Mauritania

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Mauritania is a country in northwest Africa. Its coast faces the Atlantic Ocean, between Western Sahara on the north and Senegal on the south. It should not be confused with the ancient country of Mauretania.

RÃÂ©publique Islamique de Mauritanie
Al-Jumhuriyah al-Islamiyah al-Muritaniyah
الجمهورية الإسلامية الموريتانية

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National motto: Honneur, FraternitÃÂ©, Justice
(Honor, Fraternity, Justice)

Location of Mauritania

Official language Arabic (official), Wolof (official), French, Hasaniya, Pular, Soninke

Capital Nouakchott

Capital's coordinates 18ÃÂ°09' N, 15ÃÂ°58' E

Largest City Nouakchott

President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya

Prime Minister Sghair Ould M'Bareck

Area
- Total
- % water Ranked 28th
1,030,700 km²
Negligible

Population
- Total (2000)
- Density Ranked 132nd
2,667,859
2.6/km²

GDP (PPP)
- Total (Year)
- GDP/head Ranked 148th
$4,891 billion
$1,700

Currency Ouguiya

Time zone UTC

Independence 28 November, 1960, from France

National anthem National Anthem of Mauritania

Internet TLD .MR

Calling Code 222

Table of contents

1 History
2 Politics
3 Regions
4 Geography
5 Economy
6 Demographics
7 Culture
8 Miscellaneous topics

History

Main article: History of Mauritania

Politics

Main article: Politics of Mauritania

Regions

Main article: Regions of Mauritania

Geography

Main article: Geography of Mauritania

Map of Mauritania

Economy

Main article: Economy of Mauritania

Demographics

Main article: Demographics of Mauritania

Culture

Main article: Culture of Mauritania

Music of Mauritania

Miscellaneous topics

From the CIA World Factbook 2000 and the 2002 U.S. Department of State website.

Arab League
Algeria \| Bahrain \| Comoros \| Djibouti \| Egypt \| Iraq \| Jordan \| Kuwait \| Lebanon \| Mauritania \| Morocco \| Oman \| Palestinian Territories \| Qatar \| Saudi Arabia \| Somalia \| Sudan \| Syria \| Tunisia \| United Arab Emirates \| Yemen

	Countries in Africa
Algeria \| Angola \| Benin \| Botswana \| Burkina Faso \| Burundi \| Cameroon \| Cape Verde \| Central African Republic \| Chad \| Comoros \| Democratic Republic of the Congo \| Republic of the Congo \| CÃÂ´te d'Ivoire \| Djibouti \| Egypt¹ \| Equatorial Guinea \| Eritrea \| Ethiopia \| Gabon \| The Gambia \| Ghana \| Guinea \| Guinea-Bissau \| Kenya \| Lesotho \| Liberia \| Libya \| Madagascar \| Malawi \| Mali \| Mauritania \| Mauritius \| Morocco \| Mozambique \| Namibia \| Niger \| Nigeria \| Rwanda \| SÃÂ£o TomÃÂ© and PrÃÂncipe \| Senegal \| Seychelles \| Sierra Leone \| Somalia \| South Africa \| Sudan \| Swaziland \| Tanzania \| Togo \| Tunisia \| Uganda \| Zambia \| Zimbabwe
Other areas: Canary Islands \| Madeira Islands \| Mayotte \| RÃÂ©union \| Saint Helena \| Western Sahara