In 1960 Mauritania became an independend Islamic Republic.
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| Europeans began to set up trading posts on the coast in the 15th century, and the Beni Hasan conquered Mauritania in the 16th century. France controlled the area, part of French West Africa, from early in the 20th century until independence in 1960. |
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Mauritania's southern neighbor is Senegal. On the southeast and east Mauritania adjoins Mali, and on the northeast it borders Algeria. To the west Mauritania has a 700-km (435-mi) coastline on the Atlantic. To the northwest Mauritania borders Morocco and the disputed territory of Western Sahara. |
In 1960 Mauritania became an independend Islamic Republic. |
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