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Africa · Has a coastline
Mauritania
Mauritania is a country in Africa with 3 land neighbours — 29 countries in Africa have more. Its capital is Nouakchott.
- Capital
- Nouakchott
- Population
- 5.3 million
- Area
- 1,030,700 km²
- Land borders
- 3
- Currency
- Mauritanian ouguiya (MRU)
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Countries that border Mauritania
3 land neighbours: Algeria, Mali and Senegal. Each one has a page of its own.
Why this one is hard
3 neighbours to keep in the right order.
29 countries in Africa have more than its 3 land borders; it is the same as Burundi, Botswana, Djibouti, Eritrea, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Malawi, Somalia and Togo. Of the 3 possible pairings among them, 2 are themselves borders, which is what turns a list into a knot. Mali is the most connected of them, with 7 land borders of its own. All of them are on the Africa map with Mauritania, and on the world map with everyone else.
3
land borders — 29 countries in Africa have more
2
pairs of its neighbours that border each other
7
borders on Mali, its most-connected neighbour
54
countries on the Africa map
The capital
Nouakchott
In Capital Rush you see Mauritania and four capitals; this is the right one. It comes up on the Africa map and the world map: twice the chances to get it wrong.
The flag
Flag Blitz shows this flag and four countries. Mauritania is the right one.
- ISO code
- MR
- Currency
- Mauritanian ouguiya (MRU)
- Official language
- Arabic
- Quiz maps
- Africa · World
Mauritania, asked and answered
What countries border Mauritania?
Mauritania has 3 land neighbours: Algeria, Mali and Senegal.
What is the capital of Mauritania?
Nouakchott. It is the answer the Africa Capitals Quiz wants when Mauritania comes up, and the World Capitals Quiz with it.
What continent is Mauritania in?
Africa. It is one of 54 countries on that map, and one of 195 on the world map.
Where can I practise finding Mauritania on a map?
On the Africa Map Quiz — a blank map of Africa, ten countries to find, no labels. Mauritania is in the pool, along with all 3 of its neighbours.
Can you find Mauritania on a blank map?
Its 3 neighbours are on the same map. Ten countries a round, picked at random: keep playing until it comes up. No sign-up.
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