Mauritania
Islamic Republic of Mauritania
موريتانيا · Africa
Capital
Nouakchott
Population
0
Currency
MRO
Calling Code
+222
Languages
Geography
Region
Western Africa
Subregion
Western Africa
Continent
Africa
Area
1,030,700 km²
Landlocked
No
TLD
.mr
Borders
Airports (21)
and 12 more airports...
Show All AirportsCountry Codes
ISO 3166-1 Alpha-2
MR
ISO 3166-1 Alpha-3
MRT
ISO 3166-1 Numeric
478
BCP 47
ar-MR
IOC
MTN
FIFA
MTN
Currency Format
Name
Mauritanian Ouguiya
Native Name
Code
MRO
Symbol
Symbol Position
before
Decimal Separator
.
Thousands Separator
,
Decimal Digits
2
Example:
١٢٣٬٤٥٧ MRO
Date & Time Formats
Date Formats
Full
EEEE، d MMMM y
Long
d MMMM y
Medium
dd/MM/y
Short
d/M/y
Time Formats
Full
h:mm:ss a zzzz
Long
h:mm:ss a z
Medium
h:mm:ss a
Short
h:mm a
First Day of Week
Monday
Clock Format
24h
Primary Timezone
UTC
UTC Offset
+00:00
Timezones
Number Formatting
Decimal Separator
.
Thousands Separator
,
Digit Grouping
3
Numbering System
latn
Example:
١٬٢٣٤٬٥٦٧٫٨٩
Locale Settings
Writing Direction
LTR
Measurement System
metric
Temperature Scale
celsius
Paper Size
A4
Driving Side
right
Week Numbering
ISO
Raw JSON Data
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