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          MAURITANIA
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Mauritania is located on the
west coast of Africa. About
47% of the country is desert,
the Sahara covering much of
the north. The main
agricultural regions are in
the Senegal river valley in
the south. The rest of the
country is made up of the
drought-stricken Sahel
grasslands, from which the
traditionally nomadic herdsmen
have moved to shanty towns in
the south. Deposits of iron
ore and copper provide the
country's main exports, and
development of these and the
fishing industry on the coast
are the only hope for a
brighter future.

Area (Sq. Km.): 1,030,700

Population: 2,021,000

Capital: Nouakchott

Language:
Arabic
French

Religion:
Moslem 99%

Government Type:
In transition.

Currency: Ouguiya

Embassy:
5 rue de Montevideo,
Paris XVle,
France.
+33-1-45048854

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