Outline of Mauritania
The Coat of arms of Mauritania
The location of Mauritania
An enlargeable relief map of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania
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[]
An enlargeable basic map of Mauritania
- 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 ISO 3166-2:MR
- Internet country code top-level domain: .mr
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:
- 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
Environment of Mauritania[]
An enlargeable satellite image of Mauritania
- Climate of Mauritania
- Ecoregions in Mauritania
- Wildlife 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[]
Ecoregions of Mauritania[]
List of ecoregions in Mauritania
- Ecoregions in Mauritania
Administrative divisions of Mauritania[]
Administrative divisions of Mauritania
Departments of Mauritania[]
Settlements in Mauritania[]
- Capital of Mauritania: Nouakchott
- Cities of Mauritania
Demography of Mauritania[]
Government and 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]
Law and order in Mauritania[]
Law of Mauritania
- Constitution of Mauritania
- Crime in Mauritania
- Human rights 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[]
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
- Hinduism 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
Economy and infrastructure 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[]
Health in Mauritania[]
See also[]
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Arabic language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
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French language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
- 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[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Mauritania". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
- ^ 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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