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Mauritania
Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names
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Mauritania The Islamic Republic of Mauritania (al‐Jumhūrīyah al‐Islāmīyah al‐Mūrītānīyah) since 1958, two years before independence was gained from France. Previously an autonomous republic within the French Community (1958); a colony (1920) in French West Africa and a French protectorate (1903). France had actually acquired territorial rights to Mauritania in 1814 at the Treaty of Paris, but did little to develop them until 1899 when Xavier Coppolani, a Corsican colonial administrator, was sent to Mauritania to pacify the Moors. The name comes from the country's biggest ethnic group, the Mauri (in French,
Maure) or Moors, who are of mixed Arab and Berber stock, and ‐
ania ‘land of’.
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Mauritania qualifies for debt relief under the enhanced HIPC initiative; Debt relief amounting to US$1.1 billion will help support Mauritania's poverty reduction efforts.
M2 Presswire; 2/11/2000; 700+ words
; ...PRESSWIRE-11 February 2000-WORLD BANK: Mauritania qualifies for debt relief under the...US$1.1 billion will help support Mauritania's poverty reduction efforts (C...Fund (IMF) have agreed to support Mauritania's eligibility for a debt reduction...
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IN THE LEVANT: MAURITANIA'S TIES WITH ISRAEL
News Wire article from: United Press International; 5/30/2001; 700+ words
; ...International 05-30-2001 In the Levant: Mauritania's ties with Israel LONDON, May 30...International via COMTEX) -- When Mauritania's Foreign Minister Dah Ould Abdi visited...visit violated "Arab consensus." Mauritania's response was to criticize the Arab...
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In the Levant: Mauritania's ties with Israel.
News Wire article from: United Press International; 5/30/2001; 700+ words
; LONDON, May 30, 2001 When Mauritania's Foreign Minister Dah Ould Abdi...visit violated "Arab consensus." Mauritania's response was to criticize the...Its government pointed out that Mauritania was not the only Arab country to...
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Enhanced international assistance would help Mauritania reap more benefits from its trade liberalization efforts.
M2 Presswire; 9/16/2002; 700+ words
; ...international assistance would help Mauritania reap more benefits from its trade liberalization...COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:09132002 Mauritania needs international support and a coherent...the trade policies and practices of Mauritania. Since the end of the 1980s, but particularly...
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 "Dar Al Hayat, International ed. (Beirut, Lebanon)")
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Mauritania Coup and Maghreb Cover.
Newspaper article from: Dar Al Hayat, International ed. (Beirut, Lebanon); 8/14/2008; 700+ words
; ...of the Arab Maghreb, the leader of Mauritania's military coup, General Mohamed...have reaffirmed their commitment to Mauritania's membership in the Arab Maghreb...interest in what has taken place in Mauritania. As luck would have it, the envoys...
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Mauritania's coup is a setback for democracy.(Column)
Magazine article from: National Catholic Reporter; 10/3/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...There had been great expectations for Mauritania when the country had its first free...creation of European colonial powers, Mauritania fanned hopes that if democracy could...there, it could triumph anywhere. Mauritania's elected government under President...
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Mauritania, Rwanda Lead Headlines from Africa
Transcript from: NPR Tell Me More; 8/7/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...MARTIN NPR Tell Me More 08-07-2008 Mauritania, Rwanda Lead Headlines from Africa...Africa. The northwest African nation of Mauritania remains under military rule after soldiers...t restored to power. But today, Mauritania's new military junta announced that...
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STATE DEPARTMENT ISSUES CONSULAR INFORMATION SHEET ON MAURITANIA
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 3/6/2006; 700+ words
; ...Information Sheet: COUNTRY DESCRIPTION: Mauritania is a developing country in northwestern...Department of State Background Notes on Mauritania for additional information. ENTRY...contact the Embassy of the Republic of Mauritania, 2129 Leroy Place N.W., Washington...
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Mauritania. (Factfile).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Magazine article from: Geographical; 12/1/2001; 700+ words
; OFFICIAL NAME: Islamic Republic of Mauritania LOCATION: Northwest Africa, between...between Senegal and the Western Sahara. Mauritania is about twice the size of France and...Approximately 2.6 million people live in Mauritania and population growth is high at 2...
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China, Mauritania keen to further traditional friendship
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 3/25/2008; 534 words
; China, Mauritania keen to further traditional friendship...forward traditional friendship with Mauritania in the new era. Li, a member of the...would like to explore new way with Mauritania for cooperation based on mutual respect...
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Mauritania
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Physical Geography
Mauritania Official name: Islamic Republic of Mauritania Area: 1,030,700 square kilometers (397,953 square...kilometers (12 nautical miles) 1 LOCATION AND SIZE Mauritania is an arid country in western Africa. It forms a transitional...
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Mauritanians
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures
...mawr-uh-TAY-nee-uhns LOCATION: Mauritania POPULATION: 2.2 million LANGUAGE...Muslim) 1 • INTRODUCTION Mauritania is part of the west-Saharan region...Waves of immigrants began to flow into Mauritania in the third century ad. People from...
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Western Sahara
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
...is bordered by Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania, and the Atlantic Ocean. It has been...independence movement, Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania, and Libya. In 2003 Western Sahara...century, originated in Western Sahara and Mauritania.) Political linkages and affiliations...
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Western Sahara War
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
...Algerian – Moroccan fighting. Mauritania, the weakest of the states bordering...control of the territory to Morocco and Mauritania, enshrined in the tripartite Madrid...two-thirds of Western Sahara, and Mauritania took the southern third. Meanwhile...
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Nouakchott
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...1991 est. pop. 500,000), capital of Mauritania and Nouakchott dist., W Mauritania, a port on the Atlantic Ocean. Nouakchott...1957, when it was chosen as the capital of Mauritania, in part because of the aquifer there. A...
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