Mauritania

Western Africa · MRT

Sovereign state

Capital: Nouakchott
Population: 5,169,395
Area: 1,030,700 km²
Density: 5.0 /km²
Widest extent: 1,388 km
Population rank: 126th of 248
Area rank: 30th of 250
Density rank: 230th of 247

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Mauritius 75% overlap Belarus 73% overlap Eswatini 72% overlap

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