| COUNTRY FACTS: MAURITANIA | |
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| Name(official): | Islamic Republic of Mauritania |
| Name(short): | Mauritania |
| Capital City: | Nouakchott |
| Location: | Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Senegal and Western Sahara. |
| Coordinate: | 20 00 N, 12 00 W |
| Independence: | (From France) November 28th; 1960. |
| President: |
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| Type of Government: | Republic |
| Total Area: | 1 030 700sq.km. |
| Population: | 3,281,634 (July 2011 est.) 3 177 388 (July 2006 est.) |
| People: | Mixed Maur/black 40%, Moor 30%, black 30%. |
| Religion: | Muslim 100% |
| Languages: | Arabic (official), Pulaar, Soninke, French, Hassaniya, Wolof. |
| Literacy: | total 51.2%: Male 59.5%, Female 43.4% (2000 census) |
| Currency: | Ouguiya (MRO) 1 ouguiya = 5 khoums |
| GDP(per capita): | $2,100 (2010 est.) $2,100 (2008 est.) $2 200 (2005 est.) |
| Arable Land: | 0.2% (2005 est.) |
| Agriculture: | Dates, millet, sorghum, rice, corn, cattle, sheep. |
| Natural resources: | Iron ore, gypsum, copper, phosphate, diamond, gold, oil, fish. |
| Embassy in Japan: | Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Chancery: 5-17-5, Kita-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku. Post Code: 141-0001, Tel. 03-3449-3810 Embassy of the Islamic Republic pf Mauritania, Tokyo |
| General Info: | |
| International Phone Code: | +222 |
ECONOMY: BUSINESS, TRADE AND INVESTMENT
- Tourism:
MAJOR CITIES
Nouakchott, Nouadhibou, Rosso.
NEWS
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
GOVERNMENT: ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS
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.