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Islamic Republic of Mauritania

Al Jumhuriyah al Islamiyah al Muritaniyah


 
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COMMUNICATIONS

Telephones - main lines in use:
26,500 (2001)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
35,000 (2001)
Telephone system:
general assessment: limited system of cable and open-wire lines, minor microwave radio relay links, and radiotelephone communications stations (improvements being made)
domestic: mostly cable and open-wire lines; a recently completed domestic satellite telecommunications system links Nouakchott with regional capitals
international: satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) and 2 Arabsat
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 1, FM 14, shortwave 1 (2001)
Radios:
410,000 (2001)
Television broadcast stations:
1 (2002)
Televisions:
98,000 (2001)
Internet country code:
.mr
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
5 (2001)
Internet users:
7,500 (2001)
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TRANSPORTATION

Railways:
704 km
standard gauge: 704 km 1.435-m gauge
note: owned and operated by government mining company (2001)
Highways:
total: 7,720 km
paved: 830 km
unpaved: 6,890 km (2000)
Waterways:
note: ferry traffic on the Senegal River
Ports and harbors:
Bogue, Kaedi, Nouadhibou, Nouakchott, Rosso
Merchant marine:
none (2002)
Airports:
26 (2001)
Airports - with paved runways:
total: 10 9
2,438 to 3,047 m: 3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3 6 (2002)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 16 17
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 5
914 to 1,523 m: 6 7
under 914 m: 6 3 (2002)
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MILITARY

Military branches:
Army, Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Guard, National Police, Presidential Guard
Military manpower - availability:
males age 15-49: 644,294 (2002 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service:
males age 15-49: 312,276 (2002 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$37.1 million (FY01)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
3.7% (FY01)
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TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES

Disputes - international:
none
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