Transportation
Railways:
total:
704 km (single track); note - owned and operated by government mining company
standard gauge:
704 km 1.435-m gauge (1995)
Highways:
total:
7,496 km
paved:
1,342 km
unpaved:
6,154 km (1987 est.)
Waterways:
mostly ferry traffic on the Senegal River
Ports:
Bogue, Kaedi, Nouadhibou, Nouakchott, Rosso
Merchant marine:
none
Airports:
total:
24
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
3
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
4
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
1
with paved runways under 914 m:
2
with unpaved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
1
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
4
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
9 (1995 est.)
