_#_Economic aid: Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970-87), $323.8 million
_#_Currency: French franc (plural—francs); 1 French franc (F) = 100 centimes
_#_Exchange rates: French francs (F) per US$1—5.1307 (January 1991), 5.4453 (1990), 6.3801 (1989), 5.9569 (1988), 6.0107 (1987), 6.9261 (1986), 8.9852 (1985)
_#_Fiscal year: calendar year
_*Communications #_Highways: 42 km total; 18 km bituminous
_#_Civil air: no major transport aircraft
_#_Airports: 1 with permanent-surface runway 1,220-2,439 m
_#_Ports: Dzaoudzi
_#_Telecommunications: small system administered by French Department of Posts and Telecommunications; includes radio relay and high-frequency radio communications for links with Comoros and international communications; 450 telephones; stations—1 AM, no FM, no TV
_*Defense Forces #Note: defense is the responsibility of France % @Mexico *Geography #_Total area: 1,972,550 km2; land area: 1,923,040 km2