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<text>
<title>
Mauritania: Government
</title>
<article><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Mauritania
Government</hdr><body>
<list>
<l>Names:</l>
<l> conventional long form: Islamic Republic of Mauritania</l>
<l> conventional short form: Mauritania</l>
<l> local long form: Al Jumhuriyah al Islamiyah al
Muritaniyah</l>
<l> local short form: Muritaniyah</l>
</list>
<p>Digraph: MR
</p>
<p>Type: republic
</p>
<p>Capital: Nouakchott
</p>
<p>Administrative divisions: 12 regions(regions, singular - region);
Adrar, Assaba, Brakna, Dakhlet Nouadhibou, Gorgol, Guidimaka, Hodh
ech Chargui, Hodh el Gharbi, Inchiri, Tagant, Tiris Zemmour, Trarza
</p>
<p>note: there may be a new capital district of Nouakchott
</p>
<p>Independence: 28 November 1960 (from France)
</p>
<p>Constitution: 12 July 1991
</p>
<p>Legal system: three-tier system: Islamic (Shari'a) courts, special
courts, state security courts (in the process of being eliminated)
</p>
<p>National holiday: Independence Day, 28 November (1960)
</p>
<p>Political parties and leaders: legalized by constitution passed 12
July 1991, however, politics continue to be tribally based; emerging
parties include Democratic and Social Republican Party (PRDS), led by
President Col. Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed TAYA; Union of Democratic
Forces - New Era (UFD/NE), headed by Ahmed Ould DADDAH; Assembly for
Democracy and Unity (RDU), Ahmed Ould SIDI BABA; Popular Social and
Democratic Union (UPSD), Mohamed Mahmoud Ould MAH; Mauritanian Party
for Renewal (PMR), Hameida BOUCHRAYA; National Avant-Garde Party
(PAN), Khattry Ould JIDDOU; Mauritanian Party of the Democratic
Center (PCDM), Bamba Ould SIDI BADI
</p>
<p>Other political or pressure groups: Mauritanian Workers Union
(UTM)
</p>
<p>Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
</p>
<p>Elections:
</p>
<p> President: last held January 1992 (next to be held January 1998);
results - President Col. Maaouya Ould Sid 'Ahmed TAYA elected
</p>
<p> Senate: last held 3 and 10 April 1992 (one-third of the seats up
for re-election in 1994)
</p>
<p> National Assembly: last held 6 and 13 March 1992 (next to be held
March 1997)
</p>
<p>Executive branch: president
</p>
<p>Legislative branch: bicameral legislature consists of an upper
house or Senate (Majlis al-Shuyukh) and a lower house or National
Assembly (Majlis al-Watani)
</p>
<p>Judicial branch: Supreme Court (Cour Supreme)
</p>
<p>Leaders:
</p>
<p> Chief of State and Head of Government: President Col. Maaouya
Ould Sid'Ahmed TAYA (since 12 December 1984)
</p>
<p>Member of: ABEDA, ACCT (associate), ACP, AfDB, AFESD, AL, AMF, AMU,
CAEU, CCC, CEAO, ECA, ECOWAS, FAO, G-77, GATT, IBRD, ICAO, IDA, IDB,
IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, ITU, LORCS, NAM,
OAU, OIC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
</p>
<list>
<l>Diplomatic representation in US:</l>
<l> chief of mission: Ambassador Mohamed Fall OULD AININA</l>
<l> chancery: 2129 Leroy Place NW, Washington, DC 20008</l>
<l> telephone: (202) 232-5700</l>
</list>
<list>
<l>US diplomatic representation:</l>
<l> chief of mission: Ambassador Gordon S. BROWN</l>
<l> embassy: address NA, Nouakchott</l>
<l> mailing address: B. P. 222, Nouakchott</l>
<l> telephone: [222] (2) 526-60 or 526-63</l>
<l> FAX: [222] (2) 525-89</l>
</list>
<p>Flag: green with a yellow five-pointed star above a yellow,
horizontal crescent; the closed side of the crescent is down; the
crescent, star, and color green are traditional symbols of Islam
</p></body></article></text>