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Mauritania Information

List All Cities in Mauritania Listing cities Mauritania database :

Adel Bagrou
Akjoujt
Aleg
Atar
Ayoûn el-Atroûs
Bababé
Bareine
Bogué
Boû Gâdoûm
Boû Steïlé
Boutilimit
Chagar
Ghabou
Gouraye
Guérou
Hamoud
Kaédi
Kiffa
Legceïba
Magta Lahjar
Mâl
N'Beike
Néma
Nouadhibou
Nouakchott
Oualata
Rosso
Sangrave
Sélibaby
Soudoud
Tidjikdja
Timbédra
Tintane
Voum Legleite
Zouérat

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 seized power in a coup in 1984 and ruled Mauritania with a heavy hand for more than two decades. A series of presidential elections that he held were widely seen as flawed. A bloodless coup in August 2005 deposed President TAYA and ushered in a military council that oversaw a transition to democratic rule. Independent candidate Sidi Ould Cheikh ABDALLAHI was inaugurated in April 2007 as Mauritania's first freely and fairly elected president. His term ended prematurely in August 2008 when a military junta led by General Mohamed Ould Abdel AZIZ deposed him and ushered in a military council government. AZIZ was subsequently elected president in July 2009. The country continues to experience ethnic tensions among its black population (Afro-Mauritanians) and white and black Moor (Arab-Berber) communities, and is having to confront a growing terrorism threat by al-Qa'ida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM).

Population

3,205,060 (July 2010 est.)

Government type

12 regions (regions, singular - region) and 1 capital district*; Adrar, Assaba, Brakna, Dakhlet Nouadhibou, Gorgol, Guidimaka, Hodh Ech Chargui, Hodh El Gharbi, Inchiri, Nouakchott*, Tagant, Tiris Zemmour, Trarza

Administrative divisions

military junta

Independence

Independence Day, 28 November (1960)

International organization participation

green with a yellow five-pointed star above a yellow, horizontal crescent; the closed side of the crescent is down; the crescent, star, and color green are traditional symbols of Islam; the gold color stands for the sands of the Sahara

Economy - overview

Market value of publicly traded shares

fish processing, oil production, mining of iron ore, gold, and copper

Agriculture - products

2% (2000 est.)

Industries

415.3 million kWh (2007 est.)

Industrial production growth rate

386.2 million kWh (2007 est.)

Electricity - production

0 kWh (2008 est.)

Oil - production

30,620 bbl/day (2007 est.)

Internet country code

45,000 (2008)

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