1. But in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania , slavery is decidedly unmodern. 2. "' United Nations General Assembly that the Islamic Republic of Mauritania be admitted. 3. Mauritania, officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania , is a country in western North Africa. 4. Mauritania, officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania , is an Arab Maghreb country in West Africa. 5. U . S-and Israeli-allied leader declared winner of presidential elections in Arab-dominated Islamic republic of Mauritania . 6. The mosque and its minaret is popularly considered the national emblem of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania . 7. In 1961, following independence, the first government of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania followed suit, with similar results. 8. The "'Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania "'( FFRIM ) (; ) is the governing body of national team. 9. The last nation to formally enact the abolition of slavery practice and slave trafficking was the Islamic Republic of Mauritania in 1981. 10. On September 5, 1985, Pugh became the United States Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania , after having been nominated by President Reagan.