Merchant marine:
total: 55 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,203,086 GRT/1,779,263
DWT
ships by type: bulk 6, cargo 5, chemical tanker 5, container 7,
liquefied gas tanker 3, oil tanker 16, passenger 1, roll-on/roll-off
cargo 6, short-sea passenger 5, specialized tanker 1
note: France also maintains a captive register for French-owned
ships in the Kerguelen Islands (French Southern and Antarctic Lands)
(1995 est.)
Airports:
total: 460
with paved runways over 3 047 m: 13
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m: 26
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m: 91
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m: 73
with paved runways under 914 m: 179
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m: 3
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m: 75 (1995 est.)
note: includes Corsica
Heliports: 3 (1995 est.)
Communications ———————
Telephones: 35 million (1987 est.)
Telephone system: highly developed domestic: extensive cable and microwave radio relay; extensive introduction of fiber-optic cable; domestic satellite system international: satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (with total of 5 antennas - 2 for Indian Ocean and 3 for Atlantic Ocean), NA Eutelsat, 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic Ocean Region); HF radiotelephone communications with more than 20 countries
Radio broadcast stations: AM 41, FM 800 (mostly repeaters), shortwave 0
Radios: 49 million (1993 est.)
Television broadcast stations: 846 (mostly repeaters) note: Eutelsat receive-only TV service
Televisions: 29.3 million (1993 est.)