Home›Sources›Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Amended 2017 (UN Women Constitutional Database)SourcesConstitution of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Amended 2017 (UN Women Constitutional Database)UN Women Global Gender Equality Constitutional Database, official English text, read 2026-08-16Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Amended 2017 (UN Women Constitutional Database)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/unwomen-mauritania-2017-constitution.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Amended 2017 (UN Women Constitutional Database). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/unwomen-mauritania-2017-constitutionCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-constitution-of-the-islamic-republic-of, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Amended 2017 (UN Women Constitutional Database)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/unwomen-mauritania-2017-constitution}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXUN Women's hosted text of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania as amended in 2017, whose Article 5 declares Islam the religion of the people and of the State, and under which only Muslims may hold Mauritanian citizenship.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsClaims Backed By This Source (9 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsCitationAuthorWell-attestedIslamic Republic of MauritaniaPublisherWell-attestedUN WomenURLWell-attestedhttps://constitutions.unwomen.org/en/countries/africa/mauritaniaSource TypeWell-attestedprimary source / official recordAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1Tier 1: an intergovernmental body's hosted constitutional text, read for the exact wording of Article 5 rather than for secondary commentary.Cross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithMauritania, Countries Well-attested This source names Mauritania directly: "of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania as amended in 2017, whose Article 5 declares Islam the religion of the people and of the State, and under which only Muslims may hold Mauritanian citizenship."Source Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Amended 2017 (UN Women Constitutional Database)Islamic Republic of Mauritaniatier 1Claims Backed By This Source (9 claims)This source backs 9 claims across the atlas. As facts: 7 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSources, 7 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 holds.Countries, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.Well-attested7CountriesMauritaniaSourcesConstitution of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Amended 2017 (UN Women Constitutional Database)Holds1SourcesConstitution of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Amended 2017 (UN Women Constitutional Database)General References1CountriesMauritaniaComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year