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Also Known As Mauritanie • Mūrītānīyā • République Islamique de Mauritanie • Al-Jumhūriyyah al-Islāmiyyah al-Mūrītāniyyah • Islamic Republic of Mauritania
Head Of State And Government President: Mohamed Ould Cheikh Ghazouani, assisted by Prime Minister: Mokhtar Ould Diay
Capital Nouakchott
Population (2025 est.) 4,690,000
Form Of Government republic with one legislative house (National Assembly [157])
Official Language Arabic1
Official Religion Islam
Official Name Al-Jumhūriyyah al-Islāmiyyah al-Mūrītāniyyah (Arabic) (Islamic Republic of Mauritania)
Total Area (Sq Km) 1,030,700
Total Area (Sq Mi) 397,953
Monetary Unit ouguiya (UM)
Population Rank (2025) 128
Population Projection 2030 5,284,000
Density: Persons Per Sq Mi (2025) 11.8
Density: Persons Per Sq Km (2025) 4.6
Urban-Rural Population Urban: (2024) 58.5% • Rural: (2024) 41.5%
Life Expectancy At Birth Male: (2022) 62.8 years • Female: (2022) 67.8 years
Literacy: Percentage Of Population Age 15 And Over Literate Male: (2021) 72% • Female: (2021) 62%
Gni (U.S.$ ’000,000) (2023) 10,691
Gni Per Capita (U.S.$) (2023) 2,130
1The 1991 constitution named Arabic as the official language and Arabic, Fula, Soninke, and Wolof as national languages.

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