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.

2025年4月5日 · 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.

2024年7月9日 · 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 contrast, with...

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2023年12月8日 · 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. The country also has a coastline on the Atlantic Ocean to the west.

2023年12月20日 · Mauritania is considered both a part of North Africa's Maghreb region and West Africa's Sahel region; most of the population is concentrated in the cities of Nouakchott and Nouadhibou and along the Senegal River in the southern part of the country

2025年3月31日 · Mauritania is predominantly a desert country, with vast stretches of pastoral land and only 0.5% arable land. The population is estimated at around 5 million (2024), and with a density of 5 inhabitants per square kilometer, it is one …

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Mauritania, officially Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Country, northwestern Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean. Area: 397,953 sq mi (1,030,700 sq km). Population: (2025 est.) 4,690,000. Capital: Nouakchott. The Moors (of mixed Arab-Amazigh [Berber] and Sudanic descent) constitute the great majority of the population.

2022年9月9日 · Infoplease has everything you need to know about Mauritania. Check out our country profile, full of essential information about Mauritania's geography, history, government, economy, population, culture, religion and languages.