| Region: | Africa |
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| Sub-region: | Western Africa |
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| Common name: | Mauritania |
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| Official name: | Islamic Republic of Mauritania |
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| Native name: |
ARA
- Official: الجمهورية الإسلامية الموريتانية
- Common: موريتانيا
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| Capital: | Nouakchott |
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| Capital Info: |
LATLNG
18.07,-15.97
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| TLD: | .mr |
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| CCA2: | MR |
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| CCN3: | 478 |
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| CCA3: | MRT |
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| CIOC: | MTN |
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| Independent: | Yes |
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| Status: | Officially-assigned |
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| UN Member: | Yes |
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| Currencies: |
MRU
- Name: Mauritanian ouguiya
- Symbol: UM
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| Alt Spellings: | MR, Islamic Republic of Mauritania, al-Jumhūriyyah al-ʾIslāmiyyah al-Mūrītāniyyah |
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| Languages: | Arabic |
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| Translations: |
ARA
- Official: الجمهورية الإسلامية الموريتانية
- Common: موريتانيا
BRE
- Official: Republik islamek Maouritania
- Common: Maouritania
CES
- Official: Mauritánská islámská republika
- Common: Mauritánie
CYM
- Official: Islamic Republic of Mauritania
- Common: Mauritania
DEU
- Official: Islamische Republik Mauretanien
- Common: Mauretanien
EST
- Official: Mauritaania Islamivabariik
- Common: Mauritaania
FIN
- Official: Mauritanian islamilainen tasavalta
- Common: Mauritania
FRA
- Official: République islamique de Mauritanie
- Common: Mauritanie
HRV
- Official: Islamska Republika Mauritanija
- Common: Mauritanija
HUN
- Official: Mauritániai Iszlám Köztársaság
- Common: Mauritánia
ITA
- Official: Repubblica islamica di Mauritania
- Common: Mauritania
JPN
- Official: モーリタニア·イスラム共和国
- Common: モーリタニア
KOR
- Official: 모리타니 이슬람 공화국
- Common: 모리타니
NLD
- Official: Islamitische Republiek Mauritanië
- Common: Mauritanië
PER
- Official: جمهوری اسلامی موریتانی
- Common: موریتانی
POL
- Official: Islamska Republika Mauretańska
- Common: Mauretania
POR
- Official: República Islâmica da Mauritânia
- Common: Mauritânia
RUS
- Official: Исламская Республика Мавритания
- Common: Мавритания
SLK
- Official: Mauritánska islamská republika
- Common: Mauritánia
SPA
- Official: República Islámica de Mauritania
- Common: Mauritania
SRP
- Official: Исламска Република Мауританија
- Common: Мауританија
SWE
- Official: Islamiska republiken Mauretanien
- Common: Mauretanien
TUR
- Official: Moritanya İslam Cumhuriyeti
- Common: Moritanya
URD
- Official: اسلامی جمہوریہ موریتانیہ
- Common: موریتانیہ
ZHO
- Official: 毛里塔尼亚伊斯兰共和国
- Common: 毛里塔尼亚
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| LAT/LNG: | 20,-12 |
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| Borders: | DZA, MLI, SEN, ESH |
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| Area: | 1,030,700 km² |
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| Population: | 4,649,660 |
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| Demonyms: |
ENG
- Mauritanian (f)
- Mauritanian (m)
FRA
- Mauritanienne (f)
- Mauritanien (m)
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| Maps: |
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Signs:
RIM
Side:
right
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| Timezones: | UTC |
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| Continents: | Africa |
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| Flags: |
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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. |
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