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Monday, April 12, 2010

Mauritania


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Known as موريتانيا in the Arabic language, Mauritanie in French, and Muritanya in Berber, MAURITANIA is a large country situated in Western Africa. There are 4 bordering countries: Algeria, Mali, Senegal, and Western Sahara (considered a territory). The capital is Nouakchott! The 2nd largest city, Nouâdhibou, is situated on a peninsula east of the Atlantic Ocean. The currency is the Mauritanian Ouguiya, and its ISO 4217 currency code is MRO.

Rounded flag of Mauritania — adopted after an August 5th, 2017 referendum, this version includes two horizontal stripes which were not on the previous flag.

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