Population
4.3M
Unitary semi-presidential Islamic republic
GDP per capita, PPP
$9,330
in 2031
Passport power
#159
26 visa-free destinations
Top-rated city
Nouakchott
of 8 cities rated
Country overview
- Official name
- Islamic Republic of Mauritania
- Capital
- Nouakchott
- Continent
- Africa / Western Africa
- Area
- 1,030,700 km²
- Population
- 4.3M
- Density
- 4.6/km²
- Government
- Unitary semi-presidential Islamic republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- Driving side
- Right
- TLD
- .mr
- Calling code
- +222
- Timezone
- UTC
Visa and travel
- Passport power rank
- #159 of 199
- Visa-free destinations
- 26
- Total accessible
- 52
Culture and society
- Languages
- Arabic (العربية)
- Currencies
- UM MRU — Mauritanian ouguiya
Key figures
- HDI
- 0.563
- GDP per capita (2031)
- $9,330
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 68.7 yrs
- Internet users (2024)
- 45.8%
- Gini index (2014)
- 32.6
- Inflation (2031)
- 4.0%
- Unemployment (2025)
- 10.3%
- Urban population (2025)
- 61.5%
- Life satisfaction (2025)
- 4.5/10
- PM2.5 (2024)
- 35.2 µg/m³
- Political stability (2023)
- 26th pct
- Homicide rate (2020)
- 1.0/100k
- Human capital (2020)
- 0.38