Latveria

A rendition of the fictional nation of Latveria and its capital Doomstadt.

Latveria is a fictional nation in the Marvel Universe. It is located between the real-life nations of Hungary, Serbia, and Romania. It also borders the fictional Symkaria, home of Silver Sable. Surrounded by the Carpathians to the north and the Malhela range to the south, Latveria has remained protected from the strife of neighbouring countries.

Its current reigning monarch, Victor von Doom, has kept the nation protected from international affairs and economic downturns. Though he has been dethroned a number of times, von Doom has inevitably managed to return to the throne of his country and restore the nation to economic prosperity within a matter of months.

The population consists of mixed European stock and gypsies, in whose welfare von Doom takes a particular interest. Latveria boasts freedom from the racism that the Roma are greeted with in other countries.

Due to technological advancements far beyond anything in any other nation, Latveria has managed to remain unfoulled by industrial pollutants. Because of Doom's many weapons and forces and his mere presence in Latveria, the country is considered a world superpower. Despite (or perhaps because of) its complete lack of a native super-hero populace, Latveria boasts an unparalleled rate of safety. The nation is policed by robot sentinels designed and manufactured by Doctor Doom himself.

Due to Doom's constant activities that drive him away from Latveria, the monarch is often absent. After Doom's descent into Hell, the nation became a target for conquest by the neighboring countries, forcing Reed Richards to take matters into his own hands and seize control of the country, attempting to pry the populace out from under the thumb of Doom, while at the same time disarming all of Doom's weaponry and technology, so if he ever should return, he would come back to absolutely nothing. In the process, Richards relocated Doom from Hell into a pocket dimension of his own design, and although Doom used his consciousness-switching abilities to escape, the death of his host body seemingly caused him too to die, and the Fantastic Four pulled out of the country.

After the Fantastic Four left, the United States attempted fill the void left by Doom by establishing a democracy for the nation. The Countess Lucia von Bardas was elected as Prime Minister. However, when it was revealed that von Bardas was employing the Tinkerer to use Doom's technology to arm various tech-based villains in America, S.H.I.E.L.D. Commander Nick Fury took action. During Secret War, Fury and a number of superheroes invaded Latveria without permission of the US Government and attempted to assassinate von Bardas. While von Bardas survived, she was horribly disfigured and sought to destroy Fury and the heroes responsible. She was killed by S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Daisy Johnson while trying to blow up New York with the armor of the various villains she employed.

During Avengers Disassembled, Iron Man alluded to the fact that several dictators might have attempted to rule Latveria in Doom's absence or that, while Doom goes through one of his famous disappearances, other people might take over before Doom comes back and deposes them. Recently, Doom has returned from hell, and has retaken the reins of Latveria. He is however keeping his return a secret as of now, ruling via a puppet Prime Minister. Doom also uses robotic versions of himself to keep the peace while he's away.

Latveria is very briefly hinted at in the Spider-Man 2 video game when J. Jonah Jameson says that a Latverian diplomat is landing at the United Nations building by helicopter, although circumstances force the player to miss sighting any such diplomat.

In the Ultimate Spiderman game, the supervillain Beetle is first seen coming out of the Latverian Embassy.

In the Fantastic Four Film Latveria is mentioned initially in reference to Victor Von Doom's past and is described as "the old country" possibly indicating Victor's birth there. After "The End" has appeared a short sequence is also shown with Von Doom's incarcerated body on board a ship bound for Latveria.

The capital city of Latveria is Doomstadt, located just north of the Kline River. The administrative center is Castle Doom.

• Population: 500,000 (This is an approximation since the government of Latveria has not allowed an outside census in over 20 years)
• Type of Government: Dictatorship (Victor von Doom prefers to call this an "enforced monarchy")
• Languages: German, Hungarian, Latverian (local dialect, derivative of Hungarian), Romany, Esperanto.
• Ethnic Groups: Mixed European stock, Gypsy
• Major Business Centers: None
• Currency: Latverian Franc
• Public Holidays: Doom's Day, Christmas, New Year (Note that Doom's Day is an eclectic holiday, celebrated whenever Doom declares it. It is different from Doomsday)
• Airports: The only airport for the country, Doomsport, lies on the southern outskirts of Doomstadt. It maintains two runways and a modern terminal, but flights into and out of Doomsport are quite limited.

External links

• Latveria web site
• MAP: Marvel Atlas Project
• Article on History of Latveria

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