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Mauritania

Also Known As Islamic Republic of Mauritania
Western Africa

Mauritania is a country in the Maghreb region of West Africa, 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. About ninety percent of its territory lies within the Sahara desert, with most inhabitants concentrated in the temperate south. It gained independence from France on 28 November 1960. It is an Islamic republic. Its capital is Nouakchott.

Facts
Capital
Nouakchott 2
Population
5,461,319 2
2026 estimate, from Mauritania's own Wikipedia infobox; no census line is carried in that infobox.
Population Estimate Year
2026 2
Area (sq km)
1,030,000 2
Independence or Founding Year
1960 2
Mauritania gained independence from France on 28 November 1960, preceded by autonomous republic status within the French Community from 28 November 1958.
Landlocked
No 3
Income Group
Lower-Middle 4
Government Type
Republic 3
Classification
Sovereignty Status
UN Member State 1
Mauritania

Cities

Connections

Associated With

Nouakchott, Cities
Source Nouakchott (Wikipedia)
The Maghreb, Regions
Source Maghreb (Wikipedia)
The Sahel, Regions
Western Sahara, Countries

Mauritania borders Western Sahara to the east and south.

Source Western Sahara / Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (Wikipedia)

Bordered By Water

Algeria, Countries
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Algeria
Mali, Countries
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Mali
Senegal, Countries
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Senegal

Borders

Morocco, Countries
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Mauritania

Has Capital

Nouakchott, Cities

Nouakchott is the capital of Mauritania.

Source Nouakchott (Wikipedia)

Rivers Through Territory

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Nationals Include

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Source Wikidata: Ahmed Ould Sidi Ahmed

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Source Diallo Guidileye (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is a Mauritanian former professional footballer

Origin Of

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Site Of

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Found There

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Source Wikidata: Ben Amera

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Source Wikidata: Constitution of Mauritania

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Source Le ministre de la Justice recoit le president de la Cour supreme de Mauritanie, HorizonsNews item, reception of the Supreme Court president in Algiers
Quote, News item, reception of the Supreme Court president in Algiers
le président de la Cour suprême de la République islamique de Mauritanie, Cheikh Ahmed Ould Sid Ahmed, et la délégation qui l’accompagne.

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Source African striped ground squirrel (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, subspecies, where it lives
Quote, Distribution and habitat, subspecies, where it lives
West Africa, from Mauritania to the Central African Republic

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Source Agag gerbil (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is distributed mainly in southern Mauritania to northern Nigeria and Sudan

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Source Balochistan gerbil (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat
Quote, Distribution and habitat
Its range includes the northwestern region of Africa to the north of the Sahara, from Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, and the Sahel to the south of the desert, from Mauritania to Mali, Niger and Chad.

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Source Bulwer's petrel (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, mauritania
Quote, Distribution and habitat, mauritania
it is a year-round resident in Cabo Verde, China, French Guiana, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mauritania, Morocco, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, Senegal and Taiwan

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Source Cairo spiny mouse (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat
Quote, Distribution and habitat
with its range extending from Mauritania, Morocco, and Algeria in the west to Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Egypt in the east

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Source Chudeau's spiny mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range in mauritania
Quote, Lead, range in mauritania
found in Algeria, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, and Niger

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Source Common genet (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, where it lives (2)
Quote, Distribution and habitat, where it lives (2)
In North Africa, the common genet occurs along the western Mediterranean coast, and in a broad band from Senegal and Mauritania in the west throughout the savannah zone south of the Sahara to Somalia and Tanzania in the east.

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Source Dama gazelle (Wikipedia)Conservation efforts
Quote, Conservation efforts
In 2015, a reintroduction project was conducted in the Western Saharan territory of Morocco, in the Safia Natural Reserve close to the border with Mauritania.

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Source Egyptian mouse-tailed bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitat, Mauritania
Quote, Range and habitat, Mauritania
Its range includes several countries and regions in North Africa and the Middle East: Algeria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Israel, Jordan, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Western Sahara, and Yemen.

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Source Fat sand rat (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
ranging from Mauritania to the Arabian Peninsula

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Source Greater Egyptian gerbil (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat
Quote, Distribution and habitat
Its range extends from Mauritania and Mali eastwards through Niger and Chad to Sudan, Egypt and the Sinai Peninsula.

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Source Greater mouse-tailed bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitat, Mauritania
Quote, Range and habitat, Mauritania
It is found in Algeria, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, the Central African Republic, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Iraq, Jordan, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Myanmar, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sudan, Thailand, Tunisia, Western Sahara, and Yemen.

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Source Guinea baboon (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
Its range includes Guinea, Senegal, Gambia, southern Mauritania and western Mali.

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Source Guinea multimammate mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, and Uganda

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Source Hausa mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, and Senegal.

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Source Hubert's multimammate mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range (mauritania)
Quote, Lead, range (mauritania)
Hubert's multimammate mouse, or Hubert's mastomys (Mastomys huberti) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found in Burkina Faso, Gambia, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, and Senegal, and possibly Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, and Niger.

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Source Kob (Wikipedia)Range
Quote, Range
The kob is currently found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Ivory Coast, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, South Sudan, Togo, and Uganda.

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Source Lesser Egyptian gerbil (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat
Quote, Distribution and habitat
The lesser Egyptian gerbil is native to most of North Africa, its range extending from Morocco and Mauritania to Egypt, the Sinai Peninsula and southern Israel, and southward to northern Mali, northern Niger, northern Chad and Sudan.

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Source Lesser mouse-tailed bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Mauritania
Quote, Distribution, Mauritania
Africa : Algeria, Burkina Faso, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Somalia, Sudan and Tunisia.

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Source Libyan jird (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
It is found in Mauritania, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Western China.

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Source Mauritanian gerbil (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
is distributed mainly in northern Mauritania.

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Taphozous nudiventris - Mammal Diversity DatabaseCountry distribution, Mauritania
Quote, Country distribution, Mauritania
Country distribution Afghanistan · Algeria · Armenia · Azerbaijan · Bahrain · Bangladesh · Bhutan · Burkina Faso · Cape Verde · Chad · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Djibouti · Egypt · Eritrea · Ethiopia · Georgia · Ghana · India · Iran · Iraq · Israel · Jordan · Kenya · Lebanon · Mauritania · Morocco · Myanmar · Nepal · Niger · Nigeria · Oman · Pakistan · Palestine · Saudi Arabia · Senegal · Somalia · Sudan · Syria · Tanzania · Togo · Turkey · Turkmenistan · Uganda · United Arab Emirates · Yemen · Libya? · Qatar? · Tunisia?

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Source Pale fox (Wikipedia)Distribution, Mauritania
Quote, Distribution, Mauritania
Pale fox is distributed in the semi-arid Sahelian region of Africa bordering the Sahara Desert, from Mauritania and Senegal via Nigeria, Cameroon and Chad to the Red Sea.

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Sources
1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroduction
Quote, Introduction
The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
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2. Mauritania (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox
    Islamic Republic of Mauritania
  • Infobox, capital
    Nouakchott
  • Infobox, area
    1,030,000 km2 (400,000 sq mi)
  • Demographics section, 2026 estimate
    2026 estimate 5,461,319
  • Introduction
    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
View the Source
3. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Mauritania
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)
  • Geography, Coastline
    754 km
  • Government, Government type
    presidential republic
  • Borders: Morocco, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
    Morocco 1,564 km
View the Source
4. World Bank Open Data: World Bank Open Data, country list with income level
World Bank Open DataCountry record MRT, incomeLevel
Quote, Country record MRT, incomeLevel
"name": "Mauritania", "region": { "id": "SSF", "iso2code": "ZG", "value": "Sub-Saharan Africa " }, "adminregion": { "id": "SSA", "iso2code": "ZF", "value": "Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)" }, "incomeLevel": { "id": "LMC", "iso2code": "XN", "value": "Lower middle income" }
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Wikidata: Mauritania
Wikidata Q1025, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Maghreb (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: The Maghreb, Lead section, second sentence
Quote, Associated With: The Maghreb, Lead section, second sentence
The Maghreb region comprises western and central North Africa, including Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia, and the disputed territory of Western Sahara.
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Nouakchott (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Associated With: Nouakchott, Infobox, Country
    Mauritania
  • Has Capital: Nouakchott, Lead section, capital fact
    Nouakchott is the capital and largest city of Mauritania.
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Banc d'Arguin National Park (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationEncompasses: Banc d'Arguin National Park, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Mali
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Bordered By Water: Mali, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Quote, Bordered By Water: Mali, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Mauritania 2,236 km
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CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Algeria
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Bordered By Water: Algeria, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Quote, Bordered By Water: Algeria, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Mauritania 460 km
View the Source
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Senegal
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Bordered By Water: Senegal, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Quote, Bordered By Water: Senegal, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Mauritania 742 km
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