Mauritania

• Area: 1,030,700 sq. km (397,955 sq. mi.)
• Population: 3,677,293 (2016 est.)
• Population growth rate: 2.2% (2016 est.)
• Life expectancy: 63 years (2016)
• Languages: Arabic (official and national), Pulaar, Soninke, Wolof (all national languages), French
• Religions: Muslim (official) 100%
• Formal name: Islamic Republic of Mauritania
• Alternate names: Al Jumhūrīyah al Islāmīyah al Mūrītānīyah, Islamic Republic of Mauritania, La Mauritanie, Mauretania, Mauretanien, Mauritanian Islamic Republic, Mūrītāniyā, République Islamique de Mauritanie, République Islamique Mauritanienne
• Government type: presidential republic
• Leaders: chief of state: President Mohamed Ould Abdel AZIZ; head of government: Prime Minister Yahya Ould HADEMINE
• Capital: Nouakchott
• Administrative divisions: 15 regions
• GDP per capita (PPP): $4,400 (2015 est.)
• Exports: iron ore, fish and fish products, gold, copper, petroleum
• Imports: machinery and equipment, petroleum products, capital goods, foodstuffs, consumer goods
• Currency: ouguiya (MRO)

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