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This is a list of fictional countries that are set somewhere in the continent of Africa.


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* Africa: Africa is portrayed as one country in various works, typically comprising an expansive and sparsely-populated jungle or savanna. *African Confederation: Future African country that includes present-day Somalia, that is the birthplace of Geordi La Forge in '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' *Afrinia: African country used in World Bank training exercises *Afromacoland: African country in the novel ''Chief the Honourable Minister'' by
T. M. Aluko Timothy Mofolorunso Aluko (14 July 1918 – 1 May 2010) was a Nigerian writer. Biography A Yoruba, Aluko was born in Ilesha in Nigeria and studied at Government College, Ibadan, and Higher College, Yaba in Lagos. He then studied civil enginee ...
* Azania: African country from Evelyn Waugh's novel ''
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'' but with earlier origins in Roman histories. Azania is also a fictional country in the Marvel comics. *Abuddin: A Middle East country in the series Tyrant *Aburĩria, Free Republic of: African country ruled by a dictator known only as the "Ruler" in the novel ''
Wizard of the Crow ''Wizard of the Crow'' ( Gikuyu: ''Mũrogi wa Kagogo'') is a 2006 novel written by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o and translated from the original Kikuyu into English by the author, his first novel in more than 20 years. The story is set in the imaginary F ...
'' by Kenyan author,
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o (; born James Ngugi; 5 January 1938) is a Literature of Kenya, Kenyan author and academic who writes primarily in Gikuyu language, Gikuyu and who formerly wrote in English language, English. He has been described as having bee ...
.


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Babar's Kingdom Created by Jean de Brunhoff between 1931 and 1937, Babar's Kingdom, also known in French as ''Le pays des Éléphants'' (Elephant Country), is a fictional country supposedly in West Africa with French characteristics that is composed of elephants ...
: from children's book, a country of intelligent bipedal elephants. *Bahari: from the CBS television series '' Scorpion'', a small north African nation under the brutal rule of a dictatorship. The nation is a former Nazi German colony and there are several Nazi German military bases located in the deserts of the country. *Balaika : A fictional Central African country in the 2014 BBC Radio 4 Play "When The Laughter Stops", written by Sibusiso Mamba, co-created with Daliso Chaponda and with additional material by Ava Vidal. In the play two stand up comedians get into trouble in a country that is in the process of deciding whether homosexuality should be a capital offence. *Balic: A fictional African country featured in the Japanese anime television series ''
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''. * Bangalla: from '' The Phantom'' comic strip. The Phantom's base lies in the deep woods of this central African nation. *Bapetikosweti: The "homeland" state in which the South African satirist Pieter-Dirk Uys (under the guise of his drag character, Evita Bezuidenhout) was the South African ambassador. Bapetikosweti's capital Laagerfontein was also the sight of a major Boer battle, and today contains the Lunaville Casino and most famously Blanche-Noir, the South African Embassy to the Independent Homeland of Bapetikosweti. After the democratic elections of 1994, Bapetikosweti was re-incorporated into South Africa. *Beninia: from
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's '' Stand on Zanzibar'' *Birani: African nation featured in the film '' The Gods Must Be Crazy''. Located near Namibia and Angola. Has a Banana Forest at a place called Dumgase. *Bialya (Currently Greater Bialya): an evil nation in the show '' Young Justice'', led by a mind controlling female by the name of Queen Bee. She is part of The Light, a group of supervillains. *Bocamo: a gold-producing West African state from the '' Mission: Impossible'' TV episode "Kitara". Renowned as a particularly brutal practitioner of apartheid. *Bonande: West African country in the film '' La Nuit de la vérité'' *Bongo Congo: African kingdom in animated cartoon series '' King Leonardo and His Short Subjects'' *Bora-Baru Fictional country located inside Tanzania, having a coast. From the Marvel Comics. *Botswanga: African country in the film Le crocodile du Botswanga with its king *Bulmeria: an African country mentioned in the webcomic, '' It's Walky!'' *Bulungi: A country located south of
Côte d'Ivoire Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ...
and southeast of
Liberia Liberia (), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia–Sierra Leone border, its northwest, Guinea to its north, Ivory Coast to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean ...
featured in an article by satirical news group '' The Onion''. In the article, the United States' "ambassador" to Bulungi is accused of making the country up. Bulungi's capital city is Yabba-Dabba. *Buranda: African country in the BBC comedy series '' Yes Minister'', formerly known as "British Equatorial Africa" *Burunda: Fictional country located in Southern Africa. From the Marvel comics, it is not to be confused with Burundi. *Butua: African country of cannibals in the novel '' Aline and Valcour'' by the
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* Carbombya: country mentioned in the '' Transformers'' series *Canaan: African nation bordering Wakanda from the Marvel universe. *Claw Island: African nation occupying the island of Madagascar as portrayed in a video by '' The Onion'' about the United States sending USD $3 billion worth of aid to Andorra.


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*Darrar, Federal Republic of: A country in the
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based on Ethiopia in the novel ''Borderlines'' by Michela Wrong. *North Darrar: A country in the Horn of Africa based on
Eritrea Eritrea ( ; ti, ኤርትራ, Ertra, ; ar, إرتريا, ʾIritriyā), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of Eastern Africa, with its capital and largest city at Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia ...
in the novel ''Borderlines'' by Michela Wrong. The capital city is Lira. The country neighbours the Federal Republic of Darrar and has fought a war against it over a border dispute based on the Eritrean–Ethiopian War.


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* Equatorial Kundu: West African republic originally depicted on the Aaron Sorkin series '' The West Wing'', and later on '' The Newsroom'' and '' IZombie (TV series)''.


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*Federal Republic of South Africa: A South African state mentioned in the 1991 novel '' Vortex'', by Larry Bond and Patrick Larkin. It is the successor state to the apartheid-era "Republic of South Africa" and is established after a civil war takes place in South Africa over the fate of apartheid in the early 1990s; its capital is Johannesburg after having been moved there from Pretoria due to the latter city's negative association with the apartheid regime and the subsequent civil war.


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* Genosha: an island nation which was established as a mutant homeland in Marvel Comics *Ghalea: a small African nation whose pro-Western government is key to stability in the area, from the '' Mission: Impossible'' episode "The Money Machine" *Ghudaza: Small fictional country bordering Wakanda. From the Marvel Comics. *Gindra: a small nation in Central Africa formerly the home of Outer Heaven in '' Metal Gear: Ghost Babel'' *
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; In 1999 it became a member of the United Nations *Gorotoland: an African republic and site of
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''. *Great Islam Nation: a theocratic state which extends on Middle-East and Africa in the two novels ''Wang'' by French author Pierre Bordage. *Guadec: African country in an episode of '' Spooks''. Led by reformist President Manu Baffong. *Gwinalia: fictional African country in the PBS show ''Chocolate''.


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*Halwan: Fictional African nation bordering Algeria and Libya. Featured in the Marvel comics.


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*Imaya: Small Central African country located in between Nigeria and Niger. Featured in the Marvel Comics. *Interzone: a fictionalized version of Tangier from William S. Burroughs' '' Naked Lunch'' *Ishmaelia: a fictional African country from the novel '' Scoop'' by Evelyn Waugh


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*Kalubya: North African country corresponding to the location of Libya in '' Operation Thunderbolt''
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*Kalya: West African country in the novel ''The Zinzin Road'' by Fletcher Knebel. Capital city: Ft. Paul. *Kamanga: Southern African country between Namibia and Mozambique in the novel ''Tenth Man Down'' by Chris Ryan. Ruled from the poverty-stricken capital of Mulongwe, Kamanga is the very model of post-colonial corruption, nepotism, and greed. The territory, once a British possession, is now suffering from an
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epidemic, while poaching goes unchecked during a brutal civil war. Uranium, diamonds, and bauxite are key resources, although they remain in the hands of the European-descended elite. Kamanga uses the Kwacha as its national currency. This "Kwacha" is a fictional currency, but it has the same name as the
Malawian kwacha The kwacha (; ISO 4217: MWK, official name Malawi Kwacha) is the currency of Malawi as of 1971, replacing the Malawian pound. It is divided into 100 tambala. The kwacha replaced other types of currency, namely the British pound sterling, the So ...
and the
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. *Kambawe: location of Tom Stoppard's 1978 play '' Night and Day'' *Kambezi: Southern African country occurring in several '' MacGyver'' episodes, located somewhere near Zimbabwe and home to a population of black rhinos, a protected species approaching rapid extinction thanks to South African poachers. Kambezi is also in fact a military dictatorship, and relies heavily on the smuggling of
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. Kambezi was later used in season 3 of '' Blindspot'', but was a Central African monarchy at war with its neighbor and seeking control of a pipeline. *Kangan: African nation in the novel ''
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'' (1984) by Chinua Achebe *Katanga: African country, neighboring Sierra Leone, in Frederick Forsyth's '' The Dogs of War'' (1974) *Kenyopia: belligerent African nation in '' Totally Spies!'' TV series attempting to conquer its fictional neighbor Lyrobia (see below) with its King Milanalwayskumar *Kharun: fictional country that Prime Minister
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visits in the second season of '' Borgen'' * Khokarsa: ancient African empire that serves as the primary setting for Philip José Farmer's Khokarsa series *Kijuju: African country in '' Resident Evil 5'', which is subject to viral experimentation *Kinjanja: African country in the 1994 film '' A Good Man in Africa'', starring
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*Kivukiland: African kingdom in the 2001 South African comedy movie '' Mr Bones'' by Leon Schuster, starring Leon Schuster *Kôr: African country in the novel '' She'' by
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*Kukuanaland: African country in the novel '' King Solomon's Mines'' (1885) by H. Rider Haggard *Kush: African country from
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's 1978 novel ''The Coup''


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*Ligeria: African home of the agent Benjamin N’udu in the Canadian TV series '' InSecurity''. *Logosia: African country from the '' Mission: Impossible'' TV episode "The Crane". *Lombuanda: an independent white-supremacist African country on the Gulf of Guinea in the '' Mission: Impossible'' episode "The Diamond". Underdeveloped and densely forested, Lombuanda is ruled by French-speaking settlers who keep two million black citizens starved and without 'schools, hospitals, or any voice in government'. The title of prime minister is held by Hendrik Durvard, a despotic white Lombuandan who plans to use a 27,000-carat diamond to finance his seizure of tribal reserves. *Lyrobia: African nation, ruled by Queen Tassara, in French/Canadian animated TV series '' Totally Spies!'' containing desert and rain forest environments, with an Arabic-inspired culture. *Lamumba: A small, prospering county, published in '' DC Comics'', and was first seen in '' Doom Patrol'' #100, "''The Fantastic Origin Of The Beast Boy"''.


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*Malagawi: African country in '' le Professionnel'', film by Georges Lautner starring Jean-Paul Belmondo. * Matobo: a state based on Zimbabwe, from the 2005 film '' The Interpreter''. "Matobo" is also used briefly in '' 24: Redemption'' in a scene where an international videoconference takes place and on ''24'' (season 7), where Ule Matobo (fictional) is a former president of
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, the fiction African nation. The nation was also used as the setting for the Swedish film Morgan Pålsson - världsreporter, but spelled with an accent, Matóbo. *Maurania: African country in '' Paradise'' video game. *Mbangawi: African country located between Tanzania and Kenya. Featured in the Marvel Comics. * Mittelafrika: A German colony in the Kaiserreich mod for Hearts of Iron IV. *Mohannda: Fictional country bordering Wakanda and Zwartheid. From the Marvel Comics. *Moloni Republic: Southern African country from the video game ''
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''. *Mombaka: an African country featured in the films '' Red Scorpion and Jagga Jasoos.'' *Mumbambu: African nation occupying the Central and East region as portrayed in a video by '' The Onion'' about the United States sending USD $3 billion worth of aid to Andorra as it was believed to be south of Mumbambu in Africa, not Europe. *Murkatesh: Country bordering Algeria and Nigeria. From the Marvel Comics.


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*Nadua: Fictional country bordered by Namibia all around. From the Marvel Comics. *Nagonia: African country in Yulian Semyonov's spy novel ''TASS Is Authorized to Announce...'', and in the 1984 film of the same title *Nambabwe: a parody of Namibia (formerly South West Africa) during the time of its UN-supervised independence from South Africa. A spoof of the transition by the UN peace-keeping forces was the subject of a 1990 comedy film by Leon Schuster, '' Oh Shucks...Here Comes UNTAG''. *Nambia: African country usually said as a mispronunciation of Namibia erroneously stated likely due to the prevalence of nations with similar name such as Gambia and Zambia. *Nambutu: a fictional African nation in the 2006 film '' Casino Royale''. *Naruba: a fictional West African country in '' Designated Survivor''. It is located in between Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Benin and Burkina Faso. Its capital city is Soji. It is mentioned to be one of the poorest nations on the planet, with conflicts arising from warlords such as Atsu Kalame. *Narubu: fictional country from ''
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''. *Narobia: Fictional country from the Marvel comics. Small country located near Ethiopia and Wakanda. *Natumbe: African country from '' Dynasty'' TV series *Nayak: imaginary West African country in the 2004 film '' La Nuit de la vérité'' (''Night of Truth'') *Neranga: "new African country" featured in a Rumpole story called "Rumpole and the Golden Thread" by
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*New Zanzibar: featured in '' The Simpsons'' episode "
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", this country only existed for a few moments between Tanzania and Pepsi Presents New Zanzibar. *Nexdoria: featured in
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as a rival, adjacent country to Zamunda. *Ng'ombwana: African country depicted in the 1974 novel ''
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'' by Ngaio Marsh *Ngombia: West African country featured in the 1963
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novel ''Tom Swift and His Repelatron Skyway''. *Niberia: African country in the 2009 film '' The International'' *Nibia: African country in the 1995 film '' Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls'' *Niganda: Fictional country bordering Wakanda. From the Marvel Comics, it is also called Niganoa. *Numbani: West African city-state bordering Nigeria in the video game '' Overwatch'' *Nyala: African country depicted in the novel ''
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'' by Desmond Bagley


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*Odan: a Central African republic at war with its neighbor and seeking control of a pipeline in season 3 of '' Blindspot''. * Opar: located deep in the jungles of Africa. Portrayed as a lost colony of Atlantis in
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's series of Tarzan novels. *Orïsha: a West Africa country based on Nigeria in the fantasy novel
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. * Outer Heaven: fortified microstate founded by a "legendary mercenary" 200 km north of the fictional Galzburg, South Africa


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*Pan-Africa: featured in the Judge Dredd comic book series. *Pan African Union: Future federal Sub-Saharan superstate in the science fiction wargame ''
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'' *Pepsi Presents New Zanzibar: featured in '' The Simpsons'' episode "
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", this country came into being after civil war in Tanzania created the country New Zanzibar, which moments later was purchased by Pepsi. *Podoso: a fictional Central African country mentioned in the Turkish television series '' Valley of the Wolves''. *Pride Lands: a fictional East African country where lions rule the kingdom. Pride Rock, a colossal rock formation, serves as the residence of the king and his pride, based on the real-life Tanzania in Disney's '' The Lion King''.


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*Republic of West Africa: This country is highlighted in the episode 6 of season 1 of '' Madam Secretary'', "The Call" when the country's government intends to carry out sad lead noised by King of sad lead noised Adam. It is also found in several kinds of scam spams. *Republic Of Alabanda: This country is located in fiction Kenya led by Tiger Fang General and Governor Krima in 1964 Kokusai Himitsu Keisatsu second installment Trap of Suicide Kilometer. *Rudyarda: Small African nation north of Wakanda. Featured in the Marvel Comics.


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*Sahelise Republic: African country mentioned in '' The West Wing'', episode "In This White House" *
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: African monarchy from '' That's So Raven'' TV series, episode "The Royal Treatment" *Samgola: a parody of Angola bordering Nambabwe in Leon Schuster's film ''Oh Schucks...Here Comes UNTAG''. *Sangala: A nation from '' 24: Redemption'' and ''24'' (season 7) where Jack Bauer comes to after running away from his life. A coup d'état takes place, with rebels using brainwashed children as soldiers. The nation is later invaded by the US in season 7. *Seanfrika: A country from the movie '' Sean Banan inuti Seanfrika'' founded by the Iranian-Swedish comedian Sean Banan to escape the cold Swedish winters. *Sonzola: an African republic mentioned in the novels of Christopher Brookmyre *Sotho: a kingdom in Africa mentioned in a 1997 episode of the German TV series '' Küstenwache'' (note: the name and the royalist form of government seem to refer to the real existing Kingdom of
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– however, in the episode, the King of Sotho comes to Germany to order ships for his coastguard, which would not make any sense for the real Lesotho, since the country is
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). *Suaoriland: a country in East Africa briefly mentioned in Donna Tartt's novel ''The Secret History''.


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*Talgalla: A fictional African country featured in
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''. *Tanzaberia: An African country featured in the
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''. *Transvalia: not actually a state in its own right, but rather a parody of Orania. Leon Schuster made a comedy film called '' Sweet 'n Short'' (1991), which was a parody of life in the New South Africa. The film was made in 1990 shortly after
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was released from prison - many of the fictional events portrayed therein actually came to pass in post-apartheid South Africa. *Trucial Abysmia: East African country in the ''G.I. Joe'' comics.


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*Ujanka: Fictional country located near Wakanda and
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. From the Marvel comics. *Umbazi: Country from the Marvel comics. Borders Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo *Umbutu, National Republic of: A post invasion nation in '' Independence Day: Resurgence'' that during the 1996 war was the one place where the Harvesters landed. *United Mitanni Commonwealth: A fictional African country in
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's science fiction novel ''Manna''. *United States of Southern Africa (USSA): A country born out of the Republic of South Africa in '' 2061: Odyssey Three''. Apartheid in South Africa ends some time in the late 2010s or early 2020s, followed by a mass exodus of Afrikaners and capital flight out of the country towards Europe. A terrorist insurgency of Afrikaners called "The Bund" conducts attacks against the USSA. *United States of Southern Africa: A country born out of the Republic of South Africa in '' World War Z'' *Upper Gorm: Fictional African country in the 1980 comedy film ''
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''. *UAC: An unnamed African country depicted in the video game '' Far Cry 2'', can also be presumed to be named ''Seko''.


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*Wadiya: Country ruled by the protagonist in the 2012 film ''The Dictator''. Located by the Red Sea. * Wakanda: small African nation featured in the Marvel Comics series ''
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''. The nation is ruled by King T'Challa, also known as the super hero
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. *West Angola: a fictional African country referred to in '' Scandal''. *West African Union: a fictional merger of
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and Sierra Leone in ''Seafighter'' a 1999 novel by James H. Cobb. Ruled by Premier-General Obe Belewa. *West Monrassa: Central African country in an episode of '' Spooks''. Run by President Gabriel Sakoa, a corrupt leader planning a genocide against the people in the north of the country.


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* Zambakia: An African country featured in the
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show ''
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''. *Zambawi: African country from Patrick Neate's novel ''Musungu Jim and the Great Chief Tuloko'' (2000) *Zambezi: African monarchy in '' King Ralph''. It is a new state rich with mineral resources and becomes a trade partner with the UK. *Zambesi: Zambesi is a country in DC Comics * *Zamunda: African monarchy from the
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film '' Coming to America'' (1988) and its sequel ''
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'' (2021) *Zangaro: West African country in the novel '' The Dogs of War'' (1974) *Zanj: African country from
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's novel ''The Coup'' (1978) *Zanzarim: Fictional West African nation in William Boyd's James Bond novel ''Solo'' *Zarakal: East African country from Michael Bishop's novel ''
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'' (1982) *Zembala: African country in the 1978 film '' The Wild Geese'' *Zinariya: an African country famous for its copper mines, ruled by a dictator, General Bindiga, in
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''Encyclopædia Britannica''.
's '' My Name Is Legion'' (2004) *Zulabwe: an African country where the squad from popular TV serial, '' The A-Team'' (by
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and Frank Lupo (1983) found themselves in one of the episodes. *Zu-Vendis: African country in
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's 1887 book '' Allan Quatermain'' containing a lost white race. *Zwartheid: Fictional country located near Wakanda from the Marvel Comics.


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