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Mauritania Page |
Welcome to ElectionInfo.com's pages on Mauritania
Official Name: Islamic Republic of Mauritania
Capital: Nouakchott
Area: 1,025,520 square kilometres (395,955 square miles)
Major cities (Population)
Nouakchott 550,000 (1992 estimate)
Nouadhibou 70,000 (1992 estimate)
People
Population: 2,274,000 (1995 estimate)
Population growth rate: 2.5 per cent (1990-1995 average)
Government
Type of government: Republic
Independence: 28 November 1960 (from France)
Constitution: 12 July 1991
Voting Rights: Universal at age 18
Government
A constitution approved by referendum in July 1991 declares Mauritania to be an “Islamic, African, and Arab republic. The constitution provides for an executive president, elected for a six-year term, and for a bicameral chamber legislature, consisting of a national assembly and a senate.
The highest tribunal of Mauritania is the supreme court, which sits in Nouakchott. Islamic law plays an important role in the Mauritanian judicial system.
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