Islamic Republic of Mauritania (historical usage)

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The Islamic Republic of Mauritania (historical usage) refers to Mauritania during the period when it officially styled itself as an Islamic republic, emphasizing Islam as the foundation of its political and legal identity.

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical political entity
sovereign state
bordersBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
bordersCountry Algeria
Mali
Senegal
Western Sahara
linked to: Spanish Sahara
colonialPower France
colonialPredecessor French West Africa
constitutionalIdentity Islamic republic
constitutionalPrinciple Islam as source of legislation
Islam as state religion
continent Africa
countryName Islamic Republic of Mauritania
currency ouguiya
governmentType Islamic republic
presidential republic
hasCapital Nouakchott
hasDeFactoLanguage Hassaniya Arabic
hasFlagDescription green field with crescent and star (with later addition of red stripes)
hasMajorEthnicGroups Arab-Berber (Bidan or Moors)
Black African communities
Haratine
hasNationalIdentity Islamic and Arab-African
hasOfficialLanguage Arabic
hasOfficialReligion Islam
hasWidelySpokenLanguage Pulaar
Soninke
Wolof
hasWidelyUsedLanguage French
headOfGovernmentTitle Prime Minister of Mauritania
headOfStateTitle President of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania
independenceFrom France
legalSystemBasedOn Islamic law
legalSystemIncludes Sharia
locatedIn Africa
Sahel region
linked to: Sahel

West Africa
memberOf African Union
Arab League
Arab Maghreb Union
G5 Sahel
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
United Nations
populationMajorityReligion Sunni Islam
shortName Mauritania
successorState Islamic Republic of Mauritania
UNMemberState true
usesDemonym Mauritanian

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Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Islamic Republic hasNotableExample Islamic Republic of Mauritania (historical usage)
United States Ambassador to Mauritania jurisdiction Islamic Republic of Mauritania
linked to: Islamic Republic of Mauritania (historical usage)
Organisation pour la mise en valeur du fleuve Sénégal memberState Islamic Republic of Mauritania
linked to: Islamic Republic of Mauritania (historical usage)
Parliament of Mauritania jurisdiction Islamic Republic of Mauritania
linked to: Islamic Republic of Mauritania (historical usage)
National Assembly building, Nouakchott politicalSystemContext Islamic Republic of Mauritania
linked to: Islamic Republic of Mauritania (historical usage)
President of Mauritania appliesToJurisdiction Islamic Republic of Mauritania
linked to: Islamic Republic of Mauritania (historical usage)
Constitution of Mauritania establishesFormOfState Islamic Republic of Mauritania
linked to: Islamic Republic of Mauritania (historical usage)
Podor, Senegal nearBorderWith Islamic Republic of Mauritania
linked to: Islamic Republic of Mauritania (historical usage)
Government of Mauritania country Islamic Republic of Mauritania
subject linked to: government of Mauritania
linked to: Islamic Republic of Mauritania (historical usage)
Zouerate partOf Islamic Republic of Mauritania
linked to: Islamic Republic of Mauritania (historical usage)
Arab League member states hasMember Islamic Republic of Mauritania
linked to: Islamic Republic of Mauritania (historical usage)
Islamic Republic of Mauritania (historical usage) countryName Islamic Republic of Mauritania
linked to: Islamic Republic of Mauritania (historical usage)
Islamic Republic of Mauritania (historical usage) successorState Islamic Republic of Mauritania
linked to: Islamic Republic of Mauritania (historical usage)
Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz governed Islamic Republic of Mauritania
linked to: Islamic Republic of Mauritania (historical usage)
Embassy of the United States in Nouakchott hostCountry Islamic Republic of Mauritania
linked to: Islamic Republic of Mauritania (historical usage)