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Capital of Mauritania
The capital of Mauritania is Nouakchott. The largest, Nouakchott, has around 1,446,761 residents in the city proper — a major capital. From Wikidata, snapshot 2026-06-23.
CAPITALNouakchott
POPULATION1,446,761
NUMBER OF CAPITALS1
The capital
Nouakchott1,446,761 people
In context
Where Nouakchottsits on the world’s scale of capital sizes — from the micro-capitals of a few hundred to the mega-capitals of over ten million.
10M+
5–10M
1–5MNouakchott is here
250k–1M
50–250k
<50k
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