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	Mauritania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Islamic Republic of Mauritania, or Mauritania, is a country in northwest Africa.
		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.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mauritania (1692 words)

	Mauritania
		The Constitution establishes Mauritania as an Islamic republic and decrees that Islam is the religion of its citizens and the State; the Government limits freedom of religion.
		The Constitution establishes Mauritania as an Islamic republic and decrees that Islam is the religion of its citizens and the State; accordingly, the Government limits freedom of religion.
		Shari'a Islamic law provides the legal principles upon which the law and legal procedure are based, and because of the manner in which Shari'a is implemented in the country, courts do not in all cases treat women as the equals of men.
	www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/irf/2001/5621.htm (1127 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)

	FACT SHEET: Islamic Republic of Mauritania at a Glance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		From the third to seventh 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.
		In October 2001, Mauritania held its third legislative and fifth municipal elections since the opening of multiparty politics under the 1991 constitution.
		Mauritania withdrew its membership in the Economic Community of West African States in 2000 and subsequently increased commercial ties with Arab Maghreb Union members Morocco and Tunisia, most notably in telecommunications.
	deploymentlink.osd.mil /deploy/info/africa/mauritania/index.shtml (1101 words)

	Worldworx Travel - Regional Information - Africa - West Africa - Mauritania
		The Islamic Republic of Mauritania lies in Western Africa, facing the Atlantic Ocean.
		Mauritania is a desperately poor nation, one of the world's poorest in fact.
		Not surprisingly given the fact that much of Mauritania is desert, the population is low for a currency of its size, just 3 million.
	www.worldworx.tv /regional-information/africa/west-africa/mauritania (439 words)

	1000Countries.com: Mauritania I: mauritania, MAURITANIA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Mauritania is beyond doubt the most dramatic country in North Africa, and one of the few remaining areas of...
		Mauritania is an independent republic which lies mainly in the Sahara Desert belt on the on the...
		Mauritania is almost only desert, with the exception of the fertile belt along the border river of...
	www.1000countries.com /countries_of_the_world/mauritania_1.html (2158 words)

	A USD 23 Million IFAD-Initiated Poverty Reduction Project in Mauritania
		Rome, 16 November 2001 - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania signed today a loan agreement on highly concessional terms for co-financing a Poverty Reduction Project in Aftout South and Karakoro regions.
		The Poverty Reduction Project in Aftout South and Karakoro is IFAD’s ninth operation in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, with a total investment of about USD 64 million, in loans - all extended on highly concessional terms - and grants.
		Mauritania became eligible for debt relief, and IFAD has decided in September 2000 to participate in the debt relief for this country under the Enhanced Debt Initiative for Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPCs).
	www.ifad.org /media/press/2001/01-38.htm (589 words)

	Mauritania (09/05)
		Mauritania's last presidential election, its third since adopting the democratic process in 1992, took place on November 7, 2003.
		Mauritania is eligible for U.S. trade benefits under the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), but did not export any products to the US under these benefits during the first half of 2003 (last available data).
		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 (2303 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Considering the sincere wishes of the two parties to establish a just and final peace between the Islamic Republic of Mauritania and the Polisario Front in accordance with the principles of peaceful coexistence, mutual respect and neighborly relations.
		b) The Islamic Republic of Mauritania decides to withdraw from the unjust war in Western Sahara in accordance with the modalities agreed upon jointly with the representative of the Sharawi people, the Polisario Front.
		The Islamic Republic of Mauritania undertakes to put an end to its presence in the Western Sahara and to hand over directly to the Polisario Front the part of the Western Sahara that it controls within 7 months from the date of the signing of the present agreement.
	saharach.iespana.es /polisario2.htm (450 words)

	Background Notes Archive - Africa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Judicial--a supreme court and lower courts are subject to control of executive branch; judicial decisions are rendered mainly on the basis of shari'a (Islamic law) for social/family matters and a western style legal code, applied in commercial and some criminal cases.
		Moreover, Mauritania's perceived support of Iraq prior to and during the Gulf war of 1991 further weakened the strained ties.
		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)

	Islamic Republic of Mauritania -- Letter of Intent, Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies, and Technical ...
		The government of Mauritania requests the Fund's assistance, in the context of a new PRGF arrangement, to strengthen its capacity in designing and implementing appropriate macroeconomic policies and structural reforms that are necessary to ensure macroeconomic stability and accelerate growth.
		In the context of private sector development, the government intends to accelerate the reform of the judiciary, which has an essential role in enforcing property rights and contractual obligations, and specifically the provisions of the banking law and the commercial code, which are necessary to attract foreign private investment and capital.
		Mauritania is also benefiting from its participation in AFRISTAT in the area of price statistics (with the publication of a new index in May), while strengthening the preparation of its national accounts with the conversion to the System of National Accounts, 1993, as well as its poverty indicators.
	www.mafhoum.com /press6/164E17.htm (6133 words)

	Islamic Republic of Mauritania
		Situated in the Saharan region of West Africa, Mauritania fronts the Atlantic Ocean on the west, is bordered by Western Sahara on the northwest, Algeria on the north, Mali on the east and southeast, and Senegal on the southwest.
		The constitution proclaims that Mauritania is an Arab and African Islamic Republic with the charia as its organic law.
		In 1993 Mauritania reestablished the adjustment program and streamlined its finances as a result of an agreement with the Paris Club, allowing it to reduce its public debt by about 50%.
	www.ciesin.org /decentralization/English/CaseStudies/mauritan.html (1452 words)

	The Country & People of Mauritania
		Settled by Berbers in the 1st millennium AD, the region was the center of the ancient empire of Ghana (700—1200) and later became part of the empire of Mali (14th—15th cent.).
		France gained control of S Mauritania in the mid-19th cent., declared a protectorate over the region in 1903, and made it a separate colony in French West Africa in 1920; however, little was done to develop the economy.
		Mauritania and the IMF Position in the fund, reports....
	www.hejleh.com /countries/mauritania.html (1897 words)

	Myanmar Information Committee, Yangon. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		On the occasion of the Independence Day of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, which falls on 28 November 2003, Senior General Than Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of the Union of Myanmar has sent a message of felicitations to His Excellency Mr.
		On the occasion of the Independence Day of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, which falls on 28 November 2003, General Khin Nyunt, Prime Minister of the Union of Myanmar, has sent a message of felicitations to His Excellency Mr.
		S'Ghair Ould M'Bareck, Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania.
	www.myanmar-information.net /infosheet/2003/031128.htm (263 words)

	Islamic Republic of Mauritania
		In Mauritania, newspapers may be banned for publishing material that "undermines" Islam or is perceived to threaten national security.
		Shopkeepers have torn down the obligatory portrait of the former president, and the glowing praise that had for him they are now giving to the new military leaders.
		The African Union has suspended Mauritania until elections are held for a government to replace coup leaders.
	www.fsmitha.com /world/mauritania.htm (355 words)

	Mauritania (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		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.
	i-cias.com /e.o/mauritan.htm (145 words)

	ICL - Mauritania - Constitution
		The Prime Minister and the ministers are responsible to the President of the Republic.
		Three of the members shall be appointed by the President of the Republic, two by the President of the National Assembly, and one by the President of the Senate.
		In the case set forth in the present paragraph the High Court of Justice is bound by the definition of crimes and misdemeanors, as well as by the determination of sentences resulting from the penal laws in force at the time the acts were committed.
	www.oefre.unibe.ch /law/icl/mr00000_.html (6244 words)

	ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF MAURITANIA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Location: Mauritania is bounded west by the Atlantic Ocean, north by Morocco, north-east by Algeria, east and south-east by Mali, and south by Senegal.
		The 1997 estimated population was 2,449,130, giving the country an overall population density of 2 persons per sq km (6 persons per sq mi).
		Currency: The monetary unit in Mauritania is the ouguiya, which is divided into five khoums (137 ouguiyas equal U.S.$1; 1996).
	www.arifonet.org.ma /data/about/About20_us.html (181 words)

	Text: Clinton, Mauritania Ambassador Werzeg Remarks, July 29
		Washington -- President Clinton commended Mauritania's contributions to peace, in particular its support of the Middle East peace process, as he accepted the Letter of Credence from the newly appointed Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania to the United States Bilal Ould Werzeg on July 29.
		Mauritania is also active at the subregional level and is constantly striving to strengthen peace and establish ever closer ties with its brothers, the peoples of the subregion.
		Mauritania greatly appreciates and applauds the very important role the United States plays in the ongoing quest for peace and stability in the world.
	www.usembassy-israel.org.il /publish/press/whouse/archive/july/wh4_7-31.htm (1127 words)

	Welcome to Islamic Republic of Mauritania - Countries (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		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)

	Foreign & Commonwealth Office Country Profiles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Islamic Republic of Mauritania lies mainly in the Sahara Desert belt of West Africa.
		Mauritania is a poor country with few sources of income and great vulnerability to climatic and environmental factors.
		In the 11th century Mauritania formed part of the Islamic religious Almoravid state, which subjugated Ghana, Morocco and western Algeria and dominated Muslim Spain until the mid 12th century.
	www.fco.gov.uk /servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029394365&a=KCountryProfile&aid=1030578266285 (1117 words)

	Joint Communiqué Following the Visit to Mauritania by the South Africa Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dr ...
		At the invitation of H.E. Mr Mohamed Vail Ould Belial, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Co-operation of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, H.E. Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Africa, undertook a working visit to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania from Saturday, 22 to Monday, 24 January 2005.
		During this visit, the Minister was received in audience by H.E. Maaouya Ould Sid Ahmed Taya, President of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania and conveyed the brotherly greetings of the President of the Republic of South Africa, H,E. Thabo Mbeki.
		In reviewing the situation in the continent, the Ministers expressed their satisfaction with the progress made regarding the operationalisation of the African Union and its institutions and reaffirmed their commitment to peace and security in Africa and rejected the use of violence as a means of political expression.
	www.dfa.gov.za /docs/2005/maur0124.htm (520 words)

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