General Information

Official name:                          Al Jumhuriyah al Islamiah al Muritaniyah

                                                  (The Islamic Republic of Mauretania)

State organization:                Republic

Capital:                                     Nouakchott (480 000 inhabitants)

Population number:              3 177 388 (2006)

Population density:               2,5 persons /one square kilometer

Religion:                                  Sunnit Moslems (99,5%)

Official language:                   Arabian

Highest mountain point:      Kediet Ijill (910 m)

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