Mauritania

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Bareina, a village in south-west Mauritania	View of Nouakchott.
Chinguetti mosque	Qur'an collection in a library in Chinguetti
Schoolboys in Mauritania	Mountains in the Adrar region; desert scenes continue to define the Mauritanian landscape.
	Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi.

National landmarks of Mauritania

Chinguetti Mosque

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Major cities in Mauritania

Nouakchott

City	Population
Nouakchott	881,000

Population history of Mauritania

Year	Estimated Population
2011	3,541,540
2010	3,459,773
2009	3,377,630
2008	3,295,254
2007	3,212,672
2006	3,129,959
2005	3,047,249
2004	2,964,526
2003	2,882,003
2002	2,800,333
2001	2,720,367
2000	2,642,743
1999	2,567,741
1998	2,495,316
1997	2,425,374
1996	2,357,678
1995	2,292,053
1994	2,228,453
1993	2,166,948
1992	2,107,590
1991	2,050,456
1990	1,995,548
1989	1,942,900
1988	1,892,328
1987	1,843,352
1986	1,795,343
1985	1,747,839
1984	1,700,638
1983	1,653,818
1982	1,607,553
1981	1,562,144
1980	1,517,817
1979	1,474,597
1978	1,432,406
1977	1,391,261
1976	1,351,167
1975	1,312,132
1974	1,274,150
1973	1,237,242
1972	1,201,462
1971	1,166,883
1970	1,133,539
1969	1,101,457
1968	1,070,585
1967	1,040,792
1966	1,011,900
1965	983,773
1964	956,369
1963	929,704
1962	903,773
1961	878,589
1960	854,167

Government officials of Mauritania

Official	Office	Start of Term
Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz	President of Mauritania	2009
Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf	Prime Minister of Mauritania	2008

Countries adjoining Mauritania

Western Sahara

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Algeria

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Mali

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Senegal

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q:
What are the common languages in Mauritania?
A:
Arabic language and Fula language are the official languages spoken in this country.
Q:
What is the capital of the country, Mauritania?
A:
The capital is Nouakchott.
Q:
Which currency is accepted in Mauritania?
A:
The official currencies include the Mauritanian ouguiya.
Q:
What famous people were born in Mauritania?
A:
Famous people born here include:
- Abdallah Bin Bayyah
- Bilal Sidibé
- Sayed Ali Bechir

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