Mauritania

Regions

Adrar
Assaba
Brakna
Dakhlet Nouadhibou
Gorgol
Guidimaka
Hodh ech Chargui
Hodh el Gharbi
Inchiri
Nouakchott
Tagant
Tiris Zemmour
Trarza

Country information

Country: Mauritania
Population: 3,205,060 inhabitants  (Last modified: 5/03/2013 )
Area 1,030,700 km²
Capital: Nouakchott
Currency: Ouguiya (MRO)
Phone code: +222
Languages: ar-MR,fuc,snk,fr,mey,wo
Domain name: .mr
Postcode form:
Postcode regex:
ISO3: MRT
Neighbors: Algeria, Western Sahara, Mali, Senegal
Fips: MR

Current local time in Mauritania

Current Date:
Saturday 20 April 2024
Current Time:
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Time Zone: Africa/Nouakchott
GMT/UTC: 0  hours
DST: No time changes this year!


*GMT/UTC - Standard Time Zone
*DST - Daylight Saving Time

Upcoming public holidays

Date Weekday Public holiday name Public holiday type
May 1 Wednesday Labor Day / May Day Public Holiday
May 25 Saturday Africa Day Public Holiday
June 17 Monday Eid ul Adha Public Holiday
June 20 Thursday June Solstice Season
July 8 Monday Muharram/Islamic New Year Muslim holiday
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Tide times and tide charts

Geographic information

Latitude in decimal degrees: 20
Longitude in decimal degrees: -12
Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds: 20° North
Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds: 12° West
Height above sea level: 357 m,   1171.26 ft,   14055.13 in
Geographical feature: A (Administrative region type feature)
Feature designation code: A.PCLI (independent political entity)