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Geography, demographics, economy, history, and government (see also Research) - Form of government:
- Population: 2,581,738 (47% urban)
- Total area: 1,030,700 sq. km
- Languages: French (official)
- Religions: Sunni Muslim (99%)
- Per capita GDP: $1,890 p.a. (1998)
- Exports: $562 m; iron ore, fish, gold, gypsum
- Literacy: 37.7% (1995)
- Life expectancy: 50.5 years (53.7f, 47.4m)
Sources
- [CIA World Factbook] country data - Mauritania
- [U.S. State Department] [Bureau of African Affairs] country profile - Mauritania
- [U.S. Library of Congress] country study - Mauritania
- [Atlapedia Online] country data - Mauritania
- E-Conflict World Encyclopedia - Mauritania - national anthem, flag, map, people, economy, geography, government, defence,
news and weather
- Encyclopedia of the Orient - Mauritania - politics, economy, health & education, maps, people & religion, history
- [Index on Africa] country page - Mauritania
- [Nation by Nation] country data - Mauritania - facts, government, geography, history, human rights, people
- [World Skip] country data - Mauritania
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Portals, indexes, guides, searchers, phone directories
- ArabDataNet - country information, news, directory, events
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Executive, legislature, judiciary, ministries, departments, agencies, and commissions
- Governments on the WWW - Mauritania - comprehensive database of governmental institutions - parliaments, ministries,
offices, law courts, embassies, etc
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Human rights & civil liberties, humanitarian aid, political parties, activism, environment, and labour
- European Union Development Programme - Mauritania
- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Country Office - Mauritania
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- Air Afrique - servicing Benin, Burkina Faso, the Central African Republic, Ivory Coast, Congo, Mali, Senegal, Togo, Niger, Chad,
and Mauritania
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Statistics, government, economy, geography, demography, and society
- Central Statistical Office
- Essential data:
- [CIA World Factbook] country data - Mauritania
- Social development:
- [World Bank] country brief - Mauritania
- [Africa Confidential] news articles on Mauritania
- [UNICEF] children's health & education statistics - Mauritania
- [OneWorld.net] country database - Mauritania - news articles selected from around the world
- [IRINnews.org] news archive - Mauritania - news articles from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
- [U.S. Refugee Committee] World Refugee Survey country report - Mauritania
- Human rights:
- [Amnesty International] Report 2001 - Mauritania
- [International Lesbian and Gay Association] [Country Survey - Mauritania] - information for those working to promote lesbian,
gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) rights
- Governance:
- Governments on the WWW - Mauritania - comprehensive database of governmental institutions - parliaments, ministries,
offices, law courts, embassies, etc
- [Political Resources] - Mauritania
- [Electionworld.org] elections results in Mauritania
- [CIA Library] [Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members] - Mauritania
- [World Audit.org] national statistics and reports - Mauritania - national statistics and reports from Freedom House,
Transparency International, Amnesty International, the International Commission of Jurists and others
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