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National Government
Mauritania Government

National Law Ministry
NA

National Police
NA

National Capital
Nouakchott

National Population
Aprox 5.02 million

Independence Day
November 28

Country area (aprox)

National Helplines
Police - 117
Ambulance - 101
Fire - 118
Gendarmerie - 116
Traffic police - 119

National Languages
Arabic (national)
Pular
Soninke
Wolof (all national languages) French
Note: the spoken Arabic in Mauritania differs considerably from the modern standard Arabic used for official written purposes or in the media
The Mauritanian dialect, which incorporates many Berber words, is referred to as Hassaniya

National Currency
Mauritanian Ouguiya
MRO

National Animal
Felis lybica

National Bird
Arabian Bustard (Ardeotis arabs)

National Flower
Mauritanian Mallow

National Fruit


Country area (aprox)
Country code
Country domain
Botanical Gardens
Forests
Zoos

Some people devote their life to help communities, animals, trees, climate. Its not their job. Its their passion.

Within these people, we have social greats whose work has or had great impact.

Some may be highly educated but social work is their priority. Some greats have not even gone to school, but their help started with just few but over the years, it had great impact.

We are sharing such social greats and though we know that any democratic country is governed by politicians, we will not take any individual who is from any political party or to does antigovernment activism ...

Banc d ' Arguin National Park
Ancient Ksour of Ouadane , Chinguetti , Tichitt and Oualata