Genovia

The Kingdom of Genovia (pronounced "zhä'no'vë'ä" in the films by native Genovians, but often as "jä'no'vë'ä" by outsiders) is a fictional country from the film and novel The Princess Diaries. The author of the book, The Princess Diaries, Meg Cabot, made up the country of Genovia, but based it on Monaco. The sequel film, ', marks the first time Genovia is seen properly on screen.

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Fictional country - Film - The Princess Diaries

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Genovia is a tiny country situated between France and Italy (France and Spain in the films). Its form of government is a constitutional monarchy, headed by the House of Renaldo (Renaldi in the films). The movie and book tell the story of Princess Mia Thermopolis, who is the unknowing future heir to the throne, as the only daughter of the crown prince, who in the books is infertile and in the films deceased, and his aritist ex-girlfriend from the United States. In the period the story is set, the prince's widow mother (the Queen Mother) serves as regent until Mia comes of age.

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France - Italy - Spain - Constitutional monarchy - Crown prince - Queen Mother - Regent

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Genovia is clearly based on the country of Monaco, which is also subject to a founding treaty. In Genovia, the throne will be turned over to other rulers such as Lord Nicholas Devereaux or the Von Trokens if certain obligations of the royal family are not met, whereas Monaco would become a republic.

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Monaco - Republic

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The Genovian flag is a tricolor of green, white, and blue bands with the royal coat of arms in the white section.

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Tricolor - Coat of arms

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The country has a small parliament in which all the members wear long British-style full-bottomed wigs. The head of government is the Prime Minister.

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Head of government - Prime Minister

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Genovia is famous for its pears, and the Genovian Pear is a major export.

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