Mauritania
sovereign state in West Africa and North Africa
Mauritania is a country in northwest Africa. The capital city, which is also the biggest city in the country, is Nouakchott. It is on the Atlantic coast. Its president is General Mohamed Ould Ghazouani.
Islamic Republic of Mauritania | |
|---|---|
| Motto: شرف، إخاء، عدل (Arabic) "Honor, Fraternity, Justice" | |
| Anthem: النشيد الوطني الموريتاني (English: "Country of the Proud, Guiding Noblemen") | |
.svg) Location of Mauritania (dark green) in western Africa | |
| Capital and largest city | Nouakchott 18°09′N 15°58′W / 18.150°N 15.967°W |
| Official languages | Arabic |
Recognised languages | French |
| Spoken languages | |
| Ethnic groups | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Demonym(s) | Mauritanian |
| Government | Unitary semi-presidential Islamic republic |
| Mohamed Ould Ghazouani | |
| Mohammed Ould Bilal | |
| Cheikh Ahmed Baye[1] | |
| Legislature | National Assembly |
| Independence | |
• Republic established | 28 November 1958 |
• from France | 28 November 1960 |
• Current constitution | 12 July 1991 |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,030,000 km2 (400,000 sq mi)[2] (28th) |
• Water (%) | 0.03 |
| Population | |
• 2016 estimate | 4,301,018[3] |
• 2013 census | 3,537,368[2] |
• Density | 3.4/km2 (8.8/sq mi) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | $18.117 billion[4] (134th) |
• Per capita | $4,563[4] (140th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | $5.200 billion[4] (154th) |
• Per capita | $1,309[4] (149th) |
| Gini (2008) | 40.5[5] medium |
| HDI (2019) |  0.546[6]low · 157th |
| Currency | Ouguiya (MRU) |
| Time zone | UTC (GMT) |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +222 |
| ISO 3166 code | MR |
| Internet TLD | .mr |
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At 1,030,700 km² (397,929 mi²),[7] Mauritania is the world's 29th-largest country (after Bolivia). It is similar in size to Egypt. The land is flat in most places.
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Ould Baya élu président du parlement mauritanien". BBC News Afrique. 9 October 2018. Archived from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "1: Répartition spatiale de la population" (PDF). Recensement Général de la Population et de l'Habitat (RGPH) 2013 (Report) (in French). National Statistical Office of Mauritania. July 2015. p. v. Retrieved 20 December 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "World Population Prospects: The 2017 Revision". ESA.UN.org (custom data acquired via website). United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Mauritania". International Monetary Fund. Archived from the original on 22 May 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ↑ "Gini Index". World Bank. Archived from the original on 9 February 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
- ↑ Human Development Report 2020 The Next Frontier: Human Development and the Anthropocene (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 15 December 2020. pp. 343–346. ISBN 978-92-1-126442-5. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ↑ "The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency". www.cia.gov. Archived from the original on 2014-02-09. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
Other websitesEdit
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