capital: Nouakchott
population: 4649660
alternative Spellings: MR ,Islamic Republic of Mauritania ,al-Jumhūriyyah al-ʾIslāmiyyah al-Mūrītāniyyah
continents: Africa
subregion: Western Africa
timezones: UTC
languages: ara: Arabic
currencies: Mauritanian ouguiya (UM)
startOfWeek: monday