Where in the world?

west

Back

The flag of Mauritania has a green field with a thin red horizontal band at the top and bottom of the field. At the center of the field is a five-pointed yellow star above an upward facing yellow crescent.

Mauritania

  • Native Name: موريتانيا

  • Population: 4,927,532

  • Region: Africa

  • Sub Region: Western Africa

  • Capital: Nouakchott

  • Top Level Domain: .mr

  • Currencies: Mauritanian ouguiya

  • Languages: Arabic

Border Countries:

AlgeriaSenegalMaliWestern Sahara