| Africa > Western Africa > Mauritania | |
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| Official Name Islamic Republic of Mauritania | |
| Motto Honor, Fraternity, Justice | |
| Region Africa | |
| Sub-Region Western Africa | |
| Capital Nouakchott | |
| Currency Mauritanian Ouguiya (MRO) | |
| Independence Day 28 Nov 1960: Independence from the France in 1960. | |
| Population 3,461,041 | |
| Nationality Mauritanian | |
| Area 1,030,700 km2 | |
| Neighbor Countries Algeria, Mali, Senegal, Western Sahara | |
| Time Zone GMT (UTC+0) | |
| Geo Location Latitude 20.00, Longitude -12.00 | |
| Dialing Code +222 | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 2 code MR | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 3 code MRT | |
| ISO 9166 numeric 3 code 478 | |
| Code for International Olympic Committee MTN | |
| Country Domain (ccTLD) .mr | |