Mauritania

In this vast country dominated by the Sahel, the impacts of climate change are already being felt, with disastrous droughts damaging the country's resilience.

• Population 4 million
  Population living on $1.90 or less 10.9%
• Life expectancy 63.1 years
• Resources iron ore, fish, gold, copper
• Literacy rate 59%
  
  Average rate in sub-Saharan Africa 59%
  
• Sources: World Bank, UN, CIA World Factbook