Railways:
total:
704 km (single track); note - owned and operated by government mining company (2001)
standard gauge:
704 km 1.435-m gauge
Highways:
total:
7,720 km
paved:
830 km
unpaved:
6,890 km (2000)
Waterways: mostly ferry traffic on the Senegal River
Ports and harbors: Bogue, Kaedi, Nouadhibou, Nouakchott, Rosso
Merchant marine: none (2002)
Airports: 26 (2001)
Airports - with paved runways:
total:
9
2,438 to 3,047 m:
3
1,524 to 2,437 m:
6 (2002)
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 (2002)