GDP Official Exchange Rate (OER is more precise at gauging a countries economic power)
(Estimated 2011): $4 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (OER) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): (US$) or (GBP)
GDP Purchasing Power Parity (PPP is good for gauging living conditions and use of resources but not as accurate as OER. This data has been calculated based on the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States)
(Estimated 2011): $7.242 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (PPP) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): $2,200 (US$) or (GBP)
Capital: Nouakchott
Population (Estimated July 2012): 3,359,185
Area: 1,030,700km2 or 398,000mi2
Currency: Ouguiya (UM)
Official Language: Arabic
Political Information: Islamic Republic
Official Religion: Islam
(approximately 100% of the population are followers of the Muslim Faith)
Highest Mountain: Kediet Ijill 910m or 2,985ft
Largest River:
Time Zone (GMT/UTC): GMT
Wildlife:
Counties/Provinces/States: 13 regions (wilayas, singular - wilaya); Adrar, Assaba, Brakna, Dakhlet Nouadhibou, Gorgol, Guidimaka, Hodh ech Chargui, Hodh El Gharbi, Inchiri, Nouakchott, Tagant, Tiris Zemmour, Trarza
Leaders: President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, with Prime Minister Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf
Additional: Gained independence from France on the 28th of November 1960.
Sources: CIA World Fact Book, and Encyclopaedia Britannica.
