Three of the continent’s most active countries in international diplomacy – Mauritania (population less than 5 million), Togo (57,000 km²) and Djibouti (a million citizens squeezed into 23,000 km²) – ...

Kazakhstan is 15th on our list of the least densely populated countries in the world. The country has an area roughly equal to western Europe. Its interior regions particularly have low population ...

This morning, in the suburbs of Nouakchott, the waiting room of the Teyarett vaccination center is buzzing with people. A steady stream of women and men from all walks of life are coming to get ...

Mauritania’s vast land area consists of significant desert regions, making it sparsely populated. The country has an estimated population of more than 4.6 million.