Mauritania
- Region
- Africa
- Area
- 1,030,700 km²
- Capital
- Nouakchott
- ISO
- MR
What the flag means
Green and the yellow crescent and star stand for Islam. The red bands added at the top and bottom in 2017 are said to stand for the blood shed to defend the country.
Fun facts
- FlagIn 2017, red stripes were added to the top and bottom of the green field of Mauritania’s flag.
- GeographyMauritania’s desert holds the “Eye of the Sahara,” a huge circular landform visible even from space.
- GeographyThe freight trains that carry Mauritania’s iron ore are over 2 km long, among the longest trains in the world.
- CultureMauritania is one of the main sources of the octopus eaten in Japan.
