Where is Mauritania? 🇲🇷

Mauritania is located in the Northern Africa region at latitude 21.00789 and longitude -10.940835 and is part of the African continent continent.

The DMS coordinates for the center of the country are:

21° 0' 28.40'' N
10° 56' 27.01'' W

You can see the location of Mauritania on the world map below:

Mauritania on the World Map

The neighboring countries of Mauritania (MR) are:

Mauritania borders the Atlantic Ocean.

Country	Mauritania
Coordinates	Latitude: 21.00789 Longitude: -10.940835
Country Codes	Alpha 2: MR Alpha 3: MRT
Country Flag Emoji	🇲🇷
Int. Phone Prefix	+222
Capital city	Nouakchott
Continent / Subcontinent	Africa Northern Africa
Country Area	1,030,700 sq km
Population 2024	5,169,395 World Rank: 125
Median Age	17.6
Life expectancy	68.5
Major languages	Arabic (official and national), Pular, Soninke, Wolof (all national languages), French
UTC/GMT Time	Number of time zones: 1 UTC±00:00
Internet TLD	.mr
Biggest Airport	Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport (NKC)
Average temperature	27.65 °C 81.77 °F
Administrative Divisions	15 regions
Political system	Presidential representative democratic republic

World Bank Income Group	Lower middle income
World Bank Region	Sub-Saharan Africa
Currency	New Ouguiya (MRU)
GDP in 2024	$10.9 (billions of USD) World Rank: 154
GDP per capita in 2024	$2,110 World Rank: 174
Major Industries / Economic Sectors	Agriculture, manufacturing, energy, services
Top 5 Import Countries	China, United Arab Emirates, France, Senegal, India
Top 5 Export Countries	China, France, United Arab Emirates, India, Pakistan