Key facts
Capital:Nouakchott
Location:Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Senegal and Western Sahara
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
