Mauritania
Islamic Republic of Mauritania
Mauritania sits in Western Africa and uses MRU - Mauritanian ouguiya (UM). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Nouakchott
Population
5.5M
Area
1M km2
Population
5.5M
5,461,319 people
Area
1M km2
1,030,700 square kilometers
Density
5/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Nouakchott
18.07, -15.97
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Mauritania, officially listed here as Islamic Republic of Mauritania, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Mauritania, MR, MRT, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Mauritania is grouped under Africa, more specifically Western Africa, with Africa shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 5,461,319 people and a land area of 1,030,700 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 5 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 20, -12, while the capital coordinate reference is 18.07, -15.97. Mauritania shares listed land borders with DZA, MLI, SEN, ESH, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Nouakchott (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Nouakchott, Arafat, Dar Naim, Nouadhibou and Kiffa. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Mauritania, capital of Mauritania, and major urban areas in Mauritania. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary semi-presidential Islamic republic. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include African Union, Arab League and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Mauritania uses calling code +222, postal format not listed, and time zone data listed as UTC. The number format uses . as the thousands separator and , as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists MRU - Mauritanian ouguiya (UM), while language records include Arabic. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as RIM. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 32 for 2019.
How to use this profile
This Mauritania profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
MR / MRT
Top-level domains
.mr
Continents
Africa
Border countries
DZA, MLI, SEN, ESH
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
RIM
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Mauritania is represented by the MR country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Nouakchott
Nouakchott Ouest
1,446,761
primary
#2
Arafat
Nouakchott Sud
216,919
admin
#3
Dar Naim
Nouakchott Nord
186,925
admin
#4
Nouadhibou
Dakhlet Nouadhibou
173,525
admin
#5
Kiffa
Assaba
84,101
admin
Governance
Government type
Unitary semi-presidential Islamic republic
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
. thousands, , decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+222
Postal format
Not listed
Timezones
UTC
Languages
Arabic
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
32
2019