Capital:
Nouakchatt
Area:
1,030,700 sq km/397,850 sq ml
Language:
Hasaniya Arabic, French, Pulaar, Soninke, Wolof
Currency:
Ouguiya
Population:
2,912,584
Life expectancy:
46 (men), 50 (women)
Literacy rate:
47%
Religions:
Sunni Muslim
Physical features:
Arid and flat, valley of River Senegal in the south
Ethnic distribution:
80% Moorish, 18% black Africans mainly in the south
Exports:
Iron ore, fish, gypsum
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