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MAURITANIAIslamic Republic of Mauritania

GOVERNMENT:

• President --------------------------------- Mouhamed Ould Abdel Aziz
• Head of Govt -------------------------------Moulaye Ould Maohamed Laghdaf
• Population: ----------------------------- 3, 129,486
• Capital City: ----------------------------- Nouakchott
• Capital City (Est. pop.).................... 735,000
• Independence:----------- Nov 28, 1960
  
  GEOGRAPHY:
• Area: --------------------- 1,031,000 sq.km : 398,000 sq mi
  
  PEOPLE:
• Official languages:------------------- Hasaniya Arabic , Wolof
• Literacy:------------------ 38%
  
  VITAL STATISTICS:
• Birth Rate----------------------- 44/1000
• Unemployment----------------- NA%
  
  ECONOMY:
• Monitary unit .......................... Ouguiya
• Economy:------------ iron ore, processed fish
• Natural Resources----------- Copper, iron ore.

Geography:Mauritania is located in northwest Africa it is bordered by Morocco on the north.