Zaire

Summary

Zaire is a historical country^[1]. Zaire ranks in the top 2% of historical_country entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,212 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Zaire is in the country of Zaire^[3].
• Zaire's continent is recorded as Africa^[4].
• Zaire's instance of is recorded as historical country^[5].
• Zaire's instance of is recorded as sovereign state^[6].
• Zaire's instance of is recorded as aspect of history^[7].
• Zaire's instance of is recorded as country^[8].
• Zaire's head of state is recorded as Mobutu Sese Seko^[9].
• Zaire's capital is recorded as Kinshasa^[10].
• Zaire's official language is recorded as French^[11].
• Zaire's currency is recorded as zaire^[12].
• Zaire's flag image is recorded as Flag of Zaire (1971–1997).svg^[13].
• Zaire's anthem is recorded as La Zaïroise^[14].
• Zaire's coat of arms image is recorded as Coat of arms of Zaire (1971–1997).svg^[15].
• Zaire's basic form of government is recorded as Mobutism^[16].
• Zaire's basic form of government is recorded as republic^[17].
• Zaire's ISNI is recorded as 0000000106741211^[18].
• Zaire's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 155858392^[19].
• Zaire's GND ID is recorded as 1090526040^[20].
• Zaire's locator map image is recorded as Democratic Republic of the Congo (orthographic projection).svg^[21].
• Zaire's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80061025^[22].
• Zaire's IdRef ID is recorded as 028082818^[23].
• Zaire's Commons category is recorded as Zaire^[24].
• Zaire's said to be the same as is recorded as Democratic Republic of the Congo^[25].
• +1971-10-27T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Zaire^[26].
• Zaire was dissolved in +1997-05-16T00:00:00Z^[27].

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Founding

+1971-10-27T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Zaire^[26].

Dissolution

Zaire was dissolved in +1997-05-16T00:00:00Z^[27].

Why It Matters

Zaire ranks in the top 2% of historical_country entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,212 views/month).^[2] Zaire has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] Zaire is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]