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Mauritania (nation) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 20 00 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 20.0000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 012 00 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -12.0000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Earliest inhabitants of region were blacks and Sanhadja Berbers; was center for Almoravid Berbers 11th century; Arabs invaded and Portuguese arrived 15th century; disputed by several European nations; under French control from 1817, part of French West Africa 1904; official language is Arabic, though French, Toucouleur, Fula, Sarakole, and Wolof are also spoken. |
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| Mūrītānīyā (preferred,C,V,Arabic (transliterated)-P,U,N)
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| Al Jumhūriyyah al Islāmiyyah al Mūrītāniyyah (C,V,O,Arabic (transliterated),U)
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| Al Jumhúríyah al Islámíyah al Múrítáníyah (C,V,Arabic (transliterated),U,N)
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| al-Jumhūrīyah al-Īslāmīyah al-Mūrītānīyah (C,V,Arabic (transliterated),U,N)
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| Mauritanie (C,O,French-P,U,N)
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| République islamique de Mauritanie (C,O,French,U,N)
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| Mauritania (C,O,English-P,U,N)
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| Mauritania (Spanish-P,U,N)
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| Islamic Republic of Mauritania (C,O,English,U,N)
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| República Islámica de Mauritania (C,O,Spanish,U,N)
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| La Mauritanie (C,O,French,U,N)
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| Mauritanië (C,O)
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| Mauretanien (C,O)
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| Mauretania (C,O)
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| Mauritânia (C,O)
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| Mauritanian Islamic Republic (C,O)
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| Мавритания (C,O,Russian-P,U)
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| Исламская Республика Мавритания (C,O,Russian,U)
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| 毛里塔尼亚 (C,O,Chinese-P,U)
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| 毛里塔尼亚伊斯兰共和国 (C,O,Chinese,U)
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| مور خًاه اَ (C,O,Arabic-P,U)
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| جُهور ةً مور خًاه اَ الإسلام ةِ (C,O,Arabic,U)
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| MRT (C,O,ISO3L)
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| MR (C,O,ISO2L)
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| ISO478 (C,O,ISO3N)
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| MR00 (C,O,FIPS)
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| Mauritanian (C,O,English,U,A)
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| Mauretanian (C,O)
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Place Types: |
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| nation (preferred, C) |
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gained independence 1960 |
| primary political unit (C) |
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| independent sovereign nation (C) |
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| republic (C) |
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initially in French Community in 1958 |
| controlled region (H) |
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French, 1817-1960 |
| territory (H) |
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French, 1946-1958 |
| colony (H) |
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French, 1921-1946 |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital is .... |
Nouakchott .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, Africa, Mauritania) [1091308] |
| member of .... |
Arab League .......... (organization) |
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(World) [7000153] |
| member of .... |
French West Africa .......... (federation) |
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(World, Africa) [6002142] |
| member of .... |
United Nations .......... (organization) |
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(World) [7029605] |
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joined organization in 1961 |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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| Al Jumhūriyyah al Islāmiyyah al Mūrītāniyyah.......... |
[VP] |
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UNGEGN Working Paper 54 (2011) accessed 29 July 2013 |
| République islamique de Mauritanie.......... |
[VP] |
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ISO Handbook (1988) 781 |
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