(Al-Jumhūrīyah al-Islāmīyah al-Mūritanīya). State of Northwest Africa (1,030,700 km²). Capital: Nouakchott. Administrative division: regions (Wilaya) (13). Population: 3,161,000 residents (2008 estimate). Language: Arabic (official), French, poular, soninke, Wolof. Religion: Sunni Muslims 99.3%, Christians 0.3%, others 0.4%. Monetary unit: ouguiya (5 khoum). Human Development Index: 0.557 (140th place). Borders: Western Sahara (annexed by Morocco) (NW), Algeria…
Tag: Mauritania
Check naturegnosis for Mauritania in 2001.
Mauritania 2011
Yearbook 2011 Mauritania. From February until the end of April, students and other residents held several demonstrations in the capital Nouakchott against the government Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz. They demanded reforms and felt that President Abdel Aziz had wielded too much power. Inspired by the Arab Spring – the protests that took place in several…