The Islamic Republic of Mauritania, or Mauritania, is a country in northwest Africa.
Due to economic weakness, Mauritania has been a negligible player in the territorial dispute, with its official position being that it wishes for an expedient solution that is mutually agreeable to all parties.
Mauritania is generally flat, its 1,030,700 square kilometers forming vast, arid plains broken by occasional ridges and clifflike outcroppings.
Mauritania is nearly twice the size of France, yet it has only 2.25 million people.
Elections were held a year later, and President Moaouia Ould Sidi Mohammed Taya was returned to office, although the election result was disputed by the opposition.
Mauritania is a highly centralized Islamic republic dominated by a strong presidency.
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