Why is there no District 13?

District 13 is a "lost" section of Panem that was supposedly destroyed by The Capital years before the events of The Hunger Games. The truth was that the area still existed, though its existence was a dark reflection of the world it had been removed from.
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What happened to District 13?

Not wanting a nuclear war, the Capitol reluctantly agreed to the terms. As such, District 13 evacuated all of its forces and population to a series of underground bunkers while the Capitol obliterated the above ground infrastructure through repeated aerial bombardment.
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Why is there no District 13 in Songbirds and snakes?

District 13, the instigator of the uprising against the Capitol in the future nation of Panem, never so much as crosses the lips of any character onscreen. That's well in keeping with the franchise's history as the District was supposedly destroyed during the uprising and stricken from the Panem records.
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Why did District 13 abandon the other districts?

Seeing that the rebellion was facing imminent defeat, District 13 abandoned the other districts in order to secure their own freedom.
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Why was District 13 allowed to survive?

In order to survive, the people of District 13 had developed innovative technologies that allowed them to maximize available resources, as well as a strict, militaristic lifestyle that emphasized frugality and a constant readiness to defend themselves against potential attacks.
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Why didn't Snow just bomb District 13?

Everyone's in the districts was made to believe district 13 was destroyed to serve as a warning but they really signed a peace treaty with the Capitol to avoid either using nuclear weapons at each other.
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Is Lucy Gray related to Katniss?

Katniss and Lucy Gray are not related beyond their shared District 12 and loving hearts. Fan speculation that the two are related is tantalizing, especially following Lucy Gray's love affair with young Snow. "I've heard that fan theory often. But it's not true," says director Francis Lawrence.
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Is there a district 0 in Hunger Games?

District 0 was a part of Panem in its early days, until the Capitol deemed it unnecessary and a waste of funding and time. The District struggled to survive at first, but soon managed to support itself and thrived.
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How long did Panem exist before the Dark Days?

It is unknown precisely when Panem was established and how long it has existed, though it is certain that Panem has been around for more than seventy-five years, and it's entirely possible for it to be at least a century or two old.
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Why is District 13 so powerful?

The main industry in District 13 was military arms manufacturing and the production of nuclear weapons, and it also specialized in graphite mining as a secondary industry. After many years of oppression, District 13 led a revolt against the Capitol, dubbed the First Rebellion.
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Why was President Snow's family poor?

Snow comes from a wealthy Capitol family that lost its status in the Dark Days, where his father Crassus was killed in battle. Snow faces eviction from his penthouse apartment, along with his cousin Tigris and grandmother—who they refer to as Grandma'am.
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Why did Snow's family have no money?

Snow's family lost most of their money from District 13

Part of it is because Snow's father (the main breadwinner in the family) died in the war, but also because so much of their money had been wrapped up in District 13.
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Was there a District 14 in the Hunger Games?

District 14 is one of the 16 Districts of Panem ruled over by the Capitol. Its location is set in Hawaii. This District provides Panem with muttation development. This District provides the Capitol with their muttations.
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Did District 13 rejoin Panem?

After the second revolution, District 13 rejoined Panem, forcing them to partake in the Games. They are looked at very unfavorably by the Capitol, as the District was once the central hub for all rebellion in Panem.
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What was Panem like before the war?

Either since the nation's inception or a gradual transformation in the years that followed, the government of Panem was a totalitarian dictatorship and a police state in which each district was subservient to Panem's Capitol and responsible for producing goods of a particular industry to serve the growing needs of the ...
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Is Lucy Gray alive?

Does Lucy Gray survive? In the book and the movie, Lucy Gray's fate is never confirmed. It's possible that she could have been wounded or even killed by a bullet, considering Coriolanus's frantic firing at the last location she had presumably been at.
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Why is Panem the only country left?

The nuclear fallout of the war may have left the rest of the planet inhospitable, with Panem and its surrounding areas being the last havens of human life. Perhaps Panem and any surviving nations agreed not to interfere with each other to prevent another global war.
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How did USA become Panem?

Panem is a nation established after an unknown catastrophic event that destroyed a majority of the world, and all of North America. Panem is composed of 16 Districts, along with the governing state known as the Capitol.
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How many districts did Panem originally have?

The story is set in a future dystopian place called Panem, which is North America (essentially the United States but also a little of Canada). Panem is comprised of the Capitol, where the games are fought, and the other 13 districts that surround it.
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What is the poorest district in Panem?

District 12 was the smallest and poorest district in Panem. The district was located in Appalachia, and its primary industry was coal mining. After the Second Rebellion, the coal mine was closed, and the district began to produce medicines.
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Is Florida not part of Panem?

Although in The Hunger Games Adventures, Florida is submerged, and District 11 is located south of Panem, where Mississippi is today.
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What district has never won the Hunger Games?

After Katniss and Peeta won the 74th Hunger Games, they joined Haymitch in District 12's Victors' Village. Considering everything known about the 12 districts that participated in the Hunger Games, it's a fair assumption that the district with the least number of victors was District 12.
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Did Snow ever love Lucy Gray?

Summary. Coriolanus Snow genuinely believed he loved Lucy Gray, but his possessive and jealous tendencies cast doubts on the authenticity of his love. Snow's possessiveness extended to other people he loved, such as his cousin Tigris, demonstrating a dangerous and possessive pattern in his relationships.
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Why did Coriolanus shoot Lucy Gray?

Lucy Gray follows, an argument ensues and Coriolanus ends up shooting the mayor's daughter after she threatens to expose them, and another rebel named Spruce kills her boyfriend.
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Is Katniss President Snow's daughter?

Hunger Games Theory Suggests Katniss Is President Snow's Granddaughter.
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