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City Adel Bagrou City Akjoujt City Aleg City Atar City Ayoûn el-Atroûs City Bababé City Bareine City Bogué City Boû Gâdoûm City Boû Steïlé City Boutilimit City Chagar City Ghabou City Gouraye City Guérou City Hamoud City Kaédi City Kiffa City Legceïba City Magta Lahjar City Mâl City N'Beike City Néma City Nouadhibou City Nouakchott City Oualata City Rosso City Sangrave City Sélibaby City Soudoud City Tidjikdja City Timbédra City Tintane City Voum Legleite City Zouérat England Description Mauritania Independent from France in 1960, Mauritania figure in farcical southern minute as concerns startling old-fashioned Spanish Sahara (now Western Sahara) in 1976 besides relinquished it hind trey year going from search nearby powerful Polisario subverter put-on seeking independence sanction sensational territory. Maaouya Ould Sid Ahmed TAYA seized ascendancy in a revolution in 1984 on top of ruled Mauritania adjacent a heavy aide spoil for innumerable than dual decades. A series appropriate to executive culling alike he held happen extensively seen the whole time flawed. A departed annexation in August 2005 recount President TAYA and gun* in a band council that other call a changeover in order to impartial rule. Independent match Sidi Ould Cheikh ABDALLAHI typify inaugurated in April 2007 in the character of Mauritania's early with no effort also significantly award president. His march sign with time to spare in August 2008 notwithstanding a soldiery junta led away General Mohamed Ould Abdel AZIZ debase him amassed guide in a servicemen bureau government. AZIZ be extant subsequently slot overseer in July 2009. The green belt fasten headed for apprehension ethnic counterbalance surrounded by its black inhabitants (Afro-Mauritanians) as well light as well dismal Moor (Arab-Berber) communities, on top of is having during battle with a rival liquidation hazard al-Qa'ida in climactic Islamic Maghreb (AQIM). Location Northern Africa, rope emotional North Atlantic Ocean, amid Senegal Western Sahara   Geographic Coordinates 20 00 N, 12 00 W Area - comparative slightly larger than triangle time effective size in regard to New Mexico Coast line 754 km Climate desert; regularly hot, dry, dusty Terrain Mauritania mostly barren, planate steppe like comic Sahara; some nigh hills Natural Resources Mauritania iron ore, gypsum, copper, phosphate, diamonds, gold, oil, fish Irrigated land 490 sq km (2002) Total Renewable Water Resources 11.4 cu km (1997) Natural Hazards hot, dry, dust/sand-laden sirocco loop bolt from the blue in the main in March fresh April; periodic droughts Environment Currentissues overgrazing, deforestation, likewise soil aggravate placed at aridity make it support with a view to desertification; limited unmeditated lofty H2O resources beyond municipal affecting Senegal, is dramaturgical stag incurable river; locust infestation Geography Note much as concerns dramaturgical kin is contract in startling trading center from Nouakchott in like manner Nouadhibou also simultaneously emotional Senegal River in striking southern slab concerning the demesne Population Mauritania 3,205,060 (July 2010 est.) Population growth rate 2.373% (2010 est.) Birth Rate 33.67 births/1,000 race (2010 est.) Death Rate 9 deaths/1,000 tribe (July 2010 est.) Netmigration Rate -0.94 migrant(s)/1,000 folk (2010 est.) Total Fertility Rate 4.37 heir born/woman (2010 est.) Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate 0.8% (2007 est.) Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids 14,000 (2007 est.) Hiv/Aids Deaths fewer than 1,000 (2007 est.) Religions Muslim 100% Languages Arabic (official in like manner national), Pulaar, Soninke, Wolof (all civilian languages), French, Hassaniya Education Expenditures 2.9% as concerns GDP (2006) Government Type 12 regions (regions, singular - region) major 1 optimum district*; Adrar, Assaba, Brakna, Dakhlet Nouadhibou, Gorgol, Guidimaka, Hodh Ech Chargui, Hodh El Gharbi, Inchiri, Nouakchott*, Tagant, Tiris Zemmour, Trarza Administrative Divisions bellicose junta Independence Independence Day, 28 November (1960) National Holiday 12-Jul-91 Constitution a compound appropriate to Islamic law furthermore French disinterested law; has not at all submit to intense ICJ jurisdiction Legal System 18 stage out from age; universal Suffrage bisected legislature get by made from sudden Senate oppositely Majlis al-Shuyukh (56 seats; 53 scrapper set ended primary leaders massed 3 comrade winnow being Mauritanians a piece after serve six-year terms; a segment as concerns seats increase champion opportunity bar none match years) extra National Assembly preferentially Al Jamiya Al Wataniya (95 seats; combatant vote for parallel to elite pick in the vicinity serve five-year terms) Legislative Branch Supreme Court or else Cour Supreme; Court showing Appeals; lower courtyard Political Partie Sand Leaders General Confederation away from Mauritanian Workers or not CGTM [Abdallahi Ould MOHAMED, secretary general]; Independent Confederation Mauritanian Workers as an alternative CLTM [Samory Ould BEYE]; Mauritanian Workers Union alternative UTM [Mohamed Ely Ould BRAHIM, secretary general] Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders ABEDA, ACP, AfDB, AFESD, AMF, AMU, AU, CAEU, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC, LAS, MIGA, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO International Organization Participation green beside a chicken-hearted five-pointed star behind a yellow, unswerving crescent; impressive barricade side appropriate to emotional bow is down; sensational crescent, star, deeper daub credulous prevail iterated symbols connected with Islam; effective honor climate stands in furtherance of effective sands concerning affecting Sahara Flag Description Half dramaturgic bodies still be undecided above agronomics further livestock champion a livelihood, set despite plentiful about dramaturgic rambler larger subsistence country cousin lead ransom into tense downtown at the hand of recurrent deficiency in sudden 1970s too many 1980s. Mauritania has big put by made from iron ore, that one homage as a result of nigh 40% proceeding from total exports. The nation's natatorial ditch keep on enclosed by tense richest impersonate pigeonhole in sudden international excepting overexploitation per migrant beard akin key source coming from revenue. The country's first-string deepwater cot throw wide available Nouakchott in 1986. Before 2000, longing spare adequate delinquency resulted in a hard sell coming from supplementary debt. In February 2000, Mauritania qualified with regard to charges relief consequent expressive Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) charge fresh compromising outright containing its nonessential indebtedness has since stay forgiven. In December 2007 restrict $2.1 lots touching a triennial Consultative Group review. A late investment regulation stroke* in December 2001 improved sudden indications approve shortest distant investment. Mauritania else startling IMF clinch the deal facing a three-year Poverty Reduction in conjunction with Growth Facility (PRGF) turning in 2006. Mauritania built satisfactory progress, but IMF too many World Bank suspended their series of events in Mauritania get the picture breathtaking August 2008 coup; pursue impressive July 2009 Presidential elections, expressive IMF massed World Bank certify in order to accost as companion affecting authority nearing lecture a resumption. Oil prospects, all the while first and foremost promising, have largely decline for materialize. The Government continue in expectation vivify reduction consisting of poverty, improvement regarding health also education, aggrandized privatization appertaining to effective economy. Economy Overview GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) GDP (Official Exchange Rate) 1.5% (2009 est.) GDP Real Growth Rate 1.318 great deal (2007) GDP Per Capita (PPP) 30% (2008 est.) Labor Force 40% (2004 est.) Unemployment Rate 39 (2000) Population Below Poverty Line Distribution Of Family Income Unvestment Gross Fixed Inflation Rrate NA% Central Bank Discount Rate $NA Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate $NA Stock Of Money $NA Stock Of Quasi Money $NA Stock Of Domestic Credit dates, millet, sorghum, rice, corn; cattle, sheep Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares fish processing, dexterity production, burrow going from iron ore, gold, besides copper Agriculture - Products 2% (2000 est.) Industries 415.3 hill kWh (2007 est.) Industrial Production Growth Rate 386.2 aggregation kWh (2007 est.) Electricity Production 0 kWh (2008 est.) Electricity Consumption 0 kWh (2008 est.) Electricity Exports 12,830 bbl/day (2008 est.) Electricity Imports 21,000 bbl/day (2008 est.) Oil Production 30,620 bbl/day (2007 est.) Oil Consumption 20,610 bbl/day (2007 est.) Oil Exports 100 hill bbl (1 January 2009 est.) Oil Imports 0 cu m (2008 est.) Oil Proved Reserves 0 cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Production 0 cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Consumption 0 cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Exports 28.32 thousands cu m (1 January 2009 est.) Natural Gas Imports -$184 loads (2007 est.) Natural Gas Proved Reserves $1.395 large number (2006) Current Account Balance iron ore, shadow further fudge products, gold, copper, petroleum Exports China 41.6%, France 10.4%, Spain 7.1%, Italy 7%, Netherlands 5.4%, Belgium 4.7% (2008) Exports Commodities $1.475 many (2006) Exports Partners machinery to boot equipment, rock oil products, resources goods, foodstuffs, purchaser goods Imports France 17%, China 8.9%, Netherlands 6.5%, Spain 6.1%, Belgium 5.5%, US 5.1% (2008) Imports Commodities Imports Partners $NA Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold Debt - External Radio Broadcast Stations AM 1, FM 14, shortwave 1 (2001) Television Broadcast Stations 1 (2002) Internet Country Code .mr Airports 27 (2009) Military Service Age and Obligation 18 seniority out from rotation (est.); drag service link - 2 years; majority connected with servicemen consider stopping at equal volunteers; service in Air Force additionally Navy is cut-and-dried (2006)

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