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Islamic Republic of Mauritania
National name: République Islamique de Mauritanie
President: Col. Maaouye Ould Sidi Ahmed Taya (1984)
Prime Minister: Cheikh El Afia Ould Mohamed Khouna (1996)
Area: 397,953 sq. mi. (1,030,700 sq. km)
Population (1999 est.): 2,581,738 (average annual rate of natural increase: 2.99%); birth rate: 44.1/1000; infant mortality rate: 76.5/1000; density per sq. mi.: 6
Capital and largest city (1992 est.): Nouakchott, 480,000
Monetary unit: Ouguyia
Languages: Arabic (official) and French
Ethnicity/race: mixed Maur/black 40%, Maur 30%, black 30%
Religion: Islam
Literacy rate: 34%
Economic summary: GDP/PPP (1998 est.): $4.7 billion; $1,890 per capita. Real growth rate: 4.2%. Inflation: 4.7% (1996). Unemployment: (1995 est.), 23%. Arable land: 0%. Agriculture: dates, millet, sorghum, root crops; cattle, sheep; fish products. Labor force: 465,000 (1981 est.); 45,000 wage earners; agriculture, 47%; services, 29%; industry and commerce, 14%; government, 10%. Industry: fish processing, mining of iron ore and gypsum. Natural resources: copper, iron ore, gypsum, fish, phosphate. Exports: $562 million (f.o.b., 1997): fish and fish products, iron ore, gold. Imports: $552 million (f.o.b., 1997): foodstuffs, consumer goods, petroleum products, capital goods. Major trading partners: Japan, Italy, France, Algeria, Spain, China, U.S.
