Railways 704 km
standard gauge: 704 km 1.435-m gauge
note: owned and operated by government mining company (2001)

Highways
total: 7,720 km
paved: 830 km
unpaved: 6,890 km (2000)

Waterways
note: ferry traffic on the Senegal River

Ports and harbors Bogue, Kaedi, Nouadhibou, Nouakchott, Rosso

Merchant marine none (2002 est.)

Airports 26 (2001)

Airports - with paved runways
total: 9
2,438 to 3,047 m: 3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 6 (2001)

Airports - with unpaved runways
total: 17
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 5
914 to 1,523 m: 7
under 914 m: 3 (2001)

NOTE: The information regarding Mauritania on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Mauritania Transportation 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Mauritania Transportation 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.