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 edit
- 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 edit
- 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 edit
- 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
Mali 2,237 km- Western Sahara 1,561 km
Senegal 813 km
Algeria 463 km
- Coastline: 754 km
Environment of Mauritania edit
- Climate of Mauritania
- Ecoregions in Mauritania
- Wildlife of Mauritania
- Fauna of Mauritania
Natural geographic features of Mauritania edit
- Glaciers in Mauritania: none [2]
- Rivers of Mauritania
- World Heritage Sites in Mauritania
Regions of Mauritania edit
Ecoregions of Mauritania edit
List of ecoregions in Mauritania
Administrative divisions of Mauritania edit
Administrative divisions of Mauritania
Departments of Mauritania edit
Settlements in Mauritania edit
- Capital of Mauritania: Nouakchott
- Cities of Mauritania
Demography of Mauritania edit
Government and politics of Mauritania edit
- Form of government:
- Capital of Mauritania: Nouakchott
- Elections in Mauritania
- Political parties in Mauritania
Branches of the government of Mauritania edit
Executive branch of the government of Mauritania edit
Legislative branch of the government of Mauritania edit
Judicial branch of the government of Mauritania edit
Court system of Mauritania
Foreign relations of Mauritania edit
Foreign relations of Mauritania
International organization membership of Mauritania edit
The Islamic Republic of Mauritania is a member of:[1]
Law and order in Mauritania edit
Law of Mauritania
- Constitution of Mauritania
- Crime in Mauritania
- Human rights in Mauritania
- Law enforcement in Mauritania
Military of Mauritania edit
- Command
- Forces
Local government in Mauritania edit
Local government in Mauritania
History of Mauritania edit
Culture of Mauritania edit
- Cuisine of Mauritania
- Languages of Mauritania
- National symbols of Mauritania
- Public holidays in Mauritania
- Religion in Mauritania
- World Heritage Sites in Mauritania
Art in Mauritania edit
Sports in Mauritania edit
Economy and infrastructure of Mauritania edit
Education in Mauritania edit
Health in Mauritania edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 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.
