World

This page is dedicated to the rough overview of the new world of Re:Zero, the place Subaru wound up, after being summoned at the very start of the series.

General
The physical makeup of Re:Zero's world is that of a flat world similar to a diorama instead of a globe. All four edges of the world end with giant cliffs where water pours down into the abyss below. The endless waters are dubbed the Great Waterfall, which are also regarded as the world's end. The Great Waterfall is for the most part visible from the shore. Like Earth, it has a day and night cycle with its own sun and moon. However it follows the Ptolemaic model in terms of rotation and orientation. Also like Earth, it runs on a 24 hour period and has four major seasonal climate patterns. Its months consists of at least 25 days. The basic physical laws are generally the same as on Earth.

Geography
It is unknown how many landmasses there currently are or were before the "Great Calamity" brought on by the Witch of Envy destroyed half of the world and greatly changed the geography of the world. The main story however takes place in a large continent that houses 4 major powers: Gusteko to the barren north, Vollachia to the fertile south, Kararagi towards the west and finally Lugnica at the far eastern edge of continent. Beyond them there are several smaller kingdoms that surround and sit in between them. They have been noted by Ram, to have their own cultures and styles of life, which are separate from the four living styles we can observe among the Four Great Nations.

The Four Great Nations and their ways of life
As mentioned above, there exist four major nations collectively referred to as the Four Great Nations. These are the Dragon Kingdom of Lugnica, the Sacred Empire of Vollachia, the Kararagi City States and the Holy Kingdom of Gusteko. Despite each and every one having borders with each other, they have vastly different cultures and ways of life. As an example, Kararagi greatly resembles feudal Japan, with even priding itself with a Kansai-esc dialect, dishes that strongly resemble the Japanese culinary style and architecture that couldn't be more similar to that of Japan. All the mentioned points are exclusive to Kararagi, and cannot be found anywhere else in the world. The Empire of Vollachia, on a different note, prides itself in a heavily militaristic society, where strength and pride is everything. There, status does not matter. The only thing that does matter, is one's strength. The Kingdom of Lugnica, however, is quite the opposite of the Empire. As its social life and ranks strongly resemble that of Middle Aged Europe's, strong social gaps between the poor and the wealthy exist. Without a noble blood, one cannot achieve nearly as much as one who has been blessed with noble birth.

For more information about the individual nations, please check their individual wiki pages.

Water
Despite the presence of bodies of water, the world has no actual oceans or larger salty lakes. The largest accessible source of water apart from the Great Waterfall comes from the Great Tigracy River, which's stream runs through all Four Great Nations, though most of its path can be traced over the Kararagi and Gusteko's territories. The river itself is so massive that it appears almost like a vast shifting ocean. Adjacent to the main stream, there are various other streams and smaller or bigger lakes. The famour Water Gate City of Priestella, for example, was built on one of these tributary lakes. Apart from the Tigracy River, there are other lakes and rivers scatered all across the world, some bigger than the rest. Furthermore, some of these lakes are quite salty and provide much of the world's salt or equivalent.

Notable Resources

 * Minerals: Elemental attuned gemstones known as Magic Ore exist and play important functions in society. They serve as trade goods, building materials, cooking products, energy producers and other variety useful applications. These stones are mined within the earth in place with strong mana concentration. Gusteko notable for having the largest depots in the world.

Trivia

 * Note: Not every location mention in the Light Novels is listed.