Mauritania, [a] formally the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, [b] is a sovereign country in Northwest Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Western Sahara to the north and northwest, Algeria to the northeast, Mali to the east and southeast, and Senegal to the southwest.

Mar 7, 2025 · Mauritania, country on the Atlantic coast of Africa. It forms a geographic and cultural bridge between the North African Maghrib and the westernmost portion of sub-Saharan Africa. Much of Mauritania encompasses part of the Sahara desert. Its capital is Nouakchott.

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Dec 8, 2023 · Mauritania is a country in Northwest Africa in the Western and Northern Hemispheres of the world. It is bordered by four countries. Western Sahara to the north and northwest, Senegal to the southeast, Mali to the southeast and east, and Algeria to the northeast.

Dec 20, 2023 · Mauritania initially began as a single-party, authoritarian regime and saw 49 years of dictatorships, flawed elections, failed attempts at democracy, and military coups. Ould Abdel AZIZ led the last coup in 2008, and was elected president in 2009 and reelected in 2014.

Jul 9, 2024 · One of Africa's newest oil producers, the Islamic Republic of Mauritania bridges the Arab Maghreb and western sub-Saharan Africa. The largely-desert country presents a cultural...

Mauritania is a country in northwest Africa. The capital city, which is also the biggest city in the country, is Nouakchott. It is on the Atlantic coast. Its president is General Mohamed Ould Ghazouani. At 1,030,700 km² (397,929 mi²), [8] Mauritania is the world's 29th-largest country (after Bolivia). It is similar in size to Egypt. The land ...

Feb 28, 2025 · Mauritania’s contributions to the prehistory of western Africa are still being researched, but the discovery of numerous Lower Paleolithic (Acheulean) and Neolithic remains in the north points to a rich potential for archaeological discoveries.

Mauritania is a land dominated by sand and barren soil located on the western flank of the Sahara Desert. Mauritania sees itself as a link connecting the northern, Arab nations of North Africa's Maghreb and the sub-Saharan Black African countries that make up the rest of the continent.

Aug 8, 2024 · Interesting facts about Mauritania. 1. Mauritania is located in North and West Africa bordered by the Atlantic Ocean, Algeria, Western Sahara, Mali and Senegal. 2. The name Mauritania originates from the ancient kingdom of Mauretania which itself derives from Mauri (meaning Moors), the Berber-speaking people of northwest Africa. 3.