Outline of Mauritania

Outline of Mauritania
The location of Mauritania
An enlargeable relief map of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania

The Islamic Republic of Mauritania is a sovereign country located in West Africa.[1] Mauritania is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the west, by Senegal on the southwest, by Mali on the east and southeast, by Algeria on the northeast, and by the Morocco-controlled Western Sahara on the northwest. It is named after the ancient Berber kingdom of Mauretania. The capital and largest city is Nouakchott, located on the Atlantic coast.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Mauritania:

General reference

An enlargeable basic map of Mauritania

Geography of Mauritania

File:MauritaniaTopography.png
An enlargeable topographic map of Mauritania

Location

 Mali 2,237 km
 Western Sahara 1,561 km
 Senegal 813 km
 Algeria 463 km
  • Coastline: 754 km

Environment of Mauritania

An enlargeable satellite image of Mauritania
  • Climate of Mauritania
  • Environmental issues in Mauritania
  • Ecoregions in Mauritania
  • Renewable energy in Mauritania
  • Geology of Mauritania
  • Protected areas of Mauritania
    • Biosphere reserves in Mauritania
    • National parks of Mauritania
  • Wildlife of Mauritania

Natural geographic features of Mauritania

  • Glaciers in Mauritania: none [2]
  • Islands of Mauritania
  • Lakes of Mauritania
  • Mountains of Mauritania
    • Volcanoes in Mauritania
  • Rivers of Mauritania
    • Waterfalls of Mauritania
  • Valleys of Mauritania
  • World Heritage Sites in Mauritania

Regions of Mauritania

Ecoregions of Mauritania

Administrative divisions of Mauritania

Departments of Mauritania
Settlements in Mauritania

Demography of Mauritania

Government and politics of Mauritania

Main article: Government of Mauritania and Politics of Mauritania

Branches of the government of Mauritania

Executive branch of the government of Mauritania

Legislative branch of the government of Mauritania

Judicial branch of the government of Mauritania

  • Supreme Court of Mauritania

Foreign relations of Mauritania

International organization membership of Mauritania

The Islamic Republic of Mauritania is a member of:[1]

Law and order in Mauritania

Military of Mauritania

  • Command
  • Forces
    • Army of Mauritania
    • Navy of Mauritania
    • Air Force of Mauritania
    • Special forces of Mauritania
  • Military history of Mauritania
  • Military ranks of Mauritania

Local government in Mauritania

History of Mauritania

Main article: History of Mauritania, Timeline of the history of Mauritania, and Current events of Mauritania
  • Economic history of Mauritania
  • Military history of Mauritania

Culture of Mauritania

Art in Mauritania

  • Art in Mauritania
  • Cinema of Mauritania
  • Literature of Mauritania
  • Music of Mauritania
  • Television in Mauritania
  • Theatre in Mauritania

Sports in Mauritania

Economy and infrastructure of Mauritania

Education in Mauritania

Health in Mauritania

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Mauritania". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mr.html. Retrieved July 23, 2009. 
  2. ^ The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.

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