Mauritania is a country in North Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean in the west, by The Western Sahara in the north, by Algeria in the northeast, by Mali in the east and southeast, and by Senegal in the southwest.

Area

Total 1,030,700 km2 (29th)
Water (%) 0.03

Population

2010 estimate 3,291,000 (135th)
Density 3.2/km2 (221st)
8.2/sq mi

Currency: Ouguiya (MRO)

Time zone

(UTC+0)
Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+0)

Drives on the right

Internet TLD: .mr

Calling code: 222