Bangalla
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| First appearance: | The Missing Aviatrix |
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| Created by: | Lee Falk |
Bangalla is the country where the Phantom lives.
According to the Phantom newspaper strip
Geography
Bangalla is an East African country, and some of its neighbors are Ivory-Lana, Tarashima, Ughland, Floradona, Rhodia, and the countries of the Misty Mountains. The capital is Mawitaan, and other cities include Bengalitown, Sanloi, and Spyglass. In the middle of the jungle, in a place known as the Deep Woods lives the Phantom. His home is in a cave shaped like a skull.
Although not mentioned, Bangalle must be near Lothar's homeland, the Twelve Nations.
Government and politics
Bangalla is a former British Commonwealth country that became independent in the 1960s.
After the independence, general elections were held and dr. Lamanda Luaga was elected the first president of Bangalla. His opponent, General Bababu, opposed the election results and a civil war broke out. Bababu seized power briefly until the civil war was over and president Luaga was reinstated.
Behind the scenes
The Phantom's home country was originally the island of Luntok in Asia. Later on, Lee Falk introduced the name Bengali, and inserted more and more African influences. In the 1960s, the location of Bengali was establised to be in Africa, but the exact location is uncertain. Maps appearing in the strip has shown the country to be near Zanzibar, Ethiopia, Kenya and Cameroon. In the 1970s, Lee Falk changed the name of the country to Bangalla. The capital Morristown did change the name to Mawitaan about the same time.