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Mauritania is a sovereign state. Capital: Nouakchott. Form of government: presidential system. Legislature: National Assembly. Official language(s): French, Arabic. Population: about 4,900,000 (2026). Area: about 1,030,700 km².

Official name: Mauritania
Administrative seat: Nouakchott
Population: 4,900,000
Area: 1,030,700 km²
Currency: Mauritanian ouguiya
Continent: Africa

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Mauritanie: reconduit dans ses fonctions, le Premier ministre Moctar Ould Diay nomme un nouveau gouvernement

RFI

Published: Oct 11, 2026, 11:01 AM

Mauritanie : dans le sud du pays, les réfugiés maliens tentent de survivre

Médecins sans frontières

Published: Oct 8, 2026, 11:07 PM

En Mauritanie, le gouvernement démissionne après la présentation d’un rapport d’enquête sur des incendies

Jeune Afrique

Published: Oct 10, 2026, 8:32 AM

De la Mauritanie à la France, les chercheurs de météorites en quête de l'or céleste

Le Pèlerin

Published: Oct 8, 2026, 9:00 PM

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Mauritania

Sovereign state

Mauritania is a sovereign state. Capital: Nouakchott. Form of government: presidential system. Legislature: National Assembly. Official language(s): French, Arabic. Population: about 4,900,000 (2026). Area: about 1,030,700 km².

Administrative seat: Nouakchott
Population: 4,900,000
Area: 1,030,700 km²
Currency: Mauritanian ouguiya
Official language: French · Arabic
Continent: Africa
Admin code: MRT

National Rally for Reform and Development

Islamic democracy, Sunni Islamism, religious conservatism

Founded: 2007
Current leader: Mohamed Jemil Ould Mansour

Centre-left

Rally of Democratic Forces

social democracy, democratic socialism, secularism

Founded: 2002

Mohamed Ould Ghazouani

Head of state · President of Mauritania

As of: 2026-10-10
Term: Since 1 Aug 2019