Mauritania

Created by Marta Martínez = = toc =My country Facts=

Official country name
Mauritania

**Year that country joined the UN**
1916

People
1.What are the people from the country called (i.e. Mali-Malian, Spain-Spanish)? The people of Mauritania are called Mauritanians

2.What is the official language? What other languages do people speak? The oficial language of Mauritania is Arabic The other language is French

3.What is the most-practiced religion? The most-practiced religion is Islam

4.What is the capital of your country? The capital of my country is Novakchott

**Government** 1.What is the name of the leader of the country? The name of the leader of my country is Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz

2.What type of goverment is the country ruled by (i.e. monarchy, democracy, dictatorship?) The type of goverment of my country is a republic.

3.What are the main political parties of the country( socialist party, communist party, green party, republicans, democrats, etc?) The main political parties of Mauritania is the socialist party.

4.Was your country ever a colony? If so, when did it gain its indepencence? My country was a colony, It gained its independence in November 28, 1960.

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**Geography** 1.Where is the country? (i.e continent and region, for example Central Europe or North Africa) The country is located in the east of North Africa.

2.What other nations border the country? The other nations that border the country are Maly,Senegal,Marroco and Argelia.

3.What kind of landscape does the country have? Mauritania has a desert landscape

4.What is the total area of your country? The total area of my country is 1,031,000 sq/km

Economy
1.What is the most common sector of enployment in the country (i.e. business,agriculture and farming,goverment jobs,etc)

2.What is the uneployment rate in your country (by percentage)? The uneployment rate of my country is 30%

3.What is the renta per cápita in your country? The renta per cápita in my country is the 3280 dolars a year.

The most surprising thing I learned about my country was: that they earn 3280 dollars a year

=My prediction=

Question to think about
I think my country benefit economically because the traffic of animals gives a lot of money.
 * 1.**Does your country benefit economically from the trafficking of wild animals? How and Why?

I think in my country the most affected are the poorest people, although they are not to blame.
 * 2.**Who in your country is affected by trafficking? How?(Think of those who are both positively and negtaively affected).

I think the developed countries have been obligated to stop the animal trafficking because the animal trafficking is ilegal and we hava to stop it.
 * 3.**Should developed countries be obligated to provide the money needed to stop animal trafficking? Why?


 * 4.**Does your country think that CITIES is a saccessful and positive idea?

I think the countries can lower the demand for wildlife in the markets putting more police in the markets.
 * 5.**How can countries lower the demand for wildlife in the markets?

I think that the cities can make sure putting more monitoring in the borders so that the animals cannot been trafficking
 * 6.**How can countries make sure that the traffickers have other ways of making money so that they don't need to trade wild animals?

I think my goverment can stop the criminal putting more monitoring to stop the criminal that have the animals
 * 7.**How can your goverment stop criminals from crossing borders with animals?

= Mauritania's Position Paper =