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Factsheet on Mauritania
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Name and Capital |
Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Nouakchott |
2. |
Neighbours |
Senegal, Mali, Algeria & Morocco |
3. |
Head of State / |
President: H.E. Mr. Mohamed Ould Cheikh EL Ghazouani (since 01 August 2019) |
4. |
Foreign Minister |
H.E. Dr. Mohamed Salem Ould Merzoug (since April 2022) |
5. |
Form of Government |
Presidential |
6. |
Time Difference from India |
-5.1/2 hours |
7. |
Currency |
Ouguiya |
8. |
Population |
4.42 million (2019) |
9. |
Area |
1.03 million sq kms |
10. |
Religion |
Islam (the State religion) |
11. |
Languages |
Arabic (official), French, Soninke, Pulaar & Wolof |
12. |
National Day |
Independence Day 28 November (1960) |
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Major Political Parties |
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14. (a) |
GDP at current prices |
US$ 7.78 billion (2020) |
(b ) |
GDP Per Capita |
US$ 1683.86 (2020) |
(c) |
Real GDP Growth |
3.9% (2021) |
15. |
Inflation |
3.2% (2020) |
16. |
Principal natural resources |
iron ore, gypsum, copper, phosphate, diamonds, gold, oil, fish, Oil & gas |
17. (a) |
Total Exports to major importing countries |
US$ 3.7 billion (2020) |
(b) |
Total imports from major exporting countries |
US$ 3.41 billion (2020) |
18. |
Membership of the major multilateral and regional associations |
Mauritania is a member of the United Nations and its specialized agencies, NAM, AU, the African Development Bank (AfDB), FAO, G-77, OIC, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, Interpol, IOC, MIGA, WHO, WIPO, WMO, G5 Sahel and WTO |
19. |
Bilateral Trade with India |
Total Trade – US$108.91 Million (2021-22) |
20. |
Indian community |
100-150 approx. (mainly expats) |