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Korra’s world map: nations, Republic City and spirit portals

THE SHORT ANSWER

Korra’s story spans the Water Tribes, Earth Kingdom, Fire Nation, Air Temples and the United Republic. Republic City is a city within that world, not another elemental nation.

A useful geography checklist

Place or region Why it matters in Korra
Southern Water Tribe Korra's home and early training
Northern Water Tribe Unalaq's political and spiritual influence
Republic City / United Republic Pro-bending, industry, policing and the opening conflict
Earth Kingdom Regional politics and later struggles over control
Zaofu Suyin Beifong's metalbending community
Air Temples Air Nomad heritage and the renewed Air Nation
Spirit World A different realm, not an ordinary country on the physical map

A location relationship diagram

A non-geographic diagram separates the physical world and Spirit World; Republic City belongs to the United Republic, and Zaofu belongs to the Earth Kingdom.

This original diagram shows which locations belong together. It does not represent coastlines, travel distances or the placement of the Seven Havens.

City, country and realm are different scales

Republic City is not interchangeable with the whole United Republic. Zaofu is not the entire Earth Kingdom. The Spirit World does not work like a neighbouring nation with ordinary roads across a border. Keeping those categories separate makes travel and political references easier to follow.

This page is a location guide, not a navigationally accurate reproduction of an official map. For exact coastlines or a location's placement, consult licensed reference material rather than assuming a fan schematic preserves scale.

What portals change

Korra's story changes how humans and spirits move between realms. A spirit portal connects realms; it is not simply a newly drawn land border. The Book 4 portal in Republic City is especially important to the finale and the comics that follow.

Can you use Korra-era geography for Seven Havens?

Not automatically. Seven Havens is set after a catastrophe, and its surviving settlements need to be identified from the new story. The old geography supplies background, but it does not prove where each haven now stands.

Use the Seven Havens setting guide for the newer world, and the comics guide for the immediate post-finale changes around Republic City.

Sources & further reading

Sources for the facts above. Commentary and practical advice are identified in the text.

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