Basic facts about Mauritania
Country name: | Mauritania |
Capital: | Nouakchott |
Country code: | 337 |
Continent: | Africa |
Currency name: | Mauritanian ouguiya |
Independence: | 1960-11-28 00:00:00 |
Independent from: | from France |
Total area (km2): | 1,030,700 |
Land area (km2): | 1,030,700 |
Water area (km2): | 0 |
Population: | 3,437,610 |
Population note: | 3,437,610 (July 2013 est.) |
Official language: | Arabic |
All languages: | Arabic (official and national), Pulaar, Soninke, Wolof (all national languages), French, Hassaniya |
Time zone: | (UTC+0) - Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+0) |
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Drive on: | right |
Calling code: | +222 |
Domain: | .mr |