Flag of Mauritania
The flag of Mauritania consists of a green leaf with a yellow crescent bearing a yellow five-pointed star. The flag has both traditional African and Islamic symbolism - yellow and green are the traditional Arabic colors and green together with the crescent moon and the star are of importance for the Muslim majority in Mauritania. The country was dominated by the Berber nomads from the 11th century, thus became a center of Muslim faith, which was spread throughout North Africa from here. In the 16th century, Berbers were defeated by the Arabs, who ruled Mauritania until the 20th century, when the French overtook the control. The current flag has been adopted in 1959, when the country gained independence from France.
Neighbouring countries
| Flag | Country | Capital | Population | Total area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Algeria | Algiers | 38,700,000 | 2,381,740 km2 |
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Mali | Bamako | 15,302,000 | 1,240,190 km2 |
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Morocco | Rabat | 33,202,300 | 446,550 km2 |
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Senegal | Dakar | 13,567,338 | 196,722 km2 |
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Western Sahara | Laayoune | 567,000 | 266,000 km2 |
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Main information
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- Country
- Mauritania
- Capital city
- Nouakchott
- Population
- 3,461,041 (2013)
- Total area
- 1,025,520 km2
- Formation
- 28. 11. 1960
- Highest point
- Kediet Ijill (915 m)
- GDP
- $ 2,096 (IMF, 2012)
- Currency
- mauritanian ouguiya (MRO)
- Code
- MR (MRT)
- Calling code
- +222
- Internet TLD
- .mr
Country is member of
- By continents
- Africa
Name of country in other languages
- Czech
- Mauritánie (Nouakchott)
- English
- Mauritania (Nouakchott)
- German
- Mauretanien (Nouakchott)
- French
- Mauritanie (Nouakchott)
- Italian
- Mauritania (Nouakchott)
- Spanish
- Mauritania (Nuakchot)
- Russian
- Мавритания (Нуакшот)
- Slovak
- Mauritánia (Nouakchott)
- Polish
- Mauretania (Nawakszut)
- Portuguese
- Mauritânia (Nouakchott)
- Chinese
- 毛里塔尼亚 (努瓦克肖特)
- Japanese
- モーリタニア (ヌアクショット)
- Turkish
- Moritanya (Nouakchott)
- Norwegian
- Mauritania (Nouakchott)
- Swedish
- Mauretanien (Nouakchott)
- Hungarian
- Mauritánia (Nouakchott)
- Dutch
- Mauritanië (Nouakchott)
- Danish
- Mauretanien (Nouakchott)
- Finnish
- Mauritania (Nouakchott)
- Hebrew
- מאוריטניה (נואקשוט)