Mauritania
(Algeria, Cabo Verde, Mali, Senegal, Western Sahara)
| Mauritania | ||
|---|---|---|
| Misc |  | |
| Country Code | MR | |
| Geography | | |
| Area (sq km) | 1,030,700 | |
| Coastline (km) | 754 | |
| Highest Point (m) | 915 (Kediet Ijill) | |
| Average Elevation (m) | 276 | |
| People | | |
| Population | 3,840,429 | |
| Median Age | 20.70 | |
| Growth Rate | 2.14 % | |
| Birth Rate (Births a year per 1,000 people) | 29.90 | |
| Death Rate (Deaths a year per 1,000 people) | 7.80 | |
| Urban Population | 53.70 % | |
| Health | | |
| Mothers age at first birth | ||
| Maternal mortality rate (Deaths per 100,000 live births) | 602.00 | |
| Infant mortality rate (Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births) | 50.50 | |
| Health expenditure (As a percentage of GDP) | 3.80 % | |
| Physicians (per 1,000 people) | 0.18 | |
| Hospital beds (per 1,000 people) | ||
| Adult obesity (Percentage of population with BMI > 30) | 12.70 % | |
| Education | | |
| Education expenditure (As a percentage of GDP) | 2.60 % | |
| School life (years) | 8 | |
| Youth unemployment (% of 15 to 24 years old unemployed) | 15.20 % | |
| Economy | | |
| GDP (Gross Domestic Product in US $) | 17.280 billion | |
| Growth Rate (Real growth rate of GDP) | 3.50 % | |
| GDP per capita (Gross Domestic Product per person, in US $) | 4,500 | |
| Gross National Saving (National saving as a percent of GDP) | 24.20 % | |