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Catholic ChurchinIslamic Republic of Mauritania (Mauritania) | ![]() |
Also known as: Mauretanien (Deutsch), la Mauritanie (français), Mauritania (español, Italiano, latine), Mauretania (polski), Mauritânia (Português),
Continent: Western and Northern Africa
Capital: Nouakchott
Area: 1,030,700 km²
Population: 3,758,571
Religions: Muslim (official) 100%
Languages: Arabic (official and national), Pular, Soninke, Wolof (all national languages), French
Ethnic Groups: black Moors (Haratines - Arab-speaking slaves, former slaves, and their descendants of African origin, enslaved by white Moors) 40%, white Moors (of Arab-Berber descent, known as Beydane) 30%, sub-Saharan Mauritanians (non-Arabic speaking, largely resident in or originating from the Senegal River Valley, including Halpulaar, Fulani, Soninke, Wolof, and Bambara ethnic groups) 30%
Motto: Honneur, Fraternité, Justice (French) (Honor, Fraternity, Justice)
Neighbouring Countries: ↙ Senegal , ↙ Cape Verde
, ↖ Western Sahara
, ↗ Algeria
, → Mali
Circumscriptions (2): Dioceses (2)
Roman Rite (1): Nouakchott
Maronite Church (1): Annunciation of Ibadan
by Type | by Name | by Ecclesiastical Province
Changes in Circumscriptions | Former Circumscriptions
Cardinals: Past Cardinals
Bishops: by Age | by Name | by Precedence | Jubilarians | Recent Events
Special Churches:
Cathedrals (1)
Apostolic Nunciature: Mauritania
Conference of Bishops: Conférence des Evêques du Sénégal, de la Mauritanie, du Cap-Vert et de Guinée-Bissau
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Regional Episcopal Conference of West Africa (R.E.C.O.W.A.)
as of 2021.10.12
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