Mauritania borders the Atlantic Ocean to the west, with a coastline of 667 kilometers. It belongs to a tropical desert climate with high temperature and little rain.
Mauritania has a land area of about 6.5438+0.03 million square kilometers and a population of about 4.6 million (data in 2020).
Mauritania is flat, and two thirds of it is desert.
Mauritania's mineral resources mainly include iron ore, copper ore, gypsum, phosphate, oil and natural gas.
Nouakchott, the capital of Mauritania, is located in the desert in the west, separated from the western Atlantic by a sand dune and 5 kilometers from the coast. It is the largest city in America and the driest capital in the world.
Nouadhibou is the second largest city in Mauritania and the economic center of the country. It is rich in fishery resources and the largest exporter of iron ore.
Mauritanians are generally divided into two categories: North African Moors and African blacks. Arabic is the official language and French is the common language. About 96% of the residents believe in Islam.
Mauritania's industries are mainly mining and small-scale processing industries. Iron ore export is the main source of foreign exchange, most of which are exported to China, French, Italian, Danish, Belgian and other countries.
The main crops in Mauritania are sorghum, rice, millet, corn, wheat, beans and dates. Food is not self-sufficient and needs to be imported.
Mauritania exports iron ore and fishery products, and mainly imports energy, food, machinery and equipment and consumer goods. The country's main trading partners are the United States, China, Switzerland, France, the Netherlands and Japan.
Mauritania is the second largest iron ore exporter in Africa, second only to South Africa.
Mauritania's transportation is underdeveloped, and there is only one railway in the country, with a length of 675 kilometers, which is mainly used to transport iron ore.
Mauritania was once a colony of France in history, and France was the most important trading partner and largest investor of Mauta.
The largest port in Mauritania is Friendship Port, which is located in the northwest of the African continent and is 5 km away from the capital Nouakchott15. It was aided by China in 1978.
Moors mainly live in Western Sahara, Mauritania, Algeria, Morocco, Mali, Niger and Tunisia, which is what Europeans called Arabs and Berbers in this region in the 6th century. ※.
Sometimes, Moors refer to the Muslim residents of Iberian Peninsula, Sicily, Sardinia, malta island, Corsica, Maghreb and West Africa who invaded Europe in the Middle Ages.
Mauritanians regard obesity as beauty, especially when children are obese.
Mauritania's climate is extremely dry and the temperature is high, so this country vigorously develops spire tents, which is called "tent country".
Although Mauritania is one of the poorest countries in Africa, all local children have the right to receive free compulsory education, without having to pay tuition fees, textbook fees, living expenses, school uniforms and other miscellaneous fees.
Camels are Mauritania's national treasures. Because of lack of water, people often drink camel milk as water.
Mauritania is the last country in the world to abolish slavery, and there are still about 500,000 slaves.
The eye of the Sahara in Mauritania is one of the ten most spectacular geological wonders in the world. The whole eye is 340 kilometers long and 48 kilometers in diameter, which can also be clearly seen in space.