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Mauritania

The flag of Mauritania has a green field with a thin red horizontal band at the top and bottom of the field. At the center of the field is a five-pointed yellow star above an upward facing yellow crescent.Coat of arms of Mauritania
Official nameIslamic Republic of Mauritania
LocationAfrica | Western Africa
Area1030700 km2
Population4.65M inhabitants
Density4.511 pop / km2
Demonyms(m) Mauritanian / (f) Mauritanian
Official languagesArabic
Capital(s)Nouakchott
Statusindependent, officially-assigned
MembershipsUN, FIFA
CurrencyMauritanian ouguiya (UM)
GINI32.6 (2014)
TLD.mr
Phone code+2, suffix(es): 22
Postal code formatnone
Drives on theright