Part of | West Africa, North Africa |
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Year dem found am | 28 November 1960 |
Official name | الجمهورية الإسلامية الموريتانية |
Native label | الجمهورية الإسلامية الموريتانية, République islamique de Mauritanie, Ndenndaandi Lislameeri Muritani, Réewu lislaam bu Muritani, Moritani Silaamin Jamaane |
Short name | 🇲🇷, RIM |
Dem name after | Moors, Mauretania |
Official language | Arabic |
Anthem | National anthem of Mauritania |
Culture | culture of Mauritania |
Continent | Africa |
Country | Mauritania |
Capital | Nouakchott |
Located in time zone | UTC±00:00, Africa/Nouakchott |
Located in or next to body of water | Atlantic Ocean |
Located in/on physical feature | Sahel |
Coordinate location | 21°0′0″N 11°0′0″W |
Coordinates of easternmost point | 25°0′0″N 4°50′0″W |
Coordinates of northernmost point | 27°18′0″N 8°40′12″W |
Coordinates of southernmost point | 14°43′16″N 12°3′17″W |
Coordinates of westernmost point | 20°46′17″N 17°2′50″W |
Highest point | Kediet ej Jill |
Lowest point | Sebkha de Ndrhamcha |
Office held by head of state | President of Mauritania |
Office head of government hold | Prime Minister of Mauritania |
Executive body | Government of Mauritania |
Legislative body | National Assembly |
Central bank | Central Bank of Mauritania |
Currency | Mauritanian ouguiya |
Dey share bother plus | Western Sahara, Algeria, Mali, Senegal |
Driving side | right |
Electrical plug type | Europlug |
Dey replace | French West Africa |
Hashtag | Mauritania |
Top-level Internet domain | .mr |
Flag | flag of Mauritania |
Coat of arms | Seal of Mauritania |
Geography of topic | geography of Mauritania |
Get characteristic | not-free country |
History of topic | history of Mauritania |
Economy of topic | economy of Mauritania |
Demographics of topic | demographics of Mauritania |
Madhhab | Malikism |
Mobile country code | 609 |
Country calling code | +222 |
Emergency phone number | 101, 117, 118 |
Licence plate code | RIM |
Maritime identification digits | 654 |
Unicode character | 🇲🇷 |
Category for maps or plans | Category:Maps of Mauritania |
Mauritania, formally de Islamic Republic of Mauritania, be sovereign country insyd Northwest Africa. Ebe bordered by de Atlantic Ocean to de west, Western Sahara to de north den northwest, Algeria to de northeast, Mali to de east den southeast, den Senegal to de southwest. By land area Mauritania be de 11th-largest country insyd Africa den 28th-largest insyd de world; 90% of ein territory dey insyd de Sahara. Chaw of ein population of sam 4.3 million dey live insyd de temperate south of de country, plus roughly a third concentrate insyd de capital den largest city, Nouakchott, for de Atlantic coast.