Mauritania

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Capital: Nouakchott

Total Area (Sq. Miles): 397,954

Land Covered by Water: <1%

Time Zone: GMT (UTC+1)

Climate: desert; constantly hot, dry, dusty

Approximate Population: 3,0693,001

Official Language: Arabic, French

Religion: Islam, Roman Catholicism, Christianity

Currency: Ouguiya

Most prevalent illnesses or diseases:

Traveler's Diarrhea, Cholera, Malaria, E. coli (Escherichia coli), Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Schistosomiasis - found in fresh water, Typhoid Fever, Yellow fever, Dengue Fever, Filariasis, Leishmaniasis (Leishmania Infection), Onchocerciasis (River Blindness), African trypanosomiasis (African Sleeping Sickness), Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis - endemic to the region, Tuberculosis (TB), Chikungunya Fever

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