1983 Edition
CIA World Factbook 1983 (Internet Archive)
Geography
Airfields
463 total, 449 usable; 243 with permanent-surface runways; 3 with runways over 3,659 m, 35 with runways 2,4403,659 m, 125 with runways 1,220-2,439 m
Branches
Army of the Ground, Navy, Army of the Air
Civil air
290 major transport aircraft
Fiscal year
calendar year Communications
Highways
1,533,940 km total; 29,000 km national highway; 345,000 km departmental highway; 404,000 km community roads; 750,000 km rural roads; 5,940 km of controlled-access divided "autoroutes"; approx. 803,000 km paved
Inland waterways
14,912 km; 6,969 km heavily traveled
Military budget
proposed for fiscal year ending 31 December 1983, $21.4 billion; about 18.0% of proposed central government budget
Military manpower
males 15-49, 13,902,000; fit for military service 11,784,000; 428,000 reach military age (18) annually
Pipelines
crude oil, 3,059 km; refined products, 4,344 km; natural gas, 24,746 km
Ports
8 major, 14 secondary
Railroads
36,500 km total; French National Railways (SNCF) operates 34,362 km 1.435meter standard gauge; 10,079 km electrified, 15,132 km double or multiple track; 2,138 km of various gauges (1.000-meter to 1.440meter), privately owned and operated
Telecommunications
highly developed system provides satisfactory telephone, telegraph, and radio and TV broadcast services; 24.7 million telephones (45.9 per 100 popl.); 39 AM, 541 FM, and 9,400 TV stations; 21 submarine coaxial cables; 2 communication satellite ground stations with total of 7 antennas Defense Forces