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Islamic Republic of Mauritania
الجمهورية الإسلامية الموريتانية
al-Ǧumhūriyyah al-ʾIslāmiyyah al-Mūrītāniyyah
République Islamique de Mauritanie
Republik bu Lislaamu bu Gànnaar
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Motto: شرف إخاء عدل (Arabic)
(English: Honor, Fraternity, Justice) |
Anthem: National Anthem of Mauritania
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Capital
(and largest city) |
Nouakchott
 18°09′N 15°58′W |
| Official language(s) |
Arabic1 |
| Demonym |
Mauritanian |
| Government |
Islamic republic2 |
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President |
Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz |
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Prime Minister |
Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf |
| Independence |
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from France |
28 November 1960 |
| Area |
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Total |
1,030,700 km2 (29th)
397,954 sq mi |
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Water (%) |
0.03 |
| Population |
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2009 estimate |
3,069,000[1] (135th) |
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1988 census |
1,864,236[2] |
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Density |
3.2/km2 (221st)
8.2/sq mi |
| GDP (PPP) |
2010 estimate |
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Total |
$6.655 billion[3] |
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Per capita |
$2,093[3] |
| GDP (nominal) |
2010 estimate |
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Total |
$3.799 billion[3] |
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Per capita |
$1,195[3] |
| Gini (2000) |
39 (medium) |
| HDI (2007) |
 0.520[4] (medium) (154th) |
| Currency |
Ouguiya (MRO) |
| Time zone |
(UTC+0) |
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Summer (DST) |
not observed (UTC+0) |
| Drives on the |
right |
| ISO 3166 code |
MR |
| Internet TLD |
.mr |
| Calling code |
222 |
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