Mauritania, officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (Arabic: الجمهورية الإسلامية الموريتانية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-Islāmīyah al-Mūrītānīyah), is a sovereign...

droughts in the 1970s and 1980s. Mauritania has extensive deposits of iron ore, which account for almost 50% of total exports. The decline in world demand...

The people of Mauritania are overwhelmingly adherents of Sunni Islam, of the Maliki school of jurisprudence. Mauritania is a country in Africa, bordering...

The Mauritania national football team (Arabic: منتخب مُورِيتَانْيَا لِكُرَةِ الْقَدَم), nicknamed Al-Murabitun in the reference to Almoravid dynasty,...

(2014) Internet users: 10,000 (2002) Country code (Top level domain): .mr Mauritania has three operators, the original monopoly, Mauritel (now owned by Vivendi's...

Mauritania's mineral sector was dominated by iron ore mining and beneficiation. Other mineral commodities produced in the country included cement, copper...

Issues impacting Women in Mauritanian society include female genital mutilation, child marriage, and polygamy. The practice of Leblouh (Arabic: البلوح...

Greater Mauritania (Arabic: موريتانيا الكبرى) is a term for the Mauritanian irredentist claim that generally includes the Western Sahara and other Sahrawi-populated...

elections were held in Mauritania on 19 November 2006, with a second round on 3 December. At least 28 political parties competed for seats in the National Assembly...

("fishermen") on the Atlantic coast. The territory of Mauritania was on the fringe of geographical knowledge of Libya in classical antiquity. Berber immigration took...

A constitutional referendum was held in Mauritania on June 25, 2006 and approved by nearly 97% of voters. Following the August 2005 ousting of long-time...

public education in Mauritania was established by the French colonial administration. The first schools were largely concentrated in the sedentary communities...

in Mauritania. In 2020, the estimated Christian population amount was only 0.23% of the population. There are between 10,000 and 11,000 Christians in...

Mauritania is a presidential democracy, but has suffered from repeated military coups since its independence in November 1960. For 18 years after independence...

capital and largest city of Mauritania. Located in the southwestern part of the country, it is one of the largest cities in the Sahara. The city also serves...

Human rights in Mauritania are generally seen as poor according to international observers, including Freedom House, the United States Department of State...

The cuisine of Mauritania includes the culinary practices of Mauritania. Historically, what is now Mauritania has been influenced by Arab, Berbers and...

Mauritania's wildlife has two main influences as the country lies in two biogeographic realms. The north sits in the Palearctic which extends south from...

2006-01-12. "UN Location Codes: Mauritania". UN/LOCODE 2007. UNECE. 2008-03-25. - includes IATA codes Great Circle Mapper: Airports in Mauritania -...

oil field located off the Mauritanian coast in 800 m water depth. It was discovered by the Australian firm Woodside Petroleum in 2001. It is named after...

2006 January February March April May June July August September October November December 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian...

Demographic features of the population of Mauritania (Arabic: التركيبة السكانية في موريتانيا) include population density, ethnicity, education level, health...

Elections in Mauritania encompass four different types: presidential elections, parliamentary elections, regional elections and local elections. This...

Mauritania Airways S.A. was an airline based in Nouakchott, Mauritania, operating out of Nouakchott International Airport. The company was established...

significant comeback in Mauritania after a military junta took over the country in 2008. The younger generations in Mauritania view this practice negatively...

division of association football league system in Mauritania. It was created in 1976. Mauritanian Cup Mauritanian Super Cup FFRIM D1 Calendar RSSSF competition...

June 2011) was one of Mauritania's most famous musicians. She was born Loula Bint Siddaty Ould Abba in Tidjikja in Mauritania. 1958, into a low-caste...

The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo, as well as Saint Helena...

military control, relaxed the political climate. Ould Taya moderated Mauritania's previous pro-Algerian stance, and re-established ties with Morocco during...

Ahmad Taya; born 28 November 1941) is a Mauritanian military officer who served as the President of Mauritania from 1984 to 2005. During his presidency...