1981 Edition
CIA World Factbook 1981 (Internet Archive)
Geography
Airfields
31 total, 31 usable; 9 with permanent-surface runways; 4 with runways 2,440-3,659 m; 14 with runways 1,220-2,439 m
Civil air
5 major transport aircraft
Highways
7,540 km total; 1,350 km paved; 710 km gravel, crushed stone, or otherwise improved; 5,480 km unimproved
Inland waterways
800 km
Military budget
for fiscal year ending 31 December 1981, $60.0 million; 26.0% of central government budget MADAGASCAR / MAURITIUS ( REUNION
Military manpower
males 15-49, 337,000; 164,000 fit for military service; conscription law not implemented
Ports
2 major (Nouadhibouand and Nouakchott), 2 minor
Supply
primarily dependent on France; has also received material from Algeria, Morocco, UK, Spain, and Romania
Telecommunications
poor system of cable and openwire lines, a minor radio-relay link, and radiocommunications stations; 3,000 telephones (0.2 per 100 popl.); 2 AM, no FM or TV stations DEFENSE FORCES