41,000 (2005) Telephones - mobile cellular: 522,400 (2004) Telephone system: 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: country code - 222; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) and 2 Arabsat Radio broadcast stations: AM 1, FM 14, shortwave 1 (2001) Television broadcast stations: 1 (2002) Internet country code: .mr Internet hosts: 21 (2005) Internet users: 14,000 (2005) |