It’s easy to forget that — technically speaking — Attack on Titan is set in a world very much like our own. This is because the author of the manga, Hajime Isayama, seems to be allergic to showing a complete world map outside of vague glimpses. To help you out, here’s our take on it.
Let’s take a look at the Attack on Titan world map
Based on the path the story goes in Attack on Titan, we can draw some conclusions about this world. To start, it’d seem that the world of Attack on Titan is a vertical flip of our own, based on a map of Marley shown in chapter 93 / episode 86. If this is indeed the case, that would mean the fictional nation of Marley is parallel with Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and Brazil.
In that same vein, Paradis Island, where the Subjects of Ymir live, would be parallel with the island of Madagascar. In the context of Attack on Titan, the nation of Hizuru seems to be a nod towards the far-east, i.e. Japan. It might pose a problem should we receive confirmation that the Sun in this world rises in the east and sets in the west like our own does. But for now, let’s not think about that.
That said, the central conflict of Attack on Titan revolves around Marley and Eldia. Because Hizuru becomes involved later in the story, we can’t confirm the other nations that may exist in this world. Don’t get me wrong; we know other nations exist, we just don’t know anything about them.
What we do know for sure is that the Mid-East Allied Forces lost Fort Slava to Marley in the beginning of the final arc. We can theorize based on language used in chapter 93 / episode 86 that the Mid-East Allied Forces are parallel to the Arabian Peninsula or India. But again, the name poses a problem when it comes to the movement of the Sun. We’ll once again avoid going down that rabbit hole.
So, as of writing, we don’t know for sure what countries — if any — exist in the Americas or Russia, among other blank spaces on the world map. It’s possible that Isayama could explore these areas further in future spinoffs or sequels. But until we see that confirmation, this is the entire map.
