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 | | A new constitution approved by referendum in July 1991 declares Mauritania to be an âIslamic, African, and Arab republic.â The constitution provides for an executive president, elected for a six-year term, and for a bicameral legislature, consisting of a national assembly and a senate. |
 | | The Islamic Republic of Mauritania was proclaimed on November 28, 1958, under the constitution of the Fifth French Republic, and on November 28, 1960, it became fully independent. |
 | | Mauritania is divided into 12 regions, each administered by a council, and 1 district, which encompasses the countryâs capital and largest city, Nouakchott (population, 2001 estimate, 626,000). |
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