Statistics for Mauritania Country Quiz

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Clue	Answer	% Correct
Desert that covers most of Mauritania	Sahara	97%
Largest and most populous country which Mauritania borders	Algeria	94%
Country from which Mauritania became independent in 1960	France	93%
To the nearest whole number, the % of Mauritanians who are Muslim	100%	92%
Official language	Arabic	92%
Mauritania became world's last country to legally abolish this in 1981, but it is still practiced today	Slavery	92%
Country bordering Mauritania to the south, and also the name of the river which forms the border	Senegal	85%
Disputed region bordered by Mauritania	Western Sahara	85%
Capital city	Nouakchott	71%
Metal which accounts for 45% of exports	Iron	67%
"M" region of Africa in which Mauritania is situated	Maghreb	62%
"Mauretania" was actually a province of this empire and was located further north	{Roman} Empire	58%
Meaning of the name Mauritania (hint: a loosely-defined ethnic group)	Land of the {Moor}s	54%
Meaning of capital's name	Place of the {Winds}	21%