MAURITANIA MAURITANIA REGION AFRICA NATURAL RESOURCES INDUSTRY AGRICULTURE GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION GLOBAL RELATIONS DATE OF INDEPENDENCE NOVEMBER 28 1960 FROM FRANCE DATE OF CURRENT CONSTITUTION JULY 12 1991 POPULATION 2581 738 1999 EST AREA 398000 SQ MI CAPITAL NOUAKCHOTT FORM OF GOVERNMENT REPUBLIC NATURAL RESOURCES IRON ORE GYPSUM FISH COPPER PHOSPHATES MAIN INDUSTRIES FISH PROCESSING IRON ORE MINING GYPSUM MINING FISHING AGRICULTURE DATES MILLET GRAIN SORGHUM GRAIN ROOT CROPS CATTLE SHEEP CURRENCY OUGUIYA GDP 4.7 BILLION 1998 EST GDP PER CAPITA 1890 1998 EST LANGUAGES HASANIYA ARABIC OFFICIAL PULAR SONINKE WOLOF OFFICIAL RELIGIONS ISLAM LITERACY RATE 38 LIFE EXPECTANCY 47 YEARS MALE 54 YEARS FEMALE BIRTHRATE 44 BIRTHS PER 1000 POPULATION DEATH RATE 14 DEATHS PER 1000 POPULATION
