Mauritania
Guide to MAURITANIA
MAURITANIA which official name is Islamic Republic of Mauritania or Mauritania, is a country from Africa located at the Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Senegal and Western Sahara. MAURITANIA with 5,074 km sq km, limits with: Algeria 463 km, Mali 2,237 km, Senegal 813 km, Western Sahara 1,561 km; and is divided in 12 regions . MAURITANIA's capital is Nouakchott which is the most populated city with about 709,835 inhabitants.
History of MAURITANIA
MAURITANIA's government is republic; a Republic with a Executive government type, with President Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi as head of state and Prime Minister Zeine Ould Zeidane as head of government.
Other symbols of MAURITANIA are Mauritanian motto " Honneur, Fraternité, Justice (Arabic and French, Honor, Fraternity, Justice) Mauritanian anthem "National Anthem of Mauritania Mauritanian flag.Mauritanian flag is composed by 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 .
MAURITANIA's history is quite long: 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. 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, which declared it would remain in power for up to two years while it created conditions for genuine democratic institutions and organized elections. Accordingly, parliamentary elections were held in late 2006-early 2007 and presidential elections in March 2007. The newly-elected legislature is expected to assume power following the inauguration of the new president in April 2007. The country continues to experience ethnic tensions among its black population and different Moor (Arab-Berber) communities.
MAURITANIAs geography
MAURITANIA has an area of 030,700Km ,with a coastline of 754, this great area is composed by 1,030,400 sq km of land and 300 sq km of water. Mauritanian geography is known by it's mostly barren land, flat plains of the Sahara and some central hills . This makes Mauritanian's land specially proclive to hot, dry, dust/sand-laden sirocco wind blows primarily in March and April; periodic droughts.
Guide to travel to MAURITANIA
If you are thinking on traveling to MAURITANIA, you will have to take in consideration some points like MAURITANIA's currency, MAURITANIA's weather, MAURITANIA's national holiday and MAURITANIA's transports.
The first thing you need to know for your travels abroad is country's currency. MAURITANIA`s currency is called ouguiya ( UM), which is divided in 5 khoums
MAURITANIA's weather is characterized to be desert; constantly hot, dry, dusty. So be sure of choosing the proper date to travel to MAURITANIA.
You can also consider to visit MAURITANIA on it's national holiday to get in MAURITANIA's culture. If you do so, MAURITANIA's national holiday is called Independence Day, 28 November.
Also, if you like natural wonders, don't forget to visit the highest point of MAURITANIA: Kediet Ijill 915 m. And try also to get to MAURITANIA's lowest point: Sebkhet Te-n-Dghamcha -5 mBut if you prefer the city, you must visit MAURITANIA's tallest structure: ( ).
Don't be afraid to take a flight to MAURITANIA, with more than 25 airports and 0 airlines, you will get to MAURITANIA without problems. Once there, you can choose the transport type that better fits your needs. MAURITANIA has about0 of railways, and also0 of roadways, so is a good place for a car trip.
Mauritanian Culture
MAURITANIA is known by Mauritanians as Al Jumhuriyah al Islamiyah al Muritaniyah or Muritaniyah in the shortened way. Mauritanian, about 3,270,065 people, are composed by different ethnics: mixed Moor/black 40%, Moor 30%, black 30%. And they also have different languages: Arabic.
Another relevant point nowadays it's MAURITANIA's religion. Mauritanians are divided in Muslim 100%.
But if want to know more about MAURITANIA's culture, the best way is by reading the most famous Mauritanian novelists' books like Moussa Ould Ebnou .
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