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Mauritania Economy 1998 https://greekorthodoxchurch.org/wfb1998/mauritania/mauritania_economy.html SOURCE: 1998 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Economy - overview A majority of the population still depends on agriculture and livestock for a livelihood, even though most of the nomads and many subsistence farmers were forced into the cities by recurrent droughts in the 1970s and 1980s. Mauritania has extensive deposits of iron ore, which account for almost 50% of total exports. The decline in world demand for this ore, however, has led to cutbacks in production. The nation's coastal waters are among the richest fishing areas in the world, but overexploitation by foreigners threatens this key source of revenue. The country's first deepwater port opened near Nouakchott in 1986. In recent years, drought and economic mismanagement have resulted in a substantial buildup of foreign debt. The government has begun the second stage of an economic reform program in consultation with the World Bank, the IMF, and major donor countries. Short-term growth prospects are poor because of the heavy debt service burden, rapid population growth, and vulnerability to climatic conditions. GDP purchasing power parity - $4.1 billion (1996 est.) GDP - real growth rate 6% (1996 est.) GDP - per capita purchasing power parity - $1,750 (1996 est.) GDP - composition by sector
Inflation rate - consumer price index 4.7% (1996) Labor force
Unemployment rate 23% (1995 est.) Budget
Industries fish processing, mining of iron ore and gypsum Industrial production growth rate 7.2% (1994) Electricity - capacity 105,000 kW (1995) Electricity - production 143 million kWh (1995) Electricity - consumption per capita 63 kWh (1995) Agriculture - products dates, millet, sorghum, root crops; cattle, sheep; fish products Exports
Imports
Debt - external $2.5 billion (1995) Economic aid
Currency 1 ouguiya (UM) = 5 khoums Exchange rates ouguiyas (UM) per US$1 - 169.880 (January 1998), 148.916 (1997), 137.222 (1996), 129.768 (1995), 123.575 (1994), 120.806 (1993) Fiscal year
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NOTE: The information regarding Mauritania on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Mauritania Economy 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Mauritania Economy 1998 should be addressed to the CIA. |