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Republic of Mauritius
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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280,900 (2000) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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180,000 (2000) |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: small system with good service
domestic: primarily microwave radio relay trunk system international: satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean); new microwave link to Reunion; HF radiotelephone links to several countries |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 4, FM 9, shortwave 0 (2002) |
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Radios:
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420,000 (1997) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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2 (plus several repeaters) (1997) |
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Televisions:
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258,000 (1997) |
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Internet country code:
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.mu |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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2 (2000) |
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Internet users:
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158,000 (2002) |
TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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0 km (2002) |
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Highways:
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total: 1,860 km
paved: 1,786 km (including 36 km of expressways) unpaved: 74 km (2001) |
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Waterways:
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none |
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Ports and harbors:
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Port Louis |
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Merchant marine:
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total: 8 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 66,004 GRT/90,017 DWT
ships by type: cargo 2, combination bulk 2, container 2, refrigerated cargo 2 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience:, Belgium 1, India 3, Norway 1, Switzerland 2 (2002 est.) |
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Airports:
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5 (2001) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 2
over 3,047 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2002) |
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 3
914 to 1,523 m: 2 under 914 m: 1 (2002) |
MILITARY
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Military branches:
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National Police Force (includes the paramilitary Special Mobile Force or SMF and National Coast Guard) |
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Military manpower - availability:
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males age 15-49: 340,050 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - fit for military service:
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males age 15-49: 171,239 (2002 est.) |
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Military expenditures - dollar figure:
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$9.1 million (FY01) |
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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0.2% (FY01) |
TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES
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Disputes - international:
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Mauritius claims the Chagos Archipelago (UK-administered British Indian Ocean Territory), and its former inhabitants, who reside chiefly in Mauritius, but were granted UK citizenship and the right to repatriation in 2001; claims French-administered Tromelin Island |
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Illicit drugs:
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minor consumer and transshipment point for heroin from South Asia; small amounts of cannabis produced and consumed locally; significant offshore financial industry creates potential for money laundering, but corruption levels are relatively low and the government appears generally to be committed to regulating its banking industry |