Mauritania Directory

The Islamic Republic of Mauritania is a country located in the western part of the continent of Africa. The country lies between the latitudes 14 deg and 36 deg N and 5 deg and 17 deg W longitudes. It shares its borders with Algeria, Mali and Senegal. Nouakchott is the capital of Mauritania and also holds the distinction of being the largest city in the country. Arabic is the official language and Ouigaya is the currency of the land. The country is divided into 12 different regions and a district. These are further subdivided to 44 different departments.

Site Listings
  • Country Study - Mauritania : Features a range of infomation on society, economy, transportatin, government, politics and national security.

  • CDC - Mauritania : Online source for health information for travellers, travelling to Mauritania.

  • Afrol - Mauritania : Independent news agency dedicated exclusively in providing current political news and information.

  • Topix - Mauritania : Provides continually updated news on Mauritania from thousands of sources around the net.

  • Africa Basket - Mauritania : Presents information on men's and women's basketball of Mauritania.

  • Amnesty - Mauritania : Offering news and information on human rights of Mauritania.

  • Ethnologue - Mauritania : Provides information on list of languages of Mauritania.

  • WFP - Mauritania : Located in the arid Sahel region of West Africa, provides details of activities, countries programme, news and other information.

  • African Conservation - Mauritania : Preserves Africa’s wildlife by supporting and conducting conservation projects throughout the continent.

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