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Communications of Mauritania

Telephones - main lines in use:34,900 (2006)
Telephones - mobile cellular:1.06 million (2006)
Telephone system:general assessment: limited system of cable and open-wire lines, minor microwave radio relay links, and radiotelephone communications stations (improvements being made)
domestic: mostly cable and open-wire lines; a recently completed domestic satellite telecommunications system links Nouakchott with regional capitals
international: country code - 222; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), 2 Arabsat
Radio broadcast stations:AM 1, FM 14, shortwave 1 (2001)
Radios:410,000 (2001)
Television broadcast stations:1 (2002)
Televisions:98,000 (2001)
Internet country code:.mr
Internet hosts:32 (2006)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):5 (2001)
Internet users:14,000 (2005)

Mauritania Quickstats

  • Population: 3,270,065 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 1,030,700 sq km
  • Density: 3.0 /km² (221st)
  • GDP (total): $7.159 billion (144th)
  • GDP (per capita): $2,402 (132nd)
  • Literacy: 51.2%

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  • Currency: Ouguiya (MRO)
  • Dial code: +222

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