(ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF MAURITANIA)
(WIPO code: MR) (latest review April 2023)
(ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF MAURITANIA)
(WIPO code: MR) (latest review April 2023)
1,025,520 sq. km.
4,244,878 (2023).
Nouakchott.
Arabic, French.
Ougiya.
Grains, rice, fishing, farming.
Iron, copper, diamond.
Iron, copper, fish.
(per capita): U.S.$ 1,950 (estimated 2021).
A former French colony, part of French West Africa, Mauritania obtained its internal administrative autonomy and became a member of the French Community in 1958, and later achieved its full independence on November 28, 1960.
The people of Mauritania are mainly nomadic. There are large reserves of iron ore at Fort-Gouraud and copper deposits at Bakel Akjoujt. Iron ore is being exploited by an international company, the Société des Mines de Fer de Mauritanie, with the aid of a loan from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD).