Mauritania
Islamic Republic of Mauritania · Western Africa
Mauritania is a country in Western Africa, with Nouakchott as its capital, home to about 5,315,065 people. Mauritania shares land borders with 4 countries, listed below alongside its flag, currency, calling code and ISO codes.
| Capital | Nouakchott |
|---|---|
| Region | Western Africa |
| Currency | Mauritanian ouguiya (MRU UM) |
| Calling code | +222 |
| ISO codes | MR / MRT / 478 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇲🇷 |
| Population | 5,315,065 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 1,030,700 km² |
| Languages | Arabic |
| Internet domain | .mr |
| Demonym | Mauritanian |
Bordering countries
About Mauritania
Mauritania, officially Islamic Republic of Mauritania, is a United Nations member state in Western Africa. Its capital and seat of government is Nouakchott. It shares land borders with 4 countries. The official currency is the Mauritanian ouguiya (UM), using the code MRU.
Curious about the city itself? See what is the capital of Mauritania for Nouakchott’s own facts and history.
To call Mauritania from abroad, dial the country code +222. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes MR (alpha-2) and MRT (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 5,315,065.
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How Mauritania compares
- Area: 1,030,700 km², ranking 28 of 194 sovereign states by land area.
- Population: 5,315,065, ranking 123 of 193 sovereign states.
- Density: about 5 people per square kilometre.
- Land borders: 4, against an average of 4.1 across the sovereign states that have any.
- Currency reach: 1 other country or territory uses the Mauritanian ouguiya (see the full list).
Flags with the same colours as Mauritania
6 other national flags use exactly the same set of colour families (red, green). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout.
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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.