Merchant marine:
total: 16 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 191,703 GRT/297,347 DWT
ships by type: bulk 5, cargo 8, liquefied gas tanker 1, oil tanker 1,
passenger-cargo 1
Airports:
total: 5
with paved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
with paved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 1
with paved runways under 914 m: 2
with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 1
@Mauritius:Communications
Telephone system: over 48,000 telephones; small system with good
service
local: NA
intercity: utilizes primarily microwave radio relay
international: 1 INTELSAT (Indian Ocean) earth station; new microwave
link to Reunion; high-frequency radio links to several countries
Radio:
broadcast stations: AM 2, FM 0, shortwave 0
radios: NA
Television:
broadcast stations: 4
televisions: NA
@Mauritius:Defense Forces
Branches: National Police Force (includes the paramilitary Special
Mobile Force or SMF, Special Support Units or SSU, and National Coast
Guard)
Manpower availability: males age 15-49 321,947; males fit for military
service 163,904 (1995 est.)
Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $11.2 million, 0.4%
of GDP (FY92/93)