Short facts about transportation in Mauritania
| Railways: |
total: 750 km (single track); note - owned and operated by government mining
company
standard gauge: 750 km 1.435-m gauge
(1995) |
| Highways: |
total: 7,660 km
paved: 866 km
unpaved: 6,794 km
(1996) |
| Waterways: |
note: ferry traffic on the Senegal
River |
| Ports and
harbors: |
Bogue, Kaedi, Nouadhibou, Nouakchott,
Rosso |
| Merchant
marine: |
none (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with paved runways: |
total: 8
2,438 to 3,047 m: 3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 5
(2000 est.) |
| Airports -
with unpaved runways: |
total: 18
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m:
4
914 to 1,523 m: 9
under 914 m: 3 (2000
est.) | Source: World Factbook |
