| People | Mauritania |
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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34,900 (2006) |
Telephones - main lines in use density:
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11 Telephones - main lines in use per 1000 people |
Telephones - mobile cellular:
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1.06 million (2006) |
Telephones - mobile cellular - density:
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316 mobile cellular telephones in use per 1000 capita |
Telephone system:
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general assessment: limited system of cable and open-wire lines, minor microwave radio relay links, and radiotelephone communications stations; mobile-cellular services expanding rapidly
domestic: Mauritel, the national telecommunications company, was privatized in 2001 but remains the monopoly provider of fixed-line services; fixed-line teledensity 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular network coverage extends mainly to urban areas with a teledensity approaching 35 per 100 persons; mostly cable and open-wire lines; a domestic satellite telecommunications system links Nouakchott with regional capitals
international: country code - 222; satellite earth stations - 3 (1 Intelsat - Atlantic Ocean, 2 Arabsat) |
Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 1, FM 14, shortwave 1 (2001) |
Radio broadcast stations AM density:
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3,364,940 people per AM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations FM density:
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240,353 people per FM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations shortwave density:
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3,364,940 people per shortwave Radio broadcast station |
Television broadcast stations:
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1 (2002) |
Television broadcast stations density:
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3,364,940 people per Television broadcast station |
Internet country code:
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.mr |
Internet hosts:
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14 (2007) |
Internet users:
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100,000 (2006) |
Internet users - density:
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30 internet users per 1000 capita |
Communications - note:
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void |
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