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1. CIA World Factbook 2002
Mayotte

   Introduction Mayotte
   --------------------
                            Background: Mayotte was ceded to France along
                                        with the other islands of the
                                        Comoros group in 1843. It was the
                                        only island in the archipelago that
                                        voted in 1974 to retain its link
                                        with France and forego independence.
  
   Geography Mayotte
   -----------------
                              Location: Southern Africa, island in the
                                        Mozambique Channel, about one-half
                                        of the way from northern Madagascar
                                        to northern Mozambique
                Geographic coordinates: 12 50 S, 45 10 E
                        Map references: Africa
                                  Area: total: 374 sq km
                                        water: 0 sq km
                                        land: 374 sq km
                    Area - comparative: slightly more than twice the size of
                                        Washington, DC
                       Land boundaries: 0 km
                             Coastline: 185.2 km
                       Maritime claims: exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
                                        territorial sea: 12 NM
                               Climate: tropical; marine; hot, humid, rainy
                                        season during northeastern monsoon
                                        (November to May); dry season is
                                        cooler (May to November)
                               Terrain: generally undulating, with deep
                                        ravines and ancient volcanic peaks
                    Elevation extremes: lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
                                        highest point: Benara 660 m
                     Natural resources: NEGL
                              Land use: arable land: NA%
                                        permanent crops: NA%
                                        other: NA% (1998 est.)
                        Irrigated land: NA sq km
                       Natural hazards: cyclones during rainy season
          Environment - current issues: NA
                      Geography - note: part of Comoro Archipelago; 18
                                        islands
  
   People Mayotte
   --------------
                            Population: 170,879 (July 2002 est.)
                         Age structure: 0-14 years: 46.6% (male 39,927;
                                        female 39,628)
                                        15-64 years: 51.7% (male 48,237;
                                        female 40,210)
                                        65 years and over: 1.7% (male 1,429;
                                        female 1,448) (2002 est.)
                Population growth rate: 4.41% (2002 est.)
                            Birth rate: 43.59 births/1,000 population (2002
                                        est.)
                            Death rate: 8.58 deaths/1,000 population (2002
                                        est.)
                    Net migration rate: 9.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population
                                        (2002 est.)
                             Sex ratio: at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
                                        under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
                                        15-64 years: 1.2 male(s)/female
                                        65 years and over: 0.99 male(s)/
                                        female
                                        total population: 1.1 male(s)/female
                                        (2002 est.)
                 Infant mortality rate: 67.76 deaths/1,000 live births (2002
                                        est.)
              Life expectancy at birth: total population: 60.21 years
                                        female: 62.37 years (2002 est.)
                                        male: 58.12 years
                  Total fertility rate: 6.15 children born/woman (2002 est.)
      HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: NA%
     HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/ NA
                                  AIDS:
                     HIV/AIDS - deaths: NA
                           Nationality: noun: Mahorais (singular and plural)
  
                                        adjective: Mahoran
                         Ethnic groups: NA
                             Religions: Muslim 97%, Christian (mostly Roman
                                        Catholic)
                             Languages: Mahorian (a Swahili dialect), French
                                        (official language) spoken by 35% of
                                        the population
                              Literacy: definition: NA
                                        total population: NA%
                                        male: NA%
                                        female: NA%
  
   Government Mayotte
   ------------------
                          Country name: conventional long form: Territorial
                                        Collectivity of Mayotte
                                        conventional short form: Mayotte
                     Dependency status: territorial collectivity of France
                       Government type: NA
                               Capital: Mamoutzou
              Administrative divisions: none (territorial collectivity of
                                        France)
                          Independence: none (territorial collectivity of
                                        France)
                      National holiday: Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)
                          Constitution: 28 September 1958 (French
                                        Constitution)
                          Legal system: French law
                              Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
                      Executive branch: chief of state: President Jacques
                                        CHIRAC of France (since 17 May
                                        1995), represented by Prefect
                                        Philippe DE MESTER (since 18
                                        September 2001)
                                        elections: French president elected
                                        by popular vote for a five-year
                                        term; prefect appointed by the
                                        French president on the advice of
                                        the French Ministry of the Interior;
                                        president of the General Council
                                        elected by the members of the
                                        General Council for a six-year term
                                        head of government: President of the
                                        General Council Younoussa BAMANA
                                        (since NA 1977)
                                        cabinet: NA
                    Legislative branch: unicameral General Council or
                                        Conseil General (19 seats; members
                                        are elected by popular vote to serve
                                        three-year terms)
                                        elections: last held 7 October 2000
                                        (next to be held NA 2003)
                                        election results: percent of vote by
                                        party - NA%; seats by party - NA
                                        note: Mayotte elects one member of
                                        the French Senate; elections last
                                        held 24 September 2001 (next to be
                                        held NA September 2007); results -
                                        percent of vote by party - NA%;
                                        seats by party - NA; Mayotte also
                                        elects one member to the French
                                        National Assembly; elections last
                                        held 25 May and 1 June 1997 (next to
                                        be held as a special election on NA
                                        May 2002); results - percent of vote
                                        by party - UDF/FD 51.7%, RPR 48.3%;
                                        seats by party - UDF/FD 1
                       Judicial branch: Supreme Court or Tribunal Superieur
                                        d'Appel
         Political parties and leaders: Democratic Front or FD [Youssouf
                                        MOUSSA]; Mahoran Popular Movement or
                                        MPM [Younoussa BAMANA]; Federation
                                        of Mahorans or RPR [Moustoifa
                                        MOHAMED]; Movement for Department
                                        Status Mayotte or MDM [Younoussa BEN
                                        ALI]; Socialist Party or PS (local
                                        branch of French Parti Socialiste)
                                        [Ibrahim ABUBACAR]; Union for French
                                        Democracy or UDF [Henri JEAN-
                                        BAPTISTE]; note - may no longer be
                                        in existence
          Political pressure groups and NA
                               leaders:
             International organization FZ
                         participation:
   Diplomatic representation in the US: none (territorial collectivity of
                                        France)
     Diplomatic representation from the none (territorial collectivity of
                                    US: France)
                      Flag description: the flag of France is used
  
   Economy Mayotte
   ---------------
                    Economy - overview: Economic activity is based primarily
                                        on the agricultural sector,
                                        including fishing and livestock
                                        raising. Mayotte is not self-
                                        sufficient and must import a large
                                        portion of its food requirements,
                                        mainly from France. The economy and
                                        future development of the island are
                                        heavily dependent on French
                                        financial assistance, an important
                                        supplement to GDP. Mayotte's remote
                                        location is an obstacle to the
                                        development of tourism.
                                   GDP: purchasing power parity - $85
                                        million (1998 est.)
                GDP - real growth rate: NA%
                      GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity - $600 (1998
                                        est.)
           GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: NA%
                                        industry: NA%
                                        services: NA%
         Population below poverty line: NA%
     Household income or consumption by lowest 10%: NA%
                      percentage share: highest 10%: NA%
      Inflation rate (consumer prices): NA%
                           Labor force: NA
                     Unemployment rate: 45% (1997)
                                Budget: revenues: $NA
                                        expenditures: $73 million, including
                                        capital expenditures of $NA (1991
                                        est.)
                            Industries: newly created lobster and shrimp
                                        industry, construction
     Industrial production growth rate: NA%
              Electricity - production: NA kWh
    Electricity - production by source: fossil fuel: NA%
                                        hydro: NA%
                                        other: NA%
                                        nuclear: NA%
             Electricity - consumption: NA kWh
                Agriculture - products: vanilla, ylang-ylang (perfume
                                        essence), coffee, copra
                               Exports: $3.44 million (f.o.b., 1997)
                 Exports - commodities: ylang-ylang (perfume essence),
                                        vanilla, copra, coconuts, coffee,
                                        cinnamon
                    Exports - partners: France 80%, Comoros 15%, Reunion
                               Imports: $141.3 million (f.o.b., 1997)
                 Imports - commodities: food, machinery and equipment,
                                        transportation equipment, metals,
                                        chemicals
                    Imports - partners: France 66%, Africa 14%, Southeast
                                        Asia 11% (1997)
                       Debt - external: $NA
              Economic aid - recipient: $107.7 million (1995); note -
                                        extensive French financial
                                        assistance
                              Currency: euro (EUR); French franc (FRF)
                         Currency code: EUR; FRF
                        Exchange rates: euros per US dollar - 1.1324
                                        (January 2002), 1.1175 (2001),
                                        1.0854 (2000), 0.9386 (1999); French
                                        francs per US dollar - 5.8995
                                        (1998), 5.8367 (1997)
                           Fiscal year: calendar year
  
   Communications Mayotte
   ----------------------
        Telephones - main lines in use: 9,314 (1997)
          Telephones - mobile cellular: 0 (2000)
                      Telephone system: general assessment: small system
                                        administered by French Department of
                                        Posts and Telecommunications
                                        domestic: NA
                                        international: microwave radio relay
                                        and HF radiotelephone communications
                                        to Comoros (2001)
              Radio broadcast stations: AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 (2001)
                                Radios: NA
         Television broadcast stations: 3 (2001)
                           Televisions: 3,500 (1994)
                 Internet country code: .yt
     Internet Service Providers (ISPs): NA
                        Internet users: NA
  
   Transportation Mayotte
   ----------------------
                                        Railways: 0 km (2002)
                                        Highways: total: 93 km
                                                  paved: 72 km
                                                  unpaved: 21 km
                                       Waterways: none
                               Ports and harbors: Dzaoudzi
                                 Merchant marine: none (2002 est.)
                                        Airports: 1 (2001)
                   Airports - with paved runways: total: 1
                                                  1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2001)
  
   Military Mayotte
   ----------------
                         Military - note: defense is the responsibility of
                                          France; small contingent of French
                                          forces stationed on the island
  
   Transnational Issues Mayotte
   ----------------------------
                                Disputes - international: claimed by Comoros
  
                                       



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