Mauritania is divided into 15 regions ():
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Regions
|-
!Map key
!Name
!Native name
!Capital
!Area
!Population ()
|-
|1
|Adrar
|
|Atar
|
|71,623
|-
|2
|Assaba
|
|Kiffa
|
|451,804
|-
|3
|Brakna
|
|Aleg
|
|391,310
|-
|4
|Dakhlet Nouadhibou
|
|Nouadhibou
|
|184,459
|-
|5
|Gorgol
|
|Kaédi
|
|442,490
|-
|6
|Guidimaka
|
|Sélibaby
|
|363,075
|-
|7
|Hodh Ech Chargui
|
|Néma
|
|625,643
|-
|8
|Hodh El Gharbi
|
|Ayoun el Atrous
|
|403,091
|-
|9
|Inchiri
|
|Akjoujt
|
|29,484
|-
| rowspan="3" |10
|Nouakchott-Nord
|
|Dar-Naim
|
|614,465
|-
|Nouakchott-Ouest
|
|Tevragh-Zeina
|
|204,881
The regions (wilaya) are subdivided into 44 departments; see departments of Mauritania for more information.
See also
- ISO 3166-2:MR