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MAURITANIA

Islamic Republic of Mauritania · MR / MRT / 478

MR
ISO 3166-1 MRT · 478

Mauritania is a western africa country in Africa. It has a population of 4,403,319, uses MRU, speaks Arabic.

Population 4,403,319
Area (km²) 1,030,700
Capital Nouakchott
Region Western Africa

All facts

fields
ISO alpha-3
MRT
ISO numeric
478
Calling code
+222
TLD
.mr
Driving side
Currencies
MRU
Languages
ara
Timezones
Flag
🇲🇷

Cities

page 1 of 2 · 88 total
Nouakchott 1,184,530
Nouadhibou Dakhlet Nouadhibou 146,048
Kiffa Assaba 62,051
Dar Naim Nouakchott North 61,089
Néma Hodh Ech Chargi 60,000
Mbera Hodh Ech Chargi 58,985
Ksar Nouakchott West 57,758
Kaédi Gorgol 56,283
Zouérat Tiris Zemmour 55,183
Tevragh Zeina Nouakchott West 48,093
Bougadoum Hodh Ech Chargi 40,341
Sélibaby Guidimaka 32,653
Atar Adrar 31,133
Ayoun El Atrous Hodh El Gharbi 28,174
Guerou Assaba 27,590
Boutilimitt Trarza 27,170
El ’Ayoûn Assaba 22,896
Tékane Trarza 22,041
Bogué Brakna 20,291
Aleg Brakna 19,183
Tembedgha Hodh Ech Chargi 17,465
Rosso Trarza 15,870
Akjoujt Inchiri 15,851
Ṭinṭâne Hodh El Gharbi 15,684
Elghabra Assaba 15,480
Magṭa‘ Laḥjar Brakna 15,446
Bouly Guidimaka 14,906
Maghama Gorgol 13,898
Tidjikja Tagant 13,479
Dar el Barka Brakna 12,353
Basseknou Hodh Ech Chargi 12,232
Oualata Hodh Ech Chargi 11,779
Lexeiba Un Gorgol 11,417
Bagodine Brakna 11,263
Ganki Un Gorgol 11,250
Vassala Hodh Ech Chargi 10,982
R'kiz Trarza 10,688
Kobenni Hodh El Gharbi 8,979
Bababé Brakna 8,869
Fondé Elimane Brakna 8,500
Ndiago Trarza 8,440
Sagné Gorgol 8,430
Bouhdida Brakna 8,316
Djiguenni Hodh Ech Chargi 8,293
Kankossa Assaba 8,122
Wali Djantang Gorgol 7,716
Djowol Gorgol 7,582
Bousteila Hodh Ech Chargi 7,520
El Ghayra Tagant 7,240
Hassi Chegar Guidimaka 6,960

Airports

top 20
ATR
OUZ

Tazadit Airport

Medium airport

BGH

Abbaye Airport

Small airport

KFA

Kiffa Airport

Small airport

TMD

Timbedra Airport

Small airport

EMN

Néma Airport

Small airport

AJJ

Akjoujt Airport

Small airport

KED

Kaédi Airport

Small airport

AEO

Aioun el Atrouss Airport

Small airport

GQNM

Dahara Airport

Small airport

SEY

Sélibaby Airport

Small airport

THT

Tamchakett Airport

Small airport

FGD

Fderik Airport

Small airport

GQPT

Bir Moghrein Airport

Small airport

MOM

Letfotar Airport

Small airport

OTL

Boutilimit Airport

Small airport

THI

Tichitt Airport

Small airport

TIY

Tidjikja Airport

Small airport

Universities

linked

FAQ

4 questions
What currency does Mauritania use?
MRU.
What languages are spoken in Mauritania?
Arabic.
What is the capital of Mauritania?
Nouakchott.
How many cities are in Mauritania?
88 on record.

Get this page as JSON

no auth
cURL 200 OK
$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/countries/MR

{
  "data": {
    "iso_alpha2": "MR",
    "iso_alpha3": "MRT",
    "iso_numeric": "478",
    "common_name": "Mauritania",
    "official_name": "Islamic Republic of Mauritania",
    "capital": "Nouakchott",
    "region": "Africa",
    "subregion": "Western Africa",
    "population": 4403319,
    "flag_emoji": "🇲🇷",
    "car_side": null,
    "postal_code_format": null,
    "native_names": {},
    "calling_codes": [
      "+222"
    ],
    "tld": [
      ".mr"
    ],
    "flag_url": "/static/flags/mr.svg",
    "area": 1030700.0,
    "latitude": 20.0,
    "longitude": -12.0,
    "languages": {
      "ara": "Arabic"
    },
    "currencies": {
      "MRU": {
        "name": "Mauritanian ouguiya",
        "symbol": "UM"
      }
    },
    "borders": [
      "DZA",
      "MLI",
      "SEN",
      "ESH"
    ],
    "timezone_ids": []
  }
}
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