Outline of Mauritania

The Flag of Mauritania

The Coat of arms of Mauritania

The location of Mauritania

An enlargeable relief map of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Mauritania:

Mauritania – sovereign country located in West Africa.^[1] Mauritania is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the west, by Senegal on the southwest, by Mali on the east and southeast, by Algeria on the northeast, and by the Morocco-controlled Western Sahara on the northwest. It is named after the ancient Berber kingdom of Mauretania. The capital and largest city is Nouakchott, located on the Atlantic coast.

General reference

An enlargeable basic map of Mauritania

• Pronunciation: /mɔːrɪˈteɪniə/
• Common English country name: Mauritania
• Official English country name: The Islamic Republic of Mauritania
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Mauritanian
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology: Name of Mauritania
• ISO country codes: MR, MRT, 478
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:MR
• Internet country code top-level domain: .mr

Geography of Mauritania

• Mauritania is: a country
• Population of Mauritania: 3,124,000 - 135th most populous country
• Area of Mauritania: 1,030,700 km²
• Atlas of Mauritania

Location

• Mauritania is situated within the following regions:
  • Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
  • Africa
    • Sahara Desert
    • North Africa
    • West Africa
• Time zone: Coordinated Universal Time UTC+00
• Extreme points of Mauritania
  • High: Kediet ej Jill 915 m (3,002 ft)
  • Low: Sebkha de Ndrhamcha −5 m (−16 ft)
• Land boundaries: 5,074 km

 Mali 2,237 km

 Morocco 1,561 km

 Senegal 813 km

 Algeria 463 km

• Coastline: 754 km

Environment of Mauritania

An enlargeable satellite image of Mauritania

• Climate of Mauritania
• Ecoregions in Mauritania
• Renewable energy in Mauritania
• Geology of Mauritania
• Protected areas of Mauritania
  • Biosphere reserves in Mauritania
  • National parks of Mauritania
• Wildlife of Mauritania
  • Fauna of Mauritania
    • Birds of Mauritania
    • Mammals of Mauritania

Natural geographic features of Mauritania

• Glaciers in Mauritania: none ^[2]
• Islands of Mauritania
• Lakes of Mauritania
• Mountains of Mauritania
  • Volcanoes in Mauritania
• Rivers of Mauritania
  • Waterfalls of Mauritania
• Valleys of Mauritania
• World Heritage Sites in Mauritania

Regions of Mauritania

Ecoregions of Mauritania

Administrative divisions of Mauritania

• Regions of Mauritania
  • Departments of Mauritania

Departments of Mauritania

Settlements in Mauritania

• Capital of Mauritania: Nouakchott
• Cities of Mauritania

Demography of Mauritania

Government and politics of Mauritania

Main article: Government of Mauritania and Politics of Mauritania

• Form of government:
• Capital of Mauritania: Nouakchott

• Elections in Mauritania
• Political parties in Mauritania

Branches of the government of Mauritania

Executive branch of the government of Mauritania

• Head of state: President of Mauritania,
• Head of government: Prime Minister of Mauritania,
• Cabinet of Mauritania

Legislative branch of the government of Mauritania

• Parliament of Mauritania (bicameral)
  • Upper house: Senate of Mauritania
  • Lower house: National Assembly of Mauritania

Judicial branch of the government of Mauritania

• Supreme Court of Mauritania

Foreign relations of Mauritania

• Diplomatic missions in Mauritania
• Diplomatic missions of Mauritania

International organization membership of Mauritania

The Islamic Republic of Mauritania is a member of:^[1]

African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP) African Development Bank Group (AfDB) African Union (AU) Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (ABEDA) Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD) Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) Council of Arab Economic Unity (CAEU) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Group of 77 (G77) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) International Development Association (IDA) International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS) International Finance Corporation (IFC) International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) International Labour Organization (ILO) International Maritime Organization (IMO) International Monetary Fund (IMF) International Olympic Committee (IOC) International Organization for Migration (IOM) International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)

International Telecommunication Union (ITU) International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Islamic Development Bank (IDB) League of Arab States (LAS) Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) Nonaligned Movement (NAM) Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) United Nations (UN) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Universal Postal Union (UPU) World Confederation of Labour (WCL) World Customs Organization (WCO) World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) World Health Organization (WHO) World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) World Meteorological Organization (WMO) World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Mauritania

• Constitution of Mauritania
• Crime in Mauritania
• Human rights in Mauritania
  • LGBT rights in Mauritania
  • Freedom of religion in Mauritania
• Law enforcement in Mauritania

Military of Mauritania

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
    • Ministry of Defence of Mauritania
• Forces
  • Army of Mauritania
  • Navy of Mauritania
  • Air Force of Mauritania
  • Special forces of Mauritania
• Military history of Mauritania
• Military ranks of Mauritania

History of Mauritania

Main article: History of Mauritania, Timeline of the history of Mauritania, and Current events of Mauritania

• Military history of Mauritania

Culture of Mauritania

• Architecture of Mauritania
• Cuisine of Mauritania
• Festivals in Mauritania
• Languages of Mauritania
• Media in Mauritania
• National symbols of Mauritania
  • Coat of arms of Mauritania
  • Flag of Mauritania
  • National Anthem of Mauritania
• People of Mauritania
• Public holidays in Mauritania
• Records of Mauritania
• Religion in Mauritania
  • Christianity in Mauritania
  • Hinduism in Mauritania
  • Islam in Mauritania
  • Judaism in Mauritania
  • Sikhism in Mauritania
• World Heritage Sites in Mauritania

Art in Mauritania

• Art in Mauritania
• Cinema of Mauritania
• Literature of Mauritania
• Music of Mauritania
• Television in Mauritania
• Theatre in Mauritania

Sports in Mauritania

• Football in Mauritania
• Mauritania at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Mauritania

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 151st (one hundred and fifty first)

• Agriculture in Mauritania
• Banking in Mauritania
  • National Bank of Mauritania
• Communications in Mauritania
  • Internet in Mauritania
• Companies of Mauritania
• Currency of Mauritania: Ouguiya
  • ISO 4217: MRO
• Energy in Mauritania
  • Energy policy of Mauritania
  • Oil industry in Mauritania
• Health care in Mauritania
• Mining in Mauritania
• Mauritania Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Mauritania
• Transport in Mauritania
  • Airports in Mauritania
  • Rail transport in Mauritania
  • Roads in Mauritania

Education in Mauritania

Health in Mauritania

See also

• Index of Mauritania-related articles
• List of international rankings
• List of Mauritania-related topics
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Africa
• Outline of geography

References

1. "Mauritania". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
2. The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.

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