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Currency

Currency	ouguiya
DEC alternative conversion factor > LCU per US$	268.6
ISO code	MRO 478
Official exchange rate > LCU per US$, period average	265.53
PPP conversion factor to official exchange rate ratio	0.27	[125th of 169]
Regime	composite
Subdivision	5	[192nd of 192]
Symbol	UM
Terms of trade since 1995	103.94	[38th of 117]

SOURCES
Pacific Exchange Rate Services; World Development Indicators database; The World Bank Group

ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Mauritania, Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Al Jumhuriyah al Islamiyah al Muritaniyah, Muritaniyah

Energy

Aviation Gasoline > Consumption by transportation industry	26,000 ton	[8th of 75]
Aviation Gasoline > Consumption by transportation industry (per capita)	8,472.527 ton per million people	[6th of 73]
Aviation Gasoline > Consumption in air transport	26,000 ton	[8th of 75]
Aviation Gasoline > Consumption in air transport (per capita)	8,472.527 ton per million people	[6th of 73]
Aviation Gasoline > Energy balance requirement	26,000 ton	[2nd of 96]
Aviation Gasoline > Energy balance requirement (per capita)	8,472.527 ton per million people	[5th of 91]
Aviation Gasoline > Gross inland availability	26,000 ton	[9th of 106]
Aviation Gasoline > Gross inland availability (per capita)	8,472.527 ton per million people	[6th of 101]
Aviation Gasoline > Imports	26,000 ton	[3rd of 95]
Aviation Gasoline > Imports (per capita)	8,472.527 ton per million people	[12th of 89]
Aviation Gasoline > Net inland availability	26,000 ton	[8th of 75]
Aviation Gasoline > Net inland availability (per capita)	8,472.527 ton per million people	[6th of 73]
Aviation Gasoline > Statistical differences (per capita)	6,590,293,403,981.28 ton per 1e+15 people	[4th of 55]
Charcoal > Production from charcoal plants	158,000 ton	[41st of 120]
Charcoal > Production from charcoal plants (per capita)	51,486.896 ton per million people	[10th of 119]
Coal > Consumption by households	1,000 ton	[39th of 39]
Coal > Consumption by households (per capita)	0.401 ton per 1,000 people	[37th of 39]
Coal > Consumption by households and other consumers	1,000 ton	[51st of 52]
Coal > Consumption by households and other consumers (per capita)	0.401 ton per 1,000 people	[47th of 52]
Coal > Energy balance requirement	1,000 ton	[103rd of 108]
Coal > Energy balance requirement (per capita)	0.401 ton per 1,000 people	[94th of 105]
Coal > Gross inland availability	1,000 ton	[103rd of 108]
Coal > Gross inland availability (per capita)	0.401 ton per 1,000 people	[94th of 105]
Coal > Imports	1,000 ton	[89th of 94]
Coal > Imports (per capita)	0.401 ton per 1,000 people	[81st of 92]
Coal > Net inland availability	1,000 ton	[86th of 89]
Coal > Net inland availability (per capita)	0.401 ton per 1,000 people	[80th of 87]
Coal > Statistical differences (per capita)	823,786,675,497.66 ton per 1e+15 people	[34th of 83]
Crude Petroleum > Statistical differences (per capita)	457,859,944,305.916 ton per 1e+15 people	[40th of 77]
Electrical outages > days	41.94 days	[5th of 42]
Electricity > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint	13.05 %	[16th of 39]
Electricity > Consumption	383,400,000 kWh	[144th of 210]
Electricity > Consumption (per capita)	121.569 kWh per capita	[155th of 201]
Electricity > Consumption by households	153,000,000 kWh	[153rd of 189]
Electricity > Consumption by households (per capita)	49.858 kWh per capita	[159th of 188]
Electricity > Consumption by households and other consumers	153,000,000 kWh	[169th of 202]
Electricity > Consumption by households and other consumers (per capita)	49.858 kWh per capita	[176th of 201]
Electricity > Conversion, transport & distribution losses	20,000,000 kWh	[158th of 179]
Electricity > Conversion, transport & distribution losses (per capita)	6.517 kWh per capita	[165th of 178]
Electricity > Energy balance requirement	92,500,000 kWh	[136th of 155]
Electricity > Energy balance requirement (per capita)	30.143 kWh per capita	[130th of 154]
Electricity > Gross inland availability	375,500,000 kWh	[164th of 211]
Electricity > Gross inland availability (per capita)	122.363 kWh per capita	[178th of 210]
Electricity > Gross production, public & self-producer	375,000,000 kWh	[160th of 211]
Electricity > Gross production, public & self-producer (per capita)	122.2 kWh per capita	[178th of 210]
Electricity > Hydro > Production	50,000,000 kWh	[132nd of 147]
Electricity > Hydro > Production (per capita)	16.293 kWh per capita	[127th of 146]
Electricity > Hydro > Production > Public	50,000,000 kWh	[131st of 145]
Electricity > Hydro > Production > Public (per capita)	16.293 kWh per capita	[126th of 144]
Electricity > Imports	42,500,000 kWh	[83rd of 94]
Electricity > Imports (per capita)	13,849.323 kWh per 1,000 people	[71st of 93]
Electricity > Net inland availability	153,000,000 kWh	[174th of 202]
Electricity > Net inland availability (per capita)	49.858 kWh per capita	[184th of 201]
Electricity > Net production	333,000,000 kWh	[160th of 211]
Electricity > Net production (per capita)	108.514 kWh per capita	[181st of 210]
Electricity > Production	412,300,000 kWh	[98th of 210]
Electricity > Production (per capita)	130.733 kWh per capita	[108th of 198]
Electricity > Production by source > Fossil fuel	85.9%	[100th of 223]
Electricity > Production by source > Hydro	14.1%	[101st of 223]
Electricity > Production by source > Nuclear	0%	[182nd of 223]
Electricity > Production by source > Other	0%	[179th of 210]
Electricity > Station use & station loss	42,000,000 kWh	[121st of 179]
Electricity > Station use & station loss (per capita)	13.686 kWh per capita	[136th of 178]
Electricity > Thermal > Production	325,000,000 kWh	[142nd of 209]
Electricity > Thermal > Production (per capita)	105.907 kWh per capita	[163rd of 208]
Electricity > Thermal > Production > Public	325,000,000 kWh	[135th of 207]
Electricity > Thermal > Production > Public (per capita)	105.907 kWh per capita	[159th of 205]
Electricity > Total production, public	375,000,000 kWh	[157th of 211]
Electricity > Total production, public (per capita)	122.2 kWh per capita	[178th of 210]
electricity consumption > Date of > Information	2003
Fuel exports > % of merchandise exports	4.31 %	[54th of 143]
Fuel imports > % of merchandise imports	29.24 %	[8th of 154]
Fuelwood > Consumption by households	1,623,000 m³	[68th of 116]
Fuelwood > Consumption by households and other consumers	1,623,000 m³	[79th of 143]
Fuelwood > Net inland availability	1,623,000 m³	[81st of 145]
Gas-diesel oils > Bunkers	5,000 ton	[80th of 89]
Gas-diesel oils > Bunkers (per capita)	1.629 ton per 1,000 people	[68th of 89]
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by households and other consumers	238,000 ton	[61st of 138]
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by households and other consumers (per capita)	77.556 ton per 1,000 people	[41st of 138]
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by other consumers	238,000 ton	[35th of 114]
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by other consumers (per capita)	77.556 ton per 1,000 people	[15th of 114]
Gas-diesel oils > Conversion in thermal power plants	71,000 ton	[58th of 161]
Gas-diesel oils > Conversion in thermal power plants (per capita)	23.137 ton per 1,000 people	[54th of 158]
Gas-diesel oils > Conversion to other forms of energy	71,000 ton	[61st of 166]
Gas-diesel oils > Conversion to other forms of energy (per capita)	23.137 ton per 1,000 people	[54th of 165]
Gas-diesel oils > Energy balance requirement	303,000 ton	[67th of 205]
Gas-diesel oils > Energy balance requirement (per capita)	98.738 ton per 1,000 people	[72nd of 204]
Gas-diesel oils > Gross inland availability	303,000 ton	[118th of 205]
Gas-diesel oils > Gross inland availability (per capita)	98.738 ton per 1,000 people	[137th of 204]
Gas-diesel oils > Imports	308,000 ton	[96th of 192]
Gas-diesel oils > Imports (per capita)	100.367 ton per 1,000 people	[87th of 191]
Gas-diesel oils > Net inland availability	238,000 ton	[125th of 190]
Gas-diesel oils > Net inland availability (per capita)	77.556 ton per 1,000 people	[123rd of 189]
Gas-diesel oils > Production from refineries	148,000 ton	[103rd of 117]
Gas-diesel oils > Production from refineries (per capita)	60.96 ton per 1,000 people	[77th of 113]
Gas-diesel oils > Statistical differences (per capita)	-1,955,198,579,743.75 ton per 1e+15 people	[63rd of 155]
Gas-diesel oils > Total production	148,000 ton	[103rd of 117]
Gas-diesel oils > Total production (per capita)	60.96 ton per 1,000 people	[77th of 113]
Gasoline prices	1.1	[58th of 141]
Hydroelectricity consumption	0.04	[136th of 213]
Hydroelectricity consumption (per capita)	0.13 per 10 million people	[130th of 207]
Jet Fuel > Bunkers	2,000 ton	[147th of 149]
Jet Fuel > Bunkers (per capita)	0.801 ton per 1,000 people	[132nd of 145]
Jet Fuel > Energy balance requirement	3,000 ton	[60th of 151]
Jet Fuel > Energy balance requirement (per capita)	1,338,942,012,653 ton per 1e+15 people	[46th of 141]
Jet Fuel > Gross inland availability	3,000 ton	[121st of 143]
Jet Fuel > Gross inland availability (per capita)	1,338,942,012,653 ton per 1e+15 people	[104th of 135]
Jet Fuel > Imports	2,000 ton	[141st of 145]
Jet Fuel > Imports (per capita)	801.128 ton per million people	[119th of 140]
Jet Fuel > Statistical differences (per capita)	1,338,942,012,653 ton per 1e+15 people	[61st of 106]
Kerosene > Consumption by households	1,000 ton	[140th of 146]
Kerosene > Consumption by households (per capita)	0.326 ton per 1,000 people	[126th of 145]
Kerosene > Consumption by households and other consumers	1,000 ton	[156th of 165]
Kerosene > Consumption by households and other consumers (per capita)	0.326 ton per 1,000 people	[143rd of 163]
Kerosene > Energy balance requirement	1,000 ton	[119th of 157]
Kerosene > Energy balance requirement (per capita)	325.866 ton per million people	[104th of 148]
Kerosene > Gross inland availability	1,000 ton	[169th of 176]
Kerosene > Gross inland availability (per capita)	0.326 ton per 1,000 people	[158th of 171]
Kerosene > Imports	1,000 ton	[120th of 130]
Kerosene > Imports (per capita)	0.326 ton per 1,000 people	[110th of 123]
Kerosene > Net inland availability	1,000 ton	[162nd of 170]
Kerosene > Net inland availability (per capita)	0.326 ton per 1,000 people	[149th of 167]
Kerosene > Production from refineries	65,000 ton	[62nd of 106]
Kerosene > Production from refineries (per capita)	26.773 ton per 1,000 people	[26th of 102]
Kerosene > Statistical differences (per capita)	26,361,173,615,925.1 ton per 1e+15 people	[6th of 109]
Kerosene > Total production	65,000 ton	[62nd of 106]
Kerosene > Total production (per capita)	26.773 ton per 1,000 people	[26th of 102]
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Consumption by households	29,000 ton	[88th of 148]
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Consumption by households (per capita)	9,450.126 ton per million people	[88th of 148]
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Consumption by households and other consumers	29,000 ton	[102nd of 159]
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Consumption by households and other consumers (per capita)	9,450.126 ton per million people	[103rd of 159]
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Energy balance requirement	29,000 ton	[60th of 161]
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Energy balance requirement (per capita)	9,450.126 ton per million people	[70th of 160]
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Gross inland availability	29,000 ton	[108th of 166]
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Gross inland availability (per capita)	9,450.126 ton per million people	[118th of 165]
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Imports	29,000 ton	[73rd of 141]
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Imports (per capita)	9,450.126 ton per million people	[79th of 140]
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Net inland availability	29,000 ton	[108th of 161]
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Net inland availability (per capita)	9,450.126 ton per million people	[117th of 160]
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Production from refineries	38,000 ton	[72nd of 105]
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Production from refineries (per capita)	15.652 ton per 1,000 people	[45th of 102]
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Statistical differences (per capita)	19,770,880,211,943.8 ton per 1e+15 people	[13th of 117]
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Total production	38,000 ton	[77th of 107]
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Total production (per capita)	15.652 ton per 1,000 people	[52nd of 103]
Lubricants > Energy balance requirement	5,000 ton	[59th of 124]
Lubricants > Energy balance requirement (per capita)	1,629.332 ton per million people	[65th of 118]
Lubricants > Gross inland availability	5,000 ton	[101st of 143]
Lubricants > Gross inland availability (per capita)	1.629 ton per 1,000 people	[102nd of 134]
Lubricants > Imports	5,000 ton	[79th of 121]
Lubricants > Imports (per capita)	1.629 ton per 1,000 people	[84th of 114]
Lubricants > Net inland availability	5,000 ton	[4th of 12]
Lubricants > Net inland availability (per capita)	1.629 ton per 1,000 people	[5th of 12]
Lubricants > Statistical differences (per capita)	1,235,680,013,246.49 ton per 1e+15 people	[19th of 74]
Motor Gasoline > Consumption by transportation industry	25,000 ton	[165th of 197]
Motor Gasoline > Consumption by transportation industry (per capita)	8.147 ton per 1,000 people	[169th of 196]
Motor Gasoline > Consumption in road transport	25,000 ton	[164th of 194]
Motor Gasoline > Consumption in road transport (per capita)	8.147 ton per 1,000 people	[165th of 193]
Motor Gasoline > Gross inland availability	25,000 ton	[168th of 202]
Motor Gasoline > Gross inland availability (per capita)	8.147 ton per 1,000 people	[177th of 201]
Motor Gasoline > Imports	25,000 ton	[137th of 183]
Motor Gasoline > Imports (per capita)	8,146.661 ton per million people	[138th of 183]
Motor Gasoline > Motor gasoline- energy balance requirement	25,000 ton	[104th of 201]
Motor Gasoline > Motor gasoline- energy balance requirement (per capita)	8,146.661 ton per million people	[109th of 200]
Motor Gasoline > Net inland availability	25,000 ton	[166th of 198]
Motor Gasoline > Net inland availability (per capita)	8.147 ton per 1,000 people	[173rd of 197]
Motor Gasoline > Production from refineries	234,000 ton	[85th of 115]
Motor Gasoline > Production from refineries (per capita)	96.383 ton per 1,000 people	[60th of 111]
Motor Gasoline > Statistical differences (per capita)	4,118,933,377,488.3 ton per 1e+15 people	[38th of 131]
Motor Gasoline > Total production	234,000 ton	[85th of 115]
Motor Gasoline > Total production (per capita)	96.383 ton per 1,000 people	[60th of 111]
Natural gas > Consumption	0 cu m	[153rd of 206]
Natural gas > Consumption (per capita)	0 cu m per capita	[153rd of 206]
Natural gas > Exports	0 cu m	[170th of 202]
Natural gas > Imports	0 cu m	[165th of 200]
Natural gas > Proved reserves	28,320,000,000 cu m	[70th of 203]
natural gas consumption > Date of > Information	2003 est.
Oil > Consumption	19,320 bbl/day	[88th of 212]
Oil > Consumption (per capita)	6.126 bbl/day per 1,000 people	[100th of 190]
Oil > Exports	0 bbl/day	[172nd of 184]
Oil > Imports	23,630 bbl/day	[92nd of 186]
Oil > Production	14,990 bbl/day	[77th of 212]
Oil > Production (per capita)	4,584.007 bbl/day per million peopl	[56th of 198]
Oil > Proved reserves	100,000,000 bbl	[66th of 206]
Oil Consumption Test (per $ GDP)	32,302.642 Btu per $1 of GDP	[2nd of 171]
Oil Consumption Test (per capita)	16,776,513.686 Btu per capita	[89th of 177]
Oil Consumption Test Test (per $ GDP)	32,302.642 Btu per $1 of GDP	[2nd of 171]
Oil Consumption Test Test (per capita)	16,776,513.686 Btu per capita	[89th of 177]
Oil reserves	1,000,000,000 barrels	[39th of 97]
Oil reserves (per capita)	314,723.918 barrels per 1,000 people	[22nd of 97]
Petroleum Waxes > Consumption for non-energy uses	88,000 ton	[7th of 46]
Petroleum Waxes > Consumption for non-energy uses (per capita)	36.247 ton per 1,000 people	[1st of 46]
Petroleum Waxes > Gross inland availability	96,000 ton	[6th of 53]
Petroleum Waxes > Gross inland availability (per capita)	39.542 ton per 1,000 people	[1st of 53]
Petroleum Waxes > Production from refineries	96,000 ton	[6th of 34]
Petroleum Waxes > Production from refineries (per capita)	39.542 ton per 1,000 people	[1st of 34]
Petroleum Waxes > Statistical differences (per capita)	3,295,146,701,990.64 ton per 1e+15 people	[1st of 27]
Petroleum Waxes > Total production	96,000 ton	[6th of 34]
Petroleum Waxes > Total production (per capita)	39.542 ton per 1,000 people	[1st of 34]
Residual Fuel Oil > Consumption by industry & construction	99,000 ton	[75th of 134]
Residual Fuel Oil > Consumption by industry & construction (per capita)	32.261 ton per 1,000 people	[49th of 131]
Residual Fuel Oil > Consumption by other industries and construction	99,000 ton	[72nd of 134]
Residual Fuel Oil > Consumption by other industries and construction (per capita)	32.261 ton per 1,000 people	[39th of 131]
Residual Fuel Oil > Conversion in thermal power plants	1,000 ton	[119th of 131]
Residual Fuel Oil > Conversion in thermal power plants (per capita)	0.412 ton per 1,000 people	[109th of 129]
Residual Fuel Oil > Conversion to other forms of energy	1,000 ton	[121st of 133]
Residual Fuel Oil > Conversion to other forms of energy (per capita)	0.412 ton per 1,000 people	[111st of 131]
Residual Fuel Oil > Imports	99,000 ton	[82nd of 150]
Residual Fuel Oil > Imports (per capita)	32.261 ton per 1,000 people	[59th of 144]
Residual Fuel Oil > Net inland availability	99,000 ton	[82nd of 155]
Residual Fuel Oil > Net inland availability (per capita)	32.261 ton per 1,000 people	[63rd of 153]
Traditional fuel consumption	0%	[126th of 130]
Wall plugs > Frequency	50 HZ	[86th of 151]
Wall plugs > Plug type Europe
Wall plugs > Voltage	220 V	[127th of 209]
White spirit/industrial spirit > Consumption for non-energy uses	1,000 ton	[53rd of 53]
White spirit/industrial spirit > Consumption for non-energy uses (per capita)	0.326 ton per 1,000 people	[51st of 53]
White spirit/industrial spirit > Energy balance requirement	1,000 ton	[36th of 51]
White spirit/industrial spirit > Energy balance requirement (per capita)	325.866 ton per million people	[27th of 48]
White spirit/industrial spirit > Gross inland availability	1,000 ton	[61st of 62]
White spirit/industrial spirit > Gross inland availability (per capita)	0.326 ton per 1,000 people	[54th of 61]
White spirit/industrial spirit > Imports	1,000 ton	[43rd of 44]
White spirit/industrial spirit > Imports (per capita)	325.866 ton per million people	[38th of 43]
White spirit/industrial spirit > Statistical differences (per capita)	823,786,675,497.66 ton per 1e+15 people	[9th of 36]

SOURCES
Source: Energy Statistics Database | United Nations Statistics Division; World Development Indicators database; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Wikipedia: List of countries by electricity consumption ; German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ), Fuel Prices and Taxation (1999) and the electronic update for2000. Available from World Bank, World Development Indicators 2002, WDI table 3.12. via ciesin.org; Energy Information Administration; Wikipedia: List of countries by natural gas consumption ; World bank; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; World Bank. 2002. World Development Indicators 2002. CD-ROM. Washington, DC;

ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Mauritania, Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Al Jumhuriyah al Islamiyah al Muritaniyah, Muritaniyah

Industry

Adjusted savings: mineral depletion > % of GNI	28.05 % of GNI	[1st of 84]
Changes in inventories > current LCU	600000000
Changes in inventories > current US$	9,403,902 $	[73rd of 138]
Changes in inventories > current US$ (per $ GDP)	12,936.332 $ per $1 million of GDP	[72nd of 167]
Changes in inventories > current US$ (per capita)	5,310,043.959 $ per 1,000 people	[104th of 167]
Chemicals > % of value added in manufacturing	0.23 %	[83rd of 91]
Iron ore > Mining > Country	10	[14th of 14]
Manufactures exports > % of merchandise exports	1.91 %	[135th of 156]
Manufactures imports > % of merchandise imports	43.51 %	[131st of 155]
Manufacturing, value added > annual % growth	-11.67 %	[108th of 156]
Manufacturing, value added > constant 2000 US$	65,384,490 constant 2000 US$	[100th of 155]
Manufacturing, value added > constant 2000 US$ (per capita)	21.307 constant 2000 US$ per c	[98th of 155]
Manufacturing, value added > constant LCU	15981000000
Manufacturing, value added > current LCU	22479000000
Manufacturing, value added > current US$	83,689,500 $	[105th of 167]
Manufacturing, value added > current US$ (per $ GDP)	45.229 $ per $1,000 of GDP	[110th of 180]
Manufacturing, value added > current US$ (per capita)	27.272 $ per capita	[98th of 180]
Ores and metals exports > % of merchandise exports	41.65 %	[7th of 154]
Ores and metals imports > % of merchandise imports	0.14 %	[135th of 155]
Other manufacturing > % of value added in manufacturing	99.17 %	[2nd of 107]
value added > annual % growth	-2.24 %	[127th of 164]
value added > constant 2000 US$	329,788,300 constant 2000 US$	[119th of 164]
value added > constant 2000 US$ (per capita)	107.467 constant 2000 US$ per c	[107th of 164]
value added > constant LCU	75162000000
value added > current LCU	130374000000
value added > current US$	485,383,500 $	[117th of 172]
value added > current US$ (per $ GDP)	0.262 $ per $1 of GDP	[64th of 180]
value added > current US$ (per capita)	158.17 $ per capita	[99th of 180]

SOURCES
World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: Iron ore

ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Mauritania, Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Al Jumhuriyah al Islamiyah al Muritaniyah, Muritaniyah

Agriculture

Agricultural growth	104	[88th of 149]
Agricultural land > % of land area	38.77 % of land area	[102nd of 198]
Agricultural land > sq. km	397,500 sq. km	[26th of 198]
Agricultural land > sq. km (per capita)	137,405.467 sq. km per 1,000 people	[6th of 199]
Agricultural machinery > tractors	380	[140th of 190]
Agricultural machinery > tractors (per capita)	0.131 per 1 million people	[154th of 190]
Agricultural machinery > tractors per 100 hectares of arable land	7.79	[160th of 188]
Agricultural raw materials exports > % of merchandise exports	0.03 %	[136th of 154]
Agricultural raw materials imports > % of merchandise imports	0.7 %	[124th of 155]
Agriculture, value added > constant 2000 US$ (per capita)	81.857 $ per capita	[115th of 164]
Agriculture, value added > current US$ (per $ GDP)	212.088 $ per $1,000 of GDP	[39th of 182]
Agriculture, value added > current US$ (per capita)	127.881 $ per capita	[101st of 182]
Arable and permanent cropland	500 thousand hectares	[124th of 148]
Arable and permanent cropland (per capita)	161.97 thousand hectares per 1 m	[93rd of 148]
Arable land > % of land area	0.48 % of land area	[194th of 199]
Arable land > hectares	488,000 hectares	[128th of 199]
Arable land > hectares (per capita)	168.689 hectares per 1,000 peop	[92nd of 200]
Cereal production	104 thousand metric tons	[88th of 149]
Cereal production (per capita)	0.0336897 thousand metric tons per	[24th of 149]
Cereal production growth	12%	[68th of 149]
Cereal yield > kg per hectare	1,448.3 kg/ha	[126th of 171]
Crop production index	100.5 %	[132nd of 182]
Fertilizer consumption > 100 grams per hectare of arable land	59.43 100 g/ha of arable land	[140th of 169]
Fertilizer consumption > metric tons	2,900 metric tons	[140th of 169]
Fertilizer consumption > metric tons (per capita)	1.033 metric tons per 1 milli	[142nd of 176]
Food production index	108.8 %	[69th of 182]
Irrigated land > % of cropland	9.8 %	[79th of 164]
Labor share	52.6%	[46th of 149]
Land under cereal production > hectares	243,020 hectares	[117th of 176]
Land under cereal production > hectares (per capita)	79,192.06 hectares per 1,000 peop	[84th of 177]
Livestock production index	110 %	[57th of 181]
Meat production	58 thousand metric tons	[124th of 149]
Meat production (per capita)	0.0187885 thousand metric tons per	[78th of 149]
Meat production growth	6%	[102nd of 149]
Permanent cropland > % of land area	0.01 % of land area	[187th of 187]
Permanent crops	12,000 hectares	[145th of 181]
Permanent crops (per capita)	3.88727 hectares per 1,000 peopl	[146th of 181]
Products dates, millet, sorghum, rice, corn; cattle, sheep
Root and tuber production	5 thousand metric tons	[147th of 149]
Root and tuber production (per capita)	0.0016197 thousand metric tons per	[146th of 149]
Root and tuber production growth	-6%	[117th of 149]
Tractor concentration	0.8	[120th of 147]
Tractors	380	[130th of 147]
Tractors (per capita)	123.097 per 1 million people	[122nd of 147]
Value added	20.92	[50th of 158]
value added > annual % growth	7.94 %	[11th of 164]
value added > constant 2000 US$	251,197,700 constant 2000 US$	[114th of 164]
value added > constant 2000 US$ (per capita)	81.857 constant 2000 US$ per c	[115th of 164]
value added > constant LCU	55839000000
value added > current LCU	105408000000
value added > current US$	392,434,800 $	[113rd of 172]
value added > current US$ (per $ GDP)	212.088 $ per $1,000 of GDP	[39th of 182]
value added > current US$ (per capita)	127.881 $ per capita	[101st of 182]
value added per worker > constant 2000 US$	337.75 constant 2000 US$	[122nd of 163]
Workers per hectare	1.2	[42nd of 148]

SOURCES
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2001; World Development Indicators database; World Resources Institute; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2000; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; The World Bank

ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Mauritania, Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Al Jumhuriyah al Islamiyah al Muritaniyah, Muritaniyah

Transportation

Air transport, freight > million tons per km	0.09 million tons/km	[136th of 153]
Air transport, passengers carried	138,595	[130th of 164]
Air transport, passengers carried (per capita)	45.163 per 1,000 people	[119th of 177]
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide	1,720	[138th of 164]
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide (per capita)	0.56 per 1,000 people	[122nd of 177]
Aircraft departures	2,200	[131st of 155]
Aircraft departures (per capita)	0.712666 per 1,000 people	[110th of 155]
Airports	25	[133rd of 247]
Airports (per $ GDP)	9.389 per billion $ of GDP	[44th of 200]
Airports (per capita)	7.645 per million people	[119th of 234]
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m	5	[78th of 181]
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m	5	[57th of 139]
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per $ GDP)	3,684.598 per $1 trillion of GDP	[9th of 150]
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per capita)	1.529 per million people	[63rd of 178]
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per capita)	1.6197 per 1 million people	[44th of 131]
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m	3	[64th of 119]
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m	3	[93rd of 158]
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m (per $ GDP)	2.211 per $1 billion of GDP	[8th of 141]
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m (per capita)	0.917 per million people	[49th of 156]
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m (per capita)	0.971817 per 1 million people	[38th of 117]
Airports > With paved runways > Total	8	[126th of 234]
Airports > With paved runways > Total (per $ GDP)	3.005 per billion $ of GDP	[34th of 179]
Airports > With paved runways > Total (per capita)	2.446 per million people	[130th of 228]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m	9	[40th of 133]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m	9	[31st of 99]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per $ GDP)	6,632.277 per $1 trillion of GDP	[7th of 118]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per capita)	2.752 per million people	[15th of 130]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per capita)	2.91545 per 1 million people	[13th of 94]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 2438 to 3047 m	1	[30th of 47]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 2438 to 3047 m (per capita)	356.234 per billion people	[14th of 46]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m	7	[99th of 175]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m	6	[78th of 137]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per $ GDP)	5,158.438 per $1 trillion of GDP	[30th of 152]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per capita)	1.94363 per 1 million people	[55th of 130]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per capita)	2.141 per million people	[62nd of 170]
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total	17	[122nd of 204]
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total (per $ GDP)	6,384.789 per trillion $ of GDP	[44th of 165]
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total (per capita)	5.199 per million people	[87th of 195]
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m	1	[176th of 187]
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m (per $ GDP)	375.576 per trillion $ of GDP	[97th of 172]
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m (per capita)	0.306 per million people	[152nd of 184]
Driving side of the road > Left or right	Right side
Highways > Paved	830 km	[58th of 113]
Highways > Paved (per capita)	0.314 km per 1,000 people	[54th of 108]
Highways > Total	7,720 km	[53rd of 118]
Highways > Total (per capita)	2.919 km per 1,000 people	[48th of 113]
Highways > Unpaved	6,890 km	[33rd of 113]
Highways > Unpaved (per capita)	2.605 km per 1,000 people	[22nd of 108]
Motor vehicles	5 motor vehicles per 100 p	[116th of 134]
Ports and harbors Bogue, Kaedi, Nouadhibou, Nouakchott, Rosso
Ports and terminals	Nouadhibou, Nouakchott
Rail lines > total route-km	717 km	[86th of 111]
Railways	717 km	[2nd of 86]
Railways (per capita)	0.232264 km per 1,000 people	[2nd of 75]
Railways > A note owned and operated by government mining company (2001)
Railways > Standard gauge	717 km	[42nd of 64]
Railways > Standard gauge (per $ GDP)	269.288 km per billion $ of GDP	[2nd of 64]
Railways > Total	717 km	[101st of 220]
Railways > Total (per $ GDP)	269.288 km per billion $ of GDP	[12th of 189]
Railways > Total (per capita)	227.348 km per million people	[60th of 218]
Roads, paved > % of total roads	11.3 %	[120th of 163]
Roads, total network > km	7,660 km	[117th of 172]
Roadways > Paved	2,966 km	[45th of 81]
Roadways > Total	11,066 km	[47th of 85]
Roadways > Unpaved	8,100 km	[27th of 79]
Transnational Issues > Disputes > international Mauritanian claims to Western Sahara have been dormant in recent years
Travel services > % of commercial service exports	82.69 %	[8th of 153]
Travel services > % of commercial service imports	32.8 %	[39th of 153]
Vehicle abundance	0.23 per square km	[126th of 141]
Waterways > A note ferry traffic on the Senegal River

SOURCES
World Development Indicators database; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; World standards on users.pandora.be; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005 World Bank Global Development Indicators, 2001; World Bank, World Development Indicators 2001, Washington, DC: World Bank, 2001

ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Mauritania, Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Al Jumhuriyah al Islamiyah al Muritaniyah, Muritaniyah

Taxation

Average time to clear customs > days	3.86 days	[19th of 39]
CPIA fiscal policy rating	2.5	[67th of 75]
Net taxes on products > constant LCU	29964400000
Net taxes on products > current LCU	51713000000
Net taxes on products > current US$	192,527,900 $	[107th of 159]
Net taxes on products > current US$ (per $ GDP)	0.104 $ per $1 billion of GDP	[61st of 174]
Net taxes on products > current US$ (per capita)	62.738 $ per 1 million people	[92nd of 174]
Tax payments > number	61	[21st of 171]
Tax payments > number (per capita)	19.878 per 1 million people	[34th of 170]
Tax rates > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint	12.84 %	[12th of 39]
Total tax rate > % of profit	104.3 %	[9th of 171]

SOURCES
World Development Indicators database

ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Mauritania, Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Al Jumhuriyah al Islamiyah al Muritaniyah, Muritaniyah

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