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  1.  People
  2.  
  3. Population: 1,934,549 (July 1990), growth rate 3.1% (1990).
  4.  
  5. Birth rate: 49 births/1,000 population (1990).
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  7. Death rate: 18 deaths/1,000 population (1990).
  8.  
  9. Net migration rate: 0 migrants/1,000 population (1990).
  10.  
  11. Infant mortality rate: 96 deaths/1,000 live births (1990).
  12.  
  13. Life expectancy at birth: 44 years male, 49 years female (1990).
  14.  
  15. Total fertility rate: 7.3 children born/woman (1990).
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  17. Nationality: noun--Mauritanian(s); adjective--Mauritanian.
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  19. Ethnic divisions: 40% mixed Maur/black, 30% Maur, 30% black.
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  21. Religion: nearly 100% Muslim.
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  23. Language: Hasaniya Arabic (national); French (official); 
  24. Toucouleur, Fula, Sarakole, Wolof.
  25.  
  26. Literacy: 17%.
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  28. Labor force: 465,000 (1981 est.); 45,000 wage earners (1980); 
  29. 47% agriculture, 29% services, 14% industry and commerce, 
  30. 10% government; 53% of population of working age (1985).
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  32. Organized labor: 30,000 members claimed by single union, 
  33. Mauritanian Workers' Union.
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