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Facts and figures about Mauritania at a glance

Mauritania is a sovereign country on the continent of Africa. Mauritania covers a total area of 1,030,700.0 km² and has a population of approximately 3,205,060 people.

The capital of Mauritania is Nouakchott (Nouakchott) with a population of 661,400 people.

Facts and figures about Mauritania
Country	Code	Area	Population	P/km²
Mauritania	MR	1,030,700.0 km²	3,205,060 people	3.1

Population density in Mauritania
Population density
3.1 p/km² (extremly low)	Mauritania: Extremly low population density

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Information on Mauritania

Information on Mauritania
Name	Official name	Code	Status	Regions	Capital	Continent
Mauritania	Islamic Republic of Mauritania	MR	Sovereign country	13	Nouakchott Nouakchott	Africa

Time in Mauritania

Time in Mauritania
Current time	Summer time (DST)	Standard time	Current timezone offset	Timezone
Thu, 22 Jun 2017 - 4:27pm	No	Thu, 22 Jun 2017 - 4:27pm	UTC	Africa/Nouakchott

Currency in Mauritania

Currency in Mauritania
Currency	Abbreviation
Ouguiya	MRO

Languages in Mauritania

Languages in Mauritania
Languages
Arabic, French, Shona, Wolof

Neighbouring countries of Mauritania

Neighbouring countries of Mauritania
Neighbouring countries
Algeria, Mali, Senegal, Western Sahara

Telecommunication in Mauritania

Telecommunication in Mauritania
International calling code	Internet top level domain (TLD)
+222	.mr

Latitude & Longitude of Mauritania

Latitude & Longitude of Mauritania
Position	Latitude (width)	Longitude (length)
Show on map	20°15'00.0"N (20.2500000°)	10°30'00.0"W (-10.5000000°)

Regions in Mauritania

Regions in Mauritania
Regions
There are 13 primary administrative regions in Mauritania. Have a closer look at the regions in Mauritania.

Largest places in Mauritania

There are 13 places in Mauritania with a population of more than 10,000 people.

Largest places in Mauritania
Place	No	Population
Nouakchott Nouakchott	1.	661,400
Nouadhibou Nouâdhibou	2.	72,337
Nema Néma	3.	60,000
Kaedi Kaédi	4.	55,374
Rosso Rosso	5.	48,922
Kiffa Kiffa	6.	40,281
Zouerate Zouerate	7.	38,000
Atar Atar	8.	24,021
Tekane Tékane	9.	22,041
Selibaby Sélibaby	10.	18,424
Aleg Aleg	11.	15,211
Aioun Aioun	12.	12,635
Akjoujt Akjoujt	13.	11,500

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External sources of information on Mauritania

Mauritania on Wikipedia

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