Mauritania
- Official Name:
- Islamic Republic of Mauritania (Mauritania)
- Area:
- 1.030.700 km 2
- Population (2007):
- 3.270.065 inhabitants
- Coastline:
- 754 km
- Capital:
- Nouakchott
- Maritime Ports and terminals:
- Nouadhibou, Nouakchott
- Maritime claims:
-
- Territorial sea: 12 nm
- Contiguous zone: 24 nm
- Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
- Continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
- Political divisions:
- 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
- Language(s):
- Arabic (official), Pulaar, Soninke, French, Hassaniya, Wolof
- National holiday:
- Independence Day, 28 November (1960)
- Nationality:
- Mauritanian(s)
- Official time:
- UTC 0.
- Member of:
- ABEDA, ACCT, ACP, AfDB, AFESD, AMF, AMU, AU, CAEU, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ITU, ITUC, LAS, MIGA, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCL, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
- Internet country code:
- .mr
Economic Profile
- Currency:
-
Ouguiya (MRO) - GDP - per capita (PPP):
- USD2.600 (2006 est.)
- GDP (official exchange rate):
- (2006 est.) USD 1.569.000.000
- PIB (Real growth rate:
- 14,1% (2006 est.)
- GDP (Composition by sector): (2001 est.)
-
- Agriculture: 25%
- Industry: 29%
- Services: 46%
- Labor force:
- 786.000 (2001 est.)
- Labor force - by occupation (2001):
-
- Agriculture 50%
- Industry: 10%
- Services 40%
- Unemployment rate:
- 20% (2004 est.)
- Inflation rate (Consumer prices):
- 7% (2003 est)
- Investment (Gross Fixed):
- ND
- Budget:
-
- Revenues: USD421.000.000
- Expenditures: USD378.000.000
- Public debt:
- ND
- Current account balance:
- ND
- Exports:
- USD 784.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Exports - Commodities:
- Iron ore, fish and fish products, gold
- Exports - Partners:
- Italy 14,9%, Japan 12,2%, France 11,9%, Belgium 8,4%, Germany 8,2%, Cote d'Ivoire 7,1%, Spain 7,1%, Russia 4,9%, Netherlands 4,4% (2005)
- Imports:
- USD 1.124.000.000 FOB (2004 est.)
- Imports - Commodities:
- Machinery and equipment, petroleum products, capital goods, foodstuffs, consumer goods
- Imports - partners:
- France 18,2%, UK 7,2%, US 6,9%, China 6%, Spain 5%, Belgium 4,3% (2005)
- Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
- ND
- Debt - external:
- USD 2.500.000.000 (2000)
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