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Mayotte

2003 Edition — territory

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Communications
Internet users (Internet Service Providers (ISPs)) [time series]
NA
Internet country code [time series]
.yt
Internet users [time series]
NA
Broadcast media (Radio broadcast stations) [time series]
AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 (2001)
Telecommunication systems (Telephone system) [time series]
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)
Telephones - fixed lines (Telephones - main lines in use) [time series]
12,000 (1998)
Telephones - mobile cellular [time series]
0 (2000)
Broadcast media (Television broadcast stations) [time series]
3 (2001)
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]
euro (EUR)
Exchange rates (Currency code) [time series]
EUR
Debt - external [time series]
$NA
Economic aid (Economic aid - recipient) [time series]
$107.7 million; note - extensive French financial assistance (1995)
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 [time series]
NA kWh
Electricity - production [time series]
NA kWh
Electricity - production by source [time series]
fossil fuel: 0% hydro: 0% other: 0% nuclear: 0%
Exchange rates [time series]
euros per US dollar - 1.06 1.0626 (2002), 1.1175 (2001), 1.0854 (2000), 0.9386 (1999); French francs per US dollar - 5.8995 (1998), 5.8367 (1997)
Exports [time series]
$3.44 million f.o.b. (1997)
Exports - commodities [time series]
ylang-ylang (perfume essence), vanilla, copra, coconuts, coffee, cinnamon
Exports - partners [time series]
France 80%, Comoros 15%, Reunion (2000)
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]
$141.3 million f.o.b. (1997)
Imports - commodities [time series]
food, machinery and equipment, transportation equipment, metals, chemicals
Imports - partners [time series]
France 66%, Africa 14%, Southeast Asia 11% (2000 est.)
Industrial production growth rate [time series]
NA%
Industries [time series]
newly created lobster and shrimp industry, construction
Inflation rate (consumer prices) [time series]
NA%
Labor force [time series]
48,800 (2000)
Population below poverty line [time series]
NA%
Unemployment rate [time series]
38% (1999)
Geography
Area [time series]
total: 374 sq km water: 0 sq km land: 374 sq km
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 [time series]
NA
Geographic coordinates [time series]
12 50 S, 45 10 E
Geography - note [time series]
part of Comoro Archipelago; 18 islands
Irrigated land [time series]
NA sq km
Land boundaries [time series]
0 km
Land use [time series]
arable land: NA% permanent crops: NA% other: NA% (1998 est.)
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
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 Jean-Jacques BROT (since 3 July 2002) 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
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 or 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 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 16 June 2002 (next to be held as a special election on NA June 2005); results - percent of vote by party - UMP-RPR 55.08%, UDF 44.92%; seats by party - UMP-RPR 1
National holiday [time series]
Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)
Political parties (Political parties and leaders) [time series]
Democratic Front or FD [Youssouf MOUSSA]; Mahoran Popular Movement or MPM [Ahmed MADI]; Federation of Mahorans or RPR [Mansour KAMARDINE]; Movement for Department Status Mayotte or MDM [Mouhoutar SALIM]; Socialist Party or PS (local branch of French Parti Socialiste) [Ibrahim ABUBACAR]; Union for French Democracy or UDF [Henri JEAN-BAPTISTE]
Political parties (Political pressure groups and leaders) [time series]
NA
Suffrage [time series]
18 years of age; universal
Introduction
Background [time series]
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.
Military
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: 46.5% (male 41,632; female 41,301) 15-64 years: 51.8% (male 50,373; female 42,118) 65 years and over: 1.7% (male 1,502; female 1,511) (2003 est.)
Birth rate [time series]
42.86 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Death rate [time series]
8.34 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Ethnic groups [time series]
NA
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate [time series]
NA%
HIV/AIDS - deaths [time series]
NA
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS [time series]
NA
Infant mortality rate [time series]
total: 65.98 deaths/1,000 live births female: 59.44 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.) male: 72.32 deaths/1,000 live births
Languages [time series]
Mahorian (a Swahili dialect), French (official language) spoken by 35% of the population
Life expectancy at birth [time series]
total population: 60.6 years male: 58.49 years female: 62.78 years (2003 est.)
Literacy [time series]
definition: NA total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA%
Median age [time series]
total: 16.9 years male: 18.1 years female: 15.7 years (2002)
Nationality [time series]
noun: Mahorais (singular and plural) adjective: Mahoran
Net migration rate [time series]
7.94 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Population [time series]
178,437 (July 2003 est.)
Population growth rate [time series]
4.25% (2003 est.)
Religions [time series]
Muslim 97%, 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: 1.2 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.99 male(s)/female total population: 1.1 male(s)/female (2003 est.)
Total fertility rate [time series]
6.07 children born/woman (2003 est.)
Transnational Issues
Disputes - international [time series]
claimed by Comoros
Transportation
Airports [time series]
1 (2002)
Airports - with paved runways [time series]
total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2002)
Roadways (Highways) [time series]
total: 93 km paved: 72 km unpaved: 21 km
Merchant marine [time series]
none (2002 est.)
Ports (Ports and harbors) [time series]
Dzaoudzi
Railways [time series]
0 km
Waterways [time series]
none