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Mauritania:
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Other pages in this profile of Mauritania:
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
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Population |
Definition - World rank and map 3,364,940 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density |
Definition - World rank and map 3.3 people per sq. km (July 2008 est.) |
Age structure |
Definition - World rank and map 0-14 years: 45.3% (male 763,845/female 759,957) 15-64 years: 52.5% (male 872,924/female 894,980) 65 years and over: 2.2% (male 29,147/female 44,087) (2008 est.) |
Median Age |
Definition - World rank and map total: 17.2 years male: 16.9 years female: 17.4 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 2.852% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 40.14 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate |
Definition - World rank and map 11.61 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate |
Definition - World rank and map NA |
Sex ratio |
Definition at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.66 male(s)/female total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate |
Definition - World rank and map total: 66.65 deaths/1,000 live births male: 69.69 deaths/1,000 live births female: 63.52 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth |
Definition - World rank and map total population: 53.91 years male: 51.61 years female: 56.28 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate |
Definition - World rank and map 5.69 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
Definition - World rank and map 0.6% (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
Definition - World rank and map 9,500 (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths |
Definition fewer than 500 (2003 est.) |
Major infectious diseases |
Definition degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: malaria and Rift Valley fever (2008) |
Nationality |
Definition noun: Mauritanian(s) adjective: Mauritanian |
Ethnic groups |
Definition mixed Moor/black 40%, Moor 30%, black 30% |
Religions |
Definition Muslim 100% |
Languages |
Definition Arabic (official and national), Pulaar, Soninke, Wolof (all national languages), French, Hassaniya |
Literacy |
Definition definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 51.2% male: 59.5% female: 43.4% (2000 census) |
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