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Mayotte

1991 Edition — territory

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Communications
Airports [time series]
1 with permanent-surface runway 1,220-2,439 m
Civil air [time series]
no major transport aircraft
Roadways (Highways) [time series]
42 km total; 18 km bituminous
Ports [time series]
Dzaoudzi
Telecommunication systems (Telecommunications) [time series]
small system administered by French Department of Posts and Telecommunications; includes radio relay and high-frequency radio communications for links with Comoros and international communications; 450 telephones; stations--1 AM, no FM, no TV
Defense Forces
Note [time series]
defense is the responsibility of France
Economy
Agricultural products (Agriculture) [time series]
most important sector; provides all export earnings; crops--vanilla, ylang-ylang, coffee, copra; imports major share of food needs
Budget [time series]
revenues NA; expenditures $37.3 million, including capital expenditures of NA (1985)
Exchange rates (Currency) [time series]
French franc (plural--francs); 1 French franc (F) = 100 centimes
Economic aid [time series]
Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970-87), $323.8 million
Electricity [time series]
NA kW capacity; NA million kWh produced, NA kWh per capita
Exchange rates [time series]
French francs (F) per US$1--5.1307 (January 1991), 5.4453 (1990), 6.3801 (1989), 5.9569 (1988), 6.0107 (1987), 6.9261 (1986), 8.9852 (1985)
Exports [time series]
$4.0 million (f.o.b., 1984); commodities--ylang-ylang, vanilla; partners--France 79%, Comoros 10%, Reunion 9%
Debt - external (External debt) [time series]
$NA
Fiscal year [time series]
calendar year
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) (GDP) [time series]
$NA, per capita $NA; real growth rate NA%
Imports [time series]
$21.8 million (f.o.b., 1984); commodities--building materials, transportation equipment, rice, clothing, flour; partners--France 57%, Kenya 16%, South Africa 11%, Pakistan 8%
Industrial production growth rate (Industrial production) [time series]
growth rate NA%
Industries [time series]
newly created lobster and shrimp industry
Inflation rate (consumer prices) [time series]
NA%
Economic overview (Overview) [time series]
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 is heavily dependent on French financial assistance.
Unemployment rate [time series]
NA%
Geography
Climate [time series]
tropical; marine; hot, humid, rainy season during northeastern monsoon (November to May); dry season is cooler (May to November)
Coastline [time series]
185.2 km Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm; Territorial sea: 12 nm
Area - comparative (Comparative area) [time series]
slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC
Disputes - international (Disputes) [time series]
claimed by Comoros
Environment - current issues (Environment) [time series]
subject to cyclones during rainy season
Land boundaries [time series]
none
Land use [time series]
arable land NA%; permanent crops NA%; meadows and pastures NA%; forest and woodland NA%; other NA%
Natural resources [time series]
negligible
Note [time series]
part of Comoro Archipelago; located in the Mozambique Channel about halfway between Africa and Madagascar
Terrain [time series]
generally undulating with ancient volcanic peaks, deep ravines
Area (Total area) [time series]
375 km2; land area: 375 km2
Government
Administrative divisions [time series]
none (territorial collectivity of France)
Capital [time series]
Dzaoudzi
Political parties (Communists) [time series]
probably none
Constitution [time series]
28 September 1958 (French Constitution)
Diplomatic representation in the US (Diplomatic representation) [time series]
as a territorial collectivity of France, Mahoran interests are represented in the US by France
Executive branch [time series]
government commissioner
Flag [time series]
the flag of France is used
Independence [time series]
none (territorial collectivity of France)
Judicial branch [time series]
Supreme Court (Tribunal Superieur d'Appel) Chief of State--President Francois MITTERRAND (since 21 May 1981); Head of Government--Prefect, Representative of the French Government Daniel LIMODIN (since NA 1990); President of the General Council Youssouf BAMANA (since NA 1976) Mahoran Popular Movement (MPM), Younoussa BAMANA; Party for the Mahoran Democratic Rally (PRDM), Daroueche MAOULIDA; Mahoran Rally for the Republic (RMPR), Mansour KAMARDINE; Union of the Center (UDC)
Legal system [time series]
French law
Legislative branch [time series]
unicameral General Council (Conseil General)
Country name (Long-form name) [time series]
Territorial Collectivity of Mayotte
International organization participation (Member of) [time series]
FZ
National holiday [time series]
Taking of the Bastille, 14 July (1789)
Suffrage [time series]
universal at age 18 General Council--last held NA June 1988 (next to be held June 1993); results--percent of vote by party NA; seats--(17 total) MPM 9, RPR 6, other 2; French Senate--last held on 24 September 1989 (next to be held September 1992); results--percent of vote by party NA; seats--(1 total) MPM 1; French National Assembly--last held 5 and 12 June 1988 (next to be held June 1993); results--percent of vote by party NA; seats--(1 total) UDC 1
Government type (Type) [time series]
territorial collectivity of France
People
Birth rate [time series]
50 births/1,000 population (1991)
Death rate [time series]
12 deaths/1,000 population (1991)
Infant mortality rate [time series]
87 deaths/1,000 live births (1991)
Labor force [time series]
NA
Languages (Language) [time series]
Mahorian (a Swahili dialect), French
Life expectancy at birth [time series]
54 years male, 59 years female (1991)
Literacy [time series]
NA% (male NA%, female NA%)
Nationality [time series]
noun--Mahorais (sing., pl.); adjective--Mahoran
Net migration rate [time series]
0 migrants/1,000 population (1991)
Organized labor [time series]
NA
Population [time series]
75,027 (July 1991), growth rate 3.9% (1991)
Religions (Religion) [time series]
Muslim 99%; remainder Christian, mostly Roman Catholic
Total fertility rate [time series]
6.8 children born/woman (1991)