# Outline of Mauritania

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Mauritania:
Mauritania – sovereign country located in West Africa. Mauritania is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the west, by Senegal on the southwest, by Mali on the east and southeast, by Algeria on the northeast, and by the Morocco-controlled Western Sahara on the northwest. It is named after the ancient Berber kingdom of Mauretania. The capital and largest city is Nouakchott, located on the Atlantic coast.

## General reference

* Pronunciation: /mɔːrɪˈteɪniə/
* Common English country name: Mauritania
* Official English country name: The Islamic Republic of Mauritania
* Common endonym(s):
* Official endonym(s):
* Adjectival(s): Mauritanian
* Demonym(s):
* ISO country codes: MR, MRT, 478
* ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:MR
* Internet country code top-level domain: .mr

## Geography of Mauritania

Geography of Mauritania
* Mauritania is: a country
* Population of Mauritania: 3,124,000 - 135th most populous country
* Area of Mauritania: 1,030,700 km$^2$
* Atlas of Mauritania

### Location

* Mauritania is situated within the following regions:
** Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
** Africa
*** Sahara Desert
*** North Africa
*** West Africa
* Time zone: Coordinated Universal Time UTC+00
* Extreme points of Mauritania
** High: Kediet ej Jill 915 m (3,002 ft)
** Low: Sebkha de Ndrhamcha −5 m (−16 ft)
* Land boundaries: 5,074 km
       Mali 2,237 km
       Western Sahara 1,561 km
       Senegal 813 km
       Algeria 463 km
   * Coastline: 754 km

### Environment of Mauritania

* Climate of Mauritania
* Ecoregions in Mauritania
* Wildlife of Mauritania
** Fauna of Mauritania
*** Birds of Mauritania
*** Mammals of Mauritania

#### Natural geographic features of Mauritania

* Glaciers in Mauritania: none
* Rivers of Mauritania
* World Heritage Sites in Mauritania

### Regions of Mauritania

Regions of Mauritania

#### Ecoregions of Mauritania

List of ecoregions in Mauritania
* Ecoregions in Mauritania

#### Administrative divisions of Mauritania

Administrative divisions of Mauritania
* Regions of Mauritania
** Departments of Mauritania

##### Departments of Mauritania

Departments of Mauritania

##### Settlements in Mauritania

* Capital of Mauritania: Nouakchott
* Cities of Mauritania

### Demography of Mauritania

Demographics of Mauritania

## Government and politics of Mauritania

Politics of Mauritania
* Form of government:
* Capital of Mauritania: Nouakchott
* Elections in Mauritania
* Political parties in Mauritania

### Branches of the government of Mauritania

Government of Mauritania

#### Executive branch of the government of Mauritania

* Head of state: President of Mauritania,
* Head of government: Prime Minister of Mauritania,

#### Legislative branch of the government of Mauritania

* Parliament of Mauritania (bicameral)
** Upper house: Senate of Mauritania
** Lower house: National Assembly of Mauritania

#### Judicial branch of the government of Mauritania

Court system of Mauritania

### Foreign relations of Mauritania

Foreign relations of Mauritania
* Diplomatic missions in Mauritania
* Diplomatic missions of Mauritania

#### International organization membership of Mauritania

The Islamic Republic of Mauritania is a member of:

### Law and order in Mauritania

Law of Mauritania
* Constitution of Mauritania
* Crime in Mauritania
* Human rights in Mauritania
** LGBT rights in Mauritania
** Freedom of religion in Mauritania
* Law enforcement in Mauritania

### Military of Mauritania

Military of Mauritania
* Command
** Commander-in-chief:
* Forces
** Army of Mauritania
** Air Force of Mauritania

### Local government in Mauritania

Local government in Mauritania

## History of Mauritania

History of Mauritania

## Culture of Mauritania

Culture of Mauritania
* Cuisine of Mauritania
* Languages of Mauritania
* National symbols of Mauritania
** Coat of arms of Mauritania
** Flag of Mauritania
** National Anthem of Mauritania
* Public holidays in Mauritania
* Religion in Mauritania
** Christianity in Mauritania
** Islam in Mauritania
* World Heritage Sites in Mauritania

### Art in Mauritania

* Cinema of Mauritania
* Music of Mauritania

### Sports in Mauritania

Sports in Mauritania
* Football in Mauritania
* Mauritania at the Olympics

## Economy and infrastructure of Mauritania

Economy of Mauritania
* Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 151st (one hundred and fifty first)
* Agriculture in Mauritania
* Communications in Mauritania
** Internet in Mauritania
* Companies of Mauritania
* Currency of Mauritania: Ouguiya
** ISO 4217: MRO
* Health care in Mauritania
* Mining in Mauritania
* Tourism in Mauritania
* Transport in Mauritania
** Airports in Mauritania
** Rail transport in Mauritania

## Education in Mauritania

Education in Mauritania

## Health in Mauritania

Health in Mauritania