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Mauritania

Mau·ri·ta·ni·a [ màwrə táynee ə ] country in northwestern Africa, on the Atlantic Ocean. It became independent from France in 1960.
Languages: Arabic, French.
Currency: ouguiya.
Capital: Nouakchott.
Population: 2,912,584 (2003).
Area: 1,031,000 sq km (398,000 sq mi.) 
Official name  Islamic Republic of Mauritania

Mau·ri·ta·ni·an noun, adjective
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