Communications ———————
Telephones: 55,000 (1993 est.)
Telephone system:
domestic: above-average urban system; microwave radio relay and
cable trunk system
international: 3 submarine cables; satellite earth station - 1
Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Radio broadcast stations: AM 8, FM 0, shortwave 0
Radios: 850,000 (1993 est.)
Television broadcast stations: 1
Televisions: 61,000 (1993 est.)
Defense ———-
Branches: Army, Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National
Police (Surete Nationale)
Manpower availability: males age 15-49: 1,864,239 males fit for military service: 973,170 males reach military age (18) annually: 90,154 (1996 est.)