Country’s Profile
| Official
Name: |
Islamic Republic of Mauritania |
| Capital: |
Nuoakchott |
| Head
of State: |
President Maaouya Taya |
| Political
System: |
Republic |
| Language: |
Arabic |
| Currency: |
Ouguiya (MRO) |
| Area: |
1,030,700 sq km |
| Population
: |
2,500,000 |
| Density
: |
3/km˛ |
| Urbanization: |
55% |
| Real
GDP Growth : |
5% (2000 est.) |
| Gross
Domestic Product : |
$2,000 (2000 est.) |
| Consumer
Price Inflation: |
5% (2000 est.) |
Membership
of international organizations
ABEDA, ACCT, ACP, AfDB, AFESD, AL, AMF, AMU, CAEU, CCC, ECA, ECOWAS, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, ITU, NAM, OAU, OIC, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WtrO
Natural
catastrophe history in the 20th Century:
| Date |
Event |
Area
Affected |
| 1983 |
Drought |
|
(Re)insurance
companies in selected country:
