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Country
|
Mauritania | 
Bulgaria |
|
Leader
|
President: Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz
|
President: Rosen Plevneliev
|
|
Population
|
3,437,610
| 6,981,642
|
|
Life Expectancy
|
61.910 years
| 74.080 years
|
|
Capital City
|
Nouakchott
| Sofia
|
|
Largest city
|
| Nouakchott (population: 661,400) | Sofia (population: 1,152,560) |
|
Human Development Index
|
0.557
| 0.834
|
| GDP per capita |
$2,100 US
| $14,200 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
|
51.2%
| 98.2%
|
|
Corruption Perception Index
|
2.8
| 3.6
|
|
Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
19.9%
| 21.7%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
|
|
| Unemployment Rate |
30.000%
| 9.900%
|
|
Death Penalty
|
Abolished in practice
| Abolished
|
| |
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Political System
|
military junta
| parliamentary democracy
|
|
Independence date
|
28 November 1960 (from France)
| 3 March 1878 (as an autonomous principality within the Ottoman Empire); 22 September 1908 (complete independence from the Ottoman Empire)
|
| Religions |
Muslim 100%
| Bulgarian Orthodox 82.6%, Muslim 12.2%, other Christian 1.2%, other 4% (2001 census)
|
| Languages |
Arabic (official and national), Pulaar, Soninke, Wolof (all national languages), French, Hassaniya
| Bulgarian 84.5%, Turkish 9.6%, Roma 4.1%, other and unspecified 1.8% (2001 census)
|
| Exports |
iron ore, fish and fish products, gold, copper, petroleum
| clothing, footwear, iron and steel, machinery and equipment, fuels
|
| External Debt |
$2,942,000,000 $
| $43,240,000,000 US
|
| Exchange Rate |
ouguiyas (MRO) per US dollar - NA (2007), 271.3 (2006), 267.04 (2005), 265.8 (2004), 263.03 (2003)
| leva (BGN) per US dollar - 1.3171 (2008 est.), 1.4366 (2007), 1.5576 (2006), 1.5741 (2005), 1.5751 (2004)
|
| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
5.500%
| 2.600%
|
| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
0
| 5
|
| Location |
Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Senegal and Western Sahara
| Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Romania and Turkey
|
| Area |
1,030,700 km sq
| 110,879 km sq
|
| Coastline |
754 km
| 354 km
|
| Climate |
desert; constantly hot, dry, dusty
| temperate; cold, damp winters; hot, dry summers
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