Mauritania

Introduction

Situated in West Africa, Mauritania has borders with Algeria to the northwest, Western Sahara to the North West, Mali to the east and south, Senegal on the southwest and the Atlantic Ocean on the west.

There are three distinct geographic regions in Mauritania; a narrow belt along the Senegal River Valley in the south, where soil and climatic conditions permit settled agriculture; north of this valley, a broad east-west bank characterised by vast sand plains and fixed dunes held in place by sparse grass and scrub trees; and a large northern arid region shading into the Sahara Desert and characterised by shifting sand dunes, rock outcroppings and rugged mountainous plateaus with elevations of more than 1,500 ft. The country is generally flat and the coastline indented; the Senegal River and its tributaries are the only waterways.

The Africa Guide's recommended book
		The Rough Guide to West Africa 5 (Author) - (Paperback) Author Richard Trillo (amazon.com) - USA    (amazon.co.uk) - Europe covering the 15 visitable countries from Mauritania to Cameroon in fifty percent more detail than its only competitor. Each chapter of the Rough Guide includes thoroughly researched hotel and restaurant listings, sections on everything from food and language to media and sport, and thoughtful background on the environment, culture, history, politics and music

The Africa Guide's recommended Map
		Mauritania Travel Map  (Maps Worldwide) Published by Institut Geographique National (IGN) - Countries and Cities of the World Road map of Gabon with place name index and town map of Libreville. .