Mauritania
- President:Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz
- Prime Minister:Yahya Ould Hademine
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Capital city:Nouakchott
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Languages:Arabic (official and national), Pulaar, Soninke, Wolof (all national languages), French
note: the spoken Arabic in Mauritania differs considerably from the modern standard Arabic used for official written purposes or in the media; the Mauritanian dialect, which incorporates many Berber words, is referred to as Hassaniya
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Government:No data
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National statistics office
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Population, persons:4,420,184 (2017)
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Area, sq km:1,030,700 (2017)
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GDP per capita, US$:1,137 (2017)
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GDP, billion current US$:5.0 (2017)
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GINI index:32.6 (2014)
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Ease of Doing Business rank:150 (2017)