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Mayotte

1999 Edition — territory

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Communications
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]
3 (1997)
Televisions [time series]
3,500 (1994 est.)
Economy
Agricultural products (Agriculture--products) [time series]
vanilla, ylang-ylang (perfume essence), coffee, copra
Budget [time series]
revenues: $NA expenditures: $73 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (1991 est.)
Exchange rates (Currency) [time series]
1 French franc (F) = 100 centimes
Debt - external (Debt--external) [time series]
$NA
Economic aid (Economic aid--recipient) [time series]
$107.7 million (1995); note?extensive French financial assistance
Economic overview (Economy--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, an important supplement to GDP. Mayotte's remote location is an obstacle to the development of tourism.
Electricity - consumption (Electricity--consumption) [time series]
NA kWh
Electricity - exports (Electricity--exports) [time series]
NA kWh
Electricity - imports (Electricity--imports) [time series]
NA kWh
Electricity - production (Electricity--production) [time series]
NA kWh
Electricity - production by source (Electricity--production by source) [time series]
fossil fuel: NA% hydro: NA% nuclear: NA% other: NA%
Exchange rates [time series]
French francs (F) per US$1--5.65 (January 1999), 5.8995 (1998), 5.8367 (1997), 5.1155 (1996), 4.9915 (1995), 5.5520 (1994)
Exports [time series]
$3.64 million (f.o.b., 1996)
Exports - commodities (Exports--commodities) [time series]
ylang-ylang (perfume essence), vanilla, copra
Exports - partners (Exports--partners) [time series]
France 80%, Comoros 15%, Reunion
Fiscal year [time series]
calendar year
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) (GDP) [time series]
purchasing power parity--$85 million (1998 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]
purchasing power parity?$600 (1998 est.)
Real GDP growth rate (GDP--real growth rate) [time series]
NA%
Household income or consumption by percentage share [time series]
lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%
Imports [time series]
$131.5 million (f.o.b., 1996)
Imports - commodities (Imports--commodities) [time series]
building materials, machinery and transportation equipment, metals, chemicals, rice, clothing, flour
Imports - partners (Imports--partners) [time series]
France 66%, Africa 14%, Southeast Asia 20%
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
Population below poverty line [time series]
NA%
Unemployment rate [time series]
38% (1991 est.)
Geography
Area [time series]
total: 375 sq km land: 375 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative (Area--comparative) [time series]
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
Elevation (Elevation extremes) [time series]
lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: Benara 660 m
Environment - current issues (Environment--current issues) [time series]
NA
International environmental agreements (Environment--international agreements) [time series]
party to: NA signed, but not ratified: NA
Geographic coordinates [time series]
12 50 S, 45 10 E
Geography - note (Geography--note) [time series]
part of Comoro Archipelago
Irrigated land [time series]
NA sq km
Land boundaries [time series]
0 km
Land use [time series]
arable land: NA% permanent crops: NA% permanent pastures: NA% forests 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 hazards [time series]
cyclones during rainy season
Natural resources [time series]
NEGL
Terrain [time series]
generally undulating, with deep ravines and ancient volcanic peaks
Government
Administrative divisions [time series]
none (territorial collectivity of France)
Capital [time series]
Mamoutzou
Constitution [time series]
28 September 1958 (French Constitution)
Country name [time series]
conventional long form: Territorial Collectivity of Mayotte conventional short form: Mayotte
Data code [time series]
MF
Dependency status [time series]
territorial collectivity of France
Diplomatic representation from the US [time series]
none (territorial collectivity of France)
Diplomatic representation in the US [time series]
none (territorial collectivity of France)
Executive branch [time series]
chief of state: President Jacques CHIRAC of France (since 17 May 1995), represented by Prefect Philippe BOISADAM (since NA) head of government: President of the General Council Younoussa BAMANA (since NA 1977) cabinet: NA elections: French president elected by popular vote for a seven-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
Flag (Flag description) [time series]
the flag of France is used
Government type [time series]
NA
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 General Council or Conseil General (19 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve three-year terms) elections: last held 23 March 1997 (next to be held NA March 2000) election results: percent of vote by party--NA; note--only nine of the 19 seats were subjected to voting in March 1997; after the election, seats by party were as follows: MPM 8, RPR 5, independents 5, PS 1 note: Mayotte elects one member of the French Senate; elections last held 24 September 1995 (next to be held 24 September 2001); results--percent of vote by party--NA; seats by party--MPM 1; 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
National holiday [time series]
National Day, Taking of the Bastille, 14 July (1789)
Political parties (Political parties and leaders) [time series]
Mahoran Popular Movement or MPM BEOUTIS]; Socialist Party or PS (local branch of French Parti JEAN-BAPTISTE]
Suffrage [time series]
18 years of age; universal
Military
Military - note (Military--note) [time series]
defense is the responsibility of France; small contingent of French forces stationed on the island
People
Age structure [time series]
0-14 years: 47% (male 34,838; female 34,798) 15-64 years: 52% (male 42,073; female 35,068) 65 years and over: 1% (male 1,257; female 1,302) (1999 est.)
Birth rate [time series]
46.12 births/1,000 population (1999 est.)
Death rate [time series]
8.9 deaths/1,000 population (1999 est.)
Ethnic groups [time series]
NA
Infant mortality rate [time series]
69.06 deaths/1,000 live births (1999 est.)
Languages [time series]
Mahorian (a Swahili dialect), French
Life expectancy at birth [time series]
total population: 60.02 years male: 57.61 years female: 62.51 years (1999 est.)
Literacy [time series]
NA
Nationality [time series]
noun: Mahorais (singular and plural) adjective: Mahoran
Net migration rate [time series]
12.73 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1999 est.)
Population [time series]
149,336 (July 1999 est.)
Population growth rate [time series]
5% (1999 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 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.2 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.97 male(s)/female total population: 1.1 male(s)/female (1999 est.)
Total fertility rate [time series]
6.41 children born/woman (1999 est.)
Transnational Issues
Disputes - international (Disputes--international) [time series]
claimed by Comoros
Transportation
Airports [time series]
1 (1998 est.)
Airports - with paved runways (Airports--with paved runways) [time series]
total: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (1998 est.)
Roadways (Highways) [time series]
total: 93 km paved: 72 km unpaved: 21 km
Merchant marine [time series]
none
Ports (Ports and harbors) [time series]
Dzaoudzi
Railways [time series]
0 km