My World Factbook
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Transportation
28 (2010)
country comparison to the world: 
120
total: 9
2,438 to 3,047 m: 5
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4 (2010)
total: 19
1,524 to 2,437 m: 9
914 to 1,523 m: 8
under 914 m: 2 (2010)
728 km
standard gauge: 728 km 1.435-m gauge (2008)
total: 11,066 km
country comparison to the world: 133
paved: 2,966 km
unpaved: 8,100 km (2006)
some navigation possible on Senegal River (2010)
Nouadhibou, Nouakchott
The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism - 
