Mauritania
Mauritania is in Africa, in the West Africa region. Its capital is Nouakchott. It has a population of about 5.3 million and an area of 1,030,700 km². Its flag has 3 colors, and the one that takes up the most space is dark green, at 64.6% of the total.
The flag of Mauritania as a pie chart
- Dark green 64.6%
- Red 30%
- Yellow 5.4%
- Design
- Horizontal stripes (3)
- Symbol
- Has a crescent and a star
Each slice shows how much of the flag each color covers. It's the same data as CakeFlag, our game where you guess countries from the colors of their flag.
Mauritania at a glance
- Capital
- Nouakchott
- Continent
- Africa
- Region
- West Africa
- Official languages
- Arabic
- Currency
- Mauritanian ouguiya
- National day
- November 28
- Highest point
- Kediet ej Jill (about 920 meters)
- Area
- 1,030,700 km²29th largest out of 208
- Population
- 5.3 million80th least populous out of 204 · 2025 data
- Population density
- 5.2 people/km²11th least densely populated out of 204 · 2025 data
- GDP
- US$ 11.7 billion48th lowest GDP out of 200 · 2025 data
- GDP per capita
- US$ 2,19839th lowest GDP per capita out of 200 · 2025 data
- Life expectancy
- 68.7 years54th lowest life expectancy out of 204 · 2024 data
More facts
- Became independent from France
- Joined the UN in 1961
Neighboring countries
Mauritania borders 3 countries:
Algeria
Mali
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Data: World Bank, world-countries, Wikidata and CIA World Factbook. See all sources.