Mauritania
Africa · Capital: Nouakchott
Mauritania is a country in Africa, home to about 4.9 million people across 1,030,700 km². Its capital is Nouakchott. It is a coastal country sharing land borders with 3 countries.
Key facts
Capital
Nouakchott
Region
Africa
Population
~4.9 million people
Area
1,030,700 km²
Density
4.8 people per km²
Coastline
Has a coastline
Hemisphere
Northern Hemisphere
Crossed by
The Tropic of Cancer
Lowest point
Below sea level
Drives on the
Right
Language
Arabic
Standard time zones
1
Highest point
915 m
Head of state
Not a monarch
Flag colors
green, yellow, red
Flag features
at least one star and a crescent
Land borders (3)
Algeria
Mali
SenegalMauritania in the game
Every puzzle gives three claims that exactly one country satisfies. Mauritania is a deep cut — answers this obscure only show up in hard puzzles. These are the 27 claims from the pool that are true of Mauritania, rarest first — the fewer countries share a claim, the harder it works for you on the board.
- Its capital city's name begins with “N”1 of 10
- Has fewer than 10 people per km²1 of 14
- Its flag features a crescent moon1 of 14
- The Tropic of Cancer passes through it1 of 16
- Its name begins with “M”1 of 18
- Has Arabic as an official language1 of 23
- Has an area larger than 1,000,000 km²1 of 29
- Has land below sea level1 of 33
- Has fewer than 25 people per km²1 of 34
- Its name ends with “-ia”1 of 39
- Has no point higher than 1,000 m above sea level1 of 41
- Its name has 10 letters or more1 of 48
- Has an area larger than 500,000 km²1 of 51
- Is in Africa1 of 54
- Its flag features a star1 of 67
- Its flag contains green1 of 83
- Has an area larger than 200,000 km²1 of 84
- Its flag contains yellow or gold1 of 85
- Has fewer than 10 million people1 of 100
- Borders more than 2 countries1 of 111
- Has exactly one official language1 of 130
- Drives on the right1 of 141
- Lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere1 of 147
- Has a coastline1 of 151
- Its flag contains red1 of 152
- Does not have a monarch as head of state1 of 153
- Lies within a single time zone1 of 177