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Islamic Republic of Mauritania |
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| Capital: |
Nouakchott |
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Africa |
| Subregion: |
Western Africa |
| Area: |
1030700 |
| Population size: (2025-06-19 21:40) |
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RIM |
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+222 |
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| MU |
Union for the Mediterranean |
| OIC |
Organization of Islamic Cooperation |
| WTO |
world Trade organisation |
| CEN-SAD |
Community of Sahelo-Saharan States |
| ACP-EU |
Countries in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific |
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 A country, state, region... (73) |
| First-order administrative division (ADM1)
(A primary administrative division of a country, such as a state in the United States) | 15 | | Historical first-order administrative division (ADM1H)
(A former first-order administrative division) | 1 | | Independent political entity (PCLI)
| 1 | | Second-order administrative division (ADM2)
(A subdivision of a first-order administrative division) | 55 | | Third-order administrative division (ADM3)
(A subdivision of a second-order administrative division) | 1 | |
 Stream, lake... (3773) |
| Well (WLL)
(A cylindrical hole, pit, or tunnel drilled or dug down to a depth from which water, oil, or gas can be pumped or brought to the surface) | 1942 | | Intermittent stream (STMI)
| 206 | | Marsh(es) (MRSH)
(A wetland dominated by grass-like vegetation) | 173 | | Intermittent pond (PNDI)
| 129 | | Wadi (WAD)
(A valley or ravine, bounded by relatively steep banks, which in the rainy season becomes a watercourse; found primarily in North Africa and the Middle East) | 660 | | Intermittent lake (LKI)
| 102 | | Pond (PND)
(A small standing waterbody) | 10 | | Wetland (WTLD)
(An area subject to inundation, usually characterized by bog, marsh, or swamp vegetation) | 40 | | Waterhole(s) (WTRH)
(A natural hole, hollow, or small depression that contains water, used by man and animals, especially in arid areas) | 221 | | Ravine(s) (RVN)
(A small, narrow, deep, steep-sided stream channel, smaller than a gorge) | 27 | | Sabkha(s) (SBKH)
(A salt flat or salt encrusted plain subject to periodic inundation from flooding or high tides) | 56 | | Shoal(s) (SHOL)
(A surface-navigation hazard composed of unconsolidated material) | 18 | | Lakes (LKS)
(Large inland bodies of standing water) | 1 | | Lake (LK)
(A large inland body of standing water) | 33 | | Abandoned well (WLLQ)
| 19 | | Spring(s) (SPNG)
(A place where ground water flows naturally out of the ground) | 73 | | Tidal flat(s) (FLTT)
(A large flat area of mud or sand attached to the shore and alternately covered and uncovered by the tide) | 7 | | Stream (STM)
(A body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land) | 26 | | Bay (BAY)
(A coastal indentation between two capes or headlands, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf) | 14 | | Intermittent wetland (WTLDI)
| 5 | | Wadi junction (WADJ)
(A place where two or more wadies join) | 2 | | Marine channel (CHNM)
(That part of a body of water deep enough for navigation through an area otherwise not suitable) | 1 | | Reservoir(s) (RSV)
(An artificial pond or lake) | 1 | | Anabranch (STMA)
(A diverging branch flowing out of a main stream and rejoining it downstream) | 1 | | Distributary(-ies) (STMD)
(A branch which flows away from the main stream, as in a delta or irrigation canal) | 1 | | Lagoon (LGN)
(A shallow coastal waterbody, completely or partly separated from a larger body of water by a barrier island, coral reef or other depositional feature) | 1 | | Cove(s) (COVE)
(A small coastal indentation, smaller than a bay) | 1 | | Swamp (SWMP)
(A wetland dominated by tree vegetation) | 1 | | Headwaters (STMH)
(The source and upper part of a stream, including the upper drainage basin) | 1 | | Wells (WLLS)
(Cylindrical holes, pits, or tunnels drilled or dug down to a depth from which water, oil, or gas can be pumped or brought to the surface) | 1 | |
 Parks, area ... (630) |
| Locality (LCTY)
(A minor area or place of unspecified or mixed character and indefinite boundaries) | 355 | | Area (AREA)
(A tract of land without homogeneous character or boundaries) | 169 | | Forest reserve (RESF)
(A forested area set aside for preservation or controlled use) | 32 | | Oasis(-es) (OAS)
(An area in a desert made productive by the availability of water) | 32 | | Region (RGN)
(An area distinguished by one or more observable physical or cultural characteristics) | 33 | | Port (PRT)
(A place provided with terminal and transfer facilities for loading and discharging waterborne cargo or passengers, usually located in a harbor) | 5 | | Nature reserve (RESN)
(An area reserved for the maintenance of a natural habitat) | 1 | | Park (PRK)
(An area, often of forested land, maintained as a place of beauty, or for recreation) | 3 | |
 City, village... (1073) |
| Populated place (PPL)
(A city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work) | 1042 | | Seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLA)
(Seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLC takes precedence over PPLA)) | 15 | | Abandoned populated place (PPLQ)
| 10 | | Capital of a political entity (PPLC)
| 1 | | Seat of a second-order administrative division (PPLA2)
| 1 | | Populated locality (PPLL)
(An area similar to a locality but with a small group of dwellings or other buildings) | 2 | | Populated places (PPLS)
(Cities, towns, villages, or other agglomerations of buildings where people live and work) | 2 | |
 Road, railroad (4) |
| Railroad tunnel (TNLRR)
(A tunnel through which a railroad passes) | 1 | | Road (RD)
(An open way with improved surface for transportation of animals, people and vehicles) | 2 | | Railroad (RR)
(A permanent twin steel-rail track on which freight and passenger cars move long distances) | 1 | |
 Spot, building, farm (293) |
| Camp(s) (CMP)
(A site occupied by tents, huts, or other shelters for temporary use) | 164 | | Ruin(s) (RUIN)
(A destroyed or decayed structure which is no longer functional) | 12 | | Shrine (SHRN)
(A structure or place memorializing a person or religious concept) | 1 | | Dam (DAM)
(A barrier constructed across a stream to impound water) | 40 | | Mine(s) (MN)
(A site where mineral ores are extracted from the ground by excavating surface pits and subterranean passages) | 2 | | Tomb(s) (TMB)
(A structure for interring bodies) | 2 | | Wreck (WRCK)
(The site of the remains of a wrecked vessel) | 1 | | Airfield (AIRF)
(A place on land where aircraft land and take off; no facilities provided for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo) | 4 | | Fort (FT)
(A defensive structure or earthworks) | 6 | | Water pumping station (PMPW)
(A facility for pumping water from a major well or through a pipeline) | 1 | | Abandoned airfield (AIRQ)
| 2 | | Marina (MAR)
(A harbor facility for small boats, yachts, etc.) | 1 | | Airport (AIRP)
(A place where aircraft regularly land and take off, with runways, navigational aids, and major facilities for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo) | 22 | | Meteorological station (STNM)
(A station at which weather elements are recorded) | 1 | | Hotel (HTL)
(A building providing lodging and/or meals for the public) | 7 | | Triangulation station (TRIG)
(A point on the earth whose position has been determined by triangulation) | 9 | | Astronomical station (ASTR)
(A point on the earth whose position has been determined by observations of celestial bodies) | 3 | | Monument (MNMT)
(A commemorative structure or statue) | 1 | | Tower (TOWR)
(A high conspicuous structure, typically much higher than its diameter) | 1 | | Military installation (INSM)
(A facility for use of and control by armed forces) | 1 | | Hospital (HSP)
(A building in which sick or injured, especially those confined to bed, are medically treated) | 4 | | University (UNIV)
(An institution for higher learning with teaching and research facilities constituting a graduate school and professional schools that award master's degrees and doctorates and an undergraduate division that awards bachelor's degrees.) | 2 | | Wharf(-ves) (WHRF)
(A structure of open rather than solid construction along a shore or a bank which provides berthing for ships and cargo-handling facilities) | 2 | | Power station (PS)
(A facility for generating electric power) | 1 | | School (SCH)
(Building(s) where instruction in one or more branches of knowledge takes place) | 1 | | Lighthouse (LTHSE)
(A distinctive structure exhibiting a major navigation light) | 1 | | Pier (PIER)
(A structure built out into navigable water on piles providing berthing for ships and recreation) | 1 | |
 Mountain, hill, rock... (2987) |
| Hill (HLL)
(A rounded elevation of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m) | 691 | | Promontory(-ies) (PROM)
(A bluff or prominent hill overlooking or projecting into a lowland) | 36 | | Depression(s) (DPR)
(A low area surrounded by higher land and usually characterized by interior drainage) | 359 | | Dune(s) (DUNE)
(A wave form, ridge or star shape feature composed of sand) | 696 | | Hills (HLLS)
(Rounded elevations of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m) | 327 | | Rocks (RKS)
(Conspicuous, isolated rocky masses) | 88 | | Cliff(s) (CLF)
(A high, steep to perpendicular slope overlooking a waterbody or lower area) | 15 | | Island (ISL)
(A tract of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water) | 19 | | Gorge(s) (GRGE)
(A short, narrow, steep-sided section of a stream valley) | 58 | | Interdune trough(s) (TRGD)
(A long wind-swept trough between parallel longitudinal dunes) | 71 | | Sandy desert (ERG)
(An extensive tract of shifting sand and sand dunes) | 9 | | Mountain (MT)
(An elevation standing high above the surrounding area with small summit area, steep slopes and local relief of 300m or more) | 45 | | Escarpment (SCRP)
(A long line of cliffs or steep slopes separating level surfaces above and below) | 122 | | Butte(s) (BUTE)
(A small, isolated, usually flat-topped hill with steep sides) | 35 | | Plateau (PLAT)
(An elevated plain with steep slopes on one or more sides, and often with incised streams) | 35 | | Pass (PASS)
(A break in a mountain range or other high obstruction, used for transportation from one side to the other [See also gap]) | 96 | | Mesa(s) (MESA)
(A flat-topped, isolated elevation with steep slopes on all sides, less extensive than a plateau) | 80 | | Ridge(s) (RDGE)
(A long narrow elevation with steep sides, and a more or less continuous crest) | 87 | | Rock (RK)
(A conspicuous, isolated rocky mass) | 8 | | Sand area (SAND)
(A tract of land covered with sand) | 13 | | Stony desert (REG)
(A desert plain characterized by a surface veneer of gravel and stones) | 36 | | Peninsula (PEN)
(An elongate area of land projecting into a body of water and nearly surrounded by water) | 5 | | Point (PT)
(A tapering piece of land projecting into a body of water, less prominent than a cape) | 28 | | Peak (PK)
(A pointed elevation atop a mountain, ridge, or other hypsographic feature) | 4 | | Mountains (MTS)
(A mountain range or a group of mountains or high ridges) | 5 | | Islands (ISLS)
(Tracts of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water) | 1 | | Beach (BCH)
(A shore zone of coarse unconsolidated sediment that extends from the low-water line to the highest reach of storm waves) | 1 | | Slope(s) (SLP)
(A surface with a relatively uniform slope angle) | 2 | | Desert (DSRT)
(A large area with little or no vegetation due to extreme environmental conditions) | 1 | | Rock desert (HMDA)
(A relatively sand-free, high bedrock plateau in a hot desert, with or without a gravel veneer) | 1 | | Cape (CAPE)
(A land area, more prominent than a point, projecting into the sea and marking a notable change in coastal direction) | 1 | | Spit (SPIT)
(A narrow, straight or curved continuation of a beach into a waterbody) | 1 | | Talus slope (TAL)
(A steep concave slope formed by an accumulation of loose rock fragments at the base of a cliff or steep slope) | 3 | | Valley (VAL)
(An elongated depression usually traversed by a stream) | 2 | | Crater(s) (CRTR)
(A generally circular saucer or bowl-shaped depression caused by volcanic or meteorite explosive action) | 1 | | Spur(s) (SPUR)
(A subordinate ridge projecting outward from a hill, mountain or other elevation) | 2 | | Gap (GAP)
(A low place in a ridge, not used for transportation) | 1 | | Peaks (PKS)
(Pointed elevations atop a mountain, ridge, or other hypsographic features) | 1 | | Canyon (CNYN)
(A deep, narrow valley with steep sides cutting into a plateau or mountainous area) | 1 | |
 Forest, heath... (17) |
| Grassland (GRSLD)
(An area dominated by grass vegetation) | 11 | | Scrubland (SCRB)
(An area of low trees, bushes, and shrubs stunted by some environmental limitation) | 4 | | Forest(s) (FRST)
(An area dominated by tree vegetation) | 1 | | Cultivated area (CULT)
(An area under cultivation) | 1 | |
