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.
Synonyms: Zaire Belgian Congo Congo (Kinshasa) Democratic Republic of the Congo Katanga
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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