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Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros
Republique Federale Islamique des Comores
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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7,000 (2000) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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NA |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: sparse system of microwave radio relay and HF radiotelephone communication stations
domestic: HF radiotelephone communications and microwave radio relay international: HF radiotelephone communications to Madagascar and Reunion |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 1, FM 4, shortwave 1 (2001) |
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Radios:
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90,000 (1997) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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NA |
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Televisions:
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1,000 (1997) |
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Internet country code:
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.km |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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1 (2000) |
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Internet users:
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2,500 (2002) |
TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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0 km |
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Highways:
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total: 880 km
paved: 673 km unpaved: 207 km (1996) |
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Waterways:
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none |
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Ports and harbors:
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Fomboni, Moroni, Moutsamoudou |
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Merchant marine:
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total: 6 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 139,779 GRT/205,369 DWT
ships by type: cargo 6 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Malta 1, Pakistan 1, Turkey 1 (2002 est.) |
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Airports:
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4 (2001) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 4
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 3 (2002) |
MILITARY
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Military branches:
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Comoran Security Force |
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Military manpower - availability:
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males age 15-49: 145,509 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - fit for military service:
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males age 15-49: 86,455 (2002 est.) |
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Military expenditures - dollar figure:
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$6 million (FY01) |
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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3% (FY01) |
TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES
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Disputes - international:
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claims French-administered Mayotte; the island of Anjouan (Nzwani) has moved to secede from Comoros again after recent military coup |