Title: Political geography of Nineteen Eighty-Four - Wikipedia
Headings: Political geography of
Nineteen Eighty-Four

Political geography of Nineteen Eighty-Four
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Oceania
Eurasia and Eastasia
International relations
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Contemporary interpretations
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Content: Winston considers the geography as now stands: " even the names of countries, and their shapes on the map, had been different. Airstrip One, for instance, had not been so called in those days: it had been called England, or Britain, though London, he felt fairly certain, had always been called London. There is countryside outside of London, but this is not a place for enjoying the contrast with the city but purely practical grounds of exercise. Oceania is made up by provinces, of which Airstrip One, as Britain is now known, is one. The whole province is "miserable and run-down" with London consisting, almost solely, of "decaying suburbs". Airstrip One is the third most populous province in Oceania; but London is not the capital, for Oceania has none. This decentralisation enables the Party to ensure that each province of Oceania feels itself to be the centre of affairs;