Passport card
Islamic Republic of Mauritania
Mauritania
- Capital
- Nouakchott
- Continent
- Africa
- Currency
- Ouguiya
- Languages
- Arabic
- People
- About 55 lakh
- Size
- About 10.3 lakh km²
- Leader
- President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani
- Free since
- 28 November 1960
- Time
- 5½ hours behind India: at 12 noon in India, it is 6:30 am in Nouakchott
⭐ Iron ore trains up to about 2.5 km long cross Mauritania's desert to the sea.
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Mauritania
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Mauritania
Turn the globe with your finger. Mauritania has 4 neighbours on land: tap one to visit it.
Senegalto the south-west
Malito the east- W. Saharato the north
Algeriato the north-east
Compare with India
Mauritania and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is more than 3 times the size of Mauritania.
- PeopleIndia has about 270 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 55 lakh in Mauritania.
- DistanceNouakchott is about 9,400 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeMauritania is 5½ hours behind India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 6:30 am in Nouakchott.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Mauritania, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Mauritania
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Mauritania's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Mauritania back on the map
Mauritania and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 5 back?
Big neighbours stop at the edge of this map.
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Mauritania worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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