Mauritanie

Mauritanie (Arabic: موريتانيا‎ Mūrītāniyā; Wolof: Gànnaar; Soninke: Murutaane; Pulaar: Moritani; French: Mauritanie), offeecially the Islamic Republic o Mauritanie, is a kintra in North Africae. It is bordered bi the Atlantic Ocean in the wast, bi Wastren Sahara in the north, bi Algerie in the northeast, bi Mali in the east an sootheast, an bi Senegal in the soothwast. It is named efter the Roman province o Mauretanie, even tho the modren state covers a territory far tae the soothwest o the auld province. The caipital an lairgest ceety is Nouakchott, locatit on the Atlantic coast.

Islamic Republic o Mauritanie الجمهورية الإسلامية الموريتانية (Arabic) al-Jumhūrīyah al-Islāmīyah al-Mūrītānīyah République islamique de Mauritanie  (French)
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Motto: شرف إخاء عدل (Arabic) "Honor, Fraternity, Juistice"
Anthem: نشيد وطني موريتاني (Scots: "Naitional anthem o Mauritanie")
Location of Mauritania (green) in Africae
Caipital and largest city	Nouakchott 18°09′N 15°58′W
Offeecial leids	Arabica
Recognised naitional leids	Hassaniya Arabic Pulaar Soninke Wolof a
Ither leids	French[1] Zenaga Berber
Releegion	Islam
Demonym(s)	Mauritanian
Govrenment	Unitar semi-presidential Islamic republic
• Preses	Mohamed Ould Ghazouanib
• Prime Meenister	Mohamed Ould Bilalb
Legislatur	Pairlament
• Lower house	Naitional Assemmly
Independence
• from Fraunce	28 November 1960
• Current Constitution o Mauritanie	12 Julie 1991
Aurie
• Total	1,030,000 km2 (400,000 sq mi)[2] (28t)
• Water (%)	0.03
Population
• 2016 estimate	4,301,018[3]
• 2013 census	3,537,368[2]
• Density	3.4/km2 (8.8/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2017 estimate
• Total	$17.421 billion[4] (134th)
• Per capita	$4,488[4] (140t)
GDP (nominal)	2017 estimate
• Tot	$5.063 billion[4] (154t)
• Per capita	$1,304[4] (149t)
Gini (2008)	40.5[5] medium
HDI (2015)	0.513[6] law · 157t
Currency	Ouguiya (MRO)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)
Drivin side	richt
Cawin code	+222
ISO 3166 code	MR
Internet TLD	.mr
Accordin tae Airticle 6 o the Constitution: "The naitional leids are Arabic, Pulaar, Soninke, an Wolof; the offeecial leid is Arabic." Nae recognised internaitionally (see main airticle).

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