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GeographyLocation: Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Senegal and Western Sahara
Area: Land boundaries: total 5,074 km, Algeria 463 km, Mali 2,237 km, Senegal 813 km, Western Sahara 1,561 km Coastline: 754 km
PeoplePopulation: 2,263,202 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
Population growth rate: 3.17% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 47.32 births/1,000 population Death rate: 15.66 deaths/1,000 population Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population Infant mortality rate: 83.5 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 6.92 children born/woman Ethnic divisions: mixed Maur/black 40%, Maur 30%, black 30% Religions: Muslim 100% Languages: Hasaniya Arabic (official), Pular, Soninke, Wolof (official)
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1988)
Government
Names:
Type: republic Capital: Nouakchott Independence: 28 November 1960 (from France) Constitution: 12 July 1991
EconomyNational product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $2.4 billion National product real growth rate: 5% National product per capita: $1,110 Inflation rate (consumer prices): 10% Unemployment rate: 20%
Electricity:
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