Mauritania
Western AfricaAfrica
You will find Mauritania in Western Africa. The capital is Nouakchott. About 4.5 million people live in the country.
- Capital
- Nouakchott
- People
- 4.5 million
- Size
- 1,000,000 km²
Compare with
Size
Mauritania1,000,000 km²
United Kingdom240,000 km²You could fit the United Kingdom into Mauritania about 4.3 times.
People
Mauritania4.5 millionUnited Kingdom67 millionAbout 15 times as many people live in the United Kingdom as in Mauritania.
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- Nouakchott
- Saint-Louis
- Néma
- Nouadhibou
- Kiffa
- Mbera
- Kaédi
- Zouérat
- Rosso
- Atar
- Bougadoum
- Guerou
- Boutilimitt
- El ’Ayoûn
- Tékane
- Bogué
- Tidjikja
- Tembedgha
- Ṭinṭâne
- Elghabra
- Magṭa‘ Laḥjar
- Aleg
- Fderîck
- Ayoun el Atrous
- Sélibaby
- Akjoujt
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Neighbours
3 countries border Mauritania.
Algeria
Mali
Senegal
Benin
Burkina Faso
Cape Verde
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Ivory Coast
Liberia
Niger
Nigeria
Sierra Leone
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