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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” 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>

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>{{clrcite|gfl|es|E7}}</ref> <gallery>File:BG Longitudinal Strain 1.png|Map showing the Central European Red Zone in 2064.</gallery> 

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>

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, after 2062in 2064.

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)|Python]] 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.

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>

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>

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 />

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> 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>

Ukraine was destabilized by a civil war In May 2049, [[Lycoris]] worked in 2042Izhevsk, splitting most probably at the country Udmurt State University or Izhevsk State Technical University.<ref>{{cite|cf2|part. 3. Izhevsk is also mentioned in two until East Ukraine took Kiev{{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. This led European country to push for an agreement to be met at Bucharest, Romania, in 2043}}</ref> Some time between 2055 and 2058, but the European intervention small town of Krasno and nearby Polden Forest in the Nizhny Novgorod Oblast was transformed into a Regular Army training camp<ref>{{cite|pnc|Quenching Operation Stage 3}}</ref> and Neo-Soviet sphere of influence only served to reopen the wounds of the Cold War air bases existed in Smolensk and pave the way to World War ThreeVoronezh in 2064.<ref name=FilesTwo2 >{{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=FilesTwo3 costume1}} Neural Upgrade Story 2}}</ref> Romania is also the country where and [[Sangvis FerriGriffin & Kryuger]] was foundedhad a headquarter in Vladivostok, in the Far East,during that year.<ref name=FilesTwo2 GK /> and was involved Saint Petersburg is mentioned in a 2056 terrorist plane incident.2064<ref name=Python >{{cite|gfl|fp|E1-1}}</ref> and [[AngeliaMinor Characters#Arthur Hume|Doctor Hume]] had a safe house in the small Ukrainian city of Putryntsi in 2064private residence here.<ref>{{cite|gfl|13ls|3-1γ3}}</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>

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>

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>

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=GK 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 />

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 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 />

*[[{{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>

*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.