Mauritania: all about this country and its main places!

latitude: 21.01797 / longitude: -10.95071

General information

Culture

Here is a list of famous dishes in this country: Thieboudienne, Couscous. There are UNESCO listed sites in this country: Banc d'Arguin National Park, Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata.

Education

On average citizens spend 9 years in school (including higher education).

Economy

The local currency (MRU) is represented by the symbol UM. In 2021 the GDP was $9,996,249,658 USD, which ranks it number 136 in the world.

Population

Around 3,718,678 people live in this country, or 0.05% of all people on earth. 21.00 years is the median age in this country and the birth growth rate is at 1.96%.

Geography

1,030,700 km² make up the entire country, a postcode system isn't employed and the key cities are: نواكشوط, نواذيبو, Podor, Rosso Sénégal, Smrzovka. The following languages are spoken by the nation's citizens: Arabic. Nouakchott serves as this nation's capital and the country shares a border with Algeria, Mali, Senegal.

Good to know

The ISO code is MR, the domain name ".mr" is used by the country's websites, telephone numbers begin with +222 Check out https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauritania for more information 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