Definition of Mauritania

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Mauritania
n. Islamic Republic of Mauritania, republic in northwestern Africa

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Mauritania Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

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Mauritania
Noun
1. a country in northwestern Africa with a provisional military government; achieved independence from France in 1960; largely western Sahara Desert
(synonym) Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Mauritanie, Muritaniya
(hypernym) African country, African nation
(member-holonym) Arab League
(part-holonym) Africa
(member-meronym) Mauritanian
(part-meronym) Nouakchott

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mauritania
mauritania
n : a country in northwestern africa with a provisional military government; achieved independence from france in 1960; largely western sahara desert [syn: mauritania, islamic republic of mauritania , mauritanie, muritaniya]



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 islamic republic of mauritania 


Mauritania Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries

CIA World Factbook 2005
Mauritania

Flag of Mauritania
Flag of Mauritania

Background
Independent from France in 1960, Mauritania annexed the southern third of the former Spanish Sahara (now Western Sahara) in 1976, but relinquished it after three years of raids by the Polisario guerrilla front seeking independence for the territory. Maaouya Ould Sid Ahmed TAYA siezed power in a coup in 1984. Opposition parties were legalized and a new constitution approved in 1991. Two multiparty presidential elections since then were widely seen as flawed, but October 2001 legislative and municipal elections were generally free and open. A bloodless coup in August 2005 deposed President TAYA and ushered in a military council headed by Col. Ely Ould Mohamed VALL, which declared it would remain in power for up to two years while it created conditions for genuine democratic institutions. For now, however, Mauritania remains, a one-party state. The country continues to experience ethnic tensions between its black population and the Maur (Arab-Berber) populace.

Map of Mauritania

Map of Mauritania

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    • Country Data Codes
    Mauritania
    MR (Internet),
    MR (ISO 3166),
    MRT (ISO 3166),
    MR (FIPS 10-4)


    Mauritania Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries

    Area Code International
    Mauritania
    Country Code -222


    Mauritania Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries

    Currency In Each Country
    Mauritania
    ouguiya (MRO)


    Mauritania Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries

    Multi Internet Domains
    Mauritania
    MR
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    Internet Domains
    Mauritania Islamic Rep.
    MR


    Mauritania Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

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    Mauritania
    Mauritania ( Mūrītāniyā), officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, is a country in northwest Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the west, by Senegal on the southwest, by Mali on the east and southeast, by Algeria on the northeast, and by the Moroccan-annexed territory of Western Sahara on the northwest. It is named after the ancient Berber kingdom of Mauretania. The capital and largest city is Nouakchott, located on the Atlantic coast.

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