Railroads: 690 km 1.435-meter (standard) gauge, single track, owned and operated by government mining company

Highways:
total: 7,525 km
paved: 1,685 km
unpaved: gravel, crushed stone, otherwise improved 1,040 km; unimproved earth 4,800 km (roads, trails, tracks)

Inland waterways: mostly ferry traffic on the Senegal River

Ports: Nouadhibou, Nouakchott
Merchant marine: 1 cargo ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,290 GRT/1,840 DWT

Airports:
total: 28
usable: 28
with permanent-surface runways: 9
with runways over 3,659 m: 0
with runways 2,440-3,659 m: 5
with runways 1,220-2,439 m: 17

NOTE: The information regarding Mauritania on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Mauritania Transportation 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Mauritania Transportation 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.