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Citizens of Mauritania have limited access to transportation. The single-line railroad serves mining interests with very occasional ad hoc passenger services. Apart from two infrastructural road developments there are few paved roads.
The Armed Forces of Mauritania is the defense force of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, having an army, navy, air force, gendarmerie, and presidential guard. Other services include the national guard and national police, though they both are subordinated to the Ministry of the Interior. As of 2018, the Mauritanian armed forces budget was 3.9% of the country's GDP.
Nouakchott is the capital and largest city of Mauritania. Located in the southwestern part of the country, it is one of the largest cities in the Sahara. The city also serves as the administrative and economic center of Mauritania.
The Mauritania national football team, nicknamed Al-Murabitun in the reference to Almoravid dynasty, represents Mauritania in men's international football. It is controlled by the Féderation de Football de la République Islamique de Mauritanie, and is a member of the Confederation of African Football. They have not qualified for the FIFA World Cup. However, in the Amílcar Cabral Cup, a regional tournament for West Africa, Mauritania came fourth in 1980 on hosting the competition. The national football team of Mauritania later runners-up in 1995, losing on penalties to Sierra Leone after the final finished 0–0.
Rugby union in Mauritania is a minor but growing sport.
Dominique Da Sylva is a Mauritanian professional footballer who plays as a forward former the Mauritanian national team.
Football Club Tevragh-Zeïna is a Mauritanian football club based in the Tevragh-Zeina district of Nouakchott. The club was founded in 2005.
The 2010–11 Mauritanian Premier League was the 31st season of the Mauritanian Premier League, the top-level football championship of Mauritania. It began on 24 December 2010 and concluded on 18 June 2011. CF Cansado are the defending champions.
The 2011–2012 Mauritanian protests were a series of protests in Mauritania that started in January 2011, influenced by and concurrent with the Arab Spring, and continued into 2012. The mostly peaceful protest movement demanded that President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz institute political, economic, and legal reforms. Common themes of protest centered around civil-military relations, slavery, other human rights abuses the opposition accused the government of perpetrating, and economic issues.
China–Mauritania relations refer to the bilateral relations between China and Mauritania. China and Mauritania established diplomatic relations on July 19, 1965.China has an embassy in Nouakchott. Mauritania has an embassy in Beijing.
Association Culturelle et Sportive du Ksar known as ACS Ksar is a Mauritanian football club based in Nouakchott the capital of the Mauritania. The club plays in the Ligue 1 Mauritania.
Nouakchott Kings is a Mauritanian football club based in Nouakchott and one of the main competitors for the Ligue 1 Mauritania title every year.
Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport is an international airport serving Nouakchott, the capital of Mauritania. It is located 25 kilometres (16 mi) north of the city. The airport opened in June 2016 as the replacement for Nouakchott International Airport.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Nouakchott, Mauritania.
Hemeya Tanjy is a Mauritanian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Mauritanian club Nouadhibou and the Mauritania national team.
The 2021 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations was the 16th edition, the biennial international youth football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for players aged 20 and below. In September 2018, it was decided that the tournament would be hosted by Mauritania. This would be the first edition of the Africa U-20 Cup of Nations to be expanded to 12 teams instead of eight. The top four teams of the tournament would have normally qualified for the 2021 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Indonesia as the CAF representatives. However, FIFA decided to cancel the tournament on 24 December 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 2018 Coupe du Président de la République is the 41st edition of the Coupe du Président de la République, the knockout football competition of Mauritania.
Group E of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification tournament was one of the twelve groups that decided the teams which qualified for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations finals tournament. The group consisted of four teams: Morocco, Mauritania, the Central African Republic, and Burundi.
Mauritania-Turkey relations refers to the diplomatic relations between Turkey and Mauritania.
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