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Nom officiel:
Islamic Republic of Mauritania
Région:

    General Information
    Region    Western Africa
    Population (000, 2024)   5 169a
    Pop. density (per km2, 2024)   5a
    Capital city    Nouakchott
    Capital city pop. (000, 2024)   1 259.0c
    UN membership date    27 October 1961
    Surface area (km2)   1 030 700b
    Sex ratio (m per 100 f)   96.3a
    National currency    Ouguiya (MRU)
    Exchange rate (per US$)   36.2d
    Economic indicators
    2015 2020 2024
    GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$) 6 167 8 405 10 997b
    GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)5.4-0.97.1b
    GDP per capita (current US$) 1 562.7 1 868.5 2 322.0b
    Economy: Agriculturee,f (% of Gross Value Added)2321.220.3b
    Economy: Industrye,g (% of Gross Value Added)25.33533.6b
    Economy: Services and other activitye,h (% of GVA)51.743.946.1b
    Employment in agriculturei (% of employed)33.43433b
    Employment in industryi (% of employed)17.514.414.7b
    Employment in servicesi (% employed)49.251.652.3b
    Unemploymenti (% of labour force)10.111.210.5
    Labour force participation ratei (female/male pop. %) 26.7 / 59.0 26.0 / 56.5 26.4 / 57.2
    CPI: Consumer Price Indexj (2010=100)...113135k
    Agricultural production index (2014-2016=100)100108117b
    International trade: exports (million current US$) 1 832 2 829 3 331i,k
    International trade: imports (million current US$) 3 703 2 744 5 345i,k
    International trade: balance (million current US$) - 1 87285 - 2 014i,k
    Balance of payments, current account (million US$)-956-576 - 1 424b
    Social indicators
    2015 2020 2024
    Population growth rate (average annual %)32.92.8a
    Urban population (% of total population)51.154.5c...
    Urban population growth rate (average annual %)4.8l......
    Fertility rate, total (live births per woman)5.24.94.6a
    Life expectancy at birth (females/males, years) 68.6 / 64.6 68.9 / 64.8 70.7 / 66.7a
    Population age distributionm (0-14/60+ years old, %) 44.3 / 5.3 43.8 / 5.1 42.7 / 5.1a
    International migrant stock (000/% of total pop.) 166.6 / 4.1n,o 182.3 / 3.9n,o... / ...
    Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)77.391.8108.2k
    Under five mortality rate (per 1000 live births)48.841.836.6a
    Health: Current expenditurep (% of GDP)3.73.44.1d
    Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)0.20.20.2b
    Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)2.3q1.81.7d
    Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) 97.3 / 95.4 89.7 / 83.8... / ...
    Education: Lowr. sec. gross enrol. ratio  (f/m per 100 pop.) 35.2 / 39.6 40.2 / 38.7... / ...
    Education: Upr. Sec. gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) 19.2 / 24.2 30.4 / 30.5... / ...
    Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)...1...
    Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)25.220.3r23.3r
    Environment and infrastructure indicators
    2015 2020 2024
    Individuals using the Interneti (per 100 inhabitants)17.641.144.4b
    Research & Development expenditure (% of GDP)...~0.0s,t,u...
    Threatened species (number)6994133k
    Forested area (% of land area)0.30.30.3d
    CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita) 3.0 / 0.8i 4.9 / 1.1 4.6 / 1.0i,d
    Energy production, primary (Petajoules)302222d
    Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)15i2019i,d
    Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)11.211.211.2k
    Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI)5.58.275.27d
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