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| − | '''Mauritania''' is a nation of north-western [[Africa]], bounded by [[Senegal]], [[Mali]], [[Algeria]], [[Western Sahara]] and the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. Much of its | + | '''Mauritania''' is a nation of north-western [[Africa]], bounded by [[Senegal]], [[Mali]], [[Algeria]], [[Western Sahara]] and the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. Much of its territory is [[desert]] or semi-desert. It has a land area of 397,955 square miles (1,030,700 sq km) and a population of 3.27 million (2007 est). The capital city is [[Nouakchott]]. |
Mauritania was formerly a colony of [[France]] but gained independence in 1960. In 1976, in a partition agreement with [[Morocco]], Mauritania annexed the southern one-third of the former Spanish Sahara ([[Western Sahara]]) (the northern two-thirds being annexed by Morocco). Attacks by the Western Sahara independence movement [[Polisario]] led to Mauritania abandoning its Western Sahara territory in 1979; this was subsequently occupied and annexed by Morocco. | Mauritania was formerly a colony of [[France]] but gained independence in 1960. In 1976, in a partition agreement with [[Morocco]], Mauritania annexed the southern one-third of the former Spanish Sahara ([[Western Sahara]]) (the northern two-thirds being annexed by Morocco). Attacks by the Western Sahara independence movement [[Polisario]] led to Mauritania abandoning its Western Sahara territory in 1979; this was subsequently occupied and annexed by Morocco. | ||
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Revision as of 11:32, August 21, 2007
Mauritania is a nation of north-western Africa, bounded by Senegal, Mali, Algeria, Western Sahara and the Atlantic Ocean. Much of its territory is desert or semi-desert. It has a land area of 397,955 square miles (1,030,700 sq km) and a population of 3.27 million (2007 est). The capital city is Nouakchott.
Mauritania was formerly a colony of France but gained independence in 1960. In 1976, in a partition agreement with Morocco, Mauritania annexed the southern one-third of the former Spanish Sahara (Western Sahara) (the northern two-thirds being annexed by Morocco). Attacks by the Western Sahara independence movement Polisario led to Mauritania abandoning its Western Sahara territory in 1979; this was subsequently occupied and annexed by Morocco.