  the gillikin country is the northern division of l. frank baum's fictional land of oz. it is distinguished by the color purple worn by most of the local inhabitants as well as the color of their surroundings. the inhabitants of gillikin country are called gillikins. ==elements in gillikin country== like all of the countries of oz, the gillikin country contains various unusual sights and places. among them are: ===the wonderful wizard of oz=== note: the gillikin country is the only province of oz not mentioned by name or visited by the characters in this particular book. the following locations are merely referenced by various characters through the story. * the forest of the winged monkeys - a forest that is home to the winged monkeys that obey whoever wears the enchanted golden cap. * the palace of the good witch of the north - it never actually mentioned, but assumed to exist because the good witch of the north rules this particular province. * the ruby palace of gayelette - ===the marvelous land of oz=== * jellia jamb reports to have been born a gillikin. * mombi's house - the home of the witch mombi. ===the tin woodman of oz=== * loonville - a village whose balloon-like inhabitants called loons warn strangers to stay away from their clearing (the loons can also become too puffed-up). * yoop castle - a castle where a female giant yookoohoo lived and ruled her valley. * dragons - a group of dragons living beneath the earth's surface. they are allowed to come out once every 100 years in search of food. ===the magic of oz=== * magic isle - an islet containing powerful and dangerous magical energies which is located in the remote corner of gillikin country. * the forest of gugu - a forest ruled by gugu the leopard king with his counselors loo the unicorn, rango the gray ape, and bru the bear. it is the largest forest in the land of oz. the forest of gugu contained an assortment of animals ranging from animals that are found in africa (consisting of elephants, hippos, leopards, monkeys, rhinos, and zebras) to animals that are found everywhere else (consisting of [[
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