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Department of Reunion
Ile de la Reunion
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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268,500 (1999) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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197,000 (September 2000) |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: adequate system; principal center is Saint-Denis
domestic: modern open wire and microwave radio relay network international: radiotelephone communication to Comoros, France, Madagascar; new microwave route to Mauritius; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 2, FM 55, shortwave 0 (2001) |
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Radios:
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173,000 (1997) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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35 (plus 18 low-power repeaters) (2001) |
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Televisions:
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127,000 (1997) |
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Internet country code:
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.re |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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1 (2000) |
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Internet users:
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10,000 (2000) |
TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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0 km |
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Highways:
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total: 2,724 km
paved: 1,300 km (including 73 km of four-lane road) note: 370 km of road are maintained by national authorities, 754 km by departmental authorities and 1,600 km by local authorities (1994) unpaved: 1,424 km |
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Waterways:
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none |
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Ports and harbors:
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Le Port, Pointe des Galets |
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Merchant marine:
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total: 1 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 28,264 GRT/44,885 DWT
note: includes a foreign-owned ship registered here as a flag of convenience: France 1 (2002 est.) ships by type: chemical tanker 1 |
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Airports:
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2 (2001) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2002) |
MILITARY
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Military branches:
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no regular indigenous military forces; French forces (including Army, Navy, Air Force, and 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: 194,485 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - fit for military service:
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males age 15-49: 99,251 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
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males: 6,243 (2002 est.) |
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Military - note:
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defense is the responsibility of France |
TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES
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Disputes - international:
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none |