Mauritania is a little known world community in West Africa, poor and still very wild in places. Numerous military coups at the end of the last century have knocked down the local economy, which is already not too powerful, so nowadays Mauritania is one of the poorest and least developed countries in the world economically.
In Mauritania, all but one river is dry in the summer. Only one river carries its waters all year round – Senegal.
About half of the population of Mauritania still does not have a charter.
Mauritania is a monotheistic country, there is only one religion – Islam.
The level of HIV infection in Mauritania is one of the lowest among all countries in Africa.
Mauritania became the last country in the world to abolish slavery. It happened in 1980. Nevertheless, slavery is widespread in the Mauritanian lands to this day, and the authorities do not pursue it, just closing their eyes to it. Currently, about one fifth of the population of Mauritania is made up of slaves.
In summer, the air temperature in Mauritania easily reaches a mark of 50 degrees. Just like in Egypt.
One of the most ancient mosques in the world is in the Moorish city of Atar.
Mauritania is one of two states in the world, on whose flag there is neither white, nor red, nor blue.
The basis of the Mauritanian cuisine is beans and meat.
Almost half of all residents of Mauritania live below the poverty line – the equivalent of one dollar a day, or even less.
