ships by type: cargo 8, oil tanker 2, roll-on/roll-off cargo 2 (1995
est.)

Airports:
total: 58
with paved runways over 3 047 m: 2
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m: 3
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m: 1
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m: 1
with paved runways under 914 m: 6
with unpaved runways over 3 047 m: 2
with unpaved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m: 5
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m: 9
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m: 29 (1995 est.)

Communications
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Telephones: 100,000 (1983 est.)

Telephone system: open wire and microwave radio relay system
adequate for government use
domestic: open wire and microwave radio relay
international: open wire to Sudan and Djibouti; microwave radio
relay to Kenya and Djibouti; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat
(1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Pacific Ocean)

Radio broadcast stations: AM 4, FM 0, shortwave 0

Radios: 9.9 million (1992 est.)

Television broadcast stations: 1

Televisions: 100,000 (1993 est.)

Defense
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Branches: Ground Forces, Air Force, Police
note: following the secession of Eritrea, Ethiopia's naval
facilities remained in Eritrea's possession; current reorganization
plans do not include a navy

Manpower availability:
males age 15-49: 12,912,144
males fit for military service: 6,707,180
males reach military age (18) annually: 583,724 (1996 est.)

Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $140 million,
4.1% of GDP (FY93/94)

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@Europa Island
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(possession of France)

Map
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Location: 22 20 S, 40 22 E -- Southern Africa, island in the
Mozambique Channel, about one-half of the way from southern
Madagascar to southern Mozambique

Flag
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Description: the flag of France is used

Geography
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Location: Southern Africa, island in the Mozambique Channel, about
one-half of the way from southern Madagascar to southern Mozambique

Geographic coordinates: 22 20 S, 40 22 E

Map references: Africa

Area:
total area: 28 sq km
land area: 28 sq km
comparative area: about 0.1 times the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries: 0 km

Coastline: 22.2 km

Maritime claims:
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

International disputes: claimed by Madagascar

Climate: tropical

Terrain: