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Independent from France in 1960, Mauritania annexed the southern third of the former Spanish Sahara (now Western Sahara) in 1976, but relinquished it after three years of raids by the Polisario guerrilla front seeking independence for the territory. Opposition parties were legalized and a new constitution approved in 1991. Two multiparty presidential elections since then were widely seen as flawed, but October 2001 legislative and municipal elections were generally free and open. Mauritania remains, in reality, a one-party state. The country continues to experience ethnic tensions between its black minority population and the dominant Maur (Arab-Berber) populace.
Country name: conventional long form: Islamic Republic of Mauritania
conventional short form: Mauritania
local short form: Muritaniyah
local long form: Al Jumhuriyah al Islamiyah al Muritaniyah
Capital: Nouakchott
Languages: Hassaniya Arabic (official), Pulaar, Soninke, Wolof (official), French
Religions: Muslim 100%
Mauritania Page
Collection of On-Line Resources Related to Mauritania. Plus Country Map, U.S. State Department Travel Advisories and World Factbook entry for Mauritania.
Mauritania News
News reports and headlines from the African press concerning Mauritania.
Map of Mauritania
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