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Mauritania
Mauritania, officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, is a country in the Maghreb region of West Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Western Sahara to the north and northwest, Algeria to the northeast, Mali to the east and southeast, and Senegal to the southwest.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
The Institute's composite reading
Risque élevé
5.1 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 4.1
- Economy 5.5
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
UN list of 2026.10.07: 3 people and 1 entity linked to the country by nationality or a known address. Regime: ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 6 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 4 (list of 2026.10.07), EU 5 (list of 2026.09.22).
- Capital
- Nouakchott
- Population
- 4,927,532 inh.
- Area
- 1,030,700 km²
- Currency
- MRU
- Regime
- presidential system
Executive in office
Head of State
Mohammed ould al-Ghazouani
Head of Government
Moctar Ould Djay
Government in office 2 members
Ministre de la justice
Mohamed Ould Soueidatt
Ministre de la santé
Naha Mint Mouknass
Parliament
Assemblée nationale
176 seats
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
12 G$
GDP / capita
2,198 $
Growth
4.0 %
Inflation
1.5 %
Unemployment
10.3 %
Defense / GDP
2.2 %
Life expectancy
68.7 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.33/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
38/100
Corruption (CPI)
30/100
Press freedom (RSF)
63/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#111
Annual budget
0.3 Md$
Defense effort
2.8 %PIB
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
4 Md$
Imports
4 Md$
Balance
-1 Md$
Top exports
- 31% Minerai de fer
- 24% Or
- 13% Poisson
Top imports
- 18% Pétrole raffiné
Import partners
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Émirats arabes unis
15%
-
Chine
13%
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
21%
-
GBR
24%
-
FRA
28%
-
DEU
28%
-
RUS
67%
-
CHN
76%
-
IRN
58%
Abstention: 24%
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.563/1
Gini
32.0
Refugees hosted
301,490
Refugees originating
43,906
National anthem
Nachid al-watani
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- WTO
- Francophonie (OIF)
- Arab League
- OIC
- AMU
- African Union
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 3,232 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 2,593, or ×0.9.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2019 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- UN sanctions · Security Council consolidated list · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)