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Communications, Transportation, Military in Madagascar
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| Telephones - main lines in use:
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59,600 (2003)
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| Telephones - mobile cellular:
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279,500 (2003)
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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: country code - 261; 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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| Television broadcast stations:
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1 (plus 36 repeaters) (2001)
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| Internet country code:
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.mg
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| Internet hosts:
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773 (2003)
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| Internet users:
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70,500 (2003)
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| Railways:
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total: 732 km
narrow gauge: 732 km 1.000-m gauge (2003)
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| Highways:
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total: 49,827 km
paved: 5,780 km
unpaved: 44,047 km (1999 est.)
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| Waterways:
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600 km (2004)
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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: 9 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 14,865 GRT/17,936 DWT
by type: cargo 5, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 2
registered in other countries: 1 (2005)
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| Airports:
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116 (2004 est.)
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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 (2004 est.)
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| Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 87
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 42
under 914 m: 43 (2004 est.)
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| Military branches:
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18 years of age (est.); conscript service obligation - 18 months (2004)
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| Military manpower - availability:
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males age 18-49: 3,542,797 (2005 est.)
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| Military manpower - fit for military service:
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males age 18-49: 2,218,662 (2005 est.)
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| Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
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males: 187,000 (2005 est.)
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| Military expenditures - dollar figure:
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$44.6 million (2004)
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| Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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1.2% (2004)
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| Disputes - international:
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illicit producer of cannabis (cultivated and wild varieties) used mostly for domestic consumption; transshipment point for heroin
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This page was last updated on 17 May, 2005
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