 Mauritania
Facts and Figures
Source: CIA World Factbook |
| Coordinates |
20 00 N, 12 00 W |
| Area |
total: 1,030,700 sq km land: 1,030,400 sq km water: 300 sq km |
| Climate |
desert; constantly hot, dry, dusty |
| Terrain |
mostly barren, flat plains of the Sahara; some central hills |
| Population |
3,270,065 (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages |
Arabic (official), Pulaar, Soninke, French, Hassaniya, Wolof |
| Imports |
machinery and equipment, petroleum products, capital goods, foodstuffs, consumer goods |
| Exports |
iron ore, fish and fish products, gold |
| Hazards |
hot, dry, dust/sand-laden sirocco wind blows primarily in March and April; periodic droughts |
| Resources |
iron ore, gypsum, copper, phosphate, diamonds, gold, oil, fish |
| Geography |
most of the population concentrated in the cities of Nouakchott and Nouadhibou and along the Senegal River in the southern part of the country |
| Nationality |
noun: Mauritanian(s) adjective: Mauritanian |
| Capital |
name: Nouakchott geographic coordinates: 18 06 N, 15 57 W time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Internet Country Code |
.mr |
| Internet Users |
14,000 (2005) |
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