- Official name
- Islamic Republic of Mauritania الجمهورية الإسلامية الموريتانية · Arabic
- Capital
- Nouakchott
- Region
- Western Africa
- Population (2018 est.)
- ≈ 4.4 million
- Area
- 1,030,700 km²
- Currency
- Mauritanian ouguiya (MRU)
- Neighbours
- Algeria, Mali, Senegal
- Internet / phone
- .mr · +222
Notable facts
- Mauritania is roughly 90% Sahara desert.
- The Richat Structure, or “Eye of the Sahara”, is a 40 km circular formation clearly visible from space.
- One of the world’s longest and heaviest trains carries iron ore about 700 km from Zouérat to Nouadhibou.
- Mauritania was the last country in the world to formally abolish slavery, in 1981, and criminalised it in 2007.
World Heritage 2 sites
