General Reference
- Pronunciation:
- Common English country name: Mauritania
- Official English country name: The Islamic Republic of Mauritania
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Mauritanian
- Demonym(s):
- Etymology: Name of Mauritania
- ISO country codes: MR, MRT, 478
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:MR
- Internet country code top-level domain: .mr
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