Mauritania

Key facts

Which countries border Mauritania?3

• Algeria
• Mali
• Senegal

Mauritania in the game

Every puzzle gives three clues that exactly one country satisfies. Mauritania is a deep cut — answers this obscure only show up in hard puzzles. These are the 30 clues from the pool that are true of Mauritania, rarest first — the fewer countries share a clue, the harder it works for you on the board.

• Includes part of the Sahara1 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
• Is larger than Egypt1 of 28
• Has an area larger than 1,000,000 km²1 of 29
• Borders a country whose name begins with the same letter1 of 30
• 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
• Is larger than France1 of 41
• Its name has 10 letters or more1 of 48
• Lies entirely in the western hemisphere1 of 49
• Has an area larger than 500,000 km²1 of 51
• Stretches more than 10 degrees of latitude1 of 52
• Is in Africa1 of 54
• Is larger than Japan1 of 60
• Its flag features a star1 of 67
• Has fewer people than Ireland1 of 74
• Its flag contains green1 of 83
• Has an area larger than 200,000 km²1 of 84
• Its flag contains yellow or gold1 of 85
• Borders a landlocked country1 of 88
• 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

Common questions about Mauritania

Which countries border Mauritania?

Mauritania shares a land border with 3 countries: Algeria, Mali and Senegal.

What is the capital of Mauritania?

The capital of Mauritania is Nouakchott.

Is Mauritania landlocked?

No. Mauritania has a coastline.

What language is spoken in Mauritania?

Mauritania has one official language, Arabic.