Wakanda

Wakanda, officially the Kingdom of Wakanda, is a small, isolationist country located in the center of Africa. It is source of the rare metal know as Vibranium.

History
Wakanda is ruled by the heir of the title of the Black Panther.

Wakanda is the source of the metal Vibranium, from where Howard Stark collected it in the construction of Captain America's Shield.

Ulysses Klaue was in Wakanda once, where he stole large amounts of Vibranium. However, he had the word "thief" tattooed on his neck.

Wakanda was marked as a "hot-spot" for activities monitorized by S.H.I.E.L.D. As such, it was displayed in the holographic maps used by the organization to oversee those activities, such as the ones present in the room where Nick Fury met with Tony Stark to discuss his formal integration into the Avengers Initiative.

Trivia

 * In the comics, Black Panther is the king of Wakanda, an African country that served as the prime source of the metal Vibranium.

Behind the Scenes

 * In Iron Man 2, in the commentary, Jon Favreau noted Wakanda specifically as one of the locations Nick Fury was watching.