

The entire geographic region south of the Wall is still colloquially referred to as "the Seven Kingdoms", even though they are no longer seven independent states. The Seven Kingdoms of Westeros were united into a single political realm by the Targaryen Conquest (except for Dorne, which joined later), three centuries before the events of Game of Thrones. The wildling territories are shown in black: the lands Beyond the Wall are part of "Westeros" (the continent) but are not part of the realm known as "the Seven Kingdoms".

The regions of Westeros: the North (white), Riverlands (blue), Vale (dark blue), Westerlands (crimson), Iron Islands (gold), Reach (green), Crownlands (brown), Stormlands (yellow) and Dorne (orange). The west coast of the continent Essos is also shown (click to expand). The Seven Kingdoms, on the continent Westeros.
