Mauritania

Summary Location: Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Senegal and Western Sahara Population: 2,912,584 (July 2003 est.) Capital: Nouakchott GDP per capita: purchasing power parity - $1,900 (2002 est.) Mauritania Facts            Map Compare Mauritania to other countries: Comparisons Mauritania appears in the following rankings  • Illiteracy  • Low Population Density More about Mauritania  • African recipes  • Mauritania travel  •  Mauritanian airlines  •  Mauritanian airports •  Mauritanian books •  Mauritanian music •  Mauritanian DVDs

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