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 the country's first deepwater port opened near nouakchott in 1986 
 Any other fun facts about the economy? 
 I don't seem to have culture info but i can tell you that the roman catholic diocese of nouakchott founded in 1965 serves the 4500 catholics in mauritania (mostly foreign residents from west africa & europe) 
 Most of my facts are history & politics. I can tell you that the platerus gradually descend toward the northest to the barren el djouf or empty quarter a vast region of large sand dunes that merges into the sahara desert
the country's first deepwater port opened near nouakchott in 1986