Mauritania

  • President:Mohamed Ould Ghazouani
  • Prime Minister:Mohammed Ould Bilal
  • 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:49,27,373 (2024)
  • Area, sq km:10,30,700
  • GDP per capita, US$:2,065 (2022)
  • GDP, billion current US$:9.8 (2022)
  • GINI index:32.0 (2019)
  • Ease of Doing Business rank:152