Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.73 male(s)/female
all ages: 0.97 male(s)/female (1996 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 81.7 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 49.01 years male: 46.09 years female: 52.06 years (1996 est.)
Total fertility rate: 6.84 children born/woman (1996 est.)
Nationality: noun: Mauritanian(s) adjective: Mauritanian
Ethnic divisions: mixed Maur/black 40%, Maur 30%, black 30%
Religions: Muslim 100%
Languages: Hasaniya Arabic (official), Pular, Soninke, Wolof
(official)
Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1995 est.)
total population: 37.7%
male: 49.6%
female: 26.3%
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