Mauritania

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Mauritania is a sovereign state in Western Africa, Africa. It covers 1,030,700 km² and has a population of approximately 4,927,532. Its official language is Arabic and its currency is the Mauritanian ouguiya (UM).

Quick facts

Capital: Nouakchott
Population: 4,927,532
Area: 1,030,700 km²
Currency: Mauritanian ouguiya (UM)
Languages: Arabic
Calling code: +222
TLD: .mr
Driving side: Right
Landlocked: No
Continents: Africa
Timezone: UTC
Native name: موريتانيا

Bordering countries

Appears in 35 rankings

Agriculture

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by Crop production index (2014-2016 = 100)	#10	145.03
Countries by Food production index (2014-2016 = 100)	#54	116.51
Countries by Agricultural land (% of land area)	#101	38.53
Countries by Cereal production (metric tons)	#118	565667.04
Countries by Arable land (hectares)	#125	450,000
Countries by Cereal yield (kg per hectare)	#125	1968.2
Countries by Forest area (sq. km)	#150	2964.41km²
Countries by Average precipitation in depth (mm per year)	#175	92years
Countries by Arable land (% of land area)	#199	0.44
Countries by Forest area (% of land area)	#202	0.29

Development

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service)	#33	59.50
Countries by Present value of external debt (% of GNI)	#39	26.35
Countries by Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income)	#39	8.75
Countries by Net official flows from UN agencies, UNFPA (current US$)	#57	2113950.01
Countries by External debt stocks (% of GNI)	#64	41.83
Countries by Use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$)	#77	639096391.1
Countries by IBRD loans and IDA credits (DOD, current US$)	#84	450,760,000
Countries by External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$)	#85	4459916731.6

Economy

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by unemployment rate	#11	15.10
Countries by GDP growth rate	#51	0.04
Countries by GDP (PPP)	#130	40.62
Countries by GDP per capita	#137	2582.1
Countries by GDP (Nominal)	#148	11.95in billions

Business

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by SPI Pillar 1: Data Use	#89	80
Countries by SPI Pillar 5: Data Infrastructure	#101	60
Countries by SPI Pillar 2: Data Services	#128	63.9
Countries by SPI Overall Score	#140	58.45
Countries by SPI Pillar 3: Data Products	#155	62.8
Countries by SPI Pillar 4: Data Sources	#171	25.54

Geography

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by land area	#28	1,030,700km²
Countries by Coastline Length	#88	754kilometers

Population & Health

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by population growth rate	#15	0.03
Countries by population	#123	5.32
Countries by population density	#224	4.73
Countries by median age	#225	17.12

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