Key facts
Capital: Nouakchott
Location: Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Senegal and Western Sahara
Government: Islamic Republic of Mauritania
Currency: Mauritanian ouguiya (MRO)
Area: 1,030,700 sq km
Population: 4,079,284 (July 2021 est.)
Languages: Arabic (official and national), Pular, Soninke, Wolof (all national languages), French; note - the spoken Arabic in Mauritania differs considerably from the modern standard Arabic used for official written purposes or in the media; the Mauritanian dialect, which incorporates many Berber words, is referred to as Hassaniya
Religion: Muslim (official) 100%
TimeZone: UTC 0
Tel Code: +222
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