Africa > Western Africa > Mauritania | |
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 | |