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Mauritania in numbers

RESOURCES PRODUCTION
Iron ore : expectation of 13 million t / year by 2025
Fisheries : 700,000 t /year (Potential fisheries 1.5 million t/ year)
Agriculture : 350,000 to 400,000 t / year
Livestock : = cattle=1.9 million, sheep= 21 million, camel= 1.4 million
Gaz : Huge potential in terms of
Natural Gaz

GDP : 5,256 million dollars
GDP per capita : 1,849 dollars
Annual growth rate : 16%

EXPORTATION AND IMPORTATION
Exportation : 1.4 billion US Dollars
Importation : 1.9 billion US Dollars
Commercial balance : (-26,266,416.5 Dollars)

FOREIGN TRADE
Export : Iron ore, Marin products, Rare metals
Inport : Mineral fuel, Machines, Vessels

MAIN PARTNERS TO EXPORTATION
Japan , E.U., France, Spain , Italy , Germany ,Belgium , China , Russia , USA ...

TRADE WITH JAPAN
Seafood Export to JAPAN Year 2004 Quantity = 14 thousand tons Value = 11,697 Million yen
MAURITANIAN TOTAL IMPORT FROM JAPAN = 3,219 Million yen

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