Ports and harbors:
Nouadhibou, Nouakchott
Airports:
24 (2004 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:
Mauritanian Armed Forces: Army, Navy (Marine Mauritanienne;
includes Naval Infantry), Air Force (Force Aerienne Islamique de
Mauritanie, FAIM) (2005)
Military service age and obligation:
18 years of age (est.); conscript service obligation - 2 years;
majority of servicemen believed to be volunteers; service in Air
Force and Navy is voluntary (April 2005)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 18-49: 606,463 (2005 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 18-49: 370,513 (2005 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$20.8 million (2004)