Faroffistan

English

Etymology

Compound of far off +‎ -stan. Coined in 1958 by Carl Fallberg.

Noun

Faroffistan (uncountable)

1. A fictional remote nation-state.
   • 1962, Historic Preservation‎^[1], volume 14, National Council for Historic Sites and Buildings, page 89:

     ..assistance mission to the United States from the mythical Republic of Faroffistan.

   • 1961, Proceedings of the California Street and Highway Conference‎^[2], Institute of Transportation and Traffic Engineering, page 11:

     The Republic of Faroffistan has recently inaugurated a bold new program to assist the overdeveloped areas of the world.

   • 1987, Michael T. Skully, George J. Viksnins, Financing East Asia’s Success‎^[3], Palgrave Macmillan UK, →ISBN, page 11:

     Are there not many frauds and bankruptcies out there in Faroffistan?

   • 1985, Harvard Business School Bulletin‎^[4], volume 61, The University of California, page 42:

     I think it's great, of course, but my mind keeps flashing back to the John Hanold/Doug Fields debates on Faroffistan in Prof. Berg's class.

Translations

Translations

• Danish: Langtbortistan
• Dutch: Verweggistan (nl) n
• Icelandic: Langtíburtistan
• Swedish: Långtbortistan (sv) n