Mauritania

Native Name: موريتانيا

Region: Africa

Capital: Nouakchott

Currencies: Mauritanian ouguiya (UM)

Population: 4,649,660

Sub Region: Western Africa

Top Level Domain: .mr

Languages: Arabic

Border Countries:

Algeria

Mali

Western Sahara

Senegal

The flag of Mauritania has a green field with a thin red horizontal band at the top and bottom of the field. At the center of the field is a five-pointed yellow star above an upward facing yellow crescent.