 | Capital city: Nouakchott, largest
city (main seaport and international airport). |
 | Area: 1030700 square km |
 | National day: 28 |
 | Independence: 28th November 1960.
Former French colony. |
 | Population: 2.6 million as of 2000 |
 | Leader: Ahmed Ould Taya, born 1936,
President since 1984. |
 | Language: Arabic (official), French,
Wolof, Berber, Sonnike, Fula. |
 | Currency: Ouguiyas (UM) |
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