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Main article: Africa
Economy
GDP $1,310 per person
Inflation
2022: Inflation in November - 11.3%
Gas production
The coast of Mauritania and neighboring Senegal is considered one of the most popular gas production sites in the world.
In October 2019, Kosmos Energy opened one of the largest natural gas fields offshore Mauritania.
The American oil and gas company claims that the reserves of the field amount to approximately 1.5 trillion cubic meters of gas.
Kosmos Energy planned to sell its stake in the Mauritania-Senegal basin on the Orca-1 well before the end of the year. However, after the discovery of the field, this decision was postponed until 2020.
Alcohol market
Minimum age to purchase alcoholic beverages
Agriculture
2019: Low use of pesticides in agriculture
Consumption
Meat
2023: Lamb and goat are the most consumed type of meat
Vegetables
2018: Vegetable consumption - 51 kg per capita
Power
Electrification
Mauritania IT Market
2022: No start-up industry
Energy carriers
2020: Energy consumption per capita
andForeign trade
2022: China is the biggest export destination
Population
Main article: Population of Africa
Migration
2021: Net outflow over 4 years
Marriages
Allowed to have more than one spouse
Overweight
Mortality
Traffic safety
Education
Percentage of people who can read
Health care
2021: Maternity leave
in2020
Duration of guaranteed paid sick leave from 3 to 5.9 months
Part of the population defecates on the street
Religion
2020: The country in the world leaders in the share of Muslims in the total population
Crime
Prisons
2022: Minimum age of imprisonment for children - 7 years
2018: Number of prisoners per 100 thousand citizens
Landscape
The Eye of the Sahara
There is a unique location in the Sahara Desert called the Sahara Eye or Galb Er Rishat.
This is a huge crater, with a ring structure and a diameter of 50 kilometers.
In 2019, to get to Galb Er Rishat, you first need to get to the capital of Mauritania Nouakchott, from there you can get to the city of Ouadan. From the city to the "Eye of the Sahara" can be reached by car, balloon or plane, depending on the possibilities and desires.