Mauritania
General Info
Official Name
Islamic Republic of Mauritania
Native Name
الجمهورية الإسلامية الموريتانية
Capital
Nouakchott
Flag
Coat of Arms
Passport
Region
Western Africa
Language
Arabic
Population
4.6M
Area
1.0M
TLD
.mr
Currency
MRU
Calling code
+222
Other codes
MR | MRT | 478 | MTN
Surnames
Ba
M'Bareck
Sow
Shares borders with
Algeria 
Mali 
Senegal 
Western Sahara Interest
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Additional Info
Drive Side
right
Start of Week
monday
UN Member
+
Independent
+
Member of: COMESSA - Community of Sahel-Saharan States, African Union, Arab League, Non-Aligned Movement, Maghreb, OIC - Organization of Islamic Cooperation, UN - United Nations, UNESCO, WTO - World Trade Organization