Location: - Located in West Africa on the Atlantic coast, bordered on the north of the Western Sahara, Algeria, Senegal, from the south, and financial support from the east and south.

Geography: - terrain in Mauritania consists mainly of plateaus and plains, Total Area: - 1,030,700 sq km land area: - 1,030,700, an area of water: 0.

Capital: Nouakchott.

Language: - English is the official language by the Mauritanian constitution, although French is the dominant language in government circles, few English-proliferation. Spanish is less widespread than that, Hassaniya, Pulaar, Soninke, Alolovih, tone Aznak, Albembaria.

Population: - 3,359,185 people (2012).

Labor force: - 1,318 million (2007).

GDP (purchasing power parity):

$ 7.115 billion (according to Statistics 2011)

$ 6.845 billion (according to Statistics 2010)

$ 6.513 billion (according to Statistics 2009)

GDP (official exchange rate):

$ 4.131 billion (according to Statistics 2011)

GDP - real growth rate:

4% (by Statistics 2011)

5.1% (according to Statistics 2010)

-1.2% (According to Statistics 2009)

GDP - per capita (PPP):

 $ 2,000 (according to Statistics 2011)

 $ 2,000 (according to Statistics 2010)

 $ 1,900 (according to Statistics 2009)

Budget:

Revenue: $ 1.37 billion (according to Statistics 2011)

Expenditures: $ 1.423 billion (according to Statistics 2011)

Exports:

2.799 billion dollars (according to Statistics 2011)

2.041 billion dollars (according to Statistics 2010)

Imports:

$ 2.854 billion (according to Statistics 2011)

$ 2.038 billion (according to Statistics 2010)

Debt - external:

$ 2.816 billion (according to statistics December 31, 2011)

$ 2.351 billion (according to statistics December 31, 2010)

Military expenditures:

5.5% of GDP (according to 2006 statistics)

Note: figures are in US dollars

Airports: 28 

Airports - with paved runways: 10

From 2.438 to 3.047 m: 5

From 1,524 to 2,437 m: 5 

Airports - with unpaved runways: 18

From 2.438 to 3.047 m: 1

From 1,524 to 2,437 m: 7

From 914 to 1,523 m: 8

Under 914 m: 2