Mauritania

Mauritania

Mauritania was the last country in the world to abolish slavery in law, in 1981. Its iron ore train runs over two kilometres long across the Sahara.

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Easy learning about Mauritania

The capital city of Mauritania is Nouakchott, capital city of Mauritania.

Word: Dunes

Meaning: shifting sands

Administrative Divisions

12 regions and 1 division.

Regions:

Adrar
Assaba
Brakna
Dakhlet Nouadhibou
Gorgol
Guidimakha
Hodh Ech Chargui
Hodh El Gharbi
Inchiri
Tagant
Tiris Zemmour
Trarza

Division:

Nouakchott

Administrative divisions of Mauritania map

Mauritania is a Country on the Sub-Saharan Africa located in the Western Africa sub-region in the continent of Africa, member of Arab League.

0300 km (186 mi)600 km (373 mi)900 km (559 mi)1200 km (746 mi)

Height

0 m (0 ft), 25 m (82 ft), 60 m (197 ft), 100 m (328 ft), 200 m (656 ft), 300 m (984 ft), 400 m (1310 ft), 500 m (1640 ft), above 600 m (1970 ft)

Sea depth

0 m (0 ft), 150 m (492 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 1800 m (5910 ft), 3200 m (10500 ft), deeper than 5200 m (17060 ft)

Basic Information

Capital City: Nouakchott, capital city of Mauritania

Population: 5,315,065 (UN)

Area: 1,030,700 km² / 640,446 sq mi

People from Mauritania are called: Mauritanians

Geography

Latitude: 19.587° N

Longitude: 9.740° W

Geographical Subregion: Western Africa

Intermediary Region: Sub-Saharan Africa

Continental Region: Africa

Borders

Senegal — Land border
Algeria — Land border
Western Sahara — Land border
Mali — Land border

Citizenship & Passport

Passport Ranking: 80 (HP Index)

Visa-Free Destinations: 56

Climate

desert; constantly hot, dry, dusty

Global Indices

Global Peace Index Rank: 112 (GPI)

Global Peace Index Score: 2.184 (GPI)

Economy

GDP per Capita: $2,655 (IMF)

GDP per Capita Position: 151

Currency: Ouguiya

Currency Code: MRU

Human Development

HDI Rank: 163 (UNDP)

HDI Value: 0.563

Mean Years of Schooling: 4.9

Expected Years of Schooling: 7.9

Life Expectancy at Birth: 68.5 Years

Religion

Most Predominant: Muslim official

LGBTI Rights

Legal Status: Illegal (ILGA)

Legal Mechanism: N/A

Death Penalty: Yes

Maximum Prison Sentence: 2 Years

Maximum Fine: Yes

Physical Punishment: No

International Memberships

Arab League - since 1973

Technical Information

TLD: .mr

Calling Code: +222

MapGeo Name: Mauritania

MapGeo Code: MR

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