Mauritius Communications - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Highways: 2,000 km total; 1,200 km paved, 800 km earth

Ports: 1 major (Port Louis)

Civil air: 1 major transport aircraft

Airfields: 5 total, 4 usable; 2 with permanent-surface runways; 1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m

Telecommunications: small system with good service; new microwave link to Reunion; high-frequency radio links to several countries; 2 AM, no FM, 4 TV stations;

48,000 telephones (5.0 per 100 popl.); 1 Indian Ocean satellite station

NOTE: The information regarding Mauritius on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Mauritius 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Mauritius 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.