Outline of Mauritania
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{{See also|Index of Mauritania-related articles}}
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Mauritania:
Mauritania – sovereign country located in West Africa.{{cite web|date=July 3, 2009|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/mauritania/|title=Mauritania|work=The World Factbook|publisher=United States Central Intelligence Agency|access-date=July 23, 2009}} 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.
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General reference
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- Pronunciation: {{IPAc-en|m|ɔː|r|ɪ|ˈ|t|eɪ|n|i|ə}}
- 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):
- 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:
- Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
- Africa
- Sahara Desert
- North Africa
- West Africa
- Time zone: Coordinated Universal Time UTC+00
- Extreme points of Mauritania
- High: Kediet ej Jill {{convert|915|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
- Low: Sebkha de Ndrhamcha {{convert|-5|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
- Land boundaries: 5,074 km
::{{Flag|Mali}} 2,237 km
::Western Sahara 1,561 km
::{{Flag|Senegal}} 813 km
::{{Flag|Algeria}} 463 km
:* Coastline: 754 km
= Environment of Mauritania =
== Natural geographic features of Mauritania ==
- Glaciers in Mauritania: none 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 [http://iahs.info/redbooks/a126/iahs_126_0197.pdf Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.]
- Rivers 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
= Branches of the government of Mauritania =
== Executive branch of the government of Mauritania ==
== Legislative branch of the government of Mauritania ==
== Judicial branch of the government of Mauritania ==
Court system of Mauritania
= Foreign relations of Mauritania =
==International organization membership of Mauritania ==
The Islamic Republic of Mauritania is a member of:
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- African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP)
- African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
- African Union (AU)
- Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (ABEDA)
- Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD)
- Arab Maghreb Union (AMU)
- Arab Monetary Fund (AMF)
- Council of Arab Economic Unity (CAEU)
- Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
- Group of 77 (G77)
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
- International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
- International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
- International Development Association (IDA)
- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
- International Finance Corporation (IFC)
- International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
- International Labour Organization (ILO)
- International Maritime Organization (IMO)
- International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- International Olympic Committee (IOC)
- International Organization for Migration (IOM)
- International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
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- International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
- International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
- Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
- Islamic Development Bank (IDB)
- League of Arab States (LAS)
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
- Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
- Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF)
- Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
- United Nations (UN)
- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
- United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
- Universal Postal Union (UPU)
- World Confederation of Labour (WCL)
- World Customs Organization (WCO)
- World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
- World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
- World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
- World Trade Organization (WTO)
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= Law and order in Mauritania =
= Military of Mauritania =
= Local government in Mauritania =
Local government in Mauritania
History of Mauritania
Culture of Mauritania
= Art 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
- Communications in Mauritania
- Internet in Mauritania
- Companies of Mauritania
- Currency of Mauritania: Ouguiya
- ISO 4217: MRO
- Health care in Mauritania
- Mining in Mauritania
- Tourism in Mauritania
- Transport in Mauritania
- Airports in Mauritania
- Rail transport in Mauritania
Education in Mauritania
Health in Mauritania
See also
{{Portal|Mauritania|Africa}}
- 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
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References
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External links
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