Mauritania: all about this country and its main places!

latitude: 21.01797 / longitude: -10.95071

General information

Economy

The GDP in 2021 was $9,996,249,658 USD, making it the 136# country in the world. The currency symbol is UM, and the ISO code for that currency is MRU.

Population

There are 3,718,678 people here, or 0.05% of the world's population. In this country, the median age is 21.00 years and the birth growth rate is around 1.96%.

Geography

The inhabitants speak the following languages: Arabic. The capital of this country is Nouakchott and the country has a border with Algeria, Mali, Senegal. The country has a 1,030,700 km² area, a postcode system isn't employed and the primary cities are: نواكشوط, نواذيبو, Podor, Rosso Sénégal, Smrzovka.

Culture

Interesting food you need to try here: Thieboudienne, Couscous. This nation has UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Banc d'Arguin National Park, Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata.

Education

The inhabitants stay 9 years in school (tertiary education included).

Good to know

Telephone numbers begin with +222, the ISO code is MR, the country's websites have the domain name ".mr" Visit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauritania to learn more about this nation.

Summary

Flag
ISO code MR
Capital Nouakchott
Population 3,718,678
World percentage 0.05%
Median age 21.00 years
Population growth rate 1.96%
Main cities
Borders
Spoken languages Arabic
GDP (2021) $9,996,249,658
GDP position #136
Currency code MRU
Currency symbol UM
School life expectancy 9 years
National dish Thieboudienne, Couscous
TLD .mr
Phone prefix +222
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauritania