Wakanda

Extracted Attributes

• Status

  Fictional country

• Capital City

  Birnin Zana

• Key Resource

  Vibranium deposits

• Official Name

  Kingdom of Wakanda

• Government Type

  Constitutional monarchy

• Military Forces

  Wakandan Army, Wakandan Navy, Wakandan Air Guard, Dora Milaje

• Location (General)

  Sub-Saharan Africa

• Inspirational Model

  Futuristic, equitable society for global technological advancement

• Location (Specific)

  East Africa

• Writing System (MCU)

  Based on Nsibidi, created by Hannah Beachler

• Population (Wikidata)

  6,000,001 (Note: Fictional data)

• Primary Languages (MCU)

  Xhosa, English, Igbo, Zulu

• Location (MCU depiction)

  Around Lake Turkana (Uganda, Kenya, South Sudan, Ethiopia), Ilemi Triangle, East African Rift Valley (bordering Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda)

• Technological Advancement

  Most technologically advanced nation on Earth

Timeline

• First appearance in Marvel Comics' *Fantastic Four* #52. (Source: Marvel Comics, Wikipedia)

  1966-07

• Featured in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film *Black Panther*. (Source: Web Search Results)

  2018

• Featured in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film *Black Panther: Wakanda Forever*. (Source: Web Search Results)

  2022

• Referenced by Keller Rinaudo Cliffton (CEO of Zipline) as a guiding inspiration for a futuristic, equitable society in the context of global AI and robotics race. (Source: Document 3a836bf6-b1b9-4d5c-8c23-21d5e024c576)

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Wakanda

Wakanda (), officially the Kingdom of Wakanda, is a fictional country appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the country first appeared in Fantastic Four #52 (July 1966). Wakanda is located in sub-Saharan Africa and has been depicted as being in East Africa. It is home to the superhero Black Panther. Wakanda has appeared in comics and various media adaptations, such as in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, where it is depicted as the most technologically advanced nation on Earth.

Web Search Results

• Wakanda

  Wakanda (/wəˈkɑːndə, -ˈkæn-/), officially the Kingdom of Wakanda, is a fictional country appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the country first appeared in Fantastic Four "Fantastic Four (comic book)") #52 (July 1966). Wakanda is located in sub-Saharan Africa and has been depicted as being in East Africa. It is home to the superhero Black Panther "Black Panther (character)"). [...] Social media users in Indonesia often use "Wakanda" as a pejorative name for the country, initially used to criticise the government or law enforcement authorities. For instance, a tweet criticising the Indonesian police may read, "Only in the country of Wakanda, law enforcers only act after it goes viral", instead of mentioning Indonesia directly. The use of such a disguise is intended to avoid problems with legal authorities amidst declining freedom of expression in Indonesia. A presidential [...] In the comics, Wakanda is the foremost military power on Marvel Earth. The Wakandan Army is the country's main ground forces, while the Wakandan Navy oversees naval operations. The Wakandan Air Guard is the nation's air force, which includes pilots wearing powerful suits of combat armor. In order to ensure peace and stability in Wakanda, the Black Panther picked Dora Milaje ("adored ones") from rival tribes to serve as his personal guard and ceremonial wives-in-training. The Dora Milaje are

• Wakanda | Marvel Cinematic Universe Wiki - Fandom

  Wakanda, officially known as the Kingdom of Wakanda, is a country located in Africa, Earth. It is surrounded by mountain ranges and a thick jungle. It is one of the most technologically advanced nations on Earth, known for its rich deposits of the element vibranium. Wakanda is a constitutional monarchy, with King M'Baku as head of state. ## Contents [...] In Captain America: Civil War, Wakanda is depicted as a small area around Lake Turkana, a point where Uganda, Kenya, South Sudan, and Ethiopia meet. Interestingly, this is the location of the Ilemi Triangle, an area of land contested between Kenya and South Sudan. The Art of Black Panther, however, depicts it in the East African Rift Valley, bordering Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Uganda. [...] The people of Wakanda are seen speaking several languages, primarily Xhosa and English, as well as Igbo and Zulu. The Wakandan language is written in a writing system created by production designer Hannah Beachler based on the Nsibidi writing system.

• Wakanda | Marvel Database - Fandom

  Wakanda, officially known as the Kingdom of Wakanda, is a small nation in North East Africa. For centuries they have remained in isolation and are now considered the most technologically advanced nation of the planet. Birnin Zana "Birnin Zana (Earth)") is the capital and largest city. ## Contents [...] Wakanda is a country located in Africa. It is the source of most of the Vibranium used around the world. Wakanda was marked on a S.H.I.E.L.D. map of the world.|span_style="font-styleitalic"Iron_Man_2/span-78) Ultron "Ultron (Earth-199999)") purchased Vibranium which had been stolen by Ulysses Klaue "Ulysses Klaue (Earth-199999)") from Wakanda. [...] ## Alternate Realities[] ### Ultimate Avengers 2: Rise of the Panther (Earth-3488)[] On Earth-3488, Wakanda is a country located in Africa, it is home to large amounts of Vibranium. Dr. Bruce Banner "Bruce Banner (Earth-3488)") discovered that during a previous Chitauri attack, the Hulk had been able to smash through the Vibranium plated Chitauri ships without any effort. Because of this, he discovered that Vibranium turns brittle when exposed to gamma radiation.-77)

• Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

  _Black Panther: Wakanda Forever_ is a 2022 American superhero film based on Marvel Comics featuring the character Shuri / Black Panther "Shuri (character)"). Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the sequel to _Black Panther "Black Panther (film)")_ (2018) and the 30th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Directed by Ryan Coogler, who co-wrote the screenplay with Joe Robert Cole, the film stars Letitia Wright as Shuri / Black Panther [...] The princess of Wakanda "Wakanda (Marvel Cinematic Universe)") who designs new technology for the nation.( Wright was given a larger role in the film following the death of Chadwick Boseman, who starred in previous MCU media as Shuri's older brother T'Challa / Black Panther "T'Challa (Marvel Cinematic Universe)").( Wright said Shuri turns to her technology as a way to grieve T'Challa.( Lupita Nyong'o as Nakia "Nakia (Marvel Cinematic Universe)"): [...] "Shuri (Marvel Cinematic Universe)"), alongside Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, Winston Duke, Florence Kasumba, Dominique Thorne, Michaela Coel, Mabel Cadena, Tenoch Huerta Mejía, Martin Freeman, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Angela Bassett. In the film, the leaders of Wakanda "Wakanda (Marvel Cinematic Universe)") fight to protect their nation in the wake of King T'Challa "T'Challa (Marvel Cinematic Universe)")'s death.

• Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)

  The people of Wakanda fight to protect their home from intervening world powers as they mourn the death of King T'Challa. The people of Wakanda fight to protect their home from intervening world powers as they mourn the death of King T'Challa. The people of Wakanda fight to protect their home from intervening world powers as they mourn the death of King T'Challa. Director + Ryan Coogler Writers + Ryan Coogler + Joe Robert Cole + Stan Lee Stars [...] Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is a weak overlong boring slow-paced of a movie, it's NOT A BAD FILM, it's more of like a super mediocre average movie that are going super slow and nothing really exciting happening, it is mostly feels empty, the movie still has it's moments and performances, i think all the performance was great, i like some of the visual and sound, but compare to the first Black Panther not only at first the 2018 Black Panther movie feels like a celebration, this one is a [...] They could have done so much with this movie and show Africa as a vibrant place full of ideas and hope in the face of many problems. Maybe explore Ubuntu philosophy, or visual art. Unfortunately, Wakandan culture is reduced to a song&dance number for the day-trip tourists in cinema seats. This was a missed opportunity and almost a missed movie if not for a good double espresso I had before it.

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• Population

  6,000,001

Wakanda (/wəˈkɑːndə, -ˈkæn-/) is a fictional country appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Wakanda has been depicted as being in East Africa. It is located in sub-Saharan Africa, and is home to the superhero Black Panther. Wakanda first appeared in Fantastic Four #52 (July 1966), and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. Wakanda has appeared in comics and various media adaptations, such as in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, where it is depicted as the most technologically advanced nation on the planet.