terrorist Incident Zero in 2062,<ref>{{cite|gfl|{{doll name|AK-15|AR|6|costume=costume1}} Neural Upgrade Story 2}}</ref> and [[Griffin & Kryuger]] had a headquarter in Vladivostok, in the Far East, during that year.<ref name=GK /> Saint Petersburg is mentioned in 2064<ref>{{cite|gfl|fp|E1-1}}</ref> and [[Arthur Hume]] had a private residence here.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ls|3-γ3}}</ref>

Ukraine was destabilized by a civil war in 2042, splitting the country in two until East Ukraine took Kyiv. This led European countries to push for an agreement to be met at Bucharest in Romania, in 2043, but the European intervention in the Neo-Soviet sphere of influence only served to reopen the wounds of the Cold War and pave the way to World War Three.<ref name=FilesTwo2 /><ref name=FilesTwo3 /> Romania, who became a part of the Neo-Soviet Union,<ref name=Sebes>{{cite|gfl2|[[Classified Briefings]], Record of the Environmental Analysis in the Sebeș Area}}</ref> is also the country where [[Sangvis Ferri]] was founded,<ref name=FilesTwo2 /> and was involved in a 2056 terrorist plane incident.<ref name=Python /> Romania is the stage of several [[Classified Briefings]]: “Sebeş-02B Work Journal”, “Bucharest by the Sea” and “Flower Tosser”. [[Angelia]] had a safe house in the small Ukrainian city of Putryntsi in 2064<ref>{{cite|gfl|13-1}}</ref> and Lviv is also confirmed to be part of the NSU in 2064.<ref name=PR51 /> The nearby town of Belsk (or “Belz”) is mentioned.<ref name=Sebes /> Lviv is also mentioned in 2074<ref name=SL52 /> and is confirmed to be a White Zone.<ref>{{cite|gfl2|[[Classified Briefings]] - F379 Extra Info}}</ref> Many Ukrainian locations are mentioned in [[Girls' Frontline 2: Exilium]], in 2074: Odesa,<ref>{{cite|gfl2|3-4}}</ref> Kyiv,<ref>{{cite|gfl2|4-1}}</ref> Usatove,<ref>{{cite|gfl2|SL-4-1}}</ref> Kolomyia<ref>{{cite|gfl2|[[Battlefield Echoes]] - The Final Command}}</ref> and Kryvyi Rih.<ref>{{cite|gfl2|SL-4-4}}</ref><ref name=Watcher /> Odesa in particular is a White Zone surrounded by 27 Green Zone Satellite Cities.<ref name=SL52>{{cite|gfl2|SL-5-1}}</ref> CHE-02 and CHE-09 neighbor the city of Cherkasy,<ref>{{cite|gfl2|[[Rhapsody Quartet]] MA-1-1}}</ref> POL-03 and POL-05 are satellites of Poltava,<ref>{{cite|gfl2|[[Dusty Journal]] - Twinkle Reborn 1}}</ref><ref>{{cite|gfl2|[[Classified Briefings]] - The Sky Within the Squares}}</ref> and MEL-07 neighbors Melitopol.<ref>{{cite|gfl2|[[Dusty Journal#Rock and Roll Tomato]]}}</ref> ZHY-06 is also mentioned<ref>{{cite|gfl2|[[Dusty Memories]]}}</ref> and assumed to be in Ukraine but its main city is not mentioned. Assuming the initials correspond to the most populated cities in current times, it would be Zhytomyr. STU-03 is also mentioned,<ref>{{cite|gfl2|[[Dusty Journal#Incomplete Heart]]}}</ref> and could correspond to Stupino, near Moscow.

[[Mikhail Tsvigun]], a key figure in [[Relic Technology]], was born in Chișinău, Moldova.<ref name=FilesTwo4 /> Chișinău was also involved in a violent battle between the Neo-[[Soviet Union]] and [[NATO]] during [[World War Three]].<ref name=Bucharest>{{cite|gfl2|[[Classified Briefings]] - Bucharest by the Sea}}</ref> Tsvigun's protégé, [[Zielinski|Victor Zelinsky]], was born in Poland at Poznan. He graduated from the Warsaw University and first demonstrated his mastery of covert political operations in Brest, Belarus, before moving to the Lubyanka Building in Moscow and becoming Minister of the Interior.<ref name=FilesTwo4 /> [[42LAB]]'s labs in Austria produced scientific Dolls such as {{hero name|Fresnel|sniper|2}}.<ref>[[:File:NC Fresnel.jpg|Fresnel reveal post]]</ref> In the 2050s, the region of Gorsk in central Poland saw battles between government and rebel forces.<ref>{{cite|pnc|[[Simo/Profile#Doll Profile 2|Simo - Doll Profile 2]]}}</ref> Warsaw, the contemporary capital city of Poland, was considered part of the Neo-Soviet Union in 2064,<ref name=LS6 /> along with Krakow.<ref name=PR51 /> Warsaw was destroyed in 2088 during the [[Warszawa Incident]].<ref>{{cite|rc|[[Secret Documents#Warszawa Incident Investigation Records]]}}</ref> The Czech Republic is mentioned by name<ref name=Boojum>{{cite|gfl2|Classified Briefings#Unknown Boojum Warning}}</ref> and its contemporary capital, Prague, is part of the NSU.<ref name=PR51>{{cite|gfl|pr|Darkest Decline 1}}</ref> [[Ullrid]]'s Doll Community started in the ruins of Otrokovice and later moved to Zlín, cities in eastern Czech Republic that were destroyed during World War Three and bordered a Red Zone.<ref>{{cite|gfl2|[[Dusty Memories#If I Still Had a Choice|If I Still Had a Choice]]}}</ref> The government of Slovakia collapsed in 2054, and the area was apparently integrated into the Neo-Soviet Union. [[Aphelion]] takes place near Jahodná, in Eastern Slovakia. The region was contaminated during [[World War Three]] and the inhabitants evacuated to Prešov and Žilina.<ref>{{cite|gfl2|[[Aphelion]] SL-10-2, SL-10-5}}</ref><ref name=SaltMine>{{cite|gfl2|[[Classified Briefings#Salt Mine Survey Report]]}}</ref> Lendak is also mentioned.<ref name=Boojum />

[[operation Bakery|Operation Bakery]] during the [[First Antarctic War]] took place in the Northern Caucasus, in the Karachay Region, near Teberda.<ref>{{cite|rc|[[Reverse Collapse Worldview#Operation Bakery]]}}</ref> It was once a rich mining region, but it was progressively abandoned after the emergence of a large contamination zone, its people evacuated by the [[URNC]] and the [[Global Rescue Foundation]], and had less than 20,000 inhabitants by 2092.<ref>{{cite|rc|[[Reverse Collapse Worldview#Inner Caucasus Region]]}}</ref> The main city in the area was Mineral Water City in Stavropol Krai, a famous mineral spa and ecological resort at the junction of the Kuma River and the railroad line connecting Rostov-on-Don with Baku, along with a large airport. The population reached over 80,000 before the contamination zone appeared, leading to its abandonment,<ref>{{cite|rc|[[Reverse Collapse Worldview#Mineral Water City]]}}</ref> save as a transit point for the evacuation of refugees.<ref name=RC21>{{cite|rc|Chapter 2, Act 1}}</ref><ref name=RC51 /> Other locations mentioned include Quarantine Zone K-03,<ref>{{cite|rc|Chapter 2, Act 6}}</ref> [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherkessk Cherkessk],<ref name=RC21 /> Larne City<ref>{{cite|rc|Chapter 4, Rapid Advance}}</ref><ref>{{cite|rc|Chapter 4, Treacherous Road}}</ref> (or “Rane”),<ref name=RC51 /> Zeuk Town,<ref name=RC4EN /><ref name=RC4FP>{{cite|rc|Chapter 4, Forward Pressure}}</ref> Damania Town,<ref name=RC4EN>{{cite|rc|Chapter 4, Eviction Notice}}</ref> Montonovka Town,<ref>{{cite|rc|Chapter 5, Finale}}</ref> Zatra Village,<ref>{{cite|rc|Chapter 4, Lure the Enemy}}</ref> Lake Belo,<ref>{{cite|rc|Chapter 4, Midnight Stratagem}}</ref><ref>{{cite|rc|Chapter 4, Negotiation}}</ref> Lake Wanaka,<ref name=RC51>{{cite|rc|Chapter 5, Act 1}}</ref> Mount Kushtau<ref>{{cite|rc|Chapter 4, Snow Mountain Interception}}</ref> (in reality over 1,500km from Karachay), Tuka Mountains<ref name=RC4FP /> (or “Tuca”)<ref>{{cite|rc|Chapter 4, Mutual Destruction}}</ref> and “Krasnoyarsk Mountains”<ref name=RC35>{{cite|rc|Chapter 3, Act 5}}</ref><ref>{{cite|rc|Chapter 4, Blood Horror}}</ref> (the city of Krasnoyarsk is located nearly 40,000km away from Karachay). Other locations mentioned in troops deployment documents include the cities of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grozny Grozny], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beslan Beslan], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argun,_Chechen_Republic Argun], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khasavyurt Khasavyurt], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nalchik Nalchik] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabriz Tabriz], and the region of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dagestan Dagestan].<ref>{{cite|rc|[[Secret Documents#Inner Caucasus Theater Unit Deployment – Zones A & B]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite|rc|[[Secret Documents#Inner Caucasus Theater Unit Deployment – Zone C]]}}</ref>

During the Cold War, the Soviet Union built the Paldiski Submarine Base in Estonia as a launch base for the Baltic Fleet, acting as deterrent against Scandinavian countries, weapons stockpile for the Northern Army Group against Germany and Finland, and Air Force launch pad against Helsinki. But the base was also designated as OKB-167 due to hosting Pike Unit 13, using the Pike node A-51-241 as a [[Pike]] control terminal.<ref>{{cite|gfl|sc|Confidential Information X}}</ref> In the real world, Paldiski was a closed city due to its strategic importance until 1994, when the last Russian warship left.

In 2035, military research into [[Collapse Technology]] in Scandinavia led to the Northern Lights Incident, heavily contaminating the entire peninsula. Carried by the winds and currents, Collapse fluid created a radiation belt stretching from the Baltic Sea to the Adriatic Sea, contaminating the Baltic countries and most of Central Europe, including most of Germany.<ref name=FilesTwo2 /> Paldiski and Tallinn, the capital of Estonia on its northern coast, were classified as a Red Zones.<ref name=SC13>{{cite|gfl|sc|Tracing the Source}}</ref> The Svalbard Global Seed Vault was still active in 2041.<ref name=FilesTwo2 /> A conflict known as the Nordic campaigns took place during World War Three.<ref name=Files1G /> After World War Three, more fighting occurred in Karelia, the historically-disputed region at the border between Finland and Russia.<ref>{{cite|pnc|[[Simo/Profile#Doll Profile 3|Simo - Doll Profile 3]]}}</ref> {{hero name|Lam|sniper|1}}'s company dealt in silicon with Iceland after the war.<ref>{{cite|pnc|Divining The Heart Stage 2-4}}</ref>

The territory of [[Germany]] was a centerpiece of various important events in the history of [[Relic Technology]]. The Nazi regime excavated the Urkunde-01 relic under the Nordhausen-Harz mountains, which was later plundered by the Soviet Union to create their primary [[Pike]] installations at the Tabasar-B Proving Grounds in 1950.<ref>{{cite|bg|Secret Document 2}}</ref> During the Cold War, the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) set up the [[90WISH]] research group to study the remains of Urkunde-01, gathering data that would prove critical to the emergence of [[OGAS]] decades later.

The [[United Nations|UNRA]] had an office in London before the organization disbanded,<ref name=FilesTwo1>{{cite|cf2|part. 1}}</ref> East Anglia appeared untouched by contamination or the war in 2051,<ref>{{cite|gfl|{{doll name|Lee-Enfield|RF|6|costume=costume4}} Neural Upgrade story}}</ref> [[Griffin and Kryuger]] had a headquarter in Glasgow in 2062<ref name=GK /> and the BBC television could be received in Berlin in 2064.<ref name=LS35>{{cite|gfl|ls|E35}}</ref> British troops took part in the Battle of Chișinău under [[NATO]] during WWIII.<ref name=Bucharest /> Athens in Greece and the region of Andalusia in Spain are mentioned in a 2056 terrorist plane incident,<ref name=Python /> {{hero name|Rise|specialist|2}} worked in Amsterdam before 2058 <ref>{{cite|pnc|[[Rise/Profile#Doll Profile 1|Rise - Doll Profile 1]]}}</ref> and Dublin is mentioned in the same year.<ref>{{cite|pnc|[[Fern/Profile#Doll Profile 5|Fern - Doll Profile 5]]}}</ref> France remained a prime touristic destination after the war<ref>{{cite|pnc|Gastronomic Journey Stage 2-1}}</ref> and the Paris-Moscow railway was an important connection.<ref name=LS35 /> [[TASA]] and the [[Werewolf Commando Team]] fought in France some time before [[operation Bakery]].<ref>{{cite|rc|Chapter 3, Act 2}}</ref>

As [[ELID]] infections rose sharply with research into [[Relic Technology]] in the 1980s, the Vatican and World Health Organization acted as mediators between the Soviet Union and United States to meet and discuss the [[Relic Arms Limitation Treaty]].<ref name=Bakery9>{{cite|bg|Secret Document 9}}</ref> During [[World War Three]], Rome fell to the Neo-Soviet Union in 2050 during Operation Tradewind, when a composite force of autonomous robotic units broke through the difficult mountainous terrain of Southern Italy. Tradewind was a landmark event for Doll technology and autonomous warfare.<ref name=FilesTwo2 />

**Kexue can translate the "science".

*The second way is a semantic interpretation equating “shore of hope” with the Buddhist concept of Pāramitā, which can be literally translated as “the other shore” (away from the unwanted cycle of reincarnation). Pāramitā is related to the better-known concept of Nirvāna, which has been interpreted as a state but also as a place of beatitude. The Japanese version of Reverse Collapse uses ヒガン (higan), the katakana form of 彼岸 (higan, “the other shore”), as well as ヒガンスペース (higan supēsu, “space of the other shore”). The English translation of Reverse Collapse uses Nirvana and Nirvana Domain, and the English translation of Girls' Frontline switched from Zion to Nirvana starting with [[Slow Shock]].</ref> The [[Relic Technology#Holy Grail and Hela projects|Holy Grail Project]] theorized the nature of Xīàn as a collective unconscious and a mean to reconstruct consciousness outside of the human body,<ref>{{cite|gfl|ss|Operation Level}}</ref> and conceived it as an influence of the Relics civilization on humanity.<ref name=SS333>{{cite|gfl|ss|Projection Experiment Area}}</ref> Xīàn is also called "the garden", as it holds some form of connection to the location in the VCI of the [[Three Goddesses project]] subjects.<ref name=RC51 /> It is also said to be the place of origin of all [[OGAS]] consciousnesses, which can access it by interfacing with relic-based terminals such as a [[Starfish]] as long as they are "complete". All OGAS consciousnesses seek to return to Xīàn, but according to the consciousnesses already inhabiting it, they have been abandoned and can't find respite there.<ref>{{cite|gfl|13-4}}</ref><ref>{{cite|gfl|13-2E}}</ref> The subjects of the [[Three Goddesses project]] could learn information from the past and future by accessing Xīàn.<ref>{{cite|rc|[[Reverse Collapse Worldview#Nirvana Domain]]}}</ref><ref name=RC51 />

 

 

 

The Lunasia fountain may be connected to another Relic space called Tarot Paradise (塔罗天堂, also in one instance called Inferno, 炼狱)<ref>{{cite|gfl|cartesian|E18}}</ref>, a point of convergence for different world lines. It was claimed that the only common element between all world lines is Lunasia herself.<ref>{{cite|gfl|cartesian|E15}}</ref> In 2064, Tarot Paradise was under the influence of {{enemy name|Laplace's Demon|boss}}, an entity of unknown nature who took over the role of guardian of this space. Judging that the original guardian failed in its duties, Laplace's Demon remade the space into the Tarot Paradise, a fantastical space where she held a battle royale killing game between entities (mostly T-Dolls) pulled from multiple world lines in order to find suitable vessels to revive Lunasia. Lunasia herself didn't condone the killing game.<ref name=Cart21 /> Using the [[Starfish]] at the Paldiski Submarine Base, {{doll name|M4A1|AR|5|costume=costume1}}, {{enemy name|M16A1 (Boss)|boss|alt=M16A1}} and {{enemy name|Elisa|boss}} reached Tarot Paradise from the prime world line,<ref>{{cite|gfl|cartesian|E1}}</ref> while the rest of [[AR Team]] reached it from a separate world line.<ref>{{cite|gfl|cartesian|E10}}</ref><ref>{{cite|gfl|cartesian|E14}}</ref> From Tarot Paradise, the incomplete Lunasia allowed M4A1 to influence causality.<ref name=Cart21>{{cite|gfl|cartesian|E21}}</ref> After Laplace's Demon was destroyed, Lunasia apparently reached completion by merging with M4A1, but she awakened in the Lake of Cognition and not Tarot Paradise,<ref>{{cite|gfl|cartesian|E22}}</ref> while M16A1 returned into the physical world.<ref>{{cite|gfl|cartesian|E23}}</ref>

 

==Vague and out-of-canon locations==

[[File:GFL2 Trailer Paris.png|thumb|Damaged Eiffel Tower seen in the 2022 trailer for [[Girls' Frontline 2: Exilium]].]]

*Earth is represented from space in the event lobby of Singularity Immemorial in [[Project Neural Cloud]], but the texture used is an unmodified stock picture.