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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
République Islamique de Mauritanie


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National motto: Honneur, Fraternité, Justice
(Honor, Fraternity, Justice)

Official language

Arabic (official), Wolof ( national ), French, Hasaniya, Pular (national), Soninke (national)

CapitalThis article concerns places that serve as centers of government and politics. For alternative meanings see capital (disambiguation In politics a capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has an alternative meanin

Nouakchott

Capital's coordinates

18°09' N, 15°58' W

Largest City

Nouakchott

President

Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed TayaMaaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya (b. 1941) became president of Mauritania by deposing Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidallah in a coup in 1984. He won an election in 1992, which was said by the opposition to be fradulent. In June 2003 he survived a coup attempt. On Nov

Prime Minister

Sghair Ould M'BareckSghair Ould M'Bareck (born 1954) has been the Prime Minister of Mauritania since July 6 2003, when he was appointed by President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya following an attempted coup. He replaced Cheik El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna who came from the same

AreaThis article explains the meaning of area as a Physical quantity. Article area (geometry) is more mathematical. Area is a quantity expressing the size of a region of space. Surface area refers to the summation of the areas of the exposed sides of an objec
- Total
- % water

Ranked 28thHere is a list of the countries of the world in order of size . Values are given using SI (metric) units. Dependencies are shown with the main country; the total area is also given, but the list is ordered according to the areas excluding dependencies.
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

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