Mauritania
Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for the following climate stations in Mauritania
Official name: | Islamic Republic of Mauritania |
Capital: | Nouakchott |
Area: | total: 1,030,700 sq km land: 1,030,400 sq km water: 300 sq km |
Climate: | desert; constantly hot, dry, dusty |
Location: | Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Senegal and Western Sahara |
Geographic coordinates: | 20 00 N, 12 00 W |
Comparative Area: | slightly larger than three times the size of New Mexico |
Land boundaries: | total: 5,074 km border countries: Algeria 463 km, Mali 2,237 km, Senegal 813 km, Western Sahara 1,561 km |
Coastline: | 754 km |
Terrain: | mostly barren, flat plains of the Sahara; some central hills |
Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Sebkha de Ndrhamcha -3 m highest point: Kediet Ijill 910 m |
Map of Mauritania