Mauritania
Africa · Capital: Nouakchott · Population: 2,336,048
Country profile
Key facts
- Capital
- Nouakchott
- Population
- 2,336,048
- Area
- 1,030,700
- Government
- republic
- Population growth
- 3.17%
- Infant mortality
- 81.7
Overview
Open on world map →- Country code
- RIM
- Capital province
- Mauritania
- Independence
- —
- GDP
- 2,800
- Agriculture
- 27.1
- Industry
- 43.4
- Services
- 29.5
- Inflation
- 3.5
Economic and demographic values are reproduced from the legacy WorldMaps dataset.
Provinces & states
All in Mauritania →| Name | Capital | Population | Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | Nouakchott | 2,336,048 | 1,030,700 |
Cities
All cities →| City | Province | Population | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nouakchott | Mauritania | — | 18.00, -16.00 |
Religions
Ethnic groups
Memberships
- African Development Bank regional member
- African, Caribbean, and Pacific Countries member
- Agency for Cultural and Technical Cooperation associate member
- Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa member
- Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development member
- Arab League member
- Arab Maghreb Union member
- Arab Monetary Fund member
- Council of Arab Economic Unity member
- Customs Cooperation Council member
- Economic Commission for Africa member
- Economic Community of West African States member
- Food and Agriculture Organization member
- Group of 77 member
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development member
- International Civil Aviation Organization member
- International Criminal Police Organization member
- International Development Association Part II
- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies member
- International Finance Corporation member
- International Fund for Agricultural Development Category III
- International Labor Organization member
- International Maritime Organization member
- International Monetary Fund member
- International Olympic Committee National Olympic Committee
- International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement National Society
- International Telecommunication Union member
- International Telecommunications Satellite Organization member
- Islamic Development Bank member
- Nonaligned Movement member
- Organization of African Unity member
- Organization of the Islamic Conference member
- United Nations member
- United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization member
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization member
- Universal Postal Union member
- World Health Organization member
- World Intellectual Property Organization member
- World Meteorological Organization member
- World Tourism Organization member
- World Trade Organization member