Official nameAl-Jumhuriyah al-Islamiyah al-Muritaniyah (Islamic Republic of Mauritania)CapitalNouakchottPopulation estimate (2015)4·07 millionInternet domain extension.mrCurrencyThe unit of currency is the ouguiya (MRO), which consists of five khoums.TerritoryMauritania is bounded west by the Atlantic Ocean, north by Western Sahara, north-east by Algeria, east and south-east by Mali, and south by Senegal.LanguagesArabic is the official language while French no longer has official status. Pulaar, Soninke and Wolof are national languages.Source: The Statesman's Yearbook 2018. Palgrave Macmillan, London Synonyms and related words