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Mauritania
Islamic Republic of Mauritania
Locally: موريتانيا
Capital
Nouakchott
Region
Africa
ISO
MR
Local time in Mauritania
live · IANAAbidjan
Africa/Abidjan
Reference ledger
CapitalNouakchottAdministrative seat
LanguagesArabic1 listed
CurrenciesMauritanian ouguiya1 listed
Time zonesAfrica/Abidjan1 IANA identifier
Area1,030,700 km²Ranked 30 of 241 by area
Dialing+222International calling prefix
A sense of scale
area percentileLarger than 88% of places in this atlas.
At 1,030,700 km², Mauritania ranks 30 of 241 records by land area. This comparison uses the same bundled source for every profile, so the scale is internally consistent.
#30by area in this atlas
Land neighbors
3Use these identifiers accurately
The two-letter code MR is the compact ISO identifier used in addresses, locale selectors, and many data feeds. The dialing prefix +222 belongs at the start of an international phone number. Time zone names such as Africa/Abidjan should be preferred over a fixed UTC offset because they carry daylight-saving rules.
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ISOMR
Borders3
Time zones1