hovedstad: Nouakchott

befolkning: 3,086,859

sprog: Hassaniya Arabic (official), Pulaar, Soninke, Wolof (official), French

folk: mixed Maur/black 40%, Maur 30%, black 30%

religion: Muslim 100%

regeringsform: republic

kilde: The World Factbook 2005

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