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Mauritania (Arabic: موريتانيا‎ Mūrītāniyā), officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, is a country in North-West Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the west, by Senegal on the southwest, by Mali on the east and southeast, by Algeria on the northeast, and by Western Sahara on the northwest (most of which is occupied by Morocco). It is named after the ancient Berber kingdom of Mauretania. The capital and largest city is Nouakchott, located on the Atlantic coast.

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Algeria

The People's Democratic Republic of Algeria is situated in North Africa. It is the 2nd largest country in Africa and 11th largest country in the world, capturing total 2,381,740 sq km area. It borders Tunisia in the northeast, Libya in the east, Niger in the southeast, Mali and Mauritania in the southwest, a portion of Western Sahara in the west, Morocco in the northwest, and it is bounded by the Mediterranean..

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Mauritania - U.S. Library of Congress Country Study
Covers Mauritania historical setting, society, economy, government, and more.
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/mrtoc.html

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Mauritania is on track to reach the Millennium Development Goal MDG of enrolling all children in primary school, but government officials told IRIN.
http://mauritania-on.blogspot.com/

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Mauritania - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Mauritania
Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Mauritania. Mauritania. Information about Mauritania in the Hutchinson encyclopedia. mauritania flag
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LookLex / Mauritania
General tourist information along with details of each city and place.
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Area	total: 1,030,700 sq km land: 1,030,400 sq km water: 300 sq km
Climate	desert; constantly hot, dry, dusty
Terrain	mostly barren, flat plains of the Sahara; some central hills
Population	2,998,563
Languages	Hassaniya Arabic (official), Pulaar, Soninke, Wolof (official), French
Capital	Nouakchott

Mauritania Elected Officials

President Maaouya Ould Sid Ahmed TAYA

Prime Minister Sghair Ould M\'BARECK

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	Mauritania My trip in Mauritanie. This video won the Sony prize. http://sph3re.tv/detail_456.html
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	Elle Travaille, Elle Vit! And it's over... The movie is done minus the subtitles - but I'm done. Feels good to save it for the last time. These past few weeks in Dakar have been great though. Seen a few concerts, caught an awesome contemparary art exhibit downtown, had lots of happy hours, found some hip shirts at the Fuggi Jai (the Shake and Sell market) http://bpousman.blogspot.com/2008/05/ell..
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