Mauritania-Algeria: none identified
Mauritania-Mali: there are no border disputes, but the border has not been demarcated; talks on demarcation were reportedly being held in February 2022
Mauritania-Morocco: Mauritanian claims to Western Sahara remain dormant; tensions arose in 2016 when Mauritanian soldiers were deployed to Lagouira, a city in the southernmost part of Morocco, and raised their flag
Mauritania-Senegal: none identified
refugees (country of origin): 26,000 (Sahrawis) (2021); 104,080 (Mali) (2023)
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NOTE: The information regarding Mauritania on this page is re-published from the 2024 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Mauritania 2024 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Mauritania 2024 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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