France Communications
Telephones - main lines in use: 33,905,400 (2003)
Telephones - mobile cellular: 41,683,100 (2003)
Telephone system: general assessment: highly developed domestic: extensive cable and microwave radio relay; extensive introduction of fiber-optic cable; domestic satellite system international: country code - 33; 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 about 3,500 (this figure is an approximation and includes many repeaters), shortwave 2 (1998)
Television broadcast stations: 584 (plus 9,676 repeaters) (1995)
Internet country code: .fr
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
Internet users: 21.9 million (2003)
Links: France Travel Blogs (all) |
France Travel Photos |
France Travel Forum |
France Facts |
Map of France
Areas in France:
Île-de-France |
Alsace |
Aquitaine |
Auvergne |
Brittany |
Burgundy |
Centre |
Champagne-Ardenne |
Corsica |
Franche-Comté |
Hautes-Alpes |
Languedoc-Roussillon |
Limousin |
Lorraine |
Lower Normandy |
Midi-Pyrénées |
Nord-Pas de Calais |
Pays-de-la-Loire |
Picardie |
Poitou-Charentes |
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
Rhône-Alpes |
Upper Normandie
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