Mauritania Transportation - 2024

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

National air transport system

number of registered air carriers: 1 (2020)

inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 6

annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 454,435 (2018)

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix

5T

Airports

25 (2024)

Heliports

3 (2024)

Railways

total: 728 km (2014)

standard gauge: 728 km (2014) 1.435-m gauge

Roadways

total: 12,253 km (2018)

paved: 3,988 km (2018)

unpaved: 8,265 km (2018)

Waterways

1,086 km (2022) (some navigation possible on the Senegal River)

Merchant marine

total: 11 (2023)

by type: general cargo 2, other 9

Ports and terminals

major seaport(s): Nouadhibou, Nouakchott

NOTE: The information regarding Mauritania on this page is re-published from the 2024 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Mauritania 2024 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Mauritania 2024 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.