!!!Mauritania
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''The government was overthrown on 6 August 2008, in a military coup d'état led by General Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz.


On 16 April 2009, Aziz resigned from the military to run for president in the 19 July elections, which he won.


The capital and largest city is Nouakchott, located on the Atlantic coast, which is home to around one-third of the country's 3.5 million people.''



*Mauritania has largest boundary with Mali   which is approximately 2237  km.
*Mauritania has shortest boundary with Algeria   which is approximately 463  km.
*The largest river in Mauritania is Senegal River
  which is 1790 km.
*The largest export partner of Mauritania is China.
*The largest import partner of Mauritania is China.
*There are 3 seaports in Mauritania.

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!!Tourist Attraction
[A group of seasoned travelers braves the desert dunes that cover about half of Mauritania.|http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/mauritania-guide]
!!National Facts

* The famous dishes of Mauritania are Thieboudienne, Couscous.
* [A Particular mouth watering recipe|https://www.jenreviews.com/how-to-cook-couscous]

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!References
#Text marked as italic is taken from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauritania