Mauritania

Country in Western Africa

Mauritania is a country in Western Africa, with its capital in Nouakchott. About 5.3 million people live there (2025), making it the 124th most populous of the 195 countries. At 1,030,700 km², it is the 28th largest country by area. It borders Algeria, Mali, Senegal and Western Sahara.

Mauritania at a glance

Capital: Nouakchott
Population (2025): 5.3 million
Area: 1,030,700 km²
Density: 5 per km²
Official language: Arabic
Currency: Mauritanian ouguiya
People: Mauritanian
Calling code: +222
Internet domain: .mr
Coast: Has a coastline

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How Mauritania compares

Population rank

124th of 195

39th of 54 in Africa

Size rank

28th of 195

11th of 54 in Africa

Crowding

5 per km²

More crowded than 5% of countries

Similar in size: Egypt (1,002,450 km²).
Similar population: New Zealand (5.3 million).
The Mauritanian ouguiya is also used in 1 other place: Western Sahara.
Arabic is also an official language in 24 other countries: Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, the Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt and 18 more.

The flag of Mauritania

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How players do with Mauritania

Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Mauritania so far, from 199 answers up to November 2026.

On the map

65% right

119th hardest of 176 · 199 answers

Players find Mauritania on the map in 65% of tries. The most common wrong answer is Morocco.

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Countries that border Mauritania

Mauritania borders 3 countries: Algeria, Mali and Senegal. It also borders Western Sahara.

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1. Which is the flag of Mauritania?
2. What is the capital of Mauritania?
3. Which of these borders Mauritania?

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Questions about Mauritania

Is Mauritania a country?

Yes. Mauritania is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.

What is the capital of Mauritania?

The capital of Mauritania is Nouakchott.

Which countries border Mauritania?

Mauritania borders 3 countries: Algeria, Mali and Senegal. It also borders Western Sahara.

How many countries border Mauritania?

3. Mauritania shares a land border with 3 countries.

How big is Mauritania?

Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km², about the same size as Egypt (1,002,450 km²).

Is Mauritania hard to find on a map?

On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Mauritania in 65% of 199 tries, 119th hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is Morocco.

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