| Name: | Mauritania (Islamic Republic of Mauritania) |
| Local name (Arabic): | (ﺔﻴﻧﺎﺘﻳﺭﻮﻤﻟﺍ ﺔﻴﻣﻼﺳﻻﺍ ﺔﻳﺭﻮﻬﻤﺠﻟﺍ) ﺎﻴﻧﺎﺘﻳﺭﻮﻣ |
| Local name (French): | Mauritanie (République Islamique de Mauritanie) |
| Bordering countries: | Senegal, Mali, Algeria, Western Sahara |
| Status: | sovereign state |
| Surface: | 1 030.7 ths. sq. km |
| Population (2003): | 2 913 ths. |
| Capital: | Nouakchott (ﻁﻮﺸﻛﺍﻮﻧ / Nouakchott) |
| Official languages: | Arabic, French |
