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Mauritania
Mauritania, officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, is a country in the Maghreb region of West Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Western Sahara to the north and northwest, Algeria to the northeast, Mali to the east and southeast, and Senegal to the southwest. By land area Mauritania is the 11th-largest country in Africa and the 28th-largest in the world; 90% of its territory is in the Sahara desert. Most of its population of 4.3 million live in the temperate south of the country; roughly a third of the population is concentrated in the capital and largest city, Nouakchott, on the Atlantic coast.
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WHAT PEOPLE ARE CALLED
Mauritanian
These are English demonyms for people from Mauritania. A demonym describes a connection to a place; it does not mean everyone shares an ethnicity, language or religion.
Demonym source: mledoze/countries · Download the attributed dataset (ODbL)SAME LAND, DIFFERENT WORLDS
Civilizations, flags & standards
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BEYOND THE MAP
Mauritania in the study desk
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Languages
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What it sells, and to whom
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Exports
Industries
Farms and fisheries
- rice
- milk
- goat milk
- sorghum
- sheep milk
- lamb/mutton
Largest cities
| Nouakchott capital | 1,184,530 |
| Nouadhibou | 146,048 |
| Kiffa | 62,051 |
| Néma | 60,000 |
Wars and conflicts
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Climate and geography
desert; constantly hot, dry, dusty
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Landmarks and landscapes
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In charge right now
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Leaders before them
Corrected in an AI-assisted review of the imported data (2026-09-22), not yet checked against a named source: cities, landmarks, past leaders.