Mauritania

About Mauritania

Mauritania is a country in West Africa, one of the 54 countries of Africa on GlobeQuizz. Its full official name is Islamic Republic of Mauritania. In Arabic, the name is written موريتانيا, and the capital نواكشوط. Mauritania is a member of the Arab League, which brings together 22 countries. It is also one of the 5 countries of the Maghreb. Its geographic centre lies in the Northern and Western hemispheres.

The capital of Mauritania is Nouakchott. Nouakchott lies at about 18° north and 16° west. The official language of Mauritania is Arabic. Its currency is the Mauritanian Ouguiya, with the symbol ⁨UM⁩ and the international code MRU.

Mauritania covers about 1,030,700 square kilometres, which puts it 28th by area among the 195 countries on GlobeQuizz. It shares land borders with 4 countries: Algeria, Mali, Morocco, and Senegal. The largest of these neighbours by area is Algeria. Other countries in West Africa include Niger, Nigeria, and Côte d'Ivoire. To practise flags, capitals and currencies, play the Africa quiz on GlobeQuizz, which mixes Mauritania with the other countries of the same region.