Mauritania
This profile gathers the essentials about the following country: Mauritania. It gives its capital, flag, position on the map, neighbouring countries, official languages, currency and area.
- Region
- Africa · Western Africa
- Capital
- Nouakchott
- Coordinates of the capital
- 18.09° N, 15.98° W
- Area
- 1,030,700 km²
- Official languages
- Arabic
- Currency
- Mauritanian Ouguiya
- Access to the sea
- Yes
- ISO code
- MR
On the map
This country is located in Africa, in the region "Western Africa". It has access to the sea. This country shares land borders with 4 countries: Algeria, Mali, Senegal, Western Sahara.
Its capital is Nouakchott. Its area is about 1,030,700 km². By area, this country ranks 28 out of 193 in the world and 11 out of 54 in Africa. Official language: Arabic. Currency: Mauritanian Ouguiya.
Capitals of the neighbouring countries: Algiers (Algeria), Bamako (Mali), Dakar (Senegal).
Neighbouring countries
- AlgeriaAlgiers
- MaliBamako
- SenegalDakar
- Western Sahara
Frequently asked questions
- Mauritania: what is the capital?
- Its capital is Nouakchott.
- Mauritania: which countries does it border?
- This country shares land borders with 4 countries: Algeria, Mali, Senegal, Western Sahara.
- Mauritania: what are the official languages?
- Official language: Arabic.
- Mauritania: what is the currency?
- Currency: Mauritanian Ouguiya.
- Mauritania: what is the area?
- Its area is about 1,030,700 km². By area, this country ranks 28 out of 193 in the world and 11 out of 54 in Africa.
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