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Mauritania

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Location

The Resume

    (November 28, 1960- )
    Located in Northern Africa
    Larger than three times the size of New Mexico
    Borders Algeria, Mali, Senegal and Western Sahara
    Population is about that of Arkansas
    Gained independence from France (November 28, 1960)

Why Mauritania might be annoying:

    Land is primarily a hot, dry, dusty desert.
    Its people suffer dust/sand-laden sirocco wind and periodic droughts.
    Infant mortality rate is high, about 8%.
    Life expectancy is only fifty years old.
    Some of the languages they speak are Hasaniya Arabic, Pular, Soninke, Wolof and French.
    Only ¼ of the adult women and ½ of the men can read and write.
    The official name is Al Jumhuriyah al Islamiyah al Muritaniyah.
    It has two radio stations and only one TV station.

Why Mauritania might not be annoying:

    It has an ancient name, Mauritania was west of Numidia. (Where was Numidia? East of Mauritania).
    For centuries, there wasn't any Mauritania, until the French Overseas Territory in West Africa took the name.
    The people are Moors. The capital is Nouakchott.

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 100 Votes: 42.00% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 27 Votes: 81.48% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 9 Votes: 22.22% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 13 Votes: 69.23% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 18 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 19 Votes: 78.95% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 94 Votes: 64.89% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 57 Votes: 68.42% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 34 Votes: 67.65% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 46 Votes: 73.91% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 103 Votes: 60.19% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 117 Votes: 67.52% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 175 Votes: 55.43% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 237 Votes: 58.23% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 522 Votes: 57.66% Annoying
    In 2002, Out of 958 Votes: 59.50% Annoying