Mauritania
Flag, capital, map and facts, with World Bank figures ranked against the world and Africa.
- Capital
- Nouakchott
- Continent
- Africa
More Africa quizzes - Land neighbours
- Algeria, Mali, Senegal
- Population
- 5,315,065 (2025)
- Total area
- 1,030,700 km² (2023)
- Centre of main landmass
- 20.2° N, 10.4° W
Mauritania at a glance
Mauritania is a country in Africa. Its capital is Nouakchott. It shares land borders with 3 countries: Algeria, Mali and Senegal.
Flag of Mauritania
Mauritania’s flag is drawn in the proportions 2:3 (height to width), the most common shape among the 197 flags in our quizzes (87 of them).
When it is the question in Guess the Flag, the wrong answers include the flag most like it in layout and colour: the Maldives.
Mauritania in numbers
| Measure | Value | World rank | Rank in Africa |
|---|---|---|---|
| Populationpeople · 2025 | 5,315,065 | 124thof 195 | 39thof 54 |
| Total areakm² · 2023 | 1,030,700 km² | 28thof 194 | 11thof 54 |
| GDPUS dollars · 2025 | $11.68B | 144thof 182 | 39thof 52 |
| GDP per capitaUS dollars per person · 2025 | $2,198 | 147thof 182 | 23rdof 52 |
| Life expectancyyears at birth · 2024 | 68.7 years | 141stof 195 | 13thof 54 |
| Fertility ratebirths per woman · 2024 | 4.63 | 11thof 195 | 10thof 54 |
| Health spendingUS dollars per person · 2023 | $92 | 144thof 191 | 19thof 54 |
| Urban population% of people · 2025 | 61.5% | 104thof 195 | 16thof 54 |
| Internet users% of people · 2024 | 45.8% | 148thof 180 | 23rdof 51 |
| Forest cover% of land area · 2023 | 0.3% | 187thof 191 | 51stof 54 |
| CO₂ per persontonnes per person · 2024 | 0.97 t | 128thof 181 | 15thof 53 |
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Mauritania compared with its neighbours
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Sources
- World Bank Open Data: Mauritania · Indicators as listed in the table, each with its own data year; collected 2026-10-01.
- Flag: Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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