1989 Edition
CIA World Factbook 1989 (Internet Archive)
Communications
Airports
2 total, 2 usable; 2 with permanent-surface runways; none with runways over 3,659 m; 1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m; 1 with runways 1, 220-2,439 m
Civil air
1 major transport aircraft
Highways
2,800 km total; 2,200 km paved, 600 km gravel, crushed stone, or stabilized earth
Military manpower
males 15-49, 158,812; 82,400 fit for military service; 6,075 reach military age (18) annually
Note
defense is the responsibility of
Ports
Pointe des Galets
Telecommunications
adequate system for needs; modern open-wire line and radio relay network; principal center Saint-Denis; radiocommunication to Comoros, France, Madagascar; new radio relay route to Mauritius; 85,900 telephones; stations— 3 AM, 13 FM, 1 (18 relays) TV; 1 Indian Ocean INTELSAT earth station Defense Forces