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Republic of Madagascar
Republique de Madagascar
former: Malagasy Republic
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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55,000 (2000) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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63,100 (2000) |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: system is above average for the region
domestic: open-wire lines, coaxial cables, microwave radio relay, and tropospheric scatter links connect regions international: submarine cable to Bahrain; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) and 1 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region) |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 2 (plus a number of repeater stations), FM 9, shortwave 6 (2001) |
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Radios:
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3.05 million (1997) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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1 (plus 36 repeaters) (2001) |
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Televisions:
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325,000 (1997) |
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Internet country code:
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.mg |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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2 (2000) |
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Internet users:
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35,000 (2002) |
TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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total: 893 km
narrow gauge: 893 km 1.000-m gauge (2001) |
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Highways:
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total: 49,837 km
paved: 5,781 km unpaved: 44,056 km (1996) |
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Waterways:
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note: of local importance only |
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Ports and harbors:
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Antsiranana, Antsohimbondrona, Mahajanga, Toamasina, Toliara |
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Merchant marine:
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total: 15 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 27,199 GRT/37,462 DWT
ships by type: cargo 9, chemical tanker 1, liquefied gas 1, petroleum tanker 2, roll on/roll off 2 (2002 est.) |
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Airports:
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130 (2001) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 29
over 3,047 m: 1 2,438 to 3,047 m: 2 1,524 to 2,437 m: 4 914 to 1,523 m: 20 under 914 m: 2 (2002) |
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 92
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2 914 to 1,523 m: 46 under 914 m: 44 (2002) |
MILITARY
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Military branches:
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People's Armed Forces (comprising Intervention Force, Development Force, Aeronaval [Navy and Air] Force), Gendarmerie, Presidential Security Regiment |
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Military manpower - military age:
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20 years of age (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - availability:
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males age 15-49: 3,758,940 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - fit for military service:
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males age 15-49: 2,229,304 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
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males: 153,856 (2002 est.) |
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Military expenditures - dollar figure:
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$48.7 million (FY01) |
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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1.2% (FY01) |
TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES
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Disputes - international:
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claims Bassas da India, Europa Island, Glorioso Islands, Juan de Nova Island, and Tromelin Island (all administered by France) |
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Illicit drugs:
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illicit producer of cannabis (cultivated and wild varieties) used mostly for domestic consumption; transshipment point for heroin |