65,100 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 158
4.024 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 121
one state-run TV (Television de Mauritanie) and one state-run radio network (Radio de Mauritanie); Television de Mauritanie has three channels, Al Mahadra station (for Islamic content) and Channels 1 and 2, which cover news, sports, and other programming;
75,000 (2009)
country comparison to the world: 170
728 km
standard gauge: 728 km 1.435-m gauge (2008)
total: 10,628 km
country comparison to the world: 133
paved: 3,158 km
unpaved: 7,470 km (2010)
(some navigation is possible on the Senegal River) (2011)
major seaport(s): Nouadhibou, Nouakchott
none
30 (2013)
country comparison to the world: 116
