Mauritania

President: Muhammad Ould Abdelaziz (2009)

Prime Minister: Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar (2005)

Land area: 397,837 sq mi (1,030,400 sq km);

total area: 397, 953 sq mi (1,030,700 sq km)

Population (2010 est.): 3,205,060

growth rate: 2.4%);

birth rate: 33.6/1000;

infant mortality rate: 61.9/1000;

life expectancy: 60.7;

density per sq km: 3

Capital and largest city (2003 est.): Nouakchott, 661,400

Monetary unit: Ouguiya