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Capital Mauritania : |
Nouakchott .
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| Land Boudaries Border Country Mauritania :
| Algeria 463 km, Mali 2,237 km, Senegal 813 km, Western Sahara 1,561 km .
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| Climate Mauritania :
| desert; constantly hot, dry, dusty .
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| Life expectancy Mauritania :
| 52.32 years .
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| Fertility rate Mauritania :
| 6.01 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| Government type Mauritania :
| republic .
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| Population Mauritania :
| 2,998,563 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Area Total Mauritania :
| 1,030,700 sq km .
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| Telephones Main Lines In Use Mauritania :
| 31,500 (2002) .
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| Telephones Mobile Cellular Mauritania :
| 300,000 (2003) .
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| International Country Code Mauritania :
| 222.
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| Sex ratio total Mauritania :
| 0.98 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Sex Mauritania ratio under 15 :
| 1 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Mauritania ratio 15 64 :
| 0.97 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Mauritania ratio 65 :
| 0.69 male(s)/female .
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| Current account balance Mauritania :
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| HIV Mauritania :
| 0.6% (2003 est.) |
| Population below poverty line Mauritania :
| 50% (2001 est.) |
| Literacy Mauritania :
| 41,70% |
| House hold income lowest than 10% Mauritania :
| 2,50% |
| House hold income highest than 10% Mauritania :
| 30.2% (2000) |
| Inflation Mauritania :
| 7% (2003 est.) |
| Unemployment Rate Mauritania :
| 21% (1999 est.) |
| Internet Users Mauritania :
| 10,000 (2002) |
| Location Mauritania :
| Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Senegal and Western Sahara |
| Geographic Coordinates Mauritania :
| 20 00 N, 12 00 W |
| Religion Mauritania :
| Muslim 100% |
| Administrative region Mauritania :
| 12 regions (regions, singular - region) and 1 capital district*; Adrar, Assaba, Brakna, Dakhlet Nouadhibou, Gorgol, Guidimaka, Hodh Ech Chargui, Hodh El Gharbi, Inchiri, Nouakchott*, Tagant, Tiris Zemmour, Trarza |
| Terrain Mauritania :
| mostly barren, flat plains of the Sahara; some central hills |
| Elevation extremes lowest Mauritania :
| Sebkhet Te-n-Dghamcha -5 m |
| Elevation extremes highest Mauritania :
| Kediet Ijill 915 m |
| Natural resources Mauritania :
| iron ore, gypsum, copper, phosphate, diamonds, gold, oil, fish |
| Land use arable land Mauritania :
| 0,48% |
| Land use permanentcrops Mauritania :
| 0,01% |
| Irrigated land Mauritania :
| 490 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards Mauritania :
| hot, dry, dust/sand-laden sirocco wind blows primarily in March and April; periodic droughts |
| Environment current issues Mauritania :
| overgrazing, deforestation, and soil erosion aggravated by drought are contributing to desertification; very limited natural fresh water resources away from the Senegal, which is the only perennial river |
| Geography note Mauritania :
| most of the population concentrated in the cities of Nouakchott and Nouadhibou and along the Senegal River in the southern part of the country |
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Divisions
Adrar
Assaba
Brakna
Dakhlet Nouadhibou
Gorgol
Guidimaka
Hodh Ech Chargui
Hodh El Gharbi
Inchiri
Nouakchott
Tagant
Tiris Zemmour
Trarza
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