Mauritania

Summary

Mauritania is an Islamic Republic^[1]. Mauritania draws 10,565 Wikipedia views per month (islamic_republic category, ranking #1 of 1).^[2]

Key Facts

• Mauritania was a member of United Nations^[3].
• Mauritania was a member of League of Arab States^[4].
• Mauritania was a member of World Trade Organization^[5].
• Mauritania was a member of African Union^[6].
• Mauritania was a member of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation^[7].
• Mauritania was a member of International Bank for Reconstruction and Development^[8].
• Mauritania is in the country of Mauritania^[9].
• Mauritania is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean^[10].
• Mauritania's head of government is recorded as Moctar Ould Djay^[11].
• Mauritania is on the continent of Africa^[12].
• Mauritania's instance of is recorded as Islamic Republic^[13].
• Mauritania's instance of is recorded as sovereign state^[14].
• Mauritania's instance of is recorded as country^[15].
• Mauritania's head of state is recorded as Mohamed Ould Ghazouani^[16].
• Mauritania's capital is recorded as Nouakchott^[17].
• Mauritania's official language is recorded as Arabic^[18].
• Mauritania's currency is recorded as Mauritanian ouguiya^[19].
• Mauritania's shares border with is recorded as Western Sahara^[20].
• Mauritania's shares border with is recorded as Algeria^[21].
• Mauritania's shares border with is recorded as Mali^[22].
• Mauritania's shares border with is recorded as Senegal^[23].
• Mauritania's shares border with is recorded as Spain^[24].
• Mauritania's shares border with is recorded as Francoist Spain^[25].
• Mauritania's top-level Internet domain is recorded as .mr^[26].
• Mauritania's anthem is recorded as National anthem of Mauritania^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include Islamic Republic^[13], sovereign state^[14], and country^[15].

Origins

Things named after include Moors^[28], an ethnonym^[29] and Mauretania^[30], a historical country^[31], founded in -0300^[32].

Influence

Things named for Mauritania include The Mauritanian^[33], a film^[34], directed by Kevin Macdonald^[35].

Why It Matters

Mauritania draws 10,565 Wikipedia views per month (islamic_republic category, ranking #1 of 1).^[2] Mauritania has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] Mauritania is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

Entities named for Mauritania include The Mauritanian^[33], a film^[34], directed by Kevin Macdonald^[35].