Trade pacts with China, Mexico, Canada, etc. quickly make headlines, whether it’s a new trading affiliation or one that is being discontinued. But, according to the Association of Mature American Citizens [AMAC], America’s trade partnership with the Kingdom of Wakanda was not widely reported, perhaps because it never existed. Nor did Wakanda exist. The U.S. Department of Agriculture explains that the fictional country [some may recall that Wakanda is the home of Marvel Comics superhero Black Panther] was being used to test its Tariff Tracker system and should have been removed when the tests were complete. For a while there, however, Wakanda was publicly listed on its Web site as being among U.S. trade partners. It was quickly removed when the USDA began receiving inquiries.
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