Nouakchott

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#1582

Global Rank

0.7

Power Score

Local Metro

% of Country Score

70.3%


Share

Mauritania • MENA • Language power • Time zone Africa/Nouakchott UTC+0 (GMT)

Population
1.4M
GDP
N/A
GDP per capita
$0
Land area
312 km² (120 mi²)
Density
4,642/km² (12,021/mi²)

Primary city Nouakchott

State / province Nouakchott

Language Arabic

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National Capital

National capital of Mauritania

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Largest City

Largest metro area in Mauritania

Nouakchott metro area

18.07, -15.96
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Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

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Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Languages of Nouakchott

Arabic first in Nouakchott; 1 languages hold a role.

RoleLanguage
De factoArabic
AdministrativeArabic
NationalArabic
Effective working languages
1.85
2 working languages in Mauritania

Nouakchott on the languages board · Language power

Notable Infrastructure

Airport1 entry

Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport

Nouakchott • 4 - Regional