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Islamic Republic of Mauritania (Mauritania)

Mauritania

Also known as: Mauretanien (Deutsch), la Mauritanie (français), Mauritania (español, Italiano, latine), Mauretania (polski), Mauritânia (Português), 毛里塔尼亞 (正體中文), モーリタニア (日本語)

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Episcopal Sees (Dioceses) Diocese (2)


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Roman Rite (1): Nouakchott

Maronite Church (1): Annunciation of Ibadan


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Apostolic Nunciature: Mauritania Archbishop Waldemar Stanisław Sommertag (56)

Conference of Bishops: Conférence des Evêques du Sénégal, de la Mauritanie, du Cap-Vert et de Guinée-Bissau Cardinal Arlindo Gomes Furtado (74)

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Symposium des Conférences Episcopales d’Afrique et de Madagascar (S.C.E.A.M.) Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, O.F.M. Cap. (64)

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Regional Episcopal Conference of West Africa (R.E.C.O.W.A.) Bishop Alexis Touabli Youlo (64)

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Geography

Continent: Western and Northern Africa

Capital: Nouakchott

Area: 1,030,700 km²

Population: 3,758,571

Neighbouring Countries: Senegal Senegal, ↙ Cabo Verde Cabo Verde, ↖ Western Sahara Western Sahara, ↗ Algeria Algeria, → Mali Mali

Cultural Summary

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)

Statistics (2021.12.31)

Area: 1,025,520 km²

Catholic Population: 4,000 Catholics (0.1% of 4,198,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 5 parishes, 1 mission station (without resident priest)

Clergy: 1 bishop (diocesan), 16 priests (5 diocesan, 11 religious)

Non-Clergy: 30 religious (3 brothers, 27 sisters), 30 catechists

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Last updated on 2024.09.18

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