Munchkin Country

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Munchkin Country aka Munchkinland
The Oz series location
Map of Oz, with Munchkin Country shown in the West due to a reversed image
First appearance	The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Created by	L. Frank Baum
Genre	Children's fantasy
In-universe information
Type	Fairy country
Ethnic group(s)	Munchkins
Locations	Yellow brick road, Deadly Poppy Field, Mount Munch
Characters	Wicked Witch of the East, Boq, Scarecrow, Cowardly Lion, Jinjur, Dr. Pipt, Ojo the Lucky, Ku-Klip, Nimmie Amee

Munchkin Country or Munchkinland, as it is referred to in the famous MGM musical film version, is the fictional eastern region of the Land of Oz in L. Frank Baum's Oz books, first described in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900). Munchkin Country is in the East, noted by later being ruled by the Wicked Witch of the East.

In The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, it was originally called "the land of Munchkins", but is referred to as "Munchkin Country" in all subsequent Oz books. Munchkin Country is linked to Oz's imperial capital the Emerald City by means of the yellow brick road. The native inhabitants of this quadrant are called Munchkins. In the story, the novel's protagonist Dorothy Gale, attends a celebration upon her arrival to Oz at the mansion of Boq, who is the friendliest and wealthiest Munchkin man. "Munchkin" does not necessarily mean someone of short stature. Many Munchkins portrayed in the books are of normal height, most notably Nick Chopper (also known as the Tin Woodman).