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The People of Mauritania

Mauritanian People

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Population: 3,129,486 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure: 0-14 years: 41% (male 643,436/female 638,793) 15-64 years: 55.7% (male 818,778/female 923,046) 65 years and over: 3.4% (male 44,836/female 60,597) (2009 est.)

Median age: total: 19.2 years male: 18.3 years female: 20 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate: 2.399% (2009 est.)

Death rate: 11.61 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate: -0.96 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Sex ratio: at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.89 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.74 male(s)/female total population: 0.93 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate: total: 63.42 deaths/1,000 live births male: 68.65 deaths/1,000 live births female: 58.03 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 60.37 years male: 58.22 years female: 62.59 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate: 4.45 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.8% (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 14,000 (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths: fewer than 1,000 (2007 est.)

Nationality: noun: Mauritanian(s) adjective: Mauritanian

Ethnic groups: mixed Moor/black 40%, Moor 30%, black 30%

Religions: Muslim 100%

Languages: Arabic (official and national), Pulaar, Soninke, Wolof (all national languages), French, Hassaniya

Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 51.2% male: 59.5% female: 43.4% (2000 census)