Outline of Mauritania
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Mauritania:
Mauritania – sovereign country located in West Africa.[1] Mauritania is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the west, by Senegal on the southwest, by Mali on the east and southeast, by Algeria on the northeast, and by the Morocco-controlled Western Sahara on the northwest. It is named after the ancient Berber kingdom of Mauretania. The capital and largest city is Nouakchott, located on the Atlantic coast.
General reference
- Pronunciation: /mɔːrɪˈteɪniə/
- Common English country name: Mauritania
- Official English country name: The Islamic Republic of Mauritania
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Mauritanian
- Demonym(s):
- Etymology: Name of Mauritania
- ISO country codes: MR, MRT, 478
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:MR
- Internet country code top-level domain: .mr
Geography of Mauritania
- Mauritania is: a country
- Population of Mauritania: 3,124,000 - 135th most populous country
- Area of Mauritania: 1,030,700 km2
- Atlas of Mauritania
Location
- Mauritania is situated within the following regions:
- Time zone: Coordinated Universal Time UTC+00
- Extreme points of Mauritania
- High: Kediet ej Jill 915 m (3,002 ft)
- Low: Sebkha de Ndrhamcha −5 m (−16 ft)
- Land boundaries: 5,074 km
Environment of Mauritania
- Climate of Mauritania
- Ecoregions in Mauritania
- Renewable energy in Mauritania
- Geology of Mauritania
- Protected areas of Mauritania
- Wildlife of Mauritania
Natural geographic features of Mauritania
- Glaciers in Mauritania: none [2]
- Islands of Mauritania
- Lakes of Mauritania
- Mountains of Mauritania
- Rivers of Mauritania
- Valleys of Mauritania
- World Heritage Sites in Mauritania
Regions of Mauritania
Ecoregions of Mauritania
Administrative divisions of Mauritania
Departments of Mauritania
Settlements in Mauritania
- Capital of Mauritania: Nouakchott
- Cities of Mauritania
Demography of Mauritania
Government and politics of Mauritania
- Main article: Government of Mauritania and Politics of Mauritania
- Form of government:
- Capital of Mauritania: Nouakchott
Branches of the government of Mauritania
Executive branch of the government of Mauritania
- Head of state: President of Mauritania,
- Head of government: Prime Minister of Mauritania,
- Cabinet of Mauritania
Legislative branch of the government of Mauritania
Judicial branch of the government of Mauritania
Foreign relations of Mauritania
International organization membership of Mauritania
The Islamic Republic of Mauritania is a member of:[1]
Law and order in Mauritania
- Constitution of Mauritania
- Crime in Mauritania
- Human rights in Mauritania
- Law enforcement in Mauritania
Military of Mauritania
- Command
- Forces
- Military history of Mauritania
- Military ranks of Mauritania
Local government in Mauritania
History of Mauritania
- Main article: History of Mauritania, Timeline of the history of Mauritania, and Current events of Mauritania
Culture of Mauritania
- Architecture of Mauritania
- Cuisine of Mauritania
- Festivals in Mauritania
- Languages of Mauritania
- Media in Mauritania
- National symbols of Mauritania
- People of Mauritania
- Public holidays in Mauritania
- Records of Mauritania
- Religion in Mauritania
- World Heritage Sites in Mauritania
Art in Mauritania
- Art in Mauritania
- Cinema of Mauritania
- Literature of Mauritania
- Music of Mauritania
- Television in Mauritania
- Theatre in Mauritania
Sports in Mauritania
Economy and infrastructure of Mauritania
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 151st (one hundred and fifty first)
- Agriculture in Mauritania
- Banking in Mauritania
- Communications in Mauritania
- Companies of Mauritania
- Currency of Mauritania: Ouguiya
- Energy in Mauritania
- Health care in Mauritania
- Mining in Mauritania
- Mauritania Stock Exchange
- Tourism in Mauritania
- Transport in Mauritania
Education in Mauritania
Health in Mauritania
See also
Arabic language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
French language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Index of Mauritania-related articles
- List of international rankings
- List of Mauritania-related topics
- Member state of the United Nations
- Outline of Africa
- Outline of geography
References
- ^ a b "Mauritania". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
- ^ The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.
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