The IWW is a presidential republic, the Constitution of 1991 is in force. Administratively, the country is divided into 12 regions: Adrar, Asaba, Brakna, Gidimaka,…
Mauritania
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Countries in West Africa Part 1
MAURITANIA Present-day Mauritania is an African country bordering Algeria to the northeast, Mali to the east and southeast, Senegal to the southwest, the Atlantic Ocean…
Mauritania’s French-language Literature
The written literature in Mauritania is not comprehensive, but the oral literature is highly developed. The great interest in oral poetry goes back long before…
Geography of Mauritania
Geologically, the land is a flat bedrock area, which in the southeast turns into sandstone plateaus. The bedrock is largely covered by quaternary sand deposits…
Mauritania Religion
Islam is state religion in Mauritania and almost the entire population is Sunni Muslims. Many of them are supporters of Sufis fraternities, especially Qadiria and…
Mauritania Recent History
The name Mauritania is derived from that of the Mauri tribe already known, although in small numbers, from the time of Pliny. From an ethnic…
Mauritania
Mauritania, country in West Africa. Mauritania borders the Atlantic Ocean in the west, Western Sahara in the north, Algeria in the northeast, Mali in the…