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    Islamic Republic of Mauritania

    Mauritania is located in West Africa. Below you can see where Mauritania sits on the map, its national outline, and an interactive map you can pan and zoom, centered on the capital, Nouakchott.

    Where Mauritania is located
    Outline of Mauritania
    Political map of Mauritania and neighboring countries
    Political map: Mauritania and its neighbors
    Reference map of Mauritania (CIA World Factbook)
    Reference map of Mauritania (CIA World Factbook)By CIA · Public domain · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    Relief map of Mauritania — physical geography
    Relief map of Mauritania — physical geographyBy Eric Gaba (Sting - fr:Sting) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    Location map of Mauritania
    Location map of MauritaniaBy Eric Gaba (Sting - fr:Sting) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    Mauritania on the globe
    Mauritania on the globeBy L'Américain · Public domain · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    Map of the administrative divisions of Mauritania
    First-level administrative divisions of Mauritania

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    Administrative divisions of Mauritania

    Mauritania is divided into 13 regions.

    Show all 13 regions
    • Adrar
    • Assaba
    • Brakna
    • Dakhlet Nouadhibou
    • Gorgol
    • Guidimaka
    • Hodh ech Chargui
    • Hodh el Gharbi
    • Inchiri
    • Nouakchott
    • Tagant
    • Tiris Zemmour
    • Trarza

    Administrative boundaries and names from Natural Earth (public domain); they may lag recent reorganizations.

    Where is Mauritania?

    Mauritania lies in West Africa. Its geographic centre is at about 21.01° N, 10.94° W, and the capital, Nouakchott, is at 18.09° N, 15.98° W.

    With 1,030,700 km², it is the 11th-largest of the 54 countries in Africa — about 4.2 times the size of the United Kingdom.

    Mauritania lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere.

    Neighbouring countries: Algeria, Mali, Senegal, Morocco.

    Geography of Mauritania

    Continent
    Africa
    Region
    West Africa
    Area
    1,030,700 km²
    Geographic centre
    21.01° N, 10.94° W
    Capital (Nouakchott)
    18.09° N, 15.98° W
    Size rank in Africa
    11 of 54
    Highest point
    Kediet ej Jill (915 m)
    Land borders
    5

    Bordering countries: Algeria, Mali, Senegal, Western Sahara, Morocco.