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Mayotte

2008 Edition — territory

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Communications
Internet country code [time series]
.yt
Internet users (Internet hosts) [time series]
1 (2008)
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: country code - 262; microwave radio relay and HF radiotelephone communications to Comoros
Telephones - fixed lines (Telephones - main lines in use) [time series]
10,000 (2002)
Telephones - mobile cellular [time series]
48,100 (2005)
Broadcast media (Television broadcast stations) [time series]
3 (2001)
Economy
Agricultural products (Agriculture - products) [time series]
vanilla, ylang-ylang (perfume essence), coffee, copra, fish, livestock
Budget [time series]
revenues: $420 million expenditures: $394 million (2005)
Exchange rates (Currency (code)) [time series]
euro (EUR)
Debt - external [time series]
$NA
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]
139.2 million kWh (2005)
Electricity - production [time series]
NA kWh
Exchange rates [time series]
euros (EUR) per US dollar - 0.7345 (2007), 0.7964 (2006), 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004), 0.886 (2003)
Exports [time series]
$6.5 million f.o.b. (2005)
Exports - commodities [time series]
ylang-ylang (perfume essence), vanilla, copra, coconuts, coffee, cinnamon
Exports - partners [time series]
France 43%, Comoros 36%, Reunion 15% (2006)
GDP (official exchange rate) [time series]
$NA
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) (GDP (purchasing power parity)) [time series]
$953.6 million (2005 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 (PPP)) [time series]
$4,900 (2005 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]
$341 million f.o.b.; note - excludes petroleum imports (2005)
Imports - commodities [time series]
food, machinery and equipment, transportation equipment, metals, chemicals
Imports - partners [time series]
France 49%, Seychelles 8.8%, China 4.1% (2006)
Industrial production growth rate [time series]
NA%
Industries [time series]
newly created lobster and shrimp industry, construction
Inflation rate (consumer prices) [time series]
1.7% (2005)
Labor force [time series]
44,560 (2002)
Market value of publicly traded shares [time series]
$NA
Unemployment rate [time series]
25.4% (2005)
Geography
Area [time series]
total: 374 sq km land: 374 sq km water: 0 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
Land boundaries [time series]
0 km
Land use [time series]
arable land: NA% permanent crops: NA% other: NA%
Location [time series]
Southern Indian Ocean, island in the Mozambique Channel, about half way between northern Madagascar and northern Mozambique
Map references [time series]
Africa
Maritime claims [time series]
territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 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 overseas collectivity of France)
Capital [time series]
name: Mamoudzou geographic coordinates: 12 46 S, 45 13 E time difference: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Constitution [time series]
4 October 1958 (French Constitution)
Country name [time series]
conventional long form: Territorial Collectivity of Mayotte conventional short form: Mayotte
Dependency status [time series]
departmental collectivity of France
Diplomatic representation from the US [time series]
none (territorial overseas collectivity of France)
Diplomatic representation in the US [time series]
none (territorial overseas collectivity of France)
Executive branch [time series]
chief of state: President Nicolas SARKOZY (since 16 May 2007); represented by Prefect Denis ROBIN (since 28 July 2008) head of government: President of the General Council Said Omar OILI (since 8 April 2004) cabinet: NA 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; next election to be held in 2010
Flag (Flag description) [time series]
unofficial, local flag with the coat of arms of Mayotte centered on a white field, above which the name of the island appears in red capital letters; the main elements of the coat of arms, flanked on either side by a seahorse, appear above a scroll with the motto RA HACHIRI (We are Vigilant); the only official flag is the national flag of France
Government type [time series]
NA
Independence [time series]
none (territorial overseas collectivity of France)
International organization participation [time series]
InOC, UPU, WFTU
Judicial branch [time series]
Supreme Court or Tribunal Superieur d'Appel
Legal system [time series]
the laws of France, where applicable, apply
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 21 and 28 March 2004 (next to be held in 2007) election results: percent of vote by party - MDM 23.3%, UMP 22.8%, PS 10.2%, MRC 8.9%, FRAP 6.5%, MPM 1.2%, other 27.1%; seats by party - MDM 6, UMP 9, MRC 2, MPM 1, diverse left 1 note: Mayotte elects one member of the French Senate; elections last held 24 September 2001 (next to be held in 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 in 2007); results - percent of vote by party - UMP-RPR 55.1%, UDF 44.9%; 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 UMP-RPR [Mansour KAMARDINE]; Force of the Rally and the Alliance for Democracy or FRAP; Movement for Department Status Mayotte or MDM [Mouhoutar SALIM]; Renewed Communist Party of Mayotte or MRC [Omar SIMBA]; Socialist Party or PS [Ibrahim ABUBACAR] (local branch of French Parti Socialiste); 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
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually [time series]
male: 2,407 female: 2,401 (2008 est.)
Military - note [time series]
defense is the responsibility of France; a small contingent of French forces is stationed on the island
People
Age structure [time series]
0-14 years: 45.5% (male 49,521/female 48,996) 15-64 years: 52.7% (male 61,267/female 52,641) 65 years and over: 1.8% (male 1,971/female 1,910) (2008 est.)
Birth rate [time series]
39.79 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Death rate [time series]
7.36 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Education expenditure (Education expenditures) [time series]
NA
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: 57.88 deaths/1,000 live births male: 63.59 deaths/1,000 live births female: 52 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)
Languages [time series]
Mahorian (a Swahili dialect), French (official language) spoken by 35% of the population
Life expectancy at birth [time series]
total population: 62.54 years male: 60.3 years female: 64.85 years (2008 est.)
Literacy [time series]
NA
Median age [time series]
total: 17.2 years male: 18.1 years female: 16.2 years (2008 est.)
Nationality [time series]
noun: Mahorais (singular and plural) adjective: Mahoran
Net migration rate [time series]
2.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Population [time series]
216,306 (July 2008 est.)
Population growth rate [time series]
3.465% (2008 est.)
Religions [time series]
Muslim 97%, Christian (mostly Roman Catholic) 3%
Sex ratio [time series]
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.16 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.03 male(s)/female total population: 1.09 male(s)/female (2008 est.)
Total fertility rate [time series]
5.6 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Transnational Issues
Disputes - international [time series]
claimed by Comoros
Transportation
Airports [time series]
1 (2007)
Airports - with paved runways [time series]
total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2007)
Ports (Ports and terminals) [time series]
Dzaoudzi