Mauritania

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Official Name
Islamic Republic of Mauritania
Population Full

4,403,000 (2018 World Bank)

Principal Languages
French, Standard Arabic
Literacy Rate
54% (2017 UNESCO)
International Conventions
ACHPR (1986), CPPDCE (2015), CSICH (2006), ICCPR (2004), UNCRPD (2012)
General References
Applegate 1970, Gerteiny 1967, Welmers 1971b
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Mauritania is 7. All are living languages. Of these, 5 are indigenous and 2 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 3 are institutional, 3 are developing, and 1 is dying. Also listed are 2 unestablished languages.