NationMaster - Mauritanian Geography statistics

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