Mauritanie
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Mauritanie (Arabic: موريتانيا Mūrītāniyā; Wolof: Gànnaar; Soninke: Murutaane; Pulaar: Moritani; French: Mauritanie), offeecially the Islamic Republic o Mauritanie, is a kintra in North Africae. It is bordered bi the Atlantic Ocean in the wast, bi Wastren Sahara in the north, bi Algerie in the northeast, bi Mali in the east an sootheast, an bi Senegal in the soothwast. It is named efter the Roman province o Mauretanie, even tho the modren state covers a territory far tae the soothwest o the auld province. The caipital an lairgest ceety is Nouakchott, locatit on the Atlantic coast.
Islamic Republic o Mauritanie | |
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Motto: شرف إخاء عدل (Arabic) "Honor, Fraternity, Juistice" | |
.svg) Location of Mauritania (green) in Africae | |
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| Caipital and largest city | Nouakchott 18°09′N 15°58′W / 18.150°N 15.967°W |
| Offeecial leids | Arabica |
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| Ither leids | French Zenaga Berber |
| Releegion | Islam |
| Demonym(s) | Mauritanian |
| Govrenment | Unitar semi-presidential Islamic republic |
• Preses | Mohamed Ould Ghazouanib |
• Prime Meenister | Mohamed Ould Bilalb |
| Legislatur | Pairlament |
• Lower house | Naitional Assemmly |
| Independence | |
• from Fraunce | 28 November 1960 |
• Current Constitution o Mauritanie | 12 Julie 1991 |
| Aurie | |
• Total | 1,030,000 km2 (400,000 sq mi) (28t) |
• Water (%) | 0.03 |
| Population | |
• 2016 estimate | 4,301,018 |
• 2013 census | 3,537,368 |
• Density | 3.4/km2 (8.8/sq mi) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2017 estimate |
• Total | $17.421 billion (134th) |
• Per capita | $4,488 (140t) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2017 estimate |
• Tot | $5.063 billion (154t) |
• Per capita | $1,304 (149t) |
| Gini (2008) | 40.5 medium |
| HDI (2015) |  0.513law · 157t |
| Currency | Ouguiya (MRO) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
| Drivin side | richt |
| Cawin code | +222 |
| ISO 3166 code | MR |
| Internet TLD | .mr |
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References
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