Mauritania
Basic Information
Official name: Islamic Republic of Mauritania
Native name: موريتانيا
Population: 4,927,532
Area: 1,030,700 km²
Region: Africa
Sub Region: Western Africa
Capital: Nouakchott
Coordinates: 20°, -12°
Landlocked: No
Political & Administrative
UN Member: Yes
Independent: Yes
Status: officially-assigned
ISO Code (Alpha-2): MR
ISO Code (Alpha-3): MRT
Olympic Code: MTN
FIFA Code: MTN
Top level domain: .mr
Start of week: monday
Currencies
Mauritanian ouguiya (UM) - MRU
Languages
Arabic (ara)
Timezones
UTC
Continents
Africa
Demonyms
eng: Mauritanian/Mauritanianfra: Mauritanien/Mauritanienne
GINI Index
2014: 32.6
Driving
Side: rightSign: RIM
International Dialing
+222
Coat of Arms
Border Countries: