Flag of Mauritania
What the flag means
- Green and gold — Islam and the Sahara sands
- Gold crescent and star — Islam
- Two red stripes — the blood of those who defended the country
Design set by: Constitution du 20 juillet 1991, article 8 (révision constitutionnelle de 2017) · Adopted 2017
Highlights
- 🏜️ Vast Sahara desert scenery
- 🚂 A 2km-long desert iron ore train
- 📜 Ancient desert library towns
- 🐫 Deep caravan trade history
- 🌊 Rich Atlantic fishing grounds
Quick facts
- Region
- Africa · Western Africa
- Population
- 5,315,065 people (2025)
- Area
- 1,030,700 km²
- Capital
- Nouakchott
- Languages
- Arabic, French
- Currency
- Mauritanian ouguiya (MRU)
- Organizations
- United Nations, African Union
Similar flags
Star & crescent
Neighboring countries
Land neighbors, approximated from simplified map outlines.
Data Sources
- What the flag means: Constitution du 20 juillet 1991, article 8 (révision constitutionnelle de 2017)
- Population: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL), latest available value
- Area: World countries in JSON, CSV, XML and YAML
- Organizations: Membership of Principal UN Organs
- Organizations: Member States