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Population:
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3,086,859 (July
2005 est.) |
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Age structure:
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0-14 years:
45.8% (male 707,728/female 704,616)
15-64 years: 52% (male 792,589/female 813,763)
65 years and over: 2.2% (male 27,560/female 40,603) (2005
est.) |
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Median age:
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total:
16.98 years
male: 16.71 years
female: 17.24 years (2005 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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2.9% (2005 est.)
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Birth rate:
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41.43
births/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Death rate:
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12.44
deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Net migration rate:
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0 migrant(s)/1,000
population (2005 est.) |
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Sex ratio:
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at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.68 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2005 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate:
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total:
70.89 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 73.81 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 67.89 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.) |
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total
population: 52.73 years
male: 50.52 years
female: 55 years (2005 est.) |
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Total fertility rate:
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5.94 children
born/woman (2005 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.6% (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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9,500 (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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less than 500
(2003 est.) |
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Major infectious diseases:
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degree of
risk: very high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal
diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: malaria and Rift Valley fever are
high risks in some locations
respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis (2004)
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Nationality:
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noun:
Mauritanian(s)
adjective: Mauritanian |
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Ethnic groups:
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mixed Maur/black
40%, Moor 30%, black 30% |
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Religions:
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Muslim 100% |
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Languages:
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Arabic
(official), Pulaar, Soninke, French, Hassaniya, Wolof |
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Literacy:
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definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 41.7%
male: 51.8%
female: 31.9% (2003 est.) |