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  1. Date of Independence: November 28, 1960 (from France)
  2. Date of Current Constitution: July 12, 1991
  3. Population: 2,581, 738 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 398,000 sq. mi.
  5. Capital: Nouakchott
  6. Form of Government: republic
  7. Natural Resources: iron ore, gypsum, fish, copper, phosphates
  8. Main Industries: fish processing, iron ore mining, gypsum mining, fishing
  9. Agriculture: dates, millet (grain), sorghum (grain), root crops, cattle, sheep
  10. Currency: ouguiya
  11. GDP: $4.7 billion (1998 est.)
  12. GDP per Capita: $1,890 (1998 est.)
  13. Languages: Hasaniya Arabic (official), Pular, Soninke, Wolof (official)
  14. Religions: Islam
  15. Literacy Rate: 38%
  16. Life Expectancy:     47 years (male)
  17.                 54 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 44 births per 1,000 population 
  19. Death Rate: 14 deaths per 1,000 population