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	Mauritania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Its coast faces the Atlantic Ocean on the west, with Senegal on the south-west, Mali on the east and south-east, Algeria on the north-east, with the Moroccan-annexed territory of Western Sahara on the north-west.
		From the 3rd to 7th centuries, the migration of Berber tribes from North Africa displaced the Bafours, the original inhabitants of present-day Mauritania and the ancestors of the Soninke.
		Mauritania and Madagascar are the only two countries in the world not to use decimal-based currency.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mauritania (1692 words)

	Mauritania. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Mauritania’s economy is sharply divided between a traditional agricultural sector and a modern mining industry that was developed in the 1960s.
		In the 14th and 15th cent., SE Mauritania was part of the empire of Mali, centered along the upper Niger.
		In 1993 the United States ended development aid to Mauritania in protest against the country’s oppression of its fl citizens and its support of Iraq during the Persian Gulf War; the government subsequently moved toward a pro-Western position.
	www.bartleby.com /65/ma/Mauritan.html (1576 words)

	Economy of Mauritania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Economy - overview: A majority of the population still depends on agriculture and livestock for a livelihood, even though most of the nomads and many subsistence farmers were forced into the cities by recurrent droughts in the 1970s and 1980s.
		Mauritania has extensive deposits of iron ore, which account for almost 50% of total exports.
		Mauritania is unlikely to meet ESAF's annual GDP growth objectives of 4%-5%.
	www.encyclopedia-online.info /Economy_of_Mauritania (319 words)

	Mauritania
		Mauritania was first inhabited by fls and Berbers, and it was a center for the Berber Almoravid movement in the 11th century, which sought to spread Islam through western Africa.
		Mauritania became an independent nation on Nov. 28, 1960, and was admitted to the United Nations in 1961 over the strenuous opposition of Morocco, which claimed the territory.
		Mauritania: Economy - Economy Mauritania's economy is sharply divided between a traditional agricultural sector and a...
	www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0107771.html (779 words)

	MapZones.com : Mauritania Economy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		In the Sahel region of Mauritania a orthodox subsistence economy is maintained, composed of farm animal raising, agriculture, crafts, and petty trading.
		In the Sahara region, a modern economy is developing, based on the exploitation of iron-ore and copper resources and of the ichthyologically-valuable continental shelf; the modern economy receives much needed capital investment and technical assistance from abroad.
		Camels are raised mostly in the north and the centre, particularly in the Adrar region.
	www.mapzones.com /world/africa/mauritania/economyindex.php (434 words)

	Economy (from Mauritania) -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
		Mauritania's economy is largely based on subsistence agriculture and livestock raising.
		The republic of Mauritania is on the Atlantic coast of West Africa.
		In the years preceding the dissolution of the union in 1991, the economy of Russia and the union as a whole was in decline.
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-204388?tocId=204388&ct=eb (700 words)

	An MBendi Profile: Mauritania - Overview (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Mauritania is an independent republic which lies mainly in the Sahara Desert belt on the on the bulge of Africa and forms part of the West African Region.
		Mauritania has implemented an impressive array of structural reforms, the most important of which are: the unification of the VAT rates and elimination of exemptions (except where they protect the poor); strengthening public expenditure management; stream-lining the procurement code and revising the investment code to enhance its transparency; and completing an ambitious privatisation programme.
		In ten years Mauritania has been transformed from a country with a predominantly nomadic population (2.8 million in 2002), limited economic base and poor social indicators to one that is highly urbanized, market-driven.
	mbendi.co.za /cymucy.htm (538 words)

	Encyclopedia: Economy of Mauritania
		Nouakchott (1999 population estimate: 881,000) is the capital and by far the largest city of Mauritania.
		National economies This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo.
		This article describes the Economy of Côte dIvoire The Ivorian economy is largely market based and depends heavily on the agricultural sector.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Economy-of-Mauritania (903 words)

	AISA - Electronic Monograph: The Islamic Republic Of Mauritania: The Attempted Coup D'etat
		However, both Mauritania and Morocco underestimated the determination of the territory’s liberation movement, the Polisario Front, and found themselves embroiled in a liberation war, which the fragile economy of Mauritania could not sustain.
		In 1989 Mauritania and Senegal came to the brink of war as a result of Mauritanian camels crossing the border and destroying Senegalese vegetable gardens.
		Though Mauritania is officially an Islamic republic, the authorities have cracked down on people and politicians suspected of links to Saddam Hussein since the outbreak of the 2003 war against Iraq.
	www.ai.org.za /electronic_monograph.asp?ID=3 (1554 words)

	Mauritania - The Economy
		In the late 1980s, Mauritania's economy continued to rely heavily on the earnings derived from the export of iron ore and fish.
		During the same period, the pastoral herding sector of the economy constituted about 20 percent of GDP and engaged 60 to 70 percent of the total population.
		The cumulative effects of drought and weak demand for Mauritania's iron exports, along with the heavy expenses of the war in the Western Sahara during the mid-1970s, curtailed the rapid growth of the 1960s that had been marked by an average rise in GDP of 8 percent a year.
	www.countrystudies.us /mauritania/43.htm (828 words)

	Mauritania Books 1970s (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, and Cape Verde.
		An introduction to the geography, history, government, economy, culture, and people of the African country that is three-fourths desert.
		Mauritania, Râepublique islamique de Mauritanie Ministáere d'Etat áa l'orientation nationale : Ministáere de l'information et des tâelâecommunications.
	www.arabinfoseek.com /mauritania_books_1970s.htm (1778 words)

	Mauritania (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Two new political parties in Mauritania were born on Sunday after they had submitted their applications and won a temporary recognition from the ministry of...
		Nouakchott, Mauritania, 10/21 - Mauritania`s minister of justice, Mahfoudh Ould Bettah, on Thursday called on all parties to contribute towards the restoration...
		Mauritania denied a license for a new political party under the claim that the party is Islamic, and contravenes the law which prevent religion-based political...
	www.wikiverse.org /mauritania (199 words)

	Economy of Mauritania -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		A majority of the population still depends on (The class of people engaged in growing food) agriculture and (Not used technically; any animals kept for use or profit) livestock for a livelihood, even though most of the nomads and many subsistence farmers were forced into the cities by recurrent droughts in the 1970s and 1980s.
		Mauritania has extensive deposits of (A heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood) iron ore, which account for almost 50% of total exports.
		The country's first deepwater port opened near (Capital of Mauritania; located in western Mauritania near the Atlantic coast) Nouakchott in 1986.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/e/ec/economy_of_mauritania.htm (496 words)

	Embassy of Mauritania - Washington (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Mauritania has a long coast linking the two capitals, and it is considered one of the richest marine fisheries in the world, but less than 25% of the Mauritanian population are consumers of fish or other marine resources.
		The exploitation of these resources began in the middle of the 1970s when the country was experiencing a severe drought.
		Mauritania produces no oil, however, the possibility of the existence of offshore oil has prompted Nouakchott to explore.
	www.ambarim-dc.org /economy.htm (726 words)

	Economy of Mauritania (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Economy - overview: A majority of the population still depends on agriculture and livestock for a livelihood, even though most ofthe nomads and many subsistence farmers were forced into the cities by recurrent droughts in the 1970s and 1980s.
		Mauritania hasextensive deposits of iron ore, which account for almost 50% of total exports.
		Mauritania is unlikely to meetESAF's annual GDP growth objectives of 4%-5%.
	www.therfcc.org /economy-of-mauritania-54012.html (319 words)

	Mauritania - The Economy - ROLE OF THE GOVERNMENT
		Covering the period 1963-67, the first plan had two primary goals: reducing Mauritania's dependence on external finances (principally French) and foreign personnel and laying the foundation for economic development through a series of basic studies of the country's resources.
		In the second (1970-74) and third (1976-80) development plans, Mauritania asserted an independent national economic identity and established the framework of the public sector.
		By the end of 1987, public sector management, wage policies, training, accounting procedures, and policies governing relations between the public enterprises and the central government all were under intensive review by the World Bank and the international donor community.
	countrystudies.us /mauritania/44.htm (1026 words)

	Mauritania: Economy
		Mauritania is very poor, most people here lead a life little touched by modern changes.
		The economy is totally depending on iron from the mines in the north of Mauritania, fishing and foreign aid.
		Mauritania had until the 80's a surplus in their foreign trade, but this changed in just a couple of years into a foreign dept almost three times the GNP.
	i-cias.com /e.o/mauritania_2.htm (224 words)

	Mauritania - THE RURAL ECONOMY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		In the dry northern two-thirds of the country, herding was limited to widely scattered pastoral groups that raised camels, sheep, and goats, and farming was restricted to date palms and minuscule plots around oases.
		A major reason for Mauritania's economic stagnation since the mid-1970s has been the decline of its rural sector.
		From 1970 to 1986, their contribution to GDP (at constant 1982 prices) averaged 28 percent, with herding accounting for about 20 percent of this figure and with crop production falling to as low as 3 to 5 percent in the worst drought years.
	www.countrystudies.us /mauritania/47.htm (269 words)

	Mauritania - Economy
		Mauritania has extensive deposits of iron ore, which account for nearly 40% of total exports.
		In February 2000, Mauritania qualified for debt relief under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative and in December 2001 received strong support from donor and lending countries at a triennial Consultative Group review.
		Meantime the government emphasizes reduction of poverty, improvement of health and education, and promoting privatization of the economy.
	www.exxun.com /Mauritania/e_ec.html (586 words)

	Arab Maghreb Union Country Analysis Brief (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		While Mauritania's real gross domestic product (GDP) grew an estimated 4.0% in 2004 and is projected to grow by 4.4% in 2005, the country remains the poorest country in the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU).
		Mauritania's macroeconomic reforms have been accompanied by efforts to liberalize the country's economy.
		With recent offshore oil discoveries, Mauritania is poised to become an oil producer in the first quarter of 2006.
	www.eia.doe.gov /cabs/maghreb.html (5380 words)

	World InfoZone - Mauritania Information - Page 2
		Mauritania, on the trans-Saharan trade route, became part of the Almoravid Empire.
		It was not until the end of the 1950s that Mauritania became a Republic and independent from France.
		Mauritania is a very poor country whose economy has been badly affected by drought.
	www.worldinfozone.com /country.php?country=Mauritania&page=2 (559 words)

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		Traditionally, Mauritania's economy was based on livestock in the north and the agricultural development south along the Senegal River.
		The production of iron ore since 1959, copper since 1967 and the industrialisation of fishing in the 1980s have brought a fair degree of growth in the 20 years after independence was gained in 1960.
		According to the World Bank in 1992, Mauritania's Gross Domestic Product was $1.08 billion, its GNP per capita $530 and its International reserves stood at $65 million.
	www.arab.net /mauritainia/ma_economy.htm (261 words)

	Economy Of Mauritania (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
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	www.appliedlanguage.com /country_guides/mauritania_country_economy.shtml (532 words)

	afrol News - Mauritania's oil adventure comes true
		While oil production is a novelty for Mauritania, the continental shelf of Western Africa has however attracted oil prospectors for several years, with exploration going on offshore Senegal, The Gambia, Mauritania, Western Sahara and the Canary Islands.
		In Mauritania, the search for profitable oil reservoirs was initiated in 1998, when the government awarded offshore concessions to Dana Petroleum, in partnership with Hardman, Woodside and British Borneo Oil and Gas.
		Mauritania, with its 2.5 million inhabitants, is struggling with widespread poverty.
	www.afrol.com /articles/13012 (861 words)

	Economy Of Mauritania Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
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	Additional Reading (from Mauritania) -- Encyclopædia Britannica
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		Laid out in 1748 by Nicholas Scull and William Parsons on land owned by Thomas and Richard Penn (sons of William Penn, Pennsylvania's founder), it was built around Penn Common, a large open square, and named for the hometown of the Penn...
		Features its history, economy, transportation, a section on slavery, and popular destinations.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-55016?tocId=55016 (795 words)

	Mauritania on the Internet
		Information about Mauritania and ethnic tensions, land ownership, etc. Has his publications on Goree (Senegal), indigenous learning, an interview with the leader of the Ghana Dance Ensemble, Nii Yartey, military rule in Mauritania and a comparison with Sudan.
		Has section on Mauritania's economy, a directory of the press, radio, education, a directory of associations, NGOs, and international bodies in Mauritania.
		Says it is "The site represents a new style media in Mauritania since it is considered to be the first electronic journal produced and overseen by a professional team of journalists in Mauritania." Web site based in Lima, Ohio.
	www-sul.stanford.edu /depts/ssrg/africa/mauritan.html (1969 words)

	Mauritania (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		One reason that we might have thought that it was dull is because, the book is written like a jour...
		It is one of the best books that I have read about Mauritania...
		Slavery - the crude ownership of a person and his exploitation like a beast of burden - has two major venues in the contemporary world, Sudan and Mauritania.
	www.freeglossary.com /Mauritania (203 words)

	ROAPE: Article - Political Economy of Mauritania: An Introduction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Review has not published anything of significance on Mauritania for nearly two decades - since Mahfoud Bennoune's analysis of 'the political economy of Mauritania: imperialism and class struggle' (1978).
		Despite Mauritania's membership of the Arab Maghreb Union (created in 1989), it is generally considered so marginal that it is rarely included in works on the Maghreb.
		These volumes discuss Mauritania's political economy with regard to the war in the desert.
	www.roape.org /cgi-bin/roape/show/6806.html (256 words)

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