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Mauritania: Communications
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Mauritania |
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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26,500 (2001)
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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35,000 (2001)
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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 (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
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 1, FM 14, shortwave 1 (2001)
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Radios:
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410,000 (2001)
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Television broadcast stations:
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1 (2002)
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Televisions:
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98,000 (2001)
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Internet country code:
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.mr
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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5 (2001)
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Internet users:
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7,500 (2001)
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