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Islamic Republic of Mauritania
Al Jumhuriyah al Islamiyah al Muritaniyah
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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26,500 (2001) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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35,000 (2001) |
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Telephone system:
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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 |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 1, FM 14, shortwave 1 (2001) |
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Radios:
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410,000 (2001) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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1 (2002) |
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Televisions:
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98,000 (2001) |
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Internet country code:
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.mr |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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5 (2001) |
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Internet users:
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7,500 (2001) |
TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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704 km
standard gauge: 704 km 1.435-m gauge note: owned and operated by government mining company (2001) |
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Highways:
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total: 7,720 km
paved: 830 km unpaved: 6,890 km (2000) |
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Waterways:
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note: ferry traffic on the Senegal River |
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Ports and harbors:
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Bogue, Kaedi, Nouadhibou, Nouakchott, Rosso |
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Merchant marine:
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none (2002) |
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Airports:
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26 (2001) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 10 9
2,438 to 3,047 m: 3 1,524 to 2,437 m: 3 6 (2002) |
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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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) |
MILITARY
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Military branches:
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Army, Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Guard, National Police, Presidential Guard |
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Military manpower - availability:
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males age 15-49: 644,294 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - fit for military service:
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males age 15-49: 312,276 (2002 est.) |
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Military expenditures - dollar figure:
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$37.1 million (FY01) |
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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3.7% (FY01) |
TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES
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Disputes - international:
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none |