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Mauritania is a country in Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Senegal and Western Sahara. It is considered part of both the Sahel and the Maghreb.
20 00 N, 12 00 W
total:
1,030,700 km²
land:
1,030,400 km²
water:
300 km²
total: 5,074 km
border countries: Algeria 463 km, Mali 2,237 km, Senegal 813 km, Western Sahara 1,561 km
754 km
contiguous zone:
24 nautical miles
continental shelf:
200 nautical miles or to the edge of the continental margin
exclusive economic zone:
200 nautical miles
territorial sea:
12 nautical miles
Desert; constantly hot, dry, dusty
Mostly barren, flat plains of the Sahara; some central hills
lowest point: Kediet Ijill 910 m
iron ore, gypsum, fish, copper, phosphate
arable land:
0%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
38%
forests and woodland:
4%
other:
58% (1993 est.)
490 km² (1993 est.)
hot, dry, dust/sand-laden sirocco wind blows primarily in March and April; periodic droughts
overgrazing, deforestation, and soil erosion aggravated by drought are contributing to desertification; very limited natural fresh water resources away from the Senegal which is the only perennial river
party to:
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified:
none of the selected agreements
Most of the population concentrated in the cities of Nouakchott and Nouadhibou and along the Senegal River in the southern part of the country.
See also List of cities in Mauritania.
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