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This is a list of locations used or mentioned in canon [[Girls' Frontline]] materials. Locations are classified according to the [https://unstats.un.org/unsd/methodology/m49/ United Nations geoscheme]. Known Relic sites are listed separately in the [[Relic Technology#Known Relics sites|Relic Technology]] article.

An official political world map after [[World War Three]] has yet to be revealed and the state of many areas of the world are unknown.

==Classification of contamination zones==
After the [[Beilan Island Incident]], a five colors system is used to denote the [[Collapse fluid]] contamination level of an area. Vast regions of the world are contaminated, and the use of Collapse fluid-based weapons create new localized contamination zones.

===Black Zone===
[[File:GFL2 Ground Zero.jpg|right|300px]]
[[File:BG Fixed Point BlackArea 1.png|thumb|The Dead Sea.]]
Also called "Ground Zero", Black Zones cover the dozen-kilometers wide craters emitting lethal levels of [[Collapse Technology|Collapse radiations]]. Only [[ELID]] infected and mutated plants can survive here, and they are the last areas considered for rehabilitation. Surface soil was vitrified mid-flight and formed sharp crystalline spires, and radioactive collapse storms regularly sweep the wastelands, destroying any living or electronic object.<ref>[https://weibo.com/7367502517/J4bCdvUED Weibo - Ground Zero]</ref> Black Zones are so utterly alien that they are considered to have an entrancing effect on those who look into them. Though it is illegal to enter a Black Zone in virtually every country, mechanical constructs can receive anti-radiation treatments to reduce the effects of radiations, and humans exposed to Black Zone levels of radiations can survive if treated rapidly.<ref name=FP37 />

A small Black Zone was created when [[Task Force DEFY]] used a [[Collapse bomb]] against the [[KCCO]] in 2064, spiking to levels high enough to make radiation particles visible to the naked eye.<ref name=FP37>{{cite|gfl|fp|E3-7}}</ref>

The “Dead Sea” near Berlin in [[Germany]] is a Black Zone centered on a military dumping site used during World War Three. It is where [[Paradeus]] built their main base in Germany, [[Avernus]]. The Dead Sea was so dangerous that even birds would not fly over it and the structure of Dolls, mechs<ref>{{cite|gfl|fp|E1-8}}</ref> and buildings deteriorated faster. Visibility was reduced by the heavy radiation fog and it was completely silent due to the absence of life and wind, with the exception of occasional violent gusts moving thick curtains of fog. Pools of radiation particles formed in low terrain while green crystals grew on the black silicificated ground. These crystals would also form on the equipment brought inside the area.<ref name=FP37 /> Crossing the Dead Sea by foot was made more difficult by the increasingly hardened soil as one entered deeper, increasing fatigue.<ref>{{cite|gfl|fp|E3-9}}</ref> Transmissions from and to the area were also severely impeded.<ref>{{cite|gfl|fp|E3-6}}</ref> The Dead Sea was considered irrecoverable and the region within it was not included in even the highest-quality maps of the region, making it a perfect hiding spot for Paradeus and its troops immune to radiations.<ref>{{cite|gfl|fp|E2-3}}</ref>
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===Red Zone===
[[File:GFL2 Contaminated Zone.jpg|right|300px]]
Contaminated areas bordering Black Zones. Humans shouldn't enter the area without protective equipment, [[Tactical Doll|Dolls]] can enter but might sustain some damage.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ct|Signal Flare}}</ref> [[ELID]] infected and aggressive roamers also pose a threat. The area is mostly made of deserts and deep ravines with a silicification soil due to frequent exposure to high concentrations of collapse radiation. Most plants can't survive the soil erosion and frequent collapse storms, but in low terrain areas [[Epiphyllum]] flowers with some regional variations can create large clusters able to lower radiation around them outside of flowering period, but sharply increasing radiation concentration during flowering. The original buildings are still standing but badly damaged but might show signs of post-contamination usage.<ref>[https://weibo.com/7367502517/J6jBbkiUG Weibo - Contaminated Zone]</ref>

Estonia is a known Red Zone in 2064.<ref name=SC13 /> As shown in a story background of [[Longitudinal Strain]], the same Red Zone extends southwest into Poland down to Częstochowa and Wrocław, spanning the 270km between Poznań and Warsaw.

A Red Zone located in a group of contaminated islands in the Southwest Pacific was called the Dead Sea in 2051.<ref name=SS12B>{{cite|gfl|ss|E1-2B}}</ref><ref name=SS14B>{{cite|gfl|ss|E1-4B}}</ref> Like the Dead Sea in Germany, it also served to conceal the location of [[Avernus]].<ref name=ES7>{{cite|gfl|es|E7}}</ref>

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File:BG Longitudinal Strain 1.png|Map showing the Central European Red Zone in 2064.
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===Yellow Zone===
[[File:GFL2 Frontier Zone.jpg|right|300px]]
The frontier zones next to the Red Zones, next in line for purification. Dolls can move in this area freely but humans still need protective equipment. [[ELID]] infected are not an infrequent sight, but bounty hunters, raiders and civilians also inhabit the area. The area has desertified, making dry lands and deadwood forests a common sight, but areas with enough groundwater have turned into marshes, forming oases in low terrain and water-rich areas. Areas with abnormal climates or close to collapse radiation sources experience collapse storms, silicification of the soil and become blooming ground for Epiphyllum flowers. The original buildings are mostly in serviceable condition and abandoned resources can be found in cities and towns, signs of the area being inhabited, but residents need to draw from below 100 meters deep to find drinkable groundwater.<ref>[https://weibo.com/7367502517/J8rA7qEFI Weibo - Frontier Zone]</ref>

Some Yellow Zones are known to be expanding, reducing the habitability of nearby regions.<ref>{{cite|gfl|{{doll name|Type 100|SMG|6|costume=costume5}} Neural Upgrade story 4}}</ref>
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===Purification Zone===
[[File:GFL2 Purification Zone.jpg|right|300px]]
The frontier zones between Yellow and Green Zones, in the process of being purified. The Purification Zones net radiation density is between Yellow and Green Zone on average but there are local variations. Vegetation and terrain are still similar to a Yellow Zone, low-hanging bushes are common but trees are more rare due to a lack of water. Part of the process involves destroying buildings that were too damaged with explosives and monitoring the transit of bounty hunters, PMCs and other paramilitaries. Since the livable buildings are occupied by armies, there are no permanent residents in these areas.<ref>[https://weibo.com/7367502517/Jazz4xpQJ Weibo - W/E_Year_Serial Number]</ref>
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===Green Zone===
[[File:GFL2 Green Zone.jpg|right|300px]]
The most recently extended livable areas, without any dangerous levels of collapse radiation. Primary Green Zones have not been selected as targets for reconstruction efforts by the government and have returned to a natural state with the amount of vegetation depending on water supply. Non-Primary Green Zones are still seeing purification processes but are already livable, and vegetation and construction has started to flourish again. Most Green Zone residents are workers in the factories of White Zone cities, bounty hunters, PMCs and black market merchants implanted with an ID chip tracking their biological and social data. The demography is often controlled by corresponding White Zone cities. Non-Primary Green Zones are largely made up of factories, farms, and regionally-distributed satellite cities with dense and chaotic urban structure, with twisting narrow alleys. During the day, these satellite cities are mostly empty but at night, after the residents return home form work, the city limits blaze with light.<ref>[https://weibo.com/7367502517/JcHy1wXcv Weibo - Extension Zone]</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>
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===White Zone===
[[File:GFL2 White Zone.jpg|right|300px]]
The safest zones possible, cities surrounded by Green Zones. Before [[World War Three]], they were economic, governmental or military zones of activity and have since been cleansed of all sources of collapse radiation contamination and damage caused by radiation has been repaired. Full suites of Collapse radiation warning systems, pollution prevention, and safeguarding countermeasures have been installed. 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. 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>[https://weibo.com/7367502517/JePwYu7Qj Weibo - Safety Zone]</ref>

The White Zone of Bremen in Germany is bordered by a refugees camp providing housing and basic necessities, but is essentially a ghetto due to the Volkskammer refusing to integrate refugees in the population. The camp provides no employment or entertainment and shares little of the already limited medical resources available in the White Zone.<ref>{{cite|gfl|dr|Spiderweb}}</ref>

===Contamination maps===
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An official world map of contamination areas has yet to be revealed. Several fan-made maps have been made based on various sources and interpretations.

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.

The following descriptions use contemporary state borders for ease of understanding, but they do not necessarily represent accurately the state of post-World War Three borders.

Orange areas on the trailer map include a wide band on the northeastern Chinese coast extending to the Korean peninsula; an elliptic band running from the Bengal region to the Sea of Okhotsk in the Russian Far East, passing through Nepal and the Gobi Desert in central Asia; and the European belt covering the northern two-thirds of Norway and Sweden, the western half of Finland, the Baltic region, and extending to central Poland.

Notable areas in the ambiguous blue colors include an entirely light blue Africa and Japan; a mostly light blue Middle East with the exception of dark blue on the tip of the Arabian peninsula and the easternmost two-thirds of Iran; a wide area of light blue in central China among a mostly dark blue or orange Asia; and a split between light and dark blue in Europe, with the dark blue regions covering the northeastern quarter of France, Belgium, Netherlands, the Northern half of Germany, Denmark, a spot on the eastern coast of the United Kingdom and a belt running from Dalmatia, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea, to Romania and Belarus, while the Balkans, Italy, Spain and the southern half of Central Europe are in light blue.

==Africa==
After the decolonization of the 20th century, recolonization by European powers occurred in the wake of the [[Beilan Island Incident]] as they sought to replace agricultural land lost to contamination.<ref name=FilesTwo3 /> However, with the European powers isolated and weakened by [[World War Three]], and despite the Neo-[[Soviet Union]] sending PMCs to try and stabilize conflicts, local warlords waged civil wars that prevented the industrialization of agriculture in the fertile regions.<ref name=FilesTwo2 /> South Africa is a nation known to have survived the war, and was home to the criminal syndicate {{doll name|TEC-9|HG|3}} worked for.<ref>{{cite|gfl|{{doll name|NTW-20|RF|6|costume=costume4}} Neural Upgrade story}}</ref><ref>{{cite|gfl|{{doll name|NTW-20|RF|5|costume=costume3}} The Aristocrat Experience costume notebook memento.}}</ref> {{hero name|Hatsuchiri|warrior|3}} once worked in Madagascar<ref name=Hatsu>{{cite|pnc|[[Hatsuchiri]] quotes}}</ref> and {{hero name|Python (PNC)|guard|3}} in West Africa.<ref name=Python>{{cite|pnc|[[Python (PNC)/Profile|Python profile]]}}</ref> The extent of geopolitical changes on the continent compared to the present day is unknown.

Italy reclaimed control of Libya, an Italian colony from 1911 to 1951, after countering a coup d'état in 2037. The Second Algerian War took place in December 2039 and was part of the string of worldwide incidents that destroyed the [[United Nations]] (Algeria was a French colony from 1830 to 1962, but French involvement in the Second Algerian War is unconfirmed).<ref name=FilesTwo3>{{cite|cf2|part. 3}}</ref> During [[World War Three]], the Neo-Soviet Union held Tripoli and fought advancing German forces at Bir al-Ghanam and Sabratha in Libya in the closing months of 2047.<ref name=FilesTwo5>{{cite|cf2|part. 5}}</ref>

==Americas==
The Americas were important exporters of food to Europe after the [[Beilan Island Incident]], but commerce had stopped after [[World War Three]].<ref name=FilesTwo2 />
 
===North America===
The [[United States]] and Canada suffered heavily from the [[Beilan Island Incident]] as capsules of Collapse fluid contaminated the entire Western coast, from Anchorage to San Diego, including Yukon and British Columbia. Eventually, most land West of the New Boundary wall, stretching from Winnipeg to Port Arthur, were lost to contamination, with Salt Lake City, Phoenix, Denver and Kansas being cited specifically. New York was the siege of the [[United Nations|URNA]] before they were expelled and relocated to Geneva, in Germany, then to [[Antarctic Union|Hollow City]]. Philadelphia was the home of [[Rossartrism|Raeder Rossartre]], and also where he committed suicide.<ref name=FilesTwo1 />

The United States invaded Canada before crushing an anti-American movement in the Bahamas in the first half of the 2040s, which was part of the string of worldwide incidents that destroyed the [[United Nations]].<ref name=FilesTwo3 /> [[42LAB]] used to be headquartered in Maryland, but moved to Eastern Europe after World War Three.<ref>{{cite|pnc|Worldview - 42Lab}}</ref> {{hero name|Chelsea|warrior|2}} and {{hero name|Florence|medic|3}} both worked in Baltimore, also in Maryland, before joining [[Project Neural Cloud]].<ref>{{cite|pnc|[[Chelsea]] and [[Florence]]'s Doll Profiles}}</ref> Both Chelsea and {{hero name|Cascadia|warrior|3}} carried disaster relief during the 2057 earthquake of Richmond, Virginia.<ref>{{cite|pnc|Crisis Rescue Stage 1}]}</ref> Cascadia was named after the Cascade Range of Oregon, a heavily contaminated region.<ref>{{cite|pnc|{{hero name|Cascadia|warrior|3}} Profile 2}}</ref> After World War Three, near the city of Laredo,<ref>{{cite|pnc|Twilight Requiem - Stage 4-5}}</ref> Frontline Base 27-99 of the Laredo Military Sector under the Austin Military Command in Texas remained an active warzone.<ref>{{cite|pnc|Twilight Requiem - Stage 1-2}}</ref> The film ''Jazzhound'' where {{hero name|Jiangyu|warrior|3}} debuted was shot in Canada.<ref>{{cite|pnc|Joyful Reunion - Stage 3-3}}</ref>

===Latin America and the Caribbean===
Cuba played an important role during the Cold War with the Cuban Moron Crisis, when the US were forced to remove some of their nuclear warheads from Europe in exchange for the Soviet Union recalling the [[Pike|Moron]] relic weapons deployed on the island.<ref name=FilesTwo4>{{cite|cf2|Part. 4}}</ref> South American independence movements were brutally suppressed by the United States before [[World War Three]]<ref name=FilesTwo2 /> and the Latin American Alliance was dissolved in 2038.<ref name=FilesTwo3 />

The country of Panama is cited as one of the countries hit by [[Collapse fluid]] capsules that drifted to American coasts after the [[Beilan Island Incident]].<ref name=FilesTwo1 /> Brazil is also mentioned in 2055.<ref>{{cite|pnc|[[Groove/Profile#Doll Profile 2|Groove - Doll Profile 2]]}}</ref> [[Mendo]] mentions he traveled to South America as part of his survival training.<ref>{{cite|rc|Chapter 4, Deviation (preparation phase dialogue)}}</ref>

==Antarctica==
The [[Antarctic Union]] was founded in 2045 in the underground relic known as Hollow City.

==Asia==
===Eastern and Southeastern Asia===
China was ground zero for the [[Beilan Island Incident]] of 2030. Shanghai, Suzhou, Wuxi and Nantong were all instantly destroyed by the explosion and the capital of the country was transferred from Beijing to Xi'an due to the [[Collapse fluid]] rapidly spreading along the Eastern coast. 1.5 million square kilometers were contaminated in the initial fallout.<ref name=FilesTwo1 /> China was attacked by the [[United States]] during [[World War Three]], but they eventually left and their last known action in the country was their retreat from Guangxi.<ref name=FilesTwo3 /> Jiangcheng (江城) is mentioned during the war by the [[Unnamed test pilot]] but several cities and districts in Southern China bear this name.<ref>{{cite|gfl|{{doll name|Hanyang Type 88|RF|4|costume=costume2}} Neural Upgrade story 2}}</ref> After the war, {{hero name|Willow|specialist|3}} worked in Jinghai City (静海市), presumably in the district of the same name by the Yellow Sea,<ref>{{cite|pnc|Gastronomic Journey Stage 3-1}}</ref> and [[Griffin & Kryuger]] had a headquarter in the fictional city of Dijiang (帝江) in 2062.<ref name=GK />

In Hong Kong, the tremors of the incident could be felt in skyscrapers, despite being over 1,200km from Shanghai, but it was outside of the initial contamination zone.<ref name=FilesTwo1 />

The Korean Peninsula was contaminated early due to strong westward winds. While the UNRA established safe zones in South Korea, the [[United States]] military prevented any North Korean who could not reach the refuges under the northern mountains from crossing the Demilitarized Zone. US political pressure on the DPRK eventually caused the Second Korean War. The situation in the peninsula after the start of the war is unknown.<ref name=FilesTwo1 />

In Japan, only regions West of Kanto were immediately affected by the incident, and contamination levels remained manageable in other parts of the country. Because Hokkaido was completely spared, the capital was transferred from Tokyo to Sapporo. Soon after, an internal refugees crisis worsened by US military involvement led to the establishment of a blockade at the Tsugaru Strait, the government abandoning all regions other than Hokkaido, including the Tokyo Protection Zone managed by the [[United Nations|URNA]]. [[Kawasaki Kazusa]] was found in Nagoya and her body was taken out of the country through Niigata.<ref name=FilesTwo1 /> Sapporo remains a center of activity after World War Three, and saw the rise of the powerful [[Cyber Media]] company.<ref>{{cite|pnc|Worldview - Cyber Media}}</ref>

Vietnam is one of the countries mentioned as having suffered manageable levels of contamination early after the incident.<ref name=FilesTwo1 />

===Western, Central and Southern Asia===
After the [[Beilan Island Incident]], people from South and Western Asia fled en masse to Europe, causing a refugees crisis.<ref name=FilesTwo1 /> The Caspian Sea was a key location for the Neo-Soviets during [[World War Three]] due to a highly important prototype of unknown nature being tested there.<ref>{{cite|cf2|part. 3. {{doll name|Hanyang Type 88|RF|4|costume=costume2}}'s Neural Upgrade story might have been intended as a discreet reference to the Caspian Sea prototype since both stories mention a prototype being tested, the Chinese region of Guangxi (through the city of Jiangcheng) and the timeframe in months roughly coincides, but there is a two-years difference between the stories, which might have occurred because one story was reworked independently.}}</ref> The island of Cyprus was involved in a 2056 terrorist plane incident.<ref name=Python />

The [[Soviet Union]] first deployed its relic-based [[Pike]] weapons from Tajikistan to the Khyber Pass in Afghanistan in 1981, mildly contaminating the region with [[Collapse fluid]] and causing [[ELID]] infections.<ref name=FilesTwo4 /> Afghanistan is one of the countries mentioned as having suffered manageable levels of contamination early after the Beilan Island Incident.<ref name=FilesTwo1 />

[[Angelia|Anna Tsoi]] was born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, in 2032 before being relocated to Beslan in the Caucasus. Key Relic Technology figure [[Mikhail Tsvigun]] studied in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan.<ref name=FilesTwo4 />

[[Griffin and Kryuger]] had a branch in Konya, Turkey, in 2062.<ref name=GK>{{cite|gfl|[[:File:GFL Beta GK Branches.jpg|Official early promotional wallpaper]]}}</ref>

==Europe==
After World War Three, parts of Europe has formed the [[Pan-European Union]]. A “South Mediterranean No-Fly Zone” was in effect in 2056.<ref name=Python />

===Eastern Europe===
The most visited locations in [[Girls' Frontline]] are [[Griffin & Kryuger]]'s operational areas against [[Sangvis Ferri]]. These areas have not received official locations on the world map, but are known to contain many Sangvis Ferri installations. Based on the facts that Sangvis Ferri was a Romanian company,<ref name=FilesTwo2 /> that one of its most important branches was in Ukraine,<ref name=Files1G>{{cite|cf1|The First Generation of Tactical Dolls}}</ref> and one of its center of operation in the vicinity of the Black Sea,<ref name=BlackSea /> the operational areas might be located in either countries or cross over their border. 

*Area S02 was under SF control and Sangvis Ferri Base 0, where the [[Butterfly Incident]] and {{doll name|M16A1|AR|4}}'s betrayal took place, was located there.<ref>{{cite|gfl|8-1}}</ref><ref>{{cite|gfl|8-4E}}</ref> It is located in the vicinity of the Black Sea.<ref name=BlackSea>{{cite|gfl|pl|Lamp Starter}}</ref>
*Area S03 was under SF control and used as testing field for their new {{enemy name|Jupiter Cannon}}s.<ref>{{cite|gfl|aw|E1-1}}</ref>
*Area S05 was briefly under the purview of [[the Commander]] to watch over [[AR Team]] while they were being screened for [[Parapluie]] infection.<ref name=C71>{{cite|gfl|7-1}}</ref>
*Area S06 was involved in Plan Parapluie. It contained a SF jammer infected by the Parapluie virus that was destroyed by [[Squad 404]].<ref>{{cite|gfl|cube|E1-1}}</ref> It was one of the last areas to be mostly in control of G&K before the Sangvis Ferri headquarters battle.<ref>{{cite|gfl|cube+|E1-1}}</ref>
*Area S08 fell under SF control and saw major battles during Plan Parapluie.<ref>{{cite|gfl|6-1}}</ref> {{doll name|ST AR-15|AR|4}} took refuge in the area away from G&K after the Parapluie virus made her body a radio jammer<ref>{{cite|gfl|6-3E}}</ref> and conducted her suicide bombing against {{enemy name|Elisa|boss}} after luring her there.<ref>{{cite|gfl|6-4E}}</ref> The area was lost to SF and the loss hurt G&K's reputation,<ref name=C71 /> but it was eventually recaptured, save for some areas used as hunting grounds by {{enemy name|Alchemist|boss}} until her local dummy was destroyed by Team FN.<ref>{{cite|gfl|6-4N}}</ref>
*Area S09 contained {{enemy name|Elisa|boss}}'s core server cluster<ref>{{cite|gfl|9-5}}</ref> and was the field of the four-way battle between Griffin & Kryuger, Sangvis Ferri, the KCCO and Paradeus.<ref name=DDM /><ref>{{cite|gfl|10-6}}</ref><ref name=C104E>{{cite|gfl|10-4E}}</ref> It also contained Safe House 3 which was raided by [[AR Team]],<ref>{{cite|gfl|10-6}}</ref> and the Commander recovered {{doll name|M4A1|AR|4}} from Zone T6 “Sugar Cubes”.<ref>{{cite|gfl|2-6}}</ref><ref>{{cite|gfl|{{doll name|M4A1|AR|5|costume=costume1}} first anniversary dialogue}}</ref> S09 has been the base and main area of operations of [[the Commander]] since they joined G&K in 2062.<ref>{{cite|gfl|1-1}}</ref> While they had to operate away for several months after the Sangvis Ferri HQ battle, they eventually returned to it after the Paldiski Submarine Base battle.<ref>{{cite|gfl|dr|Departure Time I}}</ref>
**The headquarter for the area is located in the fictional city of Эндфилд (Endfyld, Endfield, also appears as South Endshire).<ref>{{cite|gfl|[[:File:GFL Acceptance Letter.png|Acceptance letter in G&K when launching the game for the first time]]}}</ref><ref name=GK />
**In chapter 1 of [[Girls' Frontline: Doll's Song]], the area is said to be somewhere in the Carpathian Mountains.
*Area S10 is only mentioned in [[Protocol Assimilation]]. It is a hinterland where {{enemy name|Cerberus|boss}} is found.
*Area S11 was near Area S15 and was used by G&K troops fleeing the Sangvis Headquarters battle.<ref name=DDM>{{cite|gfl|dd|Imaginary Maze}}</ref><ref name=C104E />
*Area S15 was located in proximity of Area S02 and [[Squad 404]] was deployed there to retrieve a drone shot down by SF after the operation in Sangvis Base 0.<ref>{{cite|gfl|dd|E1-3}}</ref> The area was mildly contaminated.<ref>{{cite|gfl|dd|E2-1}}</ref>

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. 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 [[Minor Characters#Arthur Hume|Doctor 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 Kiev. This led European country to push for an agreement to be met at Bucharest, 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 is also the country where [[Sangvis Ferri]] was founded,<ref name=FilesTwo2 /> and was involved in a 2056 terrorist plane incident.<ref name=Python /> [[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 />

[[Mikhail Tsvigun]], a key figure in [[Relic Technology]], was born in Chisinau, Moldova. 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 Fresnel.<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. Prague, the contemporary capital of the Czech Republic, is also part of the NSU.<ref name=PR51>{{cite|gfl|pr|Darkest Decline 1}}</ref>

===Northern Europe===
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>

At some point, [[William]] installed [[Paradeus]] operations on the northern coast of Estonia, producing [[Nyto]]s in Paldiski and cultivating [[Epiphyllum]] in Tallinn to research Collapse radiation. Paldiski became the site of a major battle between Paradeus, the [[KCCO]], [[Sangvis Ferri]] and [[Griffin & Kryuger]] in 2064, when the base was flooded and the Neo-Soviet Air Force bombed part of the area.<ref>{{cite|gfl|pl}}</ref>

===Western and Southern Europe===
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.

East and West Germany were reunified in 1985 to form the Federal Republic of Germany.<ref name=FilesTwo3 /> After the Northern Lights Incident of 2035, ten German states were heavily contaminated: Thuringia, Saxony, Brandenberg, Saxony-Anhalt and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in the East, Schleswig-Holstein, Lower Saxony, Bremen and Hamburg in the North, North Rhine-Westphalia in the West and parts of the Black Forest in the South, causing the German population to flee to Southern Germany.<ref name=FilesTwo2>{{cite|cf2|Part. 2}}</ref>, Political tensions surrounding the reconstruction of the country degenerated into a civil war, the sparks of which reignited old bilateral tensions, and eventually led to [[World War Three]].<ref name=FilesTwo3 /> Captain [[Yegor]] fought in the Black Forest during the war.<ref>{{cite|gfl|pl|Light Cone Frame of Reference I}}</ref> After World War Three, the reborn German Democratic Republic (East Germany) is an important world power.<ref>{{cite|gfl|pl|Tempering I}}</ref> It is notable that in 2064, German borders included the city of Poznań, indicating an eastern expansion of Germany of at least 150km into Poland compared to contemporary borders.<ref name=LS6>{{cite|gfl|ls|E6}}</ref>

Belgrade was formerly the capital city of Serbia, but lost its status due to its close proximity to a contamination zone<ref>{{cite|gfl|iso|Beyond the Border I}}</ref> and imposed strict rationing on some food products and immigration quotas.<ref>{{cite|gfl|11-2}}</ref> Being neutral territory on the political map of Europe, it was selected for peace talks between the Neo-Soviet Union and the Pan-European Union.<ref>{{cite|gfl|iso|Illusory Peace I}}</ref>

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> 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 />

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 />

==Oceania==
The island country of Palau appears in {{hero name|Imhotep|medic|2}}'s work history in the 2050s.<ref>{{cite|pnc|[[Imhotep/Profile|Imhotep - Doll Profile]]}}</ref> [[Hatsuchiri]] once worked in Tanzania.<ref name=Hatsu /> A news agency called “Wellington Post” appears on {{hero name|Willow|specialist|3}}'s second Neural Expansion artwork, which could refer to the capital city of New Zealand.

A Red Zone located in a group of contaminated islands in the Southwest Pacific was called the Dead Sea in 2051.<ref name=SS12B /><ref name=SS14B /> Like the Dead Sea in Germany, it also served to conceal the location of [[Avernus]].<ref name=ES7 />

==Non physical locations==
“Cyberspace”<ref>{{cite|gfl|dd|E1-3}}</ref><ref>{{cite|gfl|sc|Subsurface Homecoming I}}</ref><ref>{{cite|gfl|{{doll name|UMP9|SMG|4}} Neural Upgrade Story 2}}</ref> is the name used for the virtual space T-Dolls enter when they project their consciousness out of their body during hacking. It is a spatial representation of a computer network and various other virtual objects like defense programs and other T-Dolls also receive a representation. [[Magrasea]] is a superserver built by [[42LAB]] that hosts multiple complex cyberspaces, where [[Project Neural Cloud]] takes place.

Zion is the esoteric place of origin of all [[OGAS]] consciousnesses, which can be accessed by interfacing with relic-based terminals such as a [[Pike]] Starfish. All OGAS consciousnesses seek to return to Zion, 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> It is named after a location in Jerusalem, which is also used as a synonym for the Land of Israel from the Hebrew Bible.

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File:Doll's Song Cyberspace.png|In [[Girls' Frontline: Doll's Song]].
File:BG whitenet.png|Zion.
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==Reverse Collapse map==
The introduction movie of [[Reverse Collapse: Code Name Bakery]] shows world maps with coastlines radically different from current Earth, conflicting with other representations. Fictional maps shown at different times in the opening movie also present differences. Meanwhile, real-world locations are mentioned in the game and a real-world map of the Black Sea is seen when starting a level.

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File:RCCB Beilan Island Incident.png
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==Trivia==
*{{hero name|Evelyn|guard|3}}'s Profile indicates she worked in Red Velvet City's Riot Squad. There is no existing place by this name but based on Evelyn's characterization it is likely intended to be in the [[United States]], possibly near California's border with Mexico since a postcard from Tijuana is involved in her player birthday quote.
*{{hero name|Magnhilda|warrior|3}} was activated in a Spanish-speaking<ref>{{cite|pnc|Eager Fist, Dawning Fray - Part 2}}</ref> small country called San Carlos.<ref>{{cite|pnc|Eager Fist, Dawning Fray - Stage 3-3}}</ref>
*{{doll name|Type 81 Carbine|RF|3|costume=costume1}}'s [[Notebook/Year of Memories|Year of Memories]] [[Notebook]] memento is for a Moscow-Beijing trip, but because the canon status of mementos is debatable, another source will need to mention Beijing for its current status to be ascertained.
*In early marketing materials, {{hero name|Florence|medic|3}} was said to work in Paris Saint-Pierre Hospital in France, but this was changed to Baltimore's Johns Hopkins Hospital in the final game. Early marketing materials for {{hero name|Yanny|guard|2}} mentioned that the ONASSIS shipping company operated in Ecuador and Iceland, but neither the company or these countries are mentioned in his in-game profile.

==References==
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