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French Republic
Republique Francaise
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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34.86 million (yearend 1998) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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11.078 million (yearend 1998) |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: highly developed
domestic: extensive cable and microwave radio relay; extensive introduction of fiber-optic cable; domestic satellite system international: satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (with total of 5 antennas - 2 for Indian Ocean and 3 for Atlantic Ocean), NA Eutelsat, 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic Ocean region); HF radiotelephone communications with more than 20 countries |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 41, FM about 3,500 (this figure is an approximation and includes many repeaters), shortwave 2 (1998) |
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Radios:
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55.3 million (1997) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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584 (plus 9,676 repeaters) (1995) |
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Televisions:
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34.8 million (1997) |
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Internet country code:
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.fr |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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62 (2000) |
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Internet users:
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16.97 million (2002) |
TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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total: 31,939 km (operated by French National Railways (SNCF); 14,176 km of SNCF routes are electrified and 12,132 km are double- or multiple-track)
standard gauge: 31,840 km 1.435-m gauge narrow gauge: 99 km 1.000-m gauge (2000 est.) |
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Highways:
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total: 892,900 km
paved: 892,900 km (including 9,900 km of expressways) unpaved: 0 km (1999) |
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Waterways:
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14,932 km (6,969 km heavily traveled) |
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Pipelines:
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crude oil 3,059 km; petroleum products 4,487 km; natural gas 24,746 km |
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Ports and harbors:
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Bordeaux, Boulogne, Cherbourg, Dijon, Dunkerque, La Pallice, Le Havre, Lyon, Marseille, Mullhouse, Nantes, Paris, Rouen, Saint Nazaire, Saint Malo, Strasbourg |
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Merchant marine:
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total: 49 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,263,691 GRT/1,769,932 DWT
ships by type: bulk 3, cargo 4, chemical tanker 9, combination bulk 1, container 3, liquefied gas 3, passenger 3, petroleum tanker 15, roll on/roll off 4, short-sea passenger 4 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: French Polynesia 2, Greece 1, Japan 1, Norway 1, Sweden 9 (2002 est.) |
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Airports:
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477 (2001) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 273
over 3,047 m: 13 2,438 to 3,047 m: 28 914 to 1,523 m: 80 under 914 m: 57 (2002) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 95 |
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 204
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2 914 to 1,523 m: 74 under 914 m: 128 (2002) |
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Heliports:
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3 (2002) |
MILITARY
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Military branches:
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Army (includes marines), Navy (includes naval air), Air Force (includes Air Defense), National Gendarmerie |
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Military manpower - military age:
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18 years of age (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - availability:
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males age 15-49: 14,534,480 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - fit for military service:
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males age 15-49: 12,092,938 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
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males: 390,064 (2002 est.) |
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Military expenditures - dollar figure:
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$46.5 billion (2000) |
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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2.57% (2002) |
TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES
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Disputes - international:
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Madagascar claims Bassas da India, Europa Island, Glorioso Islands, Juan de Nova Island, and Tromelin Island; Comoros claims Mayotte; Mauritius claims Tromelin Island; territorial dispute between Suriname and French Guiana; territorial claim in Antarctica (Adelie Land); Matthew and Hunter Islands, east of New Caledonia, claimed by France and Vanuatu |
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Illicit drugs:
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transshipment point for and consumer of South American cocaine, Southwest Asian heroin, and European synthetics |