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Basic information
Latest news
from Mauritania
Wikipedia
History, politics, geography, economy and more
Mauritania:
a country study
Detailed information from the US Library of Congress
CIA
World Factbook - Mauritania
Nationmaster:
Mauritania
A compilation of facts and figures from many sources
Medea -
Mauritania
(European Institute for Research on Mediterranean and Euro-Arab
Cooperation)
BBC
country profile
Maps
of Mauritania
Local time
Local
weather
Currency converter
Mauritanian ouguiya (MRO)
Communications
in Mauritania (Wikipedia)
National
flag of Mauritania
National
anthem
Audio, lyrics and sheet music (National Anthems Reference Page)
Languages of Mauritania
Ethnologue Database
Who's
who in Mauritania
Documents
Historical and political texts relating to Mauritania
Politics
Constitutional
background
Text
of constitution (1991)
Constitutional
information
Law Library of Congress
Electoral
system (Medea)
Elections
and parliament (Medea)
List of government ministers (CIA)
Heads of state and prime ministers
Historical list (ZPC database)
Coalition
Against Slavery in Mauritania and Sudan
Human
rights reports
Protest
movements in Mauritania (2011-2012)
Some useful background
History
Mauritania
timeline
A chronology of key events (from the BBC)
Mauritania:
a country study
Includes a substantial historical section
Ancient Mauritania
(c. 430 BCE- 550 CE)
Original source material from Herodotus, Strabo and Procopius of Caesarea.
(Internet
African History Sourcebook)
Media
Mauritanian newspapers
Press
freedom and censorship
Travel
US State
Department
Consular information and travel advice
British Foreign Office
Travel advice
Lonely
Planet
Online tourist guide to Bahrain
The world's longest train
It's 3km long and the journey takes 12 hours (Miftah Shamali)
Banc
d'Arguin Park
A national park of sand dunes and islands, habitat of birds, sea turtles, and dolphins
(Unesco)
Travel
in Mauritania
(Miftah Shamali)
Expeditions
to Mauritania
"Ancient cities, nomadic Moors" (Turtle Tours)
Sahara
overland
Tips for motorcyclists willing to risk land mines and other hazards in Mauritania,
Algeria, Mali, Niger, Libya, Chad and Western Sahara.
Electricity
and phones (Steve Kropla)
Plugs, sockets, TV system, mobile roaming, etc.
Economy
World Bank: Mauritania
Comprehensive economic data
Mauritania
and the IMF
Exports (Medea)
Oil,
gas, and electricity
US Energy Information Administration
Water
in Mauritania
Aquastat country profile (in French)
Internet
Government
website
Administration, economy and tourism (in French)
University of
Nouakchott
(in French, English and Arabic)
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