Geographicals

Democratic Republic of the Congo

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.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

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.

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Synonyms

4 entry terms
  • Belgian Congo
  • Congo (Kinshasa)
  • Zaire
  • Katanga

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Aspects Covered

2 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings epidemiology, ethnology.

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Indexing Annotation

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

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98(74)

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  1. Z01w.058w.290w.100w.220w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Democratic Republic of the Congo. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D015023. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D015023
  2. Democratic Republic of the Congo. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo
  3. Democratic Republic of the Congo. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q974