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Freedom of
religion in Mauritania
Freedom of religion in Mauritania is limited by the Government. The
constitution establishes the country as an Islamic republic and decrees
that Islam is the religion of its citizens and the State. Non-Muslim
resident expatriates and a few non-Muslim citizens practice their religion
openly with certain limitation on proselytization and transmission of
religious materials.
Relations between the Muslim community and the small non-Muslim community
are generally amicable.
Religious demography
The country has a total area of 397,840 square miles (1,030,400 kmē), and
its population is approximately 2.5 million. Almost all of the population
are practicing Sunni Muslims. There is a small number of non-Muslims. Roman
Catholic and non-denominational Christian churches have been established in
Nouakchott, Atar, Zouerate, Nouadhibou, and Rosso. A number of expatriates
practiceJudaism but there are no synagogues. There are several foreign
faith-based nongovernmental organizations (NGO's) active in humanitarian and
developmental work in the country.
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2.
Mauritania CIA Factbook
Religions:
Muslim (official) 100%
Population:
3,359,185 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 133
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