Guide to Mauritania
Must See Mauritania
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At a glance
Mauritania is venturing through towns half-blanketed in sand, sipping tea with nomads under their colourful tents, crossing plateaus that resemble the moon and gazing at prehistoric rock drawings and ancient Saharan architecture. One thousand-mile stare coming up.
Fast Facts
- Full name:
- Islamic Republic of Mauritania
- Capital city:
- Nouakchott (pop 600,000)
- Area:
- 1,030,400 sq km / 397,838 sq miles
- Population:
- 2,500,000
- Time Zone:
- GMT/UTC +0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
- Language:
- Arabic (official)
Hassaniya Arabic.
French (other)
Wolof (other)
- Religion:
- Islam
- Currency:
- Ouguiya
- Electricity:
- 220V 50Hz
- Electric plug details:
- European plug with two circular metal pins
