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![]() ![]() Mauritania Geography 1997https://photius.com/wfb1997/mauritania/mauritania_geography.htmlSOURCE: 1997 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Location Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Senegaland Western Sahara Geographic coordinates 20 00 N, 12 00 W Map references Africa Area
Area - comparative slightly larger than three times the size of New Mexico Land boundaries
Coastline 754 km Maritime claims
Climate desert; constantly hot, dry, dusty Terrain mostly barren, flat plains of the Sahara; some central hills Elevation extremes
Natural resources iron ore, gypsum, fish, copper, phosphate Land use
Irrigated land 490 sq km (1993 est.) Natural hazards hot, dry, dust/sand-laden sirocco wind blows primarily in March andApril; periodic droughts Environment - current issues overgrazing, deforestation, and soil erosion aggravated by drought arecontributing to desertification; very limited natural fresh water resourcesaway from the Senegal which is the only perennial river Environment - international agreements
Geography - note
most of the population concentrated along the Senegal River in the southernpart of the country
NOTE: The information regarding Mauritania on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Mauritania Geography 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Mauritania Geography 1997 should be addressed to the CIA. |
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