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	Mauritania - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		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.
		The 1960s were marked by tensions between the fl Africans of the south and the Arabs and Berbers of central and N Mauritania, some of whom sought to join Mauritania with Morocco.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-mauritan.html (1770 words)

	Geography of Mauritania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mauritania, a country in the western region of the continent of Africa, is generally flat, its 1,030,700 square kilometers forming vast, arid plains broken by occasional ridges and clifflike outcroppings.
		Mauritania has four ecological zones: the Saharan Zone, the Sahelian Zone, the Senegal River Valley, and the Coastal Zone.
		Mauritania · Mauritius · Morocco · Mozambique · Namibia · Niger · Nigeria · Rwanda · São Tomé and Príncipe · Senegal · Seychelles · Sierra Leone · Somalia · South Africa · Sudan · Swaziland · Tanzania · Togo · Tunisia · Uganda · Zambia · Zimbabwe
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Geography_of_Mauritania (2279 words)

	World InfoZone - Mauritania Information - Page 1
		Mauritania lies on the Atlantic coast of West Africa and is bordered by the Western Sahara, Algeria, Mali and Senegal.
		Mauritania is a bird watcher's paradise: starlings, weaver birds, pelicans, cormorants, herons, terns and ducks are among the birds which can be seen.
		The architecture of Mauritania ranges from wattle and daub structures with thatched roofs and old buildings which are the reminders of French occupation, to the modern city of Nouakchott.
	www.worldinfozone.com /country.php?country=Mauritania (496 words)

	Mauritania: History, Geography, Government, and Culture — Infoplease.com
		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.infoplease.com /ipa/A0107771.html (878 words)

	Mauritania (12/06)
		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.
		The U.S. Government fully supports Mauritania's transition to democracy, and hopes the success of the November 2006 elections will be repeated in the second round of legislative and municipal elections, and in the March 2007 presidential elections.
		The address of the U.S. Embassy in Mauritania is Rue Abdallaye, BP 222, Nouakchott, Islamic Republic of Mauritania.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/5467.htm (2326 words)

	Mauritania Geography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Mauritania is generally flat, its 1,030,700 square kilometers forming vast, arid plains broken by occasional ridges and clifflike outcroppings.
		Kediet Ijill, near the city of Zouîrât, has an elevation of 1,000 meters and is the highest peak.
		Approximately three-fourths of Mauritania is desert or semidesert.
	www.country-studies.com /mauritania/geography.html (354 words)

	Mauritania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mauritania (Arabic: موريتانيا‎ Mūrītāniyyā), officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, is a country in northwest Africa.
		Mauritania · Mauritius · Mozambique · Namibia · Niger · Nigeria · Rwanda · São Tomé and Príncipe · Senegal · Seychelles · Sierra Leone · Somalia · South Africa · Sudan · Swaziland · Tanzania · Togo · Tunisia · Uganda · Western Sahara (SADR) · Zambia · Zimbabwe
		Mauritania • Mauritius • Morocco • Niger • Republic of the Congo • Romania • Rwanda • Saint Lucia • São Tomé and Príncipe • Senegal • Seychelles • Saint-Pierre and Miquelon • Switzerland • Togo • Tunisia • Vanuatu • Vietnam
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mauritania (2674 words)

	SESRTCIC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Mauritania is located on the Atlantic Ocean in North-west Africa.
		The Riverine zone with its well-watered alluvial soil stretching along the Senegal River valley in the South, the Sahelian zone which is a broader East to West band that extends from the Riverine zone to the North of Nouakchott, and the Saharan zone that comprises the Northern two-thirds of Mauritania.
		Mauritania is the world’s thirteenth largest producer of iron ore. Primary energy resources consist of fuel wood and small-scale thermal electricity.
	www.sesrtcic.org /members/mau/mauhome.shtml (266 words)

	Mauritania
		Mauritania is almost only desert, with the exception of the fertile belt along the border river of Senegal in the south.
		There is little industry in Mauritania — only some fishing along the coast and iron extraction in the interior.
		Mauritania is poor by North African standards, and the country today is in phase of great social challenges.
	lexicorient.com /e.o/mauritan.htm (134 words)

	Welcome to Islamic Republic of Mauritania - Countries (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Mauritania is bordered to the west by the Atlantic Ocean, to the northwest and north by Western Sahara, to the northeast by Algeria, to the east and southeast by Mali, and to the southwest by Senegal.
		The climate throughout Mauritania is hot and, except for certain sections in the south, dry.
		Almost 40 percent of the land is rangeland or pasture, and the nomadic herding of goats, sheep, and camels still occupies a large portion of the population.
	maxpages.com /mauritania - !http://maxpages.com/mauritania (754 words)

	Facts About Mauritania
		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.
		For now, however, Mauritania remains an autocratic state, and the country continues to experience ethnic tensions among its fl population and different Moor (Arab-Berber) communities.
		Mauritania has extensive deposits of iron ore, which account for nearly 40% of total exports.
	worldfacts.us /Mauritania.htm (853 words)

	AllRefer.com - Nouakchott (Mauritania Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		500,000), capital of Mauritania and its Nouakchott dist., W Mauritania, a port on the Atlantic Ocean.
		Nouakchott was a small village until 1957, when it was chosen as the capital of Mauritania.
		Its ocean port, which is c.4 mi (6.4 km) from the city proper, has modern storage facilities, especially for petroleum; a deepwater harbor was built in the 1980s.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/N/Nouakcho.html (223 words)

	Background Notes Archive - Africa
		However, Mauritania broke diplomatic and consular relations with the United States during the June 1967 Middle East war.
		The 1989 rupture between Mauritania and Senegal that resulted in the deportation of tens of thousands of Mauritanian citizens negatively affected U.S.-Mauritanian relations.
		Economic/Consular/Commercial Officer--Marie C. Damour The address of the U.S. embassy in Mauritania is BP 222, Nouakchott, Islamic Republic of Mauritania.
	dosfan.lib.uic.edu /ERC/bgnotes/af/mauritania9507.html (1673 words)

	BUBL LINK: Mauritania
		Detailed handbook describing the history of Mauritania and analysing its political, economic, social, and national security systems and institutions, the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by cultural factors.
		Particular attention is given to the people who make up the society, their origins, dominant beliefs and values, common interests and the issues on which they are divided, and their attitudes toward each other and toward their social system and political order.
		Basic reference information about Mauritania, such as area, capital, population, population density, geography, language, religion, time zone, history and government, plus business and social information, including details of accommodation, addresses, climate, regions, travel, visas, passports, money, health and public holidays.
	bubl.ac.uk /link/m/mauritania.htm (388 words)

	Geography - Merriam-Webster's Atlas
		In 1958 Mauritania was granted autonomous status within the French Community.
		The current flag replaced the French tricolor on April 1, 1959, and no changes were made to the design at independence (Nov. 28, 1960).
		The green background of the flag and its star and crescent are traditional Muslim symbols that have been in use for centuries.
	www.merriam-webster.com /cgi-bin/nytmaps.pl?mauritania (128 words)

	Middle-East-Info.org - Mauritania
		The campaign to eliminate fl culture in Mauritania, orchestrated by the white Moor rulers, peaked in the late 1980s and early 1990s and continues today.
		Mauritania's Campaign of Terror documents the range of human rights abuses that the fl Africans have suffered in Mauritania.
		"Mauritania's Government has ordered the dissolution of an opposition party which campaigns for greater rights for fls and the descendents of slaves.
	www.middle-east-info.org /league/mauritania/mauritania.htm (684 words)

	Geography Of Mauritania (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		If you would like to use this flag of Mauritania or any other on your website you are welcome to do so, all we ask is that you include a link back to our site on the same page.
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		If you would like to use this information for Mauritania or any other on your website you are welcome to do so, all we ask is that you include a link back to our site on the same page.
	www.appliedlanguage.com /country_guides/mauritania_country_geography.shtml (353 words)

	mauritania map and information page
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		Mauritania (Complete) info on the (GDP) economy, imports and exports, natural resources, government, population, military, transportation, and much more here
		Climate Mauritania is mostly desert so it is very hot year round.
	www.worldatlas.com /webimage/countrys/africa/mr.htm (231 words)

	Mauritania - Atlapedia Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		It is bound by Senegal to the southwest, Mali to the south and east, Algeria to the northeast, Western Sahara (occupied by Morocco) to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west.
		Morocco claimed that Mauritania was historically Moroccan territory and did not recognize Mauritania's independence until 1969.
		In May 1961 Mauritania adopted a constitution that established a presidential system of government and Mokhtar Ould Daddah was elected President in Aug. In 1965 a constitutional amendment officially established the country as a single party state.
	www.atlapedia.com /online/countries/mauritan.htm (1215 words)

	African Studies Center \| Mauritania Page
		The index has been created by The Norwegian Council for Africa, as part of its comprehensive effort to strengthen the knowledge of Africa and African affairs.
		Comprehensive study conducted by the US Library of Congress covering the country's history, geography, politics, environmnet, religious life, etc..
		World Links has been active in Mauritania since 1998, when six schools went online in the capital city of Nouakchott.
	www.africa.upenn.edu /Country_Specific/Mauritania.html (237 words)

	Mauritania Post
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		NOUAKCHOTT: Lawyers defending 181 alleged coup plotters in the largest-ever trial in the northwest African state of Mauritania announced Tuesday they would boycott court sessions until one of their colleagues...
		Mauritania opens mass trials in alleged coup attempts
	archive.wn.com /2004/11/24/1400/mauritaniapost (633 words)

	Mauritania موريتانيا (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Virtual Mauritania - covers history, geography, and travel.
		A Country Study Prepared by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress.
		MENIC - Mauritania - From the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Texas at Austin
	www.arabinfoseek.com /mauritania.htm (89 words)

	Mauritania
		Directory of Development Organizations: Mauritania (2003) (Bert Wesselink, The Netherlands?) PDF format.
		The electronic version of the handbook, with chapters on history, geography, economy, society and culture, and bibliography.
		Search the entire USAID database for downloadable (in PDF) reports on projects and studies on Mauritania.
	www.columbia.edu /cu/lweb/indiv/mideast/cuvlm/Mauritania.html (795 words)

	Mauritania Atlas: Maps and Online Resources — Infoplease.com
		Mauritania Profile: History · Government · Economy · Population …
		Islam and Social Order in Mauritania (Oxford Studies in African Affairs) by Charles Cameron Stewart and Elizabeth Kirk Ste…
		Mauritania (Modern Middle East Nations and Their Strategic Place in the World) by James Morrow and Mason Crest Publishers
	www.infoplease.com /atlas/country/mauritania.html (131 words)

	Mauritania: History, Geography, Government, and Culture — FactMonster.com
		Mauritania: History, Geography, Government, and Culture — FactMonster.com
		Racial and ethnic tensions between Moors, Arabs, Berbers, and fls were frequent.
		Mauritania - Mauritania Profile: History, Government and Political Conditions, U.S.-Mauritanian Relations
	www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0107771.html (770 words)

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		A good starting point for researching Mauritania for travel or reference.
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	Mauritania
		The Constitution of 1991: The Constitution of the Republic of Mauritania.
		Elections in Mauritania: CIA Factbook, Government and politics and links to other sites.
		Mauritania, University of Texas Middle East Network Information Center: Education, General Information, Government and Politics, and other Resources.
	library.marist.edu /diglib/polisci/mauritania.html (50 words)

	Mauritania
		Provides a summary of vital stats of Mauritania.
		Includes geography, population, birth rate, death rate, life expectancy, military statistics and economic statistics.
		Offers a brief history of Mauritania along with outlines of the geography, government, demographics and economy of the nation.
	directory.v7n.com /Top/Regional/Mauritania (51 words)

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