AFRICA: ONE CONTINENT. MANY WORLDS. | ATLAS

Mauritania
Al Jumhuriyah al Islamiyah al Muritaniyah


  • Capital: Nouakchott
  • Population: 2,336,048
  • Population Density: 6 per square mile
  • Ethnic Makeup: Mixed Maur/black 40%, Maur 30%, black 30%
  • Official Language(s): Hasaniya Arabic and Wolof
  • Religious Beliefs: Muslim
  • Area: 398,000 square miles
  • Topography: The fertile Senegal River Valley in the south gives way to a wide central region of sandy plains and scrub trees. The north is arid and extends into the Sahara.

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    Atlas information obtained from "The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 1997" published by K-III Reference Company.

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