Anyone ever heard of Mauritania?

Swaziland? Of course. It's a tiny little country within the boundary of South Africa. How about Morocco? Everybody knows of Morocco. Even some of the lesser known countries in Africa sound familiar...Namibia, Malawi, Guinea, Chad, Togo. But Mauritania? Nope. Not in the memory banks. And it isn't little, even small, by African standards. Medium large-sized and on the Western Coast. Actually, it's the world's 29th-largest country, after Bolivia. Am I the only one unfamiliar with this country? Well, now I know. The things we learn when helping our kids study!