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dequate system; principal center is Saint-Denis domestic: modern open wire and microwave radio relay network international: radiotelephone communication to Comoros, France, Madagascar; new microwave route to Mauritius; satellite earth station--1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) Radio broadcast stations: AM 3, FM 13, shortwave 0 Radios: 158,000 (1994) Television broadcast stations: 22 (in addition, there are 18 low-power repeaters) (1997) Televisions: 116,181 (1992 est.) Transportation Railways: 0 km Highways: total: 2,784 km paved: 2,187 km unpaved: 597 km (1987 est.) Ports and harbors: Le Port, Pointe des Galets Merchant marine: total: 1 chemical tanker (l,000 GRT or over) totaling 28,264 GRT/44,885 DWT (1998 est.) Airports: 2 (1998 est.) Airports--with paved runways: total: 2 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (1998 est.) Military Military branches: French forces (Army, Navy, Air Force, and Gendarmerie) Military manpower--military age: 18 years of age Military manpower--availability: males age 15-49: 185,800 (1999 est.) Military manpower--fit for military service: males age 15-49: 95,068 (1999 est.) Military manpower--reaching military age annually: males: 5,902 (1999 est.) Military--note: defense is the responsibility of France Transnational Issues Disputes--international: none ====================================================================== @Romania ------- Geography Location: Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Ukraine Geographic coordinates: 46 00 N, 25 00 E Map references: Europe Area: total: 237,500 sq km land: 230,340 sq km water: 7,160 sq km Area--comparative: slightly smaller than Oregon Land boundaries: total: 2,508 km border countries: Bulgaria 608 km, Hungary 443 km, Moldova 450 km, Serbia and Montenegro 476 km (all with Serbia), Ukraine (north) 362 km, Ukraine (east) 169 km Coastline: 225 km Maritime claims: contiguous zone: 24 nm continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm Climate: temperate; cold, cloudy winters with frequent snow and fog; sunny summers with frequent showers and thunderstorms Terrain: central Transylvanian Basin is separated from the Plain of Moldavia on the east by the Carpathian Moun
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