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Location: | Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Senegal and Western Sahara | Size: |
1,030,700 sq. km. (slightly larger than three times the size of New Mexico)
Elevation varies from
-5 to 915 meters | Population: | 3,000,000 (approximately)
* 0-14 years: 45.9%
* 15-64 years: 51.9%
* 65+ years: 2.2%
Average age: 17 years
Life expectancy: 52 years
HIV / AIDS: 0.6% | | Muslim 100% | Language: | Arabic (official)
Pulaar
Soninke
French
Hassaniya
Wolof | Government: | Republic | Capital: | Nouakchott | Independence: | 28 November 1974 |
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Mauritania
