Lilliput and Blefuscu

Lilliput and Blefuscu are two fictional island nations that appear in the first part of the 1726 novel Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift. The two islands are neighbours in the South Indian Ocean, separated by a channel 800 yards (730 m) wide. Both are inhabited by tiny people who are about one-twelfth the height of ordinary human beings. Both are empires, i.e. realms ruled by an emperor. The capital of Lilliput is Mildendo. In some pictures, the islands are arranged like an egg, as a reference to their egg-dominated histories and cultures.

Lilliput
Gulliver's Travels location
Map of Lilliput and Blefuscu (original map, Pt I, Gulliver's Travels). It shows the location in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of Sumatra.
Created byJonathan Swift
GenreSatire
In-universe information
TypeMonarchy
Ethnic group(s)Lilliputians
LocationsMildendo (capital)
Currencysprug
Blefuscu
Gulliver's Travels location
Created byJonathan Swift
GenreSatire
In-universe information
TypeMonarchy
Ethnic group(s)Blefuscudians
LocationsBlefuscu (capital)
Currencysprug
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