Mauritania

Official Name:	The Islamic Republic of Mauritania
Sovereign Status:	Sovereign Country
Government Type:	Presidential Republic
Official Name (Local Language):	Al Jumhuriyah al Islamiyah al Muritaniyah
ISO Country Codes:	MR : MRT
Internet Domain:	.mr
Government Web Site:	https://www.primature.gov.mr:443/

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Capital:	Nouakchott	Main Airports:	Nouakchott International Airport
Language(s):	Arabic	Population:	4,161,925
Currency:	Mauritanian Ouguiya	ISO Currency Code:	MRO
Telephone Dial In:	+222	ID Prefix:	00

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Country Summaries:

BBC; CIA Factbook; Country Code; Infoplease; International Model United Nations Association; Law Library of Congress; NationMaster; NationsOnline; UNESCO;

Political & Cultural Organisations:

African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States; African Union; Arab League; Arab Maghreb Union; Inter Parliamentary Union; Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie; Organisation of Islamic Cooperation; UN; UNESCO;

Travel Guides:

Lonely Planet;

News Resources:

News Agency

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Mauritanian News Agency;

Sahara Medias;

Tiguend;

Newspaper

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Radio

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Africa Radio;

Al-Mourabitoun TV;

Radio Mauritanie;

Mauritania

Government Website:	https://www.primature.gov.mr:443/
Central Bank:	Banque Centrale de Mauritanie
Currency USD Exchange Rate:	363.6 ouguiyas (MRO) per US dollar (2017 est.)
Unemployment Rate:	10.2% (2017 est.)
Population below poverty line:	31% (2014 est.)
Inflation Rate:	2.2% (2019 est.)

Prime Lending Rate:	17% (2017 - World Bank)
GDP:	$24.494 billion (2021 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP):	$5,300 (2021 est.)
Currency Name:	Mauritanian Ouguiya
Currency Code:	MRO
World Bank Classification:	Lower-Middle Income Economy

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	24.1%	dates, millet, sorghum, rice, corn; cattle, camel and sheep
Industry:	34.8%	fish processing, oil production, mining (iron ore, gold, copper)
Services:	41.1%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Financial & Economic Organisations:

African Development Bank; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; Un Economic Commission for Africa; Un Economic Commission for Western Asia; UNIDO; World Bank;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

African Development Bank; Countryeconomy; Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; OECD; The Enhanced Integrated Framework; UNDP Human Development; World Bank;

Financial Exchanges:

No Exchange

National Statistics Office:

Office National de la Statistique;

National Dataset(s):

Trading Economics;

Mauritania

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

The World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution

Trade Statistics

Trade Summary

Trade Indicators

Business Language(s):	Arabic; French
Customs & Excise:	Douane Mauritanienne
Development Bank(s):	African Development Bank; Islamic Development Bank;

Competitive Ind’l Performance: 134/141 (2019)	Corruption Perceptions Index: 130/180 (2022 Rank)
Ease of Doing Business: N/A	Enabling Trade Index: 131/136 (2016)
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