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Capital CityNouakchott
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Regional RelationshipsMauritanian claims to Western Sahara remain dormant
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Environmental: Goals/Challenges/Agreements
Challenges
Overgrazing, deforestation, and soil erosion aggravated by drought are contributing to desertification; very limited natural fresh water resources away from the Senegal, which is the only perennial river; locust infestation
International Agreements
Party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements -
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Native Languages Arabic (official), Pulaar, Soninke, French, Hassaniya, Wolof
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Climate Desert; constantly hot, dry, dusty
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Regional InformationNorthern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Senegal and Western Sahara
