Mauritania
Mauritania is a country in Africa. Its capital is Nouakchott.
- Capital
- Nouakchott
- Population
- 5.32 million (2025)
- Area
- 1,030,700 km²
- Region
- Africa
- Independence
- 28 November 1960, from France
- Currency
- Mauritanian ouguiya
- Language
- Arabic
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