Geographicals

Namibia

A republic in southern Africa, south of ANGOLA and west of BOTSWANA. Its capital is Windhoek.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

A republic in southern Africa, south of ANGOLA and west of BOTSWANA. Its capital is Windhoek.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Republic of Namibia
  • South West Africa
  • Southwest Africa

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Aspects Covered

2 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings epidemiology, ethnology.

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History Note

1978

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Previous Indexing

  • Africa, Southern (1966-1977)
  • South Africa (1966-1974)

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Tree Number

  1. Z01w.058w.290w.175w.580w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Namibia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009276. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009276
  2. Namibia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namibia
  3. Namibia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1030