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* ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'': Zigzagged. While many of the factions are certainly examples of this (with most being genocidally xenophobic toward each other), many of them are split among each other, with the Orks inhabiting various roving hordes and petty empires, the Eldar being scattered among various cultures (especially the Craftworld Eldar, who live in multiple independent world-ships), and the Necrons being split between dozens of different kingdoms. The Tau Empire is also a notable exception, as they are by far the most inclusive faction with multiple species inhabiting their homeworlds.

Single-species nations are convenient ways to showcase the differences between various fantastical species, while also not confusing the viewer with too many conflicting details. For example, the nation of a CrystalSpiresAndTogas race will have obvious contrasts to that of a ProudWarriorRace. Each species is likely to have [[PlanetOfHats one unified government, culture, and religion]] shared among most (if not all) of its members. Humans, if present, tend to be [[HumansAreDivided a prominent exception]] to this trope.

* ''Series/StarTrek'': All starfaring species (including humanity) are united under their own singular government and culture, which oversees their homeworlds and any additional planets that species inhabits. Similarly, when there is warfare within a planet, it is always described as "civil war" without regard to whether sovereign states are involved, in stark contrast to how we describe wars on Earth.

* ''Literature/TolkiensLegendarium'': Zig-zagged: while HumansAreDivided is in full play, [[OurElvesAreBetter Elves]] are similarly divided into separate lands,[[note]]Ingwë in ''Literature/TheSilmarillion'' is called "High King of all the Elves," but he never seems to exercise authority in that role; instead the various groups of Elves all follow their own rulers even when that leads to violent conflict.[[/note]] as are [[OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame Dwarves]], while Hobbits live almost exclusively in [[GhibliHills the Shire]] and [[OurOrcsAreDifferent the Orcs]] are mostly from {{Mordor}} and the Misty Mountains.

* ''Literature/{{Redwall}}'': Zigzagged, as, while many species do live among themselves, this is mostly due to isolation and many have few problems living with different species.
** The titular Redwall Abbey always is home to mice, moles, otters, hedgehogs, squirrels, and the occasional badger or hare.
** Shrews and some hedgehogs live on logboats, but always welcome heroes (since they usually serve as transportation).
** Salamandstron is notable for being populated by hares and a family of badgers, who lead a strict military life as they protect the eastern coast from pirates.
** On the villainous side, vermin (foxes, rats, stoats, weasels, ferrets, cats, and other carnivores) travel in great hordes, and there is little interspecies rivalry, although a vermin leader sometimes favors his own species over others. As one of their common traits is a very direct approach to discipline, no one ever complains.

* ''TabletopGame/{{Traveller}}'': Non-human interstellar empires include the K'kree's Two Thousand Worlds, the Hiver Federation, and the Aslan Hierate. The Vargr cannot hold a stable government together, but the region of space they've colonized is known as the Vargr Extents. Humanity is the exception again, with at least four ethnically based empires at the standard era plus the multi-ethnic Third Imperium (the First and Second were ruled by the Vilani and Solomani, humans from Vland and Sol respectively).

* ''VideoGame/TheElderScrolls'': Each province of Tamriel (the main setting) is an ethno-state largely occupied and ruled by one of the game's main races. There are border disputes aplenty, and many provinces have either been conquered or absorbed by the others, but by and large, these provinces have remained both under the direct rule of its racial majority.
** Cyrodiil = [[TheEmpire Imperial]].

** High Rock = [[WitchSpecies Breton]].

** Summerset Isle = [[OurElvesAreDifferent Altmer]].
** Valenwood = [[OurElvesAreDifferent Bosmer]].

* ''VideoGame/{{Stellaris}}'': Most empires start out with just one sapient species, although later they might acquire populations of other species through annexation or immigration. Depending on the empire's ethos, they can either accept these "xenos" as citizens, enslave them, or purge them. [[AlwaysChaoticEvil Fanatical Purifiers]] and {{Hive Mind}}s auto-purge.

* ''VideoGame/{{Stellaris}}'': All empires start out with just one sapient species, although later they might acquire populations of other species through annexation or immigration. Depending on the empire's ethos, they can either accept these "xenos" as citizens, enslave them, or purge them. [[AlwaysChaoticEvil Fanatical Purifiers]] and {{Hive Mind}}s auto-purge.

If a nation is called the [Race] Empire/Kingdom/Republic, that's a good indication that this trope is in place. Another indicator is when people in-universe use a race's name synonymously with the name of their respective nation.

** High Rock = Breton.

** Skyrim = Nord.

* ''Webcomic/ProblemSleuth'': The other side of the Imaginary Universe is divided between the Elf, Pig, Weasel, and [[ClownSpecies Clown]] Kingdoms.

* ''Webcomic/ProblemSleuth'': The other side of the Imaginary Universe is divided between the Elf, Pig, Weasel, and Clown Kingdoms.

* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'': Zig-zagged: the dwarfs and trolls all give allegience to the Low King and the Diamond King respectively, but they exist in enclaves throughout human lands. Although the dwarfs seem to see their territory as one vast kingdom ''under'' the human lands, and can be offended if human governments believe their authority extends below ground level. The dwarfish capital of Schmaltzberg is beneath the Uberwaldean city of Bonk, and the government of Bonk apparently respects this difference.

** Orsinium = [[OurOrcsAreDifferent Orc]] (not actually its own province; Orsinium is located in High Rock).

Single-species nations are convenient ways to showcase the differences between various fantastical species, while also not confusing the viewer with too many conflicting details. For example, the nation of a CrystalSpiresAndTogas race will have obvious contrasts to that of a ProudWarriorRace. Each species is likely to have [[PlanetOfHats one unified government, culture and religion]] shared among most (if not all) of its members. Humans, if present, tend to be [[HumansAreDivided a prominent exception]] to this trope.

** The kingdom of Calabria is divided into four major houses led by different species, though they have vassals and tenants of other species. The (legally) reigning House Rinaldi are grey foxes, House Avoirdupois are horses, the Doloreaux are boars, and Bisclavret are wolves. However the kingdom also shares the island with five tribes of the Bisclavret's pagan cousins, collectively known as the Phelan.

* ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'': Zigzagged. While many of the factions are certainly examples of this (with most being genocidally xenophobic toward each other), many of them are split among each other, with the Orks inhabiting various roving hordes and petty empires, the Eldar being scattered among various cultures (especially the Craftworld Eldar, who live in multiple independent world-ships), and the Necrons being split between dozens of different kingdoms. The Tau Empire is also a notable exception, as they are they are by far the most inclusive faction with multiple species inhabiting their homeworlds.

* ''VideoGame/TheElderScrolls'': Each province of Tamriel (the main setting) is an ethno-state largely occupied and ruled by one of the game's main races. There are border disputes aplenty, and many provinces have either been conquered or absorbed by the others, but by and large these provinces have remained both under the direct rule of its racial majority.

* ''VideoGame/FireEmblemPathOfRadiance'': Tellius is divided between humans ("[[HumansByAnyOtherName beorc]]") and animal-people ("[[BeastMan laguz]]"). While the beorc are [[HumansAreDivided divided]] between Crimea, Daein and Begnion, each of the laguz species gets a nation to themselves. (Gallia is for feline laguz; Phoenicis is for hawks; Kilvas is for ravens; Goldoa is for dragons; and the Serenes Forest belonged to the herons.)

* ''Franchise/MassEffect'': The galaxy is primarily split up between the Asari Republics, the Turian Hierarchy, the Salarian Union and the human Systems Alliance, each of which is powerful enough to have a seat on the Citadel Council. Although less important, the hanar, elcor, volus and batarians also have their own nations, and the quarians are the only inhabitants of their Migrant Fleet.

* ''Webcomic/TheCyantianChronicles'': There are at least three major nations on Cyantia named after one of the native species: The Wolf City-states, The Mounty Kingdom, and the Fox Empire. However, aside from the xenophobic Empire they are actually inhabited by multiple species (fox refugees seem fairly common).

* ''Webcomic/ProblemSleuth'': The other side of the Imaginary Universe is divided between the Elf, Pig, Weasel and Clown Kingdoms.

* ''Literature/TolkiensLegendarium'': Zig-zagged: while HumansAreDivided is in full play, [[OurElvesAreBetter Elves]] are similarly divided into separate lands, as are [[OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame Dwarves]], while Hobbits live almost exclusively in [[GhibliHills the Shire]] and [[OurOrcsAreDifferent the Orcs]] are mostly from {{Mordor}} and the Misty Mountains.

* ''Franchise/TheMarvelUniverse'': Large tracts of the galaxy are ruled by the Skrull, Kree, and Shiar Empires, all encompassing the majority of their respective species and ruled by their own {{Ethnicity Monarch}}s. In ''ComicBook/YoungAvengers'', when it's discovered that Hulkling is descended from Kree and Skrull royalty, the two Empires begin fighting over which one gets to claim him as their own.

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* ''Website/{{Neopets}}'':
** The nations of Kreludor and Virtupets Space Station are home primarily to Grundo. Other species can live there, but they're a vast minority. Kreludor is even more specific than Virtupets, as the primary demographic there is ''orange'' Grundo.
** Lutari Island is home primarily to, of course, Lutari. Similar is Kiko Lake, where mostly Kikos live, and Roo Island, where the Blumaroos live.
** Downplayed in the case of Maraqua. It was primarily a home for the species Koi, though a few other aquatic species also lived there. Following the destruction and rebuilding of the city, the population became a lot more varied, as non-aquatic species gained Maraquan forms.

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Using single-species nations is also an common way to enforce FantasticRacism. Different species and their respective governments may be inherently distrustful of one another, making coexistence difficult. Especially true when certain species are deemed AlwaysChaoticEvil. Intraspecies conflict will often result in the displacement, enslavement, or [[FinalSolution extermination]] of the subjugated species. Though minority populations may come to exist in an otherwise single-species nation, they're likely to have little (if any) political representation, and will often be actively discriminated against by the majority. If two such species are able to crossbreed, [[ChildOfTwoWorlds their children]] may find themselves stateless or otherwise outcast, as they won't fit in with either nation.

* ''Franchise/MassEffect'': The galaxy is primarily split up between the Asari Republics, the Turian Hierarchy, the Salarian Union and the human Systems Alliance, each of which is powerful enough to have a seat on the Citadel Council. Though less important, the Hanar, Elcor, Volus and Batarians also have their own nations, and the Quarians are the only inhabitants of their Migrant Fleet.

* ''VideoGame/{{Stellaris}}'': All empires start out with just one sapient species, though later they might acquire populations of other species through annexation or immigration. Depending on the empire's ethos, they can either accept these "xenos" as citizens, enslave them, or purge them. [[AlwaysChaoticEvil Fanatical Purifiers]] and [[HiveMind Hive Minds]] auto-purge.

* In ''Literature/TheDraka'', this trope comes into effect in the final book, ''The Stone Dogs.'' The Draka started out as regular humans, but later genetically engineered themselves into a HumanSubspecies called ''Homo drakensis''. The rest of humanity, meanwhile, had long since banded together into a super-state called the Alliance for Democracy. By the time of the book's DistantFinale, the war between the two nations is also a war between two species, with the Alliance being regular humans and the Draka being ''Homo drakensis''.
* ''Literature/InheritanceCycle'': The elves have their kingdom in the great northern forest Du Weldenvarden, and the dwarves have theirs in the Beor Mountains of the south. The Urgals appear to also have their own nation, though it's never shown on a map. For some of the series, the largely-human Varden are based in the dwarven kingdom, but it's clear that they are not citizens and don't expect to be there forever.
* Zig-zagged in ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' and other books in the same universe: while HumansAreDivided is in full play, [[OurElvesAreBetter Elves]] are similarly divided into separate lands, as are [[OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame Dwarves]], while Hobbits live almost exclusively in [[GhibliHills the Shire]] and [[OurOrcsAreDifferent the Orcs]] are mostly from {{Mordor}}.
* ''Literature/{{Redwall}}'': Zigzagged, as while many species do live among themselves, this is mostly due to isolation and many have few problems living with different species.
** The titular Redwall Abbey always features mice, moles, otters, hedgehogs, squirrels, and the occasional badger or hare.

** On the villainous side, vermin (foxes, rats, stoats, weasels, ferrets, cats, and other carnivores) travel in great hordes, and there is little interspecies rivalry, though a vermin leader sometimes favors his own species over others. As one of their common traits is a very direct approach to discipline, no one ever complains.

* This trope is omnipresent in ''Series/BabylonFive''. A notable example is when Londo identifies the government attempting to bug his quarters solely based on the species of the culprit. Also of note is the human exception by way of TheWarOfEarthlyAggression between the Earth federation and Mars colony.

* In ''TabletopGame/{{Eberron}}'', the continent of Khorvaire was unified under the human-ruled kingdom of Galifar before the Last War. During the war many of the non-human races reclaimed their ancestral homelands: Dwarves took the Mror Holds, Gnomes took Zilargo, Halflings took the Talenta Plains, Goblinoids got Darguun, and Elven mercenaries from the island continent of Aerenal seized a chunk of land and named it Valenar. Humans originated on a different continent that has fallen under the control of extraplanar entities, and the Warforged and half-human races lack homelands entirely.
* In the furry RPG ''TabletopGame/{{Ironclaw}}'', the kingdom of Calabria is divided into four major houses led by different species, though they have vassals and tenants of other species. The (legally) reigning House Rinaldi are grey foxes, House Avoirdupois are horses, the Doloreaux are boars, and Bisclavret are wolves. However the kingdom also shares the island with five tribes of the Bisclavret's pagan cousins, collectively known as the Phelan.
** Zhongguo, in the Book of Jade supplement, was founded by twelve great houses of the species of the Chinese Zodiac. Somewhat averted in that later imperial dynasties have attempted to integrate the empire's dozens of species and dismantle the feudal system.

* Zigzagged in ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}''. While many of the factions are certainly examples of this (with most being genocidally xenophobic toward each other), many of them are split among each other, with the Orks inhabiting various Domains, the Eldar being scattered among various cultures (especially the Craftsworld Eldar), and the Necrons having dozens of different kingdoms under them. The Tau Empire is also a notable non-exception, as they are they are by far the most inclusive faction with multiple species inhabiting their homeworlds.

* In ''VideoGame/BugFables'', every insect kingdom is mostly populated with their respective species of insect (i.e., Bee Kingdom is mostly populated with bees, Termite Kingdom with termites, and so on). However, they are not opposed to other insect species settling in their kingdoms, and the Ant Kingdom even built the special district area just so non-ants could settle there. [[spoiler:Roach Village in Dead Lands is also populated only with roaches, but that's because no one is willing to settle in the [[EldritchLocation Dead Lands]], a place where it's told that no bug came out alive from.]]

** Cyrodiil = [[TheEmpire Imperial]]
** Black Marsh = [[LizardFolk Argonian]]
** Elsweyr = [[CatFolk Khajiit]]
** Hammerfell = [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Redguard]]
** High Rock = Breton
** Morrowind = [[OurElvesAreDifferent Dunmer]]
** Skyrim = Nord
** Summerset Isle = [[OurElvesAreDifferent Altmer]]
** Valenwood = [[OurElvesAreDifferent Bosmer]]
** Orsinium = [[OurOrcsAreDifferent Orc]] (not actually its own province; Orsinium is located in High Rock)
** Neither the continent of Akavir nor its inhabitants have ever been seen in the games, but it seems to be divided into ethno-states much like Tamriel, but with a flavor of {{Orientalism}}.
* ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemPathOfRadiance Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance]]'': Tellius is divided between humans ("[[HumansByAnyOtherName beorc]]") and animal-people ("[[BeastMan laguz]]"). While the beorc are [[HumansAreDivided divided]] between Crimea, Daein and Begnion, each of the laguz species gets a nation to themselves. (Gallia is for feline laguz; Phoenicis is for hawks; Kilvas is for ravens; Goldoa is for dragons; and the Serenes Forest belonged to the herons.)
* ''VideoGame/GalacticCivilizations'' zig-zags this trope. Each planet has a population, but no breakdown of species, and they take the bonus of the controlling empire. When invaded, the entire population has to be destroyed, and they're replaced by those landing in troop transports - all implying this trope applies. However, there is also CulturalPosturing to conquer planets and the option to surrender planets to other factions, which allows multiple species.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Spore}}'', all species always remain in their own territory, even after evolving to sentience. In Space Stage, it gets to the point where no planets with more than one sentient species can be found.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Stellaris}}'', all empires start out with just one sapient species, though later they might acquire populations of other species through annexation or immigration. Depending on the empire's ethos, they can either accept these "xenos" as citizens, enslave them, or purge them. [[AlwaysChaoticEvil Fanatical Purifiers]] and [[HiveMind Hive Minds]] auto-purge.
* ''VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey'': Many of the Kingdoms Mario and Cappy visit during their adventure have one species as their main inhabitants. These include the skeletal Tosterians of the Sand Kingdom; the molluscan Bubblainians in the Seaside Kingdom; the robotic Steam Gardeners in the Wooded Kingdom; the human-like New Donkers from the Metro Kingdom; and others.
* In ''VideoGame/SwordOfTheStars'', factions were initially unable to incorporate members of different species due to different environmental requirements. Conquering a planet required nuking the population from orbit and landing a colony ship on the rubble. The second expansion pack added civilian populations that could be of multiple species though.

* In ''Webcomic/TheCyantianChronicles'', there are at least three major nations on Cyantia named after one of the native species: The Wolf City-states, The Mounty Kingdom, and the Fox Empire. However, aside from the xenophobic Empire they are actually inhabited by multiple species (fox refugees seem fairly common).

* ''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic]]'' is full of locations like these. Equestria is the home of the ponies, Yakyakistan has the Yaks, Griffinstone has the Griffins, Seaquestria has the Hippogriffs/Seaponies, and so on.
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