Telephones 17,000 (1991 est.)

Telephone system poor 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: satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) and 2 Arabsat

Radio broadcast stations AM 2, FM 0, shortwave 0

Radios 300,000 (1993 est.)

Television broadcast stations 1 (1987 est.)

Televisions 50,000 (1992 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Mauritania on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Mauritania Communications 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Mauritania Communications 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.