Wikipedia:WikiProject Library of Congress Country Studies/Mauritania

Country study
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* Mauritania * Foreward * Acknowledgements * Preface * Country Profile o Country o Geography o Society o Economy o Transportation and Communications o Government and Politics o National Security * Introduction

* Chapter 1 - Historical Setting (Rachel Warner) - all in History of Mauritania series

* Chapter 2 - The Society and its Environment (LaVerle Berry) o Physical Setting + Major Geographic and Climatic Zones # Saharan Zone # Sahelian Zone # Senegal River Valley # Coastal Zone + Expansion of the Desert o Population o Ethnic Groups and Languages + Maures # White Maure Nobility + Zenaga # Artisans and Entertainers # Black Maures # Maure Kinship and Marriage + Black Africans # Toucouleur # Fulbe # Soninké # Wolof # Bambara o Religious Life + Origins of Islam + Tenets of Islam + Brotherhoods and Saints # The Qadiriya # The Tijaniya # Marabouts o Changing Social Patterns o Education + Traditional Islamic Education + Modern Education o Health and Welfare + Medical Care + Housing

* Chapter 3 - The Economy (Peter D. Coats) o Role of the Government o Fishing o Mining + Iron + Copper, Gypsym, Phosphates, and Oil o The Rural Economy + Herding + Farming # Crops # State Control Mechanisms # Land Tenure o Manufacturing and the Industry o Energy o Transportation and Communications o Trade + Exports + Imports + Direction of Trade o Banking and Government Finances + Banking + Government Finances o Balance of Payments, Debt, and Foreign Assistance

* Chapter 4 - Government and Politics (Robert E. Handloff) o Political Culture + Attitudes Toward the Political System + Impediments to Change o Governmental Power + Constitution + Constitutional Charter + Legal System + Local Government + Local Elections o Political Power in the Mid-1980's         o Interest Groups + Ethnic Minorities + Traditional Elites + Women + Trade Unions o Foreign Relations + Foreign Policy + Relations with France + Relations with Morocco + Relations with Other States of the Maghrib + Relations with Arab States + Relations with Communist States + Relations with the West + Relations with Other African States + International Organizations

* Chapter 5 - National Security (Kate Bullard) o External Security Perceptions and Policies + War in the Western Sahara + Regional Security Concerns # Morocco # Senegal # Libya o The Development of the Armed Forces + The Preindependence Period + The Independence Period and the French Military Legacy o The Armed Forces + Organization and Strength # The Army # The Navy # The Air Force + Manpower and Military Training Schools + Role of the Military in Society + Defense Budget and the Economy + Civic Action and Disaster Relief + Foreign Military Assistance o Public Order and Internal Security + Internal Security Forces + Law and Crime + Internal Security Threats

* Appendix. Tables * Bibliography * Glossary