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Transportation of Mauritania

Airports:25 (2006)
Airports - with paved runways:total: 8
2,438 to 3,047 m: 3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 5 (2006)
Airports - with unpaved runways:total: 17
1,524 to 2,437 m: 9
914 to 1,523 m: 7
under 914 m: 1 (2006)
Railways:717 km
standard gauge: 717 km 1.435-m gauge (2006)
Roadways:total: 7,660 km
paved: 866 km
unpaved: 6,794 km (1999)
Ports and terminals:Nouadhibou, Nouakchott

Mauritania Quickstats

  • Population: 3,270,065 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 1,030,700 sq km
  • Density: 3.0 /km² (221st)
  • GDP (total): $7.159 billion (144th)
  • GDP (per capita): $2,402 (132nd)
  • Literacy: 51.2%

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  • Currency: Ouguiya (MRO)
  • Dial code: +222

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