Location from Fullmetal Alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa
A militaristic nation governed by a Fuhrer and shaped — literally — as a massive transmutation circle, its borders drawn by centuries of calculated wars orchestrated by Father.
Amestris is a country that doesn't know it's a weapon. Every border war, every territorial expansion, every bloody campaign that shaped its outline was engineered by an ancient being living beneath its capital. The nation's geography forms a perfect transmutation circle — five key points of bloodshed at its edges, carved over four centuries of manufactured conflict. The people know none of this. They live under a parliamentary military government led by a Fuhrer, serve mandatory conscription, and believe their nation's wars are righteous. State Alchemists serve as 'human weapons,' alchemical prodigies given silver watches and military rank in exchange for their talents. The system produces geniuses and monsters in equal measure — and sometimes the same person is both. Beneath the surface, literally and figuratively, something vast and patient is waiting for the circle to be completed.
A large, roughly circular nation of varied terrain — temperate farmland in the south, arid desert in the east, frozen tundra in the north, and a bustling industrial heartland. Military installations dot the landscape, and blue-uniformed soldiers are visible in every city.
Also known as: Amestris