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Area > Comparative slightly larger than three times the size of New Mexico
Area > Land	1,030,400 sq km		[29th of 238]
Area > Total	1,030,700 sq km		[35th of 250]
Capital city with population	Nouakchott - 480,000
Climate desert; constantly hot, dry, dusty
Forested Land	0.3%		[189th of 193]
Geographic coordinates	20 00 N, 12 00 W
Land boundaries > Border countries Algeria 463 km, Mali 2,237 km, Senegal 813 km, Western Sahara 1,561 km
Land use > Arable land	0.2%		[207th of 258]
Largest city	Nouakchott
Largest city population	694,000		[103rd of 174]
Largest city with population	Nouakchott - 480,000
Location Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Senegal and Western Sahara
Map references Africa
Natural hazards hot, dry, dust/sand-laden sirocco wind blows primarily in March and April; periodic droughts
Natural resources iron ore, gypsum, copper, phosphate, diamonds, gold, oil, fish
Population density	2.51 people per sqkm		[222nd of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km	2.99 people/m²		[198th of 204]
Surface area > sq. km	1,025,520 km²		[28th of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain	Kediet Ijill

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