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1999-JUN-01

		HARATIN (Dakar + Paris)		African Liberation Forces of Mauritania : ALFM :		President Samba Thiam
		MAURITANIA (Nouakchott)		Islamic Republic of Mauritania : IRM :		President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya

Other Entities with similar names

Islamic Republic of Mauritania : IRM

(Nouakchott)

	Islamic Republic of Mauritania : IRM
Flag or Logo since 1959-03-22	Al-Jumhūriyyah al-Islāmiyyah al-MŪRĪTĀNIYYAH : الجمهورية الإسلامية الموريتانية (ar) + République islamique de MAURITANIE (fr)^w + Republik bu Lislaamu bu GÀNNAAR (wo)ⁿ + Ndenndaani lislameeri MORITANI : ⵜⴰⴳⴷⵓⴷⴰ ⴰⵍⵉⵙⵍⴰⵎⵉⴰ ⵉⵎⵓⵔⵉⵜⴰⵏⵉⵢⵏ (fuc)ⁿ + MURUTAANE (snk)ⁿ	Emblem or Symbol

President Maaouya Ould Sid''Ahmed Taya
(ruler of MAURITANIA since 1984-12-12)





Capitals & administrative places:	Nouakchott (Nuwakshut)
Official & national languages:	*Arabic (ar) . French (fr) . Pulaar Fulbe (fuc) . Soninke (snk) . Wolof (wo) .*	ⁿ national language ^w recognized, diplomatic or working language at national level

Mainland:

MAURITANIA

Islamic Republic of Mauritania : IRM (Nouakchott)

13 Divisions:

ADRER

ADRAR Province (Atar)

Local:

Wilayat ADARAR : ولاية آدرار (ar) + Province de l'ADRAR (fr) (Atar)

ASSABA

ASSABA Province (Kiffa)

Local:

Wilaya EL-´AÇABA : ولاية العصابة (ar) + Province de l'ASSABA (fr) (Kîfa)

BRAKNA

BRAKNA Province (Aleg)

Local:

Wilayat AL-BRAKNA : ولاية البراكنة (ar) + Province de BRAKNA (fr) (Aleg)

DAKHLET NOUADHIBOU

DAKHLET NOUADHIBOU Province (Nouadhibou)

Local:

Wilayah DAKHLET NUWÂDHIBU : ولاية داخلت نواذيبو (ar) + Province de DAKHLET NOUÂDHIBOU (fr) (Nuwâdhibu)

EASTERN HODH

EASTERN HODH Province (Nema)

Local:

Wilayah EL-HODH ECH-CHARGUI : ولاية الحوض الشرقي (ar) + Province du HODH ECH CHARGUI (fr) (Néma)

GORGOL

GORGOL Province (Kaedi)

Local:

Wilayah KARKUL : ولاية كركول (ar) + Province du GORGOL (fr) (Kaédi)

GUIDIMAKA

GUIDIMAKA Province (Selibaby)

Local:

Wilayah GUIDIMAKHA : ولاية كيدي ماغة (ar) + Province de GUIDIMAKA (fr) (Sélibabi)

INCHIRI

INCHIRI Province (Akjoujt)

Local:

Wilayah INCHIRI : ولاية إينشيري (ar) + Province d'INCHIRI (fr) (Akjoujt)

NOUAKCHOTT

NOUAKCHOTT Province (Nouakchott)

Local:

Wilayah NUWAKSHUT : ولاية نواكشوط (ar) + Province de NOUAKCHOTT (fr) (Nuwakshut)

TAGANT

TAGANT Province (Tijikja)

Local:

Wilayat TAGANT : ولاية تكانت (ar) + Province de TAGANT (fr) (Tidjikdja)

TIRIS ZEMMUR

TIRIS ZEMMUR Province (Zouerat)

Local:

Wilayah TIRIS ZUMUR : ولاية تيرس زمور (ar) + Province du TIRIS ZEMMOUR (fr) (Zoueratt)

TRARZA

TRARZA Province (Rosso)

Local:

Wilayat AT-TARARIZA : ولاية الترارزة (ar) + Province de TRARZA (fr) (Rosso)

WESTERN HODH

WESTERN HODH Province (Aiun El-Atruss)

Local:

Wilayah EL-HODH EL-GHARBI : ولاية الحوض الغربي (ar) + Province du HODH EL GHARBI (fr) (Aïoun El-Atrouss)

1 Condominium:

LAGOUIRA-GUERGUERAT

Buffer Zone of LAGOUIRA-GUERGUERAT Demilitarized Area (Lagouira + Guerguerat)

Local:

Territorio de LA GÜERA (es) + Al-Mintaqah al-Manzueat as-Silah LAGHWIRA-KARKARAT : المنطقة المنزوعة السلاح لاغويرا كوركيرات (ar) + Zone tampon du Territoire démilitarisé de LAGOUIRA-GUERGUERRAT (fr) (Lagouira + Guergarat)