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Mauritania

  • President:Mohamed Ould Ghazouani
  • Prime Minister:Mokhtar Ould Djay
  • Capital city:Nouakchott
  • 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
  • Government:No data
  • National statistics office
  • Population, persons:5,242,270 (2025)
  • Area, sq km:1,030,700
  • GDP per capita, US$:2,121 (2023)
  • GDP, billion current US$:10.7 (2023)
  • GINI index:32.0 (2019)
  • Ease of Doing Business rank:152

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  • H
    • Human Development Report, 2023-24 Statistical Update
      March 2024
      Source: United Nations Development Programme
      Uploaded by: Knoema
      Accessed On: 10 April, 2024
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      Data Cited at: UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, Human Development Data Center The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure of achievements in three key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, access to knowledge and a decent standard of living. The HDI is the geometric mean of normalized indices for each of the the three dimensions.
    • Human Freedom Index, 2024
      December 2024
      Source: Cato Institute
      Uploaded by: Akshata Biradarpatil Venkappa B Patil
      Accessed On: 19 December, 2024
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      Data Cited at: Cato Institute-https://www.cato.org/human-freedom-index-new Note:- Each indicator is rated on a 0–10 scale, with 10-representing the most freedom.