page_title: Outline of Mauritania
section_title: General reference
hierarchical_section_title: Outline of Mauritania / General reference
caption_attribution_description: Map of Mauritania showing major cities.
context_page_description: 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.
context_section_description: 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
caption: An enlargeable basic map of Mauritania
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