Mauritania
Mauritania is in Western Africa, with its capital at Nouakchott and an area of about 1,030,700 km². Explore its flag, anthem, population, GDP ranking, government, natural resources, provinces and major cities on an interactive 3D globe.
- Official name
- Islamic Republic of Mauritania
- Capital
- Nouakchott
- Region
- Africa · Western Africa
- Area
- 1,030,700 km²
- Languages
- Arabic
- Currencies
- Mauritanian ouguiya (MRU)
- Natural resources
- iron ore, gypsum, copper, phosphate, diamonds, gold, oil, fish
- Industries
- fish processing, oil production, mining (iron ore, gold, copper)
- Main exports
- gold, iron ore, fish, processed crustaceans, copper ore
First-level divisions (13)
- Assaba
- Brakna
- Gorgol
- Guidimaka
- Hodh Ech Chargui
- Hodh El Gharbi
- Inchiri
- Tagant
- Tiris Zemmour
- Trarza
- Adrar
- Dakhlet Nouadhibou
- Nouakchott
Major cities
- Nouakchott (population 742,144)
- Saint-Louis (population 220,792)
- Néma (population 200,000)
- Nouadhibou (population 86,738)
- Kiffa (population 73,930)
- Zouérat (population 56,345)
- Rosso (population 47,203)
- Atar (population 44,265)
- Tidjikja (population 19,981)
- Aleg (population 8,388)
- Fderîck (population 5,760)
- Ayoun el Atrous (population 1,423)
- Sélibaby (population 460)
- Akjoujt (population 370)