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MAURITANIAIslamic Republic of Mauritania GOVERNMENT:
- President --------------------------------- Maaouye Ould Sidi
Ahmed Taya
- Population: ----------------------------- 2,511,473
- Capital
City: ----------------------------- Nouakchott
- Capital City (Est. pop.)....................
735,000
- Independence:----------- Nov 28, 1960
GEOGRAPHY:
- Area: --------------------- 1,031,000 sq.km : 398,000 sq mi
PEOPLE:
- Official
languages:------------------- Hasaniya Arabic , Wolof
- Literacy:------------------ 38%
VITAL STATISTICS:
- Birth Rate----------------------- 44/1000
- Unemployment-----------------
NA%
ECONOMY:
- Monitary unit .......................... Ouguiya
- Economy:------------ iron ore, processed fish
- Natural Resources----------- Copper,
iron ore.
Geography:Mauritania is located in northwest Africa
it is bordered by Morocco on the north.
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