Mauritanian ouguiya
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The Mauritanian ouguiya is the official monetary unit of Mauritania, used for all everyday transactions and financial operations in the country.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mauritanian ouguiya canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T544025 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mauritanian ouguiya Context triple: [Mauritania, currency, Mauritanian ouguiya]
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A.
Moroccan dirham
The Moroccan dirham is the official monetary unit of Morocco, used for everyday transactions and issued by the country's central bank.
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B.
Algerian dinar
The Algerian dinar is the official monetary unit of Algeria, issued and regulated by the Bank of Algeria.
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C.
Dirham
The dirham is a historical silver coin and monetary unit widely used in the Islamic world, originating as a standard currency under early Muslim caliphates.
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D.
West African CFA franc
The West African CFA franc is a regional currency used by several West African countries, issued by the Central Bank of West African States and pegged to the euro.
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E.
Libyan dinar
The Libyan dinar is the official monetary unit of Libya, used for everyday transactions and economic activities throughout the country.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mauritanian ouguiya Target entity description: The Mauritanian ouguiya is the official monetary unit of Mauritania, used for all everyday transactions and financial operations in the country.
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A.
Moroccan dirham
The Moroccan dirham is the official monetary unit of Morocco, used for everyday transactions and issued by the country's central bank.
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B.
Algerian dinar
The Algerian dinar is the official monetary unit of Algeria, issued and regulated by the Bank of Algeria.
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C.
Dirham
The dirham is a historical silver coin and monetary unit widely used in the Islamic world, originating as a standard currency under early Muslim caliphates.
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D.
West African CFA franc
The West African CFA franc is a regional currency used by several West African countries, issued by the Central Bank of West African States and pegged to the euro.
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E.
Libyan dinar
The Libyan dinar is the official monetary unit of Libya, used for everyday transactions and economic activities throughout the country.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
currency
ⓘ
fiat currency ⓘ |
| redenominationDate | 2018 ⓘ |
| category | Economy of Mauritania ⓘ |
| centralBank | Central Bank of Mauritania ⓘ |
| country | Mauritania ⓘ |
| currencyOf |
Islamic Republic of Mauritania
ⓘ
linked to:
Mauritania
|
| dateOfIntroduction | 1973 ⓘ |
| denominationType |
banknote
ⓘ
coin ⓘ |
| hasPluralForm | ouguiyas ⓘ |
| ISO4217Code | MRU ⓘ |
| ISO4217CodeBeforeRedenomination | MRO ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hassaniya Arabic ⓘ |
| legalTenderIn | Mauritania ⓘ |
| monetaryAuthority | Central Bank of Mauritania ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Arabic word "uqiyyah" (ounce) ⓘ |
| officialCurrencyOf | Mauritania ⓘ |
| redenominationFactor | 10 old ouguiya = 1 new ouguiya ⓘ |
| replacedCurrency | West African CFA franc ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| subunit | khoums ⓘ |
| subunitToUnitRatio | 5 khoums = 1 ouguiya ⓘ |
| symbol |
UM
ⓘ
أوقية ⓘ |
| usedBy |
businesses in Mauritania
ⓘ
government of Mauritania ⓘ residents of Mauritania ⓘ |
| usedFor |
everyday transactions
ⓘ
financial operations ⓘ |
| usedInRegion | West Africa ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Arabic script
ⓘ
Latin script ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mauritanian ouguiya Description of subject: The Mauritanian ouguiya is the official monetary unit of Mauritania, used for all everyday transactions and financial operations in the country.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.