Place:Outline of Mauritania
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Mauritania:
Mauritania – sovereign country located in West Africa.[1] Mauritania is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the west, by Senegal on the southwest, by Mali on the east and southeast, by Algeria on the northeast, and by the Morocco-controlled Western Sahara on the northwest. It is named after the ancient Berber kingdom of Mauretania. The capital and largest city is Nouakchott, located on the Atlantic coast.
General reference
- Pronunciation: /mɔːrɪˈteɪniə/
- Common English country name: Mauritania
- Official English country name: The Islamic Republic of Mauritania
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Mauritanian
- Demonym(s):
- ISO country codes: MR, MRT, 478
- ISO region codes: See MR
- Internet country code top-level domain: .mr
Geography of Mauritania
Geography of Mauritania
- Mauritania is: a country
- Population of Mauritania: 3,124,000 - 135th most populous country
- Area of Mauritania: 1,030,700 km2
- Atlas of Mauritania
Location
- Mauritania is situated within the following regions:
- Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
- Africa
- Sahara Desert
- North Africa
- West Africa
- Time zone: Coordinated Universal Time UTC+00
- Extreme points of Mauritania
- High: Kediet ej Jill 915 m (3,002 ft)
- Low: Sebkha de Ndrhamcha −5 m (−16 ft)
- Land boundaries: 5,074 km
Mali 2,237 km- Western Sahara 1,561 km
Senegal 813 km
Algeria 463 km
- Coastline: 754 km
Environment of Mauritania
- Climate of Mauritania
- Ecoregions in Mauritania
- Wildlife of Mauritania
- Fauna of Mauritania
- Birds of Mauritania
- Mammals of Mauritania
- Fauna of Mauritania
Natural geographic features of Mauritania
- Glaciers in Mauritania: none [2]
- Rivers of Mauritania
- World Heritage Sites in Mauritania
Regions of Mauritania
Regions of Mauritania
Ecoregions of Mauritania
List of ecoregions in Mauritania
- Ecoregions in Mauritania
Administrative divisions of Mauritania
Administrative divisions of Mauritania
- Regions of Mauritania
- Departments of Mauritania
Departments of Mauritania
Departments of Mauritania
Settlements in Mauritania
- Capital of Mauritania: Nouakchott
- Cities of Mauritania
Demography of Mauritania
Demographics of Mauritania
Government and politics of Mauritania
Politics of Mauritania
- Form of government:
- Capital of Mauritania: Nouakchott
- Elections in Mauritania
- Political parties in Mauritania
Branches of the government of Mauritania
Government of Mauritania
Executive branch of the government of Mauritania
- Head of state: President of Mauritania,
- Head of government: Prime Minister of Mauritania,
Legislative branch of the government of Mauritania
- Parliament of Mauritania (bicameral)
- Upper house: Senate of Mauritania
- Lower house: National Assembly of Mauritania
Judicial branch of the government of Mauritania
Court system of Mauritania
Foreign relations of Mauritania
Foreign relations of Mauritania
- Diplomatic missions in Mauritania
- Diplomatic missions of Mauritania
International organization membership of Mauritania
The Islamic Republic of Mauritania is a member of:[1]
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Law and order in Mauritania
Law of Mauritania
- Constitution of Mauritania
- Crime in Mauritania
- Human rights in Mauritania
- LGBT rights in Mauritania
- Freedom of religion in Mauritania
- Law enforcement in Mauritania
Military of Mauritania
Military of Mauritania
- Command
- Forces
- Army of Mauritania
- Air Force of Mauritania
Local government in Mauritania
Local government in Mauritania
History of Mauritania
History of Mauritania
Culture of Mauritania
Culture of Mauritania
- Cuisine of Mauritania
- Languages of Mauritania
- National symbols of Mauritania
- Coat of arms of Mauritania
- Flag of Mauritania
- National Anthem of Mauritania
- Public holidays in Mauritania
- Religion in Mauritania
- Christianity in Mauritania
- Islam in Mauritania
- World Heritage Sites in Mauritania
Art in Mauritania
- Cinema of Mauritania
- Music of Mauritania
Sports in Mauritania
Sports in Mauritania
- Football in Mauritania
- Mauritania at the Olympics
Economy and infrastructure of Mauritania
Economy of Mauritania
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 151st (one hundred and fifty first)
- Agriculture in Mauritania
- Communications in Mauritania
- Internet in Mauritania
- Companies of Mauritania
- Currency of Mauritania: Ouguiya
- Health care in Mauritania
- Mining in Mauritania
- Tourism in Mauritania
- Transport in Mauritania
- Airports in Mauritania
- Rail transport in Mauritania
Education in Mauritania
Education in Mauritania
Health in Mauritania
Health in Mauritania
See also
Mauritania
- Index of Mauritania-related articles
- List of international rankings
- List of Mauritania-related topics
- Member state of the United Nations
- Outline of Africa
- Outline of geography
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Mauritania". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/mauritania/.
- ↑ The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.
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