diff --git a/xml/Country.xml b/xml/Country.xml
index fe6bf718..d1d635e5 100644
--- a/xml/Country.xml
+++ b/xml/Country.xml
@@ -1547,6 +1547,13 @@
                 <narrative xml:lang="fr">Yougoslavie</narrative>
             </name>
         </codelist-item>
+        <codelist-item status="withdrawn">
+            <code>ZR</code>
+            <name>
+                <narrative>Zaire</narrative>
+                <narrative xml:lang="fr">Zaïre</narrative>
+            </name>
+        </codelist-item>
         <codelist-item>
             <code>ZM</code>
             <name>