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Descriptor English: Nigeria
Descriptor Spanish: Nigeria
Descriptor Nigeria
Scope note: República de África occidental, situada al sur de NÍGER, entre BENÍN y CAMERÚN. Su capital es Abuja.
Descriptor Portuguese: Nigéria
Descriptor French: Nigeria
Entry term(s): Federal Republic of Nigeria
Tree number(s): Z01.058.290.190.565
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009549
Scope note: A republic in western Africa, south of NIGER between BENIN and CAMEROON. Its capital is Abuja.
Annotation: do not confuse with NIGER, another western Africa republic to its north; Biafra goes here
Allowable Qualifiers: EH ethnology
EP epidemiology
DeCS ID: 9735
Unique ID: D009549
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2008/07/08
Nigeria - Preferred
Concept UI M0014854
Scope note A republic in western Africa, south of NIGER between BENIN and CAMEROON. Its capital is Abuja.
Preferred term Nigeria
Entry term(s) Federal Republic of Nigeria



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