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Capital city: Nouakchott Languages: Arabic (official); Hassaniya Arabic, Pulaar, Soninke, Wolof, French (other)
Economic profile Monetary unit: Ouguiya (1UM = $0.003361)1 GDP per capita: $2 5392 GDP composition by sector:
Agriculture: 17.8%3
Industry: 37.6%3
Services: 44.7%3
GDP growth rate: 4.3%4 Consumer price inflation: 5.5%5 Industries: Fish processing, oil production, mining (iron-ore, gold, and copper)3 Exports of goods and nonfactor services: Iron-ores and concentrates, nonagglomerated (49.3%); copper ores and concentrates (13.6%); octopus, other than live, fresh or chilled (7%)6
Import commodities: Machinery and equipment, petroleum products, capital goods, foodstuffs, consumer goods3 Reserves (excluding gold, in million dollars): 210.87 Foreign direct investment (in million dollars): 148
Budget Government revenue, including grants (as percentage of GDP): 25.5%9 Government expenditure and net lending: 27.6%9
Social profile Population (in thousands): 3 54210 Population growth: 2.5%10 Life expectancy at birth (in years): 58.611 Adult literacy (people over 15): 57.5%12 School enrolment primary (total gross enrolment): 102%13 School enrolment secondary (total gross enrolment): 24.4%13 School enrolment tertiary: 4%14 Unemployment: 30%3 Number of people living with HIV/Aids: 0.7%15
1 http://www.exchangerate.com 2 African Economic Outlook. Basic indicators (2011). 3 Central Intelligence Agency. World Factbook: Economy (2011). 4 African Economic Outlook. Real GDP growth rates (2011). 5 African Economic Outlook. Monetary indicators: inflation (2011). 6 African Economic Outlook. Exports (2010). 7 African Economic Outlook. Monetary indicators: reserves (2011). 8 African Economic Outlook. Foreign direct investment (2010). 9 African Economic Outlook. Public finances (2011). 10 African Economic Outlook. Demographic indicators (2010). 11 African Economic Outlook. Basic health indicators (2011). 12 African Economic Outlook. Basic education indicators (2009). 13 African Economic Outlook. School enrolment (2011). 14 World Bank. School enrolment tertiary (2010 to 2011). 15 African Economic Outlook. Major diseases (2009).
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