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Area > Comparative
slightly larger than three times the size of New Mexico |
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Capital city with population
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Nouakchott - 480,000 |
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Forested Land
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0.3% |
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[189th of 193]
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Largest city
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Nouakchott |
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Largest city population
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694,000 |
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[103rd of 174]
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Largest city with population
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Nouakchott - 480,000 |
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Map references
Africa |
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Maritime claims > Contiguous zone
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24 nm
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[45th of 82]
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Maritime claims > Continental shelf
200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin |
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Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone
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200 nm
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[1st of 121]
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Maritime claims > Territorial sea
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12 nm
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[101st of 190]
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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 |
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northernmost point > Latitude
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26°20'N |
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Population density
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2.51 people per sqkm |
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[222nd of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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2.99 people/m²
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[198th of 204]
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Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land
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354.26 people/km² of arable lan |
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[77th of 188]
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Surface area > sq. km
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1,025,520 km²
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[28th of 206]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Kediet Ijill |
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Terrain
mostly barren, flat plains of the Sahara; some central hills |
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