Nouakchott is capital of__________?

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A. spain
B. sweden
C. Mauritania
D. None of these

Explanation:

Nouakchott, city, capital of Mauritania, on a plateau near the West African Atlantic coast, about 270 miles (435 km) north-northeast of Dakar, Senegal. Originally a coastal village on the desert trail north from Dakar, it was developed after independence (1960) as the capital of the new nation.