Geography Statistics of Mauritania

Mauritania's Information

Land Area	1,030,700 km²
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)
Largest Cities	Nouakchott (661,400) Nouadhibou (72,337) Nema (60,000) Kaedi (55,374) View all cities in 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 Area: (all countries)
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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