Geography Statistics of Mauritania
- Coastline: 468 miles (754 km)
- Land Area:
( land) 397,953 sq miles (1,030,700 sq km)
( water) 0 sq miles (0 sq km)
( TOTAL) 397,953 sq miles (1,030,700 sq km)
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- Land Divisions: There are 13 regions in Mauritania. They are Adrar, Assaba, Brakna, Dakhlet Nouadhibou, Gorgol, Guidimaka, Hodh ech Chargui, Hodh el Gharbi, Inchiri, Nouakchott, Tagant, Tiris Zemmour, and Trarza.
- Horizontal Width: 567.44 miles (913.21 km) from Rosso east to Nema
- Vertical Length: 692.04 miles (1,113.74 km) from Bir Moghrein south to Selibaby
Note: Lengths and widths are point-to-point, straight-line measurements from a Mercator map projection, and will vary some using other map projections - Bordering Countries: (4) Algeria, Mali, Senegal, Western Sahara
- Geographic Center: About 273.14 miles (439.57 km) east of Atar
- Highest Point: Kediet Ijill 3,001 ft (915 m)
- Lowest Point: Te-n-Dghamcha -16 ft (-5 m)
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Mauritania's Information

Land Area | 1,030,700 km2 |
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Total Area | 1,030,700km2 (#28) |
Population | 3,677,293 (#131) |
Population Density | 3.57/km2 |
Government Type | Presidential Republic |
GDP (PPP) | $16.71 Billion |
GDP Per Capita | $4,400 |
Currency | Ouguiya (MRO) |
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