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Communications

Mauritius

Telephones - main lines in use:

348,200 (2003)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

462,400 (2003)

Telephone system:

general assessment: small system with good service
domestic: primarily microwave radio relay trunk system
international: country code - 230; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean); new microwave link to Reunion; HF radiotelephone links to several countries; fiber optic submarine cable (SAT-3/WASC/SAFE) provides connectivity to Europe and Asia

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 4, FM 9, shortwave 0 (2002)

Radios:

420,000 (1997)

Television broadcast stations:

2 (plus several repeaters) (1997)

Televisions:

258,000 (1997)

Internet country code:

.mu

Internet hosts:

3,985 (2003)

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

2 (2000)

Internet users:

150,000 (2003)

 

Transportation

Mauritius

Highways:

total: 1,926 km
paved: 1,868 km (including 44 km of expressways)
unpaved: 58 km (2000)

Ports and harbors:

Port Louis

Merchant marine:

total: 8 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 22,946 GRT/27,102 DWT
foreign-owned: Belgium 1, India 4, Switzerland 2 (2003 est.)
by type: cargo 1, combination bulk 4, passenger/cargo 1, refrigerated cargo 2

Airports:

5 (2003 est.)

Airports - with paved runways:

total: 2
over 3,047 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2003 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways:

total: 3
914 to 1,523 m: 2
under 914 m: 1 (2003 est.)

Source: CIA Fact Book

 

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