| Islamic Republic of Mauritania |
 |
| الجمهورية الإسلامية الموريطانية |
| Widget Mauritania |
| |
| Continent |
Africa |
| Sub-continent |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Population (2008) |
3 364 940 |
inhabitants |
| Yearly growth rate |
2.850 |
% |
| Area |
1 030 700 |
km2 |
| Density |
3.26 |
inhabitants/km2 |
| GNP (2007) |
2.76 |
milliards $USD |
| GNP/inhabitant (2007) |
844 |
$USD |
| GNP growth (2007) |
17.94 |
% |
| GDP (2008) |
3.16 |
milliards $USD |
| GDP/inhabitant (2008) |
1 042 |
$USD |
| GDP growth (2006) |
11.70 |
% |
| Life expectancy (2008) |
53.91 |
years |
| Birth (2008) |
40.14 |
‰ |
| Fecundity index (2008) |
5.69 |
children/woman |
| Death (2008) |
11.61 |
‰ |
| Child death rate (2008) |
66.65 |
‰ |
| Alphabtization rate (2000) |
51.20 |
% |
| Official languages |
Arab, french |
| Currency converter |
Ouguiya (MRO) |
| Human developpment index (IDH 2007) |
0.520/1.0 (rank : 156/186) |
| Environmental Performance Index (EPI 2010) |
33.7 (rank : 162/164) |
| Nature of the state |
Military junta |
| Head of the state |
Head of the State Council : Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz |
| National hollyday |
28th november (independence in 1960) |
| Internet code of the country : |
.mr |
| Demonym |
Mauritanian |
| Tourist |
nc |
people |
