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Country
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Mauritania |
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Leader
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President: Paul Kagame
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President: Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz
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Population
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11,689,696
| 3,359,185
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Life Expectancy
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58.440 years
| 61.530 years
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Capital City
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| Nouakchott
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Largest city
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| Kigali (population: 745,261) | Nouakchott (population: 661,400) |
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Human Development Index
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0.435
| 0.557
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| GDP per capita |
| $2,200 US
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Literacy Rate
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70.4%
| 51.2%
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Corruption Perception Index
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3
| 2.8
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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50.9%
| 19.9%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
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| Unemployment Rate |
| 30.000%
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Death Penalty
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Abolished
| Abolished in practice
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Political System
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republic; presidential, multiparty system
| military junta
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Independence date
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| 28 November 1960 (from France)
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| Religions |
Roman Catholic 56.5%, Protestant 26%, Adventist 11.1%, Muslim 4.6%, indigenous beliefs 0.1%, none 1.7% (2001)
| Muslim 100%
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| Languages |
Kinyarwanda (official) universal Bantu vernacular, French (official), English (official), Kiswahili (Swahili) used in commercial centers
| Arabic (official and national), Pulaar, Soninke, Wolof (all national languages), French, Hassaniya
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| Exports |
| iron ore, fish and fish products, gold, copper, petroleum
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| External Debt |
| $2,816,000,000 US
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| Exchange Rate |
| ouguiyas (MRO) per US dollar - NA (2007), 271.3 (2006), 267.04 (2005), 265.8 (2004), 263.03 (2003)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
| 5.500%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
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| Location |
Central Africa, east of Democratic Republic of the Congo
| Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Senegal and Western Sahara
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| Area |
26,338 km sq
| 1,030,700 km sq
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| Coastline |
0 km
| 754 km
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| Climate |
temperate; two rainy seasons (February to April, November to January); mild in mountains with frost and snow possible
| desert; constantly hot, dry, dusty
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