Mauritania

Summary Location: Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Senegal and Western Sahara Population: 3,270,065 (July 2007 est.) Capital: name: Nouakchott geographic coordinates: 18 06 N, 15 57 W time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) GDP per capita: $2,600 (2006 est.)

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