Mauritania is a large, mostly desert-like country in northwest Africa, that parallel's the North Atlantic coast on its western side.
It's bordered by Morocco and, unrecognised, Western Sahara to the north, Algeria to the northeast, Mali to the east and Senegal to the south, across the Senegal River.
The majority of Mauritania's vast land is covered by the Sahara in the north and centre, with a small area of semi-arable land in the south,
It's bordered by Morocco and, unrecognised, Western Sahara to the north, Algeria to the northeast, Mali to the east and Senegal to the south, across the Senegal River.
The majority of Mauritania's vast land is covered by the Sahara in the north and centre, with a small area of semi-arable land in the south,