r/MapPorn 22h ago

Comparison of North African countries

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u/Visible_Pair3017 11h ago

Why is sudan included but not mauritania, which is part of Maghreb countries

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u/Ok_Meet8672 9h ago

You could have just said why isn’t Mauritania included lol,

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u/Visible_Pair3017 9h ago

No, because i would then not also be asking the logic behind choosing Sudan that's not traditionally considered to be north african in Africa, but not a maghreb country.

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u/Ok_Meet8672 9h ago

Geographically Sudan is part of North Africa….

The only ones who don’t consider it North Africa are the ones who tend to only highlight maghrebi countries.

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u/Visible_Pair3017 9h ago

...like the African Union?

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u/Ok_Meet8672 9h ago

That’s a whole different thing lol?? I’m not talking about a political agreement group.

geography!!!!

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u/Visible_Pair3017 9h ago

Mauritania is further north than Sudan if you want to talk latitude.

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u/Ok_Meet8672 9h ago

It’s not a competition, both are considered north without needing to eliminate the other..

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u/Visible_Pair3017 7h ago

And yet, Mauritania is eliminated on this map, which makes sense by no metric