TheFlag of Mauritania

TheSeal of Mauritania

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Mauritania –sovereign country located inWest Africa.^[1] Mauritania is bordered by theAtlantic Ocean on the west, bySenegal on the southwest, byMali on the east and southeast, byAlgeria on the northeast, and by the Morocco-controlledWestern Sahara on the northwest. It is named after the ancientBerber kingdom ofMauretania. The capital and largest city isNouakchott, located on the Atlantic coast.

• Pronunciation:/mɔːrɪˈteɪniə/
• Common English country name:Mauritania
• Official English country name: TheIslamic Republic of Mauritania
• Commonendonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s):Mauritanian
• Demonym(s):
• ISO country codes: MR, MRT, 478
• ISO region codes: SeeISO 3166-2:MR
• Internetcountry code top-level domain:.mr

Geography of Mauritania

• Mauritania is: acountry
• Population of Mauritania: 3,124,000 -135th most populous country
• Area of Mauritania: 1,030,700 km²
• Atlas of Mauritania

• Mauritania is situated within the following regions:
  • Northern Hemisphere andWestern Hemisphere
  • Africa
    • Sahara Desert
    • North Africa
    • West Africa
• Time zone:Coordinated Universal TimeUTC+00
• Extreme points of Mauritania
  • High:Kediet ej Jill 915 m (3,002 ft)
  • Low:Sebkha de Ndrhamcha −5 m (−16 ft)
• Land boundaries: 5,074 km

Mali 2,237 km

Western Sahara 1,564 km

Senegal 813 km

Algeria 463 km

• Coastline: 754 km

• Climate of Mauritania
• Ecoregions in Mauritania
• Wildlife of Mauritania
  • Fauna of Mauritania
    • Birds of Mauritania
    • Mammals of Mauritania

• Glaciers in Mauritania: none^[2]
• Rivers of Mauritania
• World Heritage Sites in Mauritania

Regions of Mauritania

List of ecoregions in Mauritania

• Ecoregions in Mauritania

Administrative divisions of Mauritania

• Regions of Mauritania
  • Departments of Mauritania

Departments of Mauritania

• Capital of Mauritania:Nouakchott
• Cities of Mauritania

Demographics of Mauritania

Politics of Mauritania

• Form of government:
• Capital of Mauritania:Nouakchott
• Elections in Mauritania
• Political parties in Mauritania

Government of Mauritania

• Head of state:President of Mauritania,
• Head of government:Prime Minister of Mauritania,

• Parliament of Mauritania (bicameral)
  • Upper house:Senate of Mauritania
  • Lower house:National Assembly of Mauritania

Court system of Mauritania

Foreign relations of Mauritania

• Diplomatic missions in Mauritania
• Diplomatic missions of Mauritania

The Islamic Republic of Mauritania is a member of:^[1]

Law of Mauritania

• Constitution of Mauritania
• Crime in Mauritania
• Human rights in Mauritania
  • LGBT rights in Mauritania
  • Freedom of religion in Mauritania
• Law enforcement in Mauritania

Military of Mauritania

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
• Forces
  • Army of Mauritania
  • Air Force of Mauritania

Local government in Mauritania

History of Mauritania

Culture of Mauritania

• Cuisine of Mauritania
• Languages of Mauritania
• National symbols of Mauritania
  • Coat of arms of Mauritania
  • Flag of Mauritania
  • National Anthem of Mauritania
• Public holidays in Mauritania
• Religion in Mauritania
  • Christianity in Mauritania
  • Islam in Mauritania
• World Heritage Sites in Mauritania

• Cinema of Mauritania
• Music of Mauritania

Sports in Mauritania

• Football in Mauritania
• Mauritania at the Olympics

Economy of Mauritania

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 151st (one hundred and fifty first)
• Agriculture in Mauritania
• Communications in Mauritania
  • Internet in Mauritania
• Companies of Mauritania
• Currency of Mauritania:Ouguiya
  • ISO 4217:MRO
• Health care in Mauritania
• Mining in Mauritania
• Tourism in Mauritania
• Transport in Mauritania
  • Airports in Mauritania
  • Rail transport in Mauritania

Education in Mauritania

Health in Mauritania

Mauritania

• List of international rankings
• List of Mauritania-related topics
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Africa
• Outline of geography

• Outlines of countries
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• Mauritania-related lists
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