Although the main focus of the Forgotten Realms is undoubtedly the continent of Faerûn, you can explore any of the other charted continents on this fascinating planet. Dive into a richly detailed world established over many decades, using the comprehensive collection of articles here.

Official political map of Faerûn (a geography map with political borders) was first published in the Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting for Dungeons & Dragons 3rd edition. It is relative to the year 1372 DR. The map was updated to year 1373 DR in the Player's Guide to Faerûn. The following is the second revision of the map.

Note: For a non-clickable image and copyright status, see File:Faerun political.jpg.

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Faerûn

Northwest
Areas: High Forest • Savage Frontier • Silver Marches • Sword Coast • Sword Coast North
Towns & cities: Luskan • Mirabar • Neverwinter • Ten Towns • Waterdeep
Features: Evermoors • Lurkwood • Mere of Dead Men • Neverwinter Wood • Spine of the World
Rivers: River Mirar • River Surbin
North
Areas: Dalelands • Moonsea • Netheril • Reghed • The Ride • Thar • Tortured Land • The Vast
Towns & cities: Harrowdale • Myth Drannor • Ordulin • Scardale • Thultanthar • Tilverton • Zhentil Keep
Features: Border Forest • Cormanthor • Dragonspine Mountains • Galena Mountains
Rivers: River Arkhen • River Ashaba • Duathamper • River Lis • River Tesh
Northeast
Areas: Damara • Great Dale • Impiltur • Hordelands • Narfell • Rashemen • Thesk • Vaasa
Towns & cities: Bildoobaris • Immilmar • Lyrabar • Telflamm
Features: Earthspur Mountains • Forest of Lethyr • Giantspire Mountains • Great Glacier
Rivers: Pelauvir • Soleine
West
Areas: Amn • Baldur's Gate • Calimshan • Evereska • Lantan • Moonshae Isles • Muranndin • Nelanther Isles • Nimbral • Tethyr • Western Heartlands
Towns & cities: Athkatla • Beregost • Calimport • Darromar • Iriaebor
Features: Calim Desert • Forest of Mir • Forest of Tethir • Cloudpeak Mountains
Rivers: Chionthar • Ith • Shining Stream
Interior
Areas: Chondath • Cormyr • Dragon Coast • Hlondeth • Pirate Isles • Sembia • Sespech • Turmish • Shining Plains
Towns & cities: Alaghôn • Arrabar • Ordulin • Ormath • Suzail • Westgate
Features: Chondalwood • Elven Court • Myth Drannor • Thunderpeak Mountains
Rivers: Arkhen
East
Areas: Aglarond • Akanûl • Altumbel • Chessenta • Chondalwood • High Imaskar • Mulhorand • Murghôm • Thay • Tymanther • Unther
Towns & cities: Airspur • Cimbar • Djerad Thymar • Eltabbar • Gheldaneth • Messemprar • Port Ghaast • Skyclave • Skuld • Veltalar
Features: Dragonjaw Mountains • Thaymount Mountains • Yuirwood
Rivers: Adder • Clearflow • River of the Dawn • River of Swords
Southwest
Areas: Chult • Lapaliiya • Samarach • Tashalar • Thindol
Towns & cities: Mezro • Narubel • Tashluta
Features: Jungles of Chult • Valley of Lost Honor • Wild Coast
Rivers: Samar
South
Areas: Border Kingdoms • Dambrath • Great Rift • Halruaa • Lake of Steam • Shaar
Towns & cities: Alamontyr • Cathyr • Derlusk • Halarahh • Rethmar
Features: Bandit Wastes • Forest of Amlar • Hills of the Dead Kings • Misty Vale
Rivers: Helar • Maeru • Rith • Tumblestone River
Southeast
Areas: Durpar • Estagund • Luiren • Ulgarth • Var the Golden • Veldorn
Towns & cities: Beluir • Chavyondat • Vaelan
Features: Lluirwood • Giant's Belt Mountains • Gurna mountains • Raurin
Rivers: Gundan • Liontongue

Kara-Tur

North
Areas: Tayanuchi Lands
Towns & cities: Argistikhin • Palace of Balinaikai • Palevash • Tomyris Features: Ama Basin • Koryaz Mountains • Mountains of Amara • Yellow Sea • Wu-Haltai
West
Areas: Tabot • Plain of Horses
Towns & cities: Bhulan • Hulan
Features: Dragonwall • Guge • Wu Pi Te Shao
Interior
Areas: Shou Lung • T'u Lung
Towns & cities: Ausa • Banang • Durkon • Hachoni • Karatin • Kirin • Kuo Te'Lung • Linshung • Mishan • Pendir Chao • Shangtou • Shinmei • To'ming • Tsingtao • Wai • Yenching • Yentai
Features: Bang zi Mara Shan • Celestial Sea • Hai Jungle • Krashatai Mountains • Quoya Desert • Taotie Cliffs &bull Yao Guang Swamp
Rivers: Ch'ing Tung River • Hungtse River
East
Areas: Island Nations • Koryo • Kozakura • Wa
Towns & cities: Aru • Chozawa • Dojyu • Fochu • Jasuga • Masakado • Nakamaru • Tu Pe • Uwaji • Xi Huang
Features: Sea of Conflict • Sea of Hope • Sea of Kozakura • Sea of Long Morning
South
Areas: Kuong Kingdom • Malatra • Petan
Features: Forbidden Hills • Himasla Mountains • Intan Mountains • Jambu Dweepam • Jungle of Lost Tribes • Kokaha Steppes • Larang Mahasarpa • Rayanna Savananna • Yaku Plains

Zakhara

Northwest
Areas: Corsair Domains • Free Cities of Zakhara
Cities: Hafayah • Hawa • Liham • Muluk • Qadib • Qudra • Umara • Utaqa
Haunted Lands
High Desert
Cities of the Heart
Cities: Halwa • Hiyal • Huzuz • Wasat
Ruined Kingdoms
Areas: Afyal • Sahu
Cities: Dihliz • Kadarasto • Medina al-Afyal • Rog'osto
Pearl Cities
Cities: Ajayib • Gana • Jumlat • Sikak • Tajar
League of the Pantheon
Cities: Fahhas • Hilm • Hudid • I'tiraf • Mahabba • Talab
Crowded Sea
Areas: Afyal • Al-Sartan • Bariya • Djinni's Claws • Harab • Islands of the Utter South • Nada al-Hazan • Sahu • Steaming Isles

In addition to Faerûn, other continents on the planet Abeir-Toril have been populated.

Kara-Tur 

The oriental continent to the east of Faerûn.

Maztica 

A "new world" setting on a continent far to the west of Faerûn. The Spellplague transported Maztica to Abeir.

Returned Abeir 

A continent from Abeir that appeared in the location formerly occupied by Maztica after the Spellplague.

Zakhara 

South of Faerûn, an arabian-inspired continent detailed in the Al-Qadim setting.

Marsember (the City of Spices) is a metropolis and the busiest port in Cormyr, situated on the west bank of the mouth of the Starwater River. It is based upon trade and lies on sandy islands in swampy terrain, making use of canals that double as open sewers, often causing a stench problem in warm periods, but preventing the water from freezing during the cold periods. Open areas of solid ground are a rarity here.