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Mauritania

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Mauritania

Flag of Mauritania

Official languages
Capital

Nouakchott
Area
Government
1,030,700 km2
republic
Population
Religion
3,516,806 (2014 estimate)[1]
Islam
Time zone
Currency
UTC+0
Ouguiya
Demonym Mauritanian
Monarch Current
Previous


Location of Mauritania

Mauritania is a country in western Africa. The capital and largest city is Nouakchott.

It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Morocco to the north, Algeria to the northeast, Mali to the east and the southeast, Senegal to the southwest.


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