centered at Nebit-Dag Independence: 27 October (1979)

25.64 births/1,000 population (1993 est.) Total fertility rate: 1.89 children born/woman (1993 est.) Infant mortality rate: 40.8 deaths/1,000 live births (1993 est.) Nationality: noun: Mauritanian(s) adjective: Mauritanian Ethnic divisions: Hutu 90%, Tutsi

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