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20 00 N, 12 00 W
Regional Information

Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Senegal and Western Sahara

Capital City

Nouakchott
Regional Relationships

Mauritanian claims to Western Sahara remain dormant
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
Humanitarian Projects
Native Languages

Arabic (official), Pulaar, Soninke, French, Hassaniya, Wolof
Climate

Desert; constantly hot, dry, dusty