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The Islamic Republic of 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. Mauritania and Madagascar are the only countries not to use a decimal currency. The capital and largest city is Nouakchott, located on the Atlantic coast.

الجمهورية الإسلامية الموريتانية
Al-Jumhuriyah al-Islamiyah al-Muritaniyah
R�publique Islamique de Mauritanie

Missing image Flag_of_Mauritania.png Flag of Mauritania (In Detail) (Full size)
National motto: Honneur, Fraternit�, Justice (Honor, Fraternity, Justice)
Official language	Arabic (official), Wolof (national), French, Hasaniya, Pular (national), Soninke (national)
Capital	Nouakchott
Capital's coordinates	18�09' N, 15�58' W
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

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

Economy

Main article: Economy of Mauritania

Demographics

Main article: Demographics of Mauritania

Culture

Main article: Culture of Mauritania

• Music of Mauritania
• Islam in Mauritania

Miscellaneous topics

• Communications in Mauritania
• Transportation in Mauritania
• Military of Mauritania
• List of cities in Mauritania

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

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 | C�te d'Ivoire | Djibouti | Egypt | 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 | S�o Tom� and Pr�ncipe | Senegal | Seychelles | Sierra Leone | Somalia | South Africa | Sudan | Swaziland | Tanzania | Togo | Tunisia | Uganda | Zambia | Zimbabwe | Western Sahara

Dependencies: Mayotte | R�union | Saint Helena

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