Area 1,025,520 sq km (395,953 sq mi)
Poplation 2,913,000
Capital city Nouakchott (735,000)
Government Multiparty Islamic Republic
Ethnicity Groups: Mixed Moor/Black 40%, Moor 30%, Black 30%
Language Arabic and Wolof (both official), French
Religions Islam
Currency Ouguiya = 5 khoums

The Islamic Repubic of Mauritania in north-western Africa ia nearly twice the size of France.

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