Infos: Mauritania
Surface 1,030,700 km²
Population 3,205,060 (2010)
Capital Nouakchott
Official Language Arabic
Currency Ouguiya
Area Code +222

Maps of Mauritania

Mauritania is a country in the Maghreb and West Africa. The civilian government of Mauritania was overthrown in August 2008, in a military coup d'état. On 16 April 2009, General Aziz resigned from the military to run for president in the 19 July elections, which he won.