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ntic Ocean) Radio broadcast stations: AM 1, FM 6, shortwave 0 Radios: 74,000 (1992 est.) Television broadcast stations: 11 (in addition, there are nine repeaters) (1997) Televisions: 65,000 (1993 est.) Transportation Railways: 0 km Highways: total: 2,724 km paved: NA km unpaved: NA km (1994) Ports and harbors: Fort-de-France, La Trinite Merchant marine: none Airports: 2 (1998 est.) Airports--with paved runways: total: 1 over 3,047 m: 1 (1998 est.) Airports--with unpaved runways: total: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (1998 est.) Military Military branches: French forces (Army, Navy, Air Force), Gendarmerie Military--note: defense is the responsibility of France Transnational Issues Disputes--international: none Illicit drugs: transshipment point for cocaine and marijuana bound for the US and Europe ====================================================================== @Mauritania ---------- Geography Location: Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Senegal and Western Sahara Geographic coordinates: 20 00 N, 12 00 W Map references: Africa Area: total: 1,030,700 sq km land: 1,030,400 sq km water: 300 sq km Area--comparative: slightly larger than three times the size of New Mexico Land boundaries: total: 5,074 km border countries: Algeria 463 km, Mali 2,237 km, Senegal 813 km, Western Sahara 1,561 km Coastline: 754 km Maritime claims: contiguous zone: 24 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm Climate: desert; constantly hot, dry, dusty Terrain: mostly barren, flat plains of the Sahara; some central hills Elevation extremes: lowest point: Sebkha de Ndrhamcha -3 m highest point: Kediet Ijill 910 m Natural resources: iron ore, gypsum, fish, copper, phosphate Land use: arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% permanent pastures: 38% forests and woodland: 4% other: 58% (1993 est.) Irrigated land: 490 sq km (1993 est.) Natural hazards: hot, dry, dust/sand-laden sirocco wind blows primarily in March and April; periodic droughts Environment--current issues: overgrazing, deforestation, and soil erosion aggravated by drought are contributing to desertification; very limited natural fresh water resources away from the Senegal
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