Mauritanie
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Naitional motto: شرف إخاء عدل (Arabic) (Honor, Fraternity, Juistice) | |||||
Offeecial leid | Arabic | ||||
Caipital | Nouakchott | ||||
Lairgest ceety | caipital | ||||
Govrenment Heid o State - Prime Meenister - |
Islamic Republic Preses Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf |
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Area | 1,030,700 km2 397,954 sq mi |
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Population | 3,291,000 | ||||
Foondin | 28 November 1960 | ||||
Siller | Ouguiya (MRO) | ||||
Time zone | UTC+2 | ||||
Naitional anthem | Naitional Anthem o Mauritanie | ||||
Naitional flouer | |||||
Patron saunt | |||||
Internet TLD | .mr | ||||
Cawin code | 222 |
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 west, 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 though the modern state covers a territory far tae the soothwest o the auld province. The caipital an lairgest ceety is Nouakchott, locatit on the Atlantic coast.
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