Mauritania, Africa

This post was last updated by José of onez on Sunday, 27 April 2025.

Image of Nouakchott, capital city of Mauritania

Mauritania Flag

Mauritania is a country on the Sub-Saharan Africa located in the Western Africa sub‑region of the Africa continent.

Easy learning about Mauritania
Mauritania is located in	Sub-Saharan Africa Western Africa Africa Continent
Mauritania has a population of	5,022,441 inhabitants (2023 UN data) Inhabitants of Mauritania are called Mauritanians
The country’s total area is	1,030,700 Km² ( 640,446 sq mi)
Global Peace Index Rank	95
Global Peace Index Score	2
Human Development Index (HDI)	Mauritania HDI ranks in position nº 164 worldwide Low Human Development HDI of 0.540 (0.4 to 1) (2022 data from UNDP)
Mauritania’s passport	allows visa-free entry to 57 countries Mauritania passport ranks in position nº 82 in the world (2025 HP Index data)
Mauritania GDP per capita is	$2,478 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF)
Mauritania ’s LGBTI legal status	Same-sex sexual acts are illegal (2025 ILGA data)
Latitude & Longitude	20° 00' N, 12° 00' W Open in Google Maps
Mauritania Capital city	Nouakchott
Neighbouring countries	Senegal, Algeria, Western Sahara, Mali.
Mauritania Climate	desert; constantly hot, dry, dusty
Most predominant religion	Muslim (official)
Currency name & code	Ouguiya (MRU)
Internet ccTLD	.mr
Mauritania calling code	+222

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