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Geographic Locations > Africa > Africa South of the Sahara > Africa, Central > Democratic Republic of the Congo

Preferred term

Democratic Republic of the Congo  

Type

  • Geographical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Belgian Congo
  • Congo (Kinshasa)
  • Zaire

Note

  • formerly Zaire (capital at Kinshasa formerly Leopoldville); do not confuse with Republic of Congo (capital at Brazzaville) ( = CONGO); for entry term ZAIRE in French titles use diacrit: Zaïre, in English titles spell as Zaire

Scope note

  • A republic in central Africa, east of the REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO, south of the CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC and north of ANGOLA and ZAMBIA. The capital is Kinshasa.

History note

  • 98(74)

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URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D015023

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