| Official
Name : |
AL-JUMHURIYAH AL-ISLAMIYAH AL-MURITANIYAH. (Islamic Republic of Mauritania) |
| Total Area: |
1.03 million
square kilometres. |
| Population: |
3.28 million people
( 2011 estimate). |
| Languages: |
French (official), Hassaniya Arabic (national), Soninké, Fulfulde, Wolof. |
| Religions: |
Muslim 99%. |
| Capital: |
Nouakchott. Population 709,000 (2009) |
| Currency: |
Ouguiya, divided into 5 khoums. |
| Independant: |
The northern emirate of Adrar held out, aided by the anticolonial rebellion (of shaykh Maa al-Aynayn. It was finally defeated militarily in 1912, and incorporated into the territory of Mauritania, which had been drawn up in 1904. Mauritania would subsequently form part of French West Africa, from 1920. |
| Geography: |
Much of Mauritania's north and central regions, which takes in the capital, Nouakchott, form part of the extreme western section of the Sahara, while the south contains a region of savanna and small areas of arable land near the Senegal River. The south to south-west draining Senegal River provides Mauritania with its most fertile agricultural land. Only 0.5% of Mauritania is arable land. |
| Flag: |
Is green with a yellow five-pointed star above a yellow, horizontal crescent; the closed side of the crescent is down. The crescent, star, and color green are traditional symbols of Islam.
To print flag below, right-click and select "open image in new window", then print in landscape mode. Flag ratio is 2:3. |
