Mauritania Population: 2 511 473 (July 1998 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 46% (male 584 303; female 583 526) 15-64 years: 51% (male 624 144; female 660 478) 65 years and over: 3% (male 24 813; female 34 209) (July 1998 est.) Population growth rate: 2.52% (1998 est.) Birth rate: 44.46 births/1 000 population (1998 est.) Death rate: 14.59 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.) Net migration rate: -4.65 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.) Sex ratio: at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.73 male(s)/female (1998 est.) Infant mortality rate: 78.22 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 49.99 years male: 46.95 years female: 53.11 years (1998 est.) Total fertility rate: 6.41 children born/woman (1998 est.) Nationality: noun: Mauritanian(s) adjective: Mauritanian Ethnic groups: mixed Maur/black 40% Maur 30% black 30% Religions: Muslim 100% Languages: Hasaniya Arabic (official) Pular Soninke Wolof (official) French Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 37.7% male: 49.6% female: 26.3% (1995 est.)
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