Railways: 717 km standard gauge: 717 km 1.435-m gauge (2003)
Highways: total: 7,720 km paved: 830 km unpaved: 6,890 km (2000)
Waterways:
some ferry traffic on Senegal River (2004)
Ports and harbors:
Bogue, Kaedi, Nouadhibou, Nouakchott, Rosso
Merchant marine:
none
Airports:
24 (2003 est.)
Airports - with paved runways:
total: 8
2,438 to 3,047 m: 3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 5 (2004 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways: total: 16 1,524 to 2,437 m: 9 914 to 1,523 m: 6 under 914 m: 1 (2004 est.)
Military Mauritania
Military branches:
Army, Navy (including Naval Infantry), Air Force, National
Gendarmerie, National Guard, National Police, Presidential Guard
(BSSP)