what is mauritania
Mauritania /mÉËrÉªËteÉªniÉ/ (Arabic: ÙÙØ±ÙØªØ§ÙÙØ§ââ MÅ«rÄ«tÄnyÄ; Berber: Muritanya or Agawej; Wolof: GÃ nnaar; Soninke: Murutaane; Pulaar: Moritani; French: Mauritanie), officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, is a country in the Maghreb region of western Africa.