🚩 Flag of Mauritania • live waving render
Africa — Western Africa
UN Member
Independent
Drives right
🇲🇷 Mauritania
Islamic Republic of Mauritania
aka موريتانيا — endonym
4.9M
Population
World #127
1,030,700 km²
Land Area
World #30
$11.5 billion
GDP (USD)
World #145
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Did You Know?
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Mauritania is the world's #127 most populous country out of 242 tracked nations.
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It ranks #30 globally by land area — covering about 0.69% of Earth's total landmass.
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It shares land borders with 4 countries — click any neighbour below to explore them.
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Its economy ranks #145 worldwide with a GDP of $11.5 billion USD.
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Population density is 4.8 people per km² — world rank #228.
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The calendar week officially starts on Saturday here.
Quick Facts
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Capital
Nouakchott
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Phone Code
+222
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Internet TLD
.mr
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Nationality
Mauritanian
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Week Starts
Saturday
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ISO Codes
MR / MRT / 478
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Coordinates
20.00°, -12.00°
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Driving Side
Right-hand traffic
Economy
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GDP (nominal)
$11.5 billion USD
World rank #145 of 188 tracked economies
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GDP per Capita
$2,328
Total output ÷ total population
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Population Density
4.8 /km²
World density rank #228
UM
Mauritanian ouguiya
MRU • official currency
People & Languages
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Total Population
4,927,532
World rank #127 of 242 nations
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Official Languages
1
Arabic
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Demonym
Mauritanian
What its people are called
🗣️ Arabic
Geography & Neighbours
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Land Area
1,030,700 km²
0.69% of Earth's landmass • World #30
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Land Borders
4 countries
🤝 Connected by land
Timezones (1)
UTC±00
Africa/Nouakchott
GMT — Greenwich Mean Time
“Mauritania” Around the World
ara
موريتانيا
الجمهورية الإسلامية الموريتانية
bre
Maouritania
Republik islamek Maouritania
ces
Mauritánie
Mauritánská islámská republika
deu
Mauretanien
Islamische Republik Mauretanien
est
Mauritaania
Mauritaania Islamivabariik
fin
Mauritania
Mauritanian islamilainen tasavalta
fra
Mauritanie
République islamique de Mauritanie
hrv
Mauritanija
Islamska Republika Mauritanija
hun
Mauritánia
Mauritániai Iszlám Köztársaság
ita
Mauritania
Repubblica islamica di Mauritania
jpn
モーリタニア
モーリタニア・イスラム共和国
kor
모리타니
모리타니 이슬람 공화국
nld
Mauritanië
Islamitische Republiek Mauritanië
per
موریتانی
جمهوری اسلامی موریتانی
pol
Mauretania
Islamska Republika Mauretańska
por
Mauritânia
República Islâmica da Mauritânia
rus
Мавритания
Исламская Республика Мавритания
slk
Mauritánia
Mauritánska islamská republika
spa
Mauritania
República Islámica de Mauritania
srp
Mauritanija
Islamska Republika Mauritanija
swe
Mauretanien
Islamiska republiken Mauretanien
tur
Moritanya
Moritanya İslam Cumhuriyeti
urd
موریتانیہ
اسلامی جمہوریہ موریتانیہ
zho
毛里塔尼亚
毛里塔尼亚伊斯兰共和国
Codes & Identity
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ISO Alpha-2
MR
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ISO Alpha-3
MRT
3️⃣
ISO Numeric
478
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Status
officially-assigned
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WikiData ID
Q1025
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Also Spelled As
MR • Islamic Republic of Mauritania • al-Jumhūriyyah al-ʾIslāmiyyah al-Mūrītāniyyah
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