| Mauritania :
Geographic coordinates
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20 00 N, 12 00 W
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| Mauritania :
Population growth rate
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2.93%
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| Mauritania :
Birth rate
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42.95 births/1,000 population
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| Mauritania :
Death rate
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13.65 deaths/1,000 population
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| Mauritania :
People living with HIV/AIDS
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6,600
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| Mauritania :
Independence
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28 November 1960
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| Mauritania :
National holiday
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Independence Day, 28 November
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| Mauritania :
Constitution
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12 July 1991
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| Mauritania :
GDP
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purchasing power parity - $5.4 billion
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| Mauritania :
GDP - per capita
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purchasing power parity - $2,000
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| Mauritania :
Electricity - consumption
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140.4 million kWh
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| Mauritania :
Exports
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$333 million iron ore, fish and fish products, gold
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| Mauritania :
Imports
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$305 million machinery and equipment, petroleum products, capital goods, foodstuffs, consumer goods
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| Mauritania :
Telephones
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26,000
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| Mauritania :
Mobile cellular
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N/A
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| Mauritania :
Radio broadcast stations
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AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 1
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| Mauritania :
Radios
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360,000
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| Mauritania :
Television broadcast stations
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1
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| Mauritania :
Televisions
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87,000
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| Mauritania :
Internet country code
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.mr
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| Mauritania :
Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
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5
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| Mauritania :
Internet users
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3,500
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| Mauritania :
Railways
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704 km
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| Mauritania :
Highways
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7,660 km
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| Mauritania :
Waterways
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N/A
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| Mauritania :
Pipelines
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N/A
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| Mauritania :
Ports and harbors
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Bogue, Kaedi, Nouadhibou, Nouakchott, Rosso
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| Mauritania :
Merchant marine
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N/A
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| Mauritania :
Airports
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26
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| Mauritania :
Heliports
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N/A
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| Mauritania :
Military branches
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Army, Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Guard, National Police, Presidential Guard
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| Mauritania :
Military expenditures
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$41 million
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