World Countries

Mauritania

Mauritania coat of arms
The flag of Mauritania has a green field with a thin red horizontal band at the top and bottom of the field. At the center of the field is a five-pointed yellow star above an upward facing yellow crescent.

Common Name: Mauritania

Official Name: Islamic Republic of Mauritania

Geographic Details

CapitalNouakchott
Continent(s)Africa
RegionAfrica
SubregionWestern Africa
Landlocked❌
Area1,030,700 km²
Coordinates(20° 0' N, 12° 0' W)

Demographic and Political Information

Population4,649,660
CurrencyMauritanian ouguiya (UM)
TimezonesUTC
LanguagesArabic
UN Member✅

Additional Information

Top-level Domain.mr
Calling Code+2
Independent✅
Start of weekmonday
alpha2CodeMR
alpha3CodeMRT