Mauritania
Mauritania lies on the north-west coast of Africa, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, by Senegal on the south-west, Mali on the south-east and east, Algeria on the north-east, and the Western Sahara province of Morocco on the north-west.
- Capital: Nouakchott
- Currency: Ouguiya
- Population: 4,301,018
- Area: 1 030 700 km²
- GDP $ : $17.421 billion (2017)
- Internet domain: .mr
- Languages: Arabic (official language) , French.
- Exports: Consumer goods; foodstuffs; petroleum products; capital goods
- Imports: Fish and fish products; iron ore; gold; cooper; petroleum
Trademarks
Trade mark protection is obtainable only in terms of the Bangui Agreement by way of a filing with the OAPI IP office.
Patents
Patent protection is obtainable only in terms of the Bangui Agreement by way of a filing with the OAPI IP office.
Designs
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Copyrights
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