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Mayotte

1996 Edition — territory

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Communications
Military - note (Defense note) [time series]
defense is the responsibility of France
Broadcast media (Radio broadcast stations) [time series]
AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0
Radios [time series]
30,000 (1994 est.)
Telecommunication systems (Telephone system) [time series]
small system administered by French Department of Posts and Telecommunications domestic: NA international: microwave radio relay and HF radiotelephone communications to Comoros and other international connections
Telephones - fixed lines (Telephones) [time series]
450
Broadcast media (Television broadcast stations) [time series]
0
Televisions [time series]
3,500 (1994 est.) Defense
Economy
Agricultural products (Agriculture) [time series]
vanilla, ylang-ylang, coffee, copra
Budget [time series]
revenues: $NA expenditures: $37.3 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (1985 est.)
Exchange rates (Currency) [time series]
1 French franc (F) = 100 centimes
Economic aid [time series]
recipient: ODA, $NA
Economic 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 are heavily dependent on French financial assistance. Mayotte's remote location is an obstacle to the development of tourism.
Electricity [time series]
capacity: NA kW production: NA kWh consumption per capita: NA kWh
Exchange rates [time series]
French francs (F) per US$1 - 5.0056 (January 1996), 4.9915 (1995), 5.5520 (1994), 5.6632 (1993), 5.2938 (1992), 5.6421 (1991)
Exports [time series]
$2.9 million (f.o.b., 1992) commodities: ylang-ylang (perfume essence), vanilla, copra partners: France 80%, Comoros 15%, Reunion
Debt - external (External debt) [time series]
$NA
Fiscal year [time series]
calendar year
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) (GDP) [time series]
purchasing power parity - $54 million (1993 est.)
GDP - composition, by sector of origin (GDP composition by sector) [time series]
agriculture: NA% industry: NA% services: NA%
Real GDP per capita (GDP per capita) [time series]
$600 (1993 est.)
Real GDP growth rate (GDP real growth rate) [time series]
NA%
Imports [time series]
$87.5 million (f.o.b., 1992) commodities: building materials, transportation equipment, rice, clothing, flour partners: France 63%, South Africa 11%, Thailand 9%, Singapore
Industrial production growth rate [time series]
NA%
Industries [time series]
newly created lobster and shrimp industry
Inflation rate (consumer prices) [time series]
NA%
Labor force [time series]
NA
Unemployment rate [time series]
NA%
Geography
Area [time series]
total area: 375 sq km land area: 375 sq km comparative area: slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC
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
Environment - current issues (Environment) [time series]
current issues: NA natural hazards: cyclones during rainy season international agreements: NA
Geographic coordinates [time series]
12 50 S, 45 10 E
Geography - note (Geographic note) [time series]
part of Comoro Archipelago
Disputes - international (International disputes) [time series]
claimed by Comoros
Irrigated land [time series]
NA sq km
Land boundaries [time series]
0 km
Land use [time series]
arable land: NA% permanent crops: NA% meadows and pastures: NA% forest and woodland: NA% other: NA%
Location [time series]
Southern Africa, island in the Mozambique Channel, about one-half of the way from northern Madagascar to northern Mozambique
Map references [time series]
Africa
Maritime claims [time series]
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm
Natural resources [time series]
NEGL
Terrain [time series]
generally undulating, with deep ravines and ancient volcanic peaks lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: Benara 660 m
Government
Administrative divisions [time series]
none (territorial collectivity of France)
Capital [time series]
Mamoutzou
Constitution [time series]
28 September 1958 (French Constitution)
Data code [time series]
MF
Diplomatic representation in the US (Diplomatic representation in US) [time series]
none (territorial collectivity of France)
Executive branch [time series]
chief of state: President (of France) Jacques CHIRAC (since 17 May 1995) represented by Prefect Alain WEIL (since NA), who was appointed by the French Ministry of the Interior head of government: President of the General Council Younoussa BAMANA (since NA 1976)
Flag [time series]
the flag of France is used
Legislative branch (French National Assembly) [time series]
elections last held 21 and 28 March 1993 (next to be held NA 1998); results - UDF-CDS 54.3%, RPR 44.3%; seats - (1 total) UDF-CDS 1
Legislative branch (French Senate) [time series]
elections last held 24 September 1995 (next to be held 24 September 2001); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (1 total) MPM 1
Legislative branch (General Council (Conseil General)) [time series]
elections last held NA March 1994 (next to be held NA); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (19 total) MPM 12, RPR 4, independents 3
Independence [time series]
none (territorial collectivity of France)
International organization participation [time series]
FZ
Judicial branch [time series]
Supreme Court (Tribunal Superieur d'Appel)
Legal system [time series]
French law
Legislative branch [time series]
unicameral
Country name (Name of country) [time series]
conventional long form: Territorial Collectivity of Mayotte conventional short form: Mayotte
National holiday [time series]
National Day, Taking of the Bastille, 14 July (1789)
Political parties (Political parties and leaders) [time series]
Mahoran Popular Movement (MPM), Younoussa BAMANA; Party for the Mahoran Democratic Rally (PRDM), Daroueche MAOULIDA; Mahoran Rally for the Republic (RPR), Mansour KAMARDINE; Union for French Democracy (UDF), Maoulida AHMED; Center of Social Democrats (CDS)
Suffrage [time series]
18 years of age; universal
Government type (Type of government) [time series]
territorial collectivity of France
Diplomatic representation from the US (US diplomatic representation) [time series]
none (territorial collectivity of France)
People
Age structure [time series]
0-14 years: 50% (male 25,099; female 24,881) 15-64 years: 48% (male 24,790; female 23,727) 65 years and over: 2% (male 1,152; female 1,189) (July 1996 est.)
Birth rate [time series]
47.93 births/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Death rate [time series]
10.12 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Ethnic groups (Ethnic divisions) [time series]
NA
Infant mortality rate [time series]
75.3 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.)
Languages [time series]
Mahorian (a Swahili dialect), French
Life expectancy at birth [time series]
total population: 58.7 years male: 56.43 years female: 61.05 years (1996 est.)
Literacy [time series]
NA
Nationality [time series]
noun: Mahorais (singular and plural) adjective: Mahoran
Net migration rate [time series]
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Population [time series]
100,838 (July 1996 est.)
Population growth rate [time series]
3.78% (1996 est.)
Religions [time series]
Muslim 99%, Christian (mostly Roman Catholic)
Sex ratio [time series]
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.97 male(s)/female all ages: 1.02 male(s)/female (1996 est.)
Total fertility rate [time series]
6.63 children born/woman (1996 est.)
Transportation
Airports [time series]
total: 1 with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m: 1 (1995 est.)
Roadways (Highways) [time series]
total: 93 km paved: 72 km unpaved: 21 km
Merchant marine [time series]
none
Ports [time series]
Dzaoudzi
Railways [time series]
0 km