Population: 3.796 million
GNI PPP Per Capita: 1,940 USD
Women as % of Non-farm Wage
Earners: 36%
Women as % of Parliament: 22%
CO2 Emissions Per Capita: Data unavailable
Death Due to Non-Communicable
Diseases : 32%
Births Attended by Skilled Health
Personnel : 61%
Democracy: CPIA Gender Equality
Rating: 280
Economy: Big Mac Index: 5.99
Economy: Cash Surplus/Deficit (%
of GDP): 39%
Economy: Human Development
Index: 134
Economy: Technology Index: 122
Education: Average Years of School
for Adults: 14
Education: Education Spending (as
% of GDP): 15%
Education: Pupil-Teacher Ratio
(elementary): 1:35
Education: Teachers as % of Labor
Force: 12%
Health: Expenditure Per Capita: 65 mil.
Health: Hospital Beds Per 1000: 566
Health: Physicians Per 1000:459
Media: Televisions (total number): 1.9 mil.
Media: Per Capita Televisions (you
compute this): 900,000
% of GDP as Industry: 58.6%
Total Labor Force: 1.318 million
% of Labor Force in Industry: 10%
Unemployment Rate: 30%
Public Debt % of GDP: N/A
Inflation Rate: 4.9%
Industries: fish processing, oil production, mining
Value of Exports: $2.642 billion
Export Commodities: iron ore, fish and fish products, gold, copper, petroleum
Export Partners and
Value of Imports: China 50.5%, Italy 7.8%, Japan 7.3%, France 4.9%, Spain 4.2%, Cote dIvoire 4.1%, Netherlands 4%
Import Commodities: machinery and equipment, petroleum products, capital goods, foodstuffs, consumer goods
Import Partners and %: China 12.9%, Netherlands 10.5%, US 7.8%, France 7.8%, Brazil 5.6%, Germany 5.5%, Spain 5.1%, Belgium 4.7%
Currency Exchange Rate to $1.00: 296.6 ouyigas
Electricity Production: 701 million kWh
Electricity Consumption: 659 million kWh
Electricity from Fossil Fuels: 63.1% of total installed capacity
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels: 0% of total installed capacity
Electricity from Hydroelectric
Plants: 36.9% of total installed capacity
Electricity from Renewable Sources: 0% of total installed capacity
Refined Oil Production: 0 bbl/day
Refined Oil Consumption: 18,120 bbl/day
Natural Gas Production: 0 cu m
Natural Gas Consumption: 0 cu m
# of Land/Main Line Telephones: 65,100
# of Cellular/Mobile Telephones: 4.024 million
# of Internet Hosts: 22
# of Internet Users: 75,000
# of Airports (total): 30
# of Airports with Paved Runways: 9
# of km of Roadways (total): 10,628 km
# of km of Roadways Paved: 3,158 km
# km of Waterways: 0 km
Location of Main Ports & Terminal: Nouadhibou, Nouakchott
GNI PPP Per Capita: 1,940 USD
Women as % of Non-farm Wage
Earners: 36%
Women as % of Parliament: 22%
CO2 Emissions Per Capita: Data unavailable
Death Due to Non-Communicable
Diseases : 32%
Births Attended by Skilled Health
Personnel : 61%
Democracy: CPIA Gender Equality
Rating: 280
Economy: Big Mac Index: 5.99
Economy: Cash Surplus/Deficit (%
of GDP): 39%
Economy: Human Development
Index: 134
Economy: Technology Index: 122
Education: Average Years of School
for Adults: 14
Education: Education Spending (as
% of GDP): 15%
Education: Pupil-Teacher Ratio
(elementary): 1:35
Education: Teachers as % of Labor
Force: 12%
Health: Expenditure Per Capita: 65 mil.
Health: Hospital Beds Per 1000: 566
Health: Physicians Per 1000:459
Media: Televisions (total number): 1.9 mil.
Media: Per Capita Televisions (you
compute this): 900,000
% of GDP as Industry: 58.6%
Total Labor Force: 1.318 million
% of Labor Force in Industry: 10%
Unemployment Rate: 30%
Public Debt % of GDP: N/A
Inflation Rate: 4.9%
Industries: fish processing, oil production, mining
Value of Exports: $2.642 billion
Export Commodities: iron ore, fish and fish products, gold, copper, petroleum
Export Partners and
Value of Imports: China 50.5%, Italy 7.8%, Japan 7.3%, France 4.9%, Spain 4.2%, Cote dIvoire 4.1%, Netherlands 4%
Import Commodities: machinery and equipment, petroleum products, capital goods, foodstuffs, consumer goods
Import Partners and %: China 12.9%, Netherlands 10.5%, US 7.8%, France 7.8%, Brazil 5.6%, Germany 5.5%, Spain 5.1%, Belgium 4.7%
Currency Exchange Rate to $1.00: 296.6 ouyigas
Electricity Production: 701 million kWh
Electricity Consumption: 659 million kWh
Electricity from Fossil Fuels: 63.1% of total installed capacity
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels: 0% of total installed capacity
Electricity from Hydroelectric
Plants: 36.9% of total installed capacity
Electricity from Renewable Sources: 0% of total installed capacity
Refined Oil Production: 0 bbl/day
Refined Oil Consumption: 18,120 bbl/day
Natural Gas Production: 0 cu m
Natural Gas Consumption: 0 cu m
# of Land/Main Line Telephones: 65,100
# of Cellular/Mobile Telephones: 4.024 million
# of Internet Hosts: 22
# of Internet Users: 75,000
# of Airports (total): 30
# of Airports with Paved Runways: 9
# of km of Roadways (total): 10,628 km
# of km of Roadways Paved: 3,158 km
# km of Waterways: 0 km
Location of Main Ports & Terminal: Nouadhibou, Nouakchott