Extractions: Country Info Mauritania Introduction Mauritania General Data Mauritania Maps Mauritania Culture ... Mauritania Time and Date Mauritania Introduction Back to Top Mauritania, Islamic Republic of, republic, north-western Africa, bordered on the north by Western Sahara and Algeria, on the east by Mali, on the south by Mali and Senegal, and on the west by the Atlantic Ocean. A former French colony, Mauritania achieved full independence on November 28, 1960. The country has a total area of 1,030,700 sq km (397,955 sq mi). The capital of Mauritania is Nouakchott. Official Name- Islamic Republic of Mauritania
GlobalEDGE (TM) | Country Insights - Government Of Mauritania http//globaledge.msu.edu mauritania government. In October 2001, mauritaniaheld its third legislative and fifth municipal elections http://globaledge.msu.edu/ibrd/CountryGovtPrint.asp?CountryID=196&RegionID=5
GlobalEDGE (TM) | Country Insights - Government Of Mauritania Under this system, mauritania is divided into 13 regions (wilaya), including the tightlyconcentrated in the executive branch of the central government, but a http://globaledge.msu.edu/ibrd/CountryGovt.asp?CountryID=196&RegionID=5
Extractions: Browse: Categories Countries Profiled People People: A B C D ... National Governance Ministers in Government On this page People in this category Abdelerahman, Khadija Bint Ahmed Aiche Abdi, Dah Ould Ahmed, Ahmed Ould Sidi Aiche, Siniya Bind Sidi Haiba Ali, Mahfoudh Ould Mohamed Bâ, Diyé Bint Adeid, Mantata Bint Ahmed Aicha, Mariam Bint Boubou, Khadijatou Bint Heyram, Mtatem Bint M'hiham, Achaïtou Bint Mohamed Ould Saleck, Fatimetou Cheikh, Mohamed Ould Cheikh Ahmed, Lemrabott Sidi Mahmoud Ould Dayin, Mohamed Ould
Traveljournals.net - Government Of Mauritania conventional short form mauritania local long form Al Jumhuriyah al Islamiyahal Muritaniyah local short form Muritaniyah. government type republic. http://www.traveljournals.net/countries/government.asp?c=mr
Mauritania Maaouya Ould Sid Ahmed Taya (b. 1943) PRDS (4/18/1992) elected by majority vote(with runoff); 6 year term; website www.mauritania.mr High Local government. http://www.polisci.com/world/nation/MR.htm
Lonely Planet World Guide | Destination Mauritania | History In the early 1990s, with Iraq as its closest ally, mauritania's government becameincreasingly extremist, stripping power from and effectively ridding itself http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/africa/mauritania/history.htm
Extractions: Mauritania It's difficult to imagine now, but Mauritania once had large lakes, rivers and enough vegetation to support an abundance of elephants, rhinos and hippos. There is also evidence of human habitation in the form of arrow heads and rock drawings linked to the ancient Bafour people. This all came to a grinding halt when the Sahara began spreading about 10,000 years ago. Around the 3rd century the camel was introduced to the Berbers in Morocco. For Mauritania, this significant event meant the arrival of the nomads, who were able to cover longer distances with camels as they traded salt - and later gold and slaves - throughout the Western Sahara. In the 9th and 10th centuries the first empire in West Africa emerged. Known as the Empire of Ghana, it had its capital in south-west Mauritania. The Berbers who had settled in the region were reduced to vassals by their nomadic rulers. Islam began spreading throughout the region at this time also. One group, the Almoravids, gained control over the Berbers and established a capital in Marrakesh from where they ruled all of north-west Africa as well as southern Spain. In 1076 they pushed southwards and, with the assistance of Mauritanian Berbers, destroyed the Empire of Ghana. Islam then spread more quickly and freely than before. So vast was the new empire that it effectively split in two with one centre in Morocco and the other ruled by the Berbers of Mauritania. This southern Empire was defeated by the Arabs in 1674; the mix of cultures gave rise to the Moors, and to their stratified caste system.
Washingtonpost.com Mauritania ((Corbis/Margaret CourtneyClarke)). government. government of mauritania Embassy of the Islamic Republic of mauritania Welcome to the Islamic http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/world/africa/northafrica/mauritania/
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World Travel Guide - Mauritania - History And Government World Travel Guide mauritania - History government - includes informationon the constitution and politics. WORLDTRAVELGUIDE.NET, http://www.travel-guide.com/data/mrt/mrt580.asp
Extractions: History: Mauritania lies across one of the great trans-Saharan trade routes. For over 500 years up to 1674 when the Arabs defeated them, the Almoravid Dynasty controlled the trade in gold, slaves and salt. Various European navigators made fitful contact with the region, but French domination of the region was only established in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Mauritania achieved full independence from France in 1960. Since the mid-1970s the country has been locked in conflict with its two northern neighbours, Algeria and Morocco, concerning the future of Western Sahara (formerly Spanish Sahara) which was ceded jointly to Morocco and Mauritania by Spain in 1975. The main opposition to the 1975 settlement came from the Polisario Front, which demanded self-determination for Western Sahara (and achieved recognition by the UN as the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic). Government: The latest constitution, which allows for a multi-party political system, was introduced in July 1991 after approval in a national referendum. Executive power rests with the President, elected by universal suffrage, for a six-year term. The bicameral legislature, also popularly elected, comprises a 79-seat National Assembly (elected for five years) and a 56-member Senate with a six-year mandate. The President appoints a Prime Minister who is Head of Government.
Background Notes Archive - Africa mauritania. Since late 1991, the government of mauritania has expresseda desire to restore good relations with the United States. It http://dosfan.lib.uic.edu/ERC/bgnotes/af/mauritania9507.html
Government On-Line Directory Departments Agencies Foreign Affairs and Trade Department of ForeignAffairs and Trade DFAT overseas representation M. mauritania. See Also. http://www.gold.gov.au/search/eres.cgi?entry=b3U9TUFVUklUQU5JQSxvdT1NLG91PURGQVQ
Mauritania against both mauritania and Morocco. Increased military spending and rising casualtiesin the region helped bring down the civilian government of Ould Daddah http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107771.html
Extractions: World Countries Infoplease Atlas: Mauritania Islamic Republic of Mauritania National name: President: Col. Maaouye Ould Sidi Ahmed Taya (1992) Prime Minister: Cheikh El Afia Ould Mohamed Khouna (1998) Area: 397,953 sq mi (1,030,700 sq km) Population (2003 est.): 2,912,584 (growth rate: 2.9%); birth rate: 42.2/1000; infant mortality rate: 73.8/1000; density per sq mi: 7 Capital and largest city (1992 est.): Nouakchott, 480,000 Monetary unit: Ouguiya Languages: Arabic (official) and French Ethnicity/race: mixed Maur/black 40%, Maur 30%, black 30% Religion: Islam Literacy rate: Economic summary: GDP/PPP (2001 est.): $5 billion; per capita $1,800.
WorldSwitch.com - Mauritania - Cities, Government, Reference com® family of Web Sites, Back to mauritania, mauritania, Reference,CIA World Fact Book, government, Cities, Global Gazeteer mauritania, http://www.worldswitch.com/Countries/Mauritania/Reference.html
Mauritania's Opposition Calls For Government's Ouster mauritania's opposition calls for government's ouster mauritania'sopposition leader Chbih Ould Cheikh and expresident Mokhtar http://www.metimes.com/issue99-49/reg/mauritania_s_opposition.htm
Extractions: Mauritania's opposition leader Chbih Ould Cheikh and ex-president Mokhtar Ould Daddah called for the overthrow of the Nouakchott government over its new links with Israel and a recent spat with France. In a statement, Chbih Ould Cheikh and Ould Daddah said they "urge democratic opposition parties, citizens, armed and security forces and all patriots to urgently prepare for change." "We are calling for the overthrow of the government," Ould Cheikh, who holds the rotating presidency of the Front of Opposition Parties coalition, told Reuters by telephone on November 23. The statement was issued in Nice where Ould Daddah, who ruled the West African desert country from independence to his overthrow in 1978, lives in exile. It accused the Mauritanian government of plunging the country into poverty and of committing "serious diplomatic blunders." Mauritania last month established diplomatic relations with Israel. It broke off military cooperation with Paris recently after a Mauritanian military officer was detained in France on charges of human rights violations in his country. In other news, 11 German tourists were attacked and robbed in northern Mauritania in mid-November, the German embassy recently announced.
Mauritania (11/01) government AND POLITICAL CONDITIONS In October 2001, mauritania held its thirdlegislative and fifth municipal elections since the opening of multiparty http://www.state.gov/r/pa/bgn/index.cfm?docid=5467
Mauritania Constitution establishes mauritania as an Islamic republic and decrees that Islamis the religion of its citizens and the State; the government limits freedom http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2001/5621.htm
Extractions: The Constitution establishes Mauritania as an Islamic republic and decrees that Islam is the religion of its citizens and the State; the Government limits freedom of religion. There was no change in the status of the respect for religious freedom during the period covered by this report. While the Constitution decrees that Islam is the religion of its citizens and the state, Christians in the foreign community and the few Christian citizens practice their religion openly and freely. However, proselytizing is prohibited, and distribution of religious materials is prohibited. Relations between the Muslim community and the small Christian community generally are amicable. The U.S. Government discusses religious freedom issues with the Government in the context of its overall dialog and policy of promoting human rights. Section I. Religious Demography The country has a total land area of 397,840 square miles, and its population is approximately 2.5 million. Virtually 100 percent of the population are practicing Sunni Muslims. There is a small number of Christians, and Christian churches have been established in Nouakchott, Atar, Zouerate, Nouadhibou, and Rosso. There are several foreign Christian nongovernmental organizations (NGO's) active in humanitarian and developmental work in the country.
