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Mauritania takes its name from the ancient Berber kingdom and later Roman province of Mauretania, and thus ultimately from the Mauri people, even though the respective territories do not overlap, historical Mauritania being considerably further north than modern Mauritania.
Mauritania is a country in northwest Africa. The capital city, which is also the biggest city in the country, is Nouakchott. It is on the Atlantic coast. Its president is General Mohamed Ould Ghazouani. At 1,030,700 km² (397,929 mi²), Mauritania is the world's 29th-largest country (after Bolivia). It is similar in size to Egypt. The land is ...
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SENEGAL. ATLANTIK. Mauretanien ( [ ma͜ureˈtaːni̯ən ], amtlich arabisch الجمهورية الإسلامية الموريتانية al-Dschumhūriyya al-Islāmiyya al-Mūrītāniyya ‚Islamische Republik Mauretanien‘, französisch Mauritanie) ist ein Staat im nordwestlichen Afrika am Atlantik.
Population Population, fertility rate and net reproduction rate, United Nations estimates. According to the 2022 revision of the World Population Prospects, the total population was 4,614,974 in 2021, compared to only 657 000 in 1950.
- 28.06 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)
- 1.99% (2022 est.)
- 7.43 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)
- 4,161,925 (2022 est.)
Geography of Mauritania. Mauritania, a country in the Western Region of the continent of Africa, is generally flat, its 1,030,700 square kilometres forming vast, arid plains broken by occasional ridges and clifflike outcroppings. Mauritania is the world’s largest country lying entirely below an altitude of 1,000 metres (3,300 ft).
Ethnic groups. Black Moors (Haratines - Arabic-speaking descendants of African origin who are or were enslaved by White Moors) 40%, White Moors (of Arab-Amazigh descent, known as Beydane) 30%, Sub-Saharan Mauritanians (non-Arabic speaking, largely resident in or originating from the Senegal River Valley, including Halpulaar, Fulani, Soninke, Wolof, and Bambara ethnic groups) 30%
Dec 21, 2022 · Background. The Berber and Bafour people were among the first to settle in what is now Mauritania. Originally a nomadic people, they were among the first in recorded history to convert from a nomadic to agricultural lifestyle. These groups account for roughly one third of Mauritania’s ethnic makeup.
