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Title :Mayotte
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Mayotte
Header
Affiliation:
(territorial collectivity of France)
Geography
Location:
Southern Africa, island in the Mozambique Channel, about one-half of the way
from northern Madagascar to northern Mozambique
Map references:
Africa
Area:
total area:
375 sq km
land area:
375 sq km
comparative area:
slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries:
0 km
Coastline:
185.2 km
Maritime claims:
exclusive economic zone:
200 nm
territorial sea:
12 nm
International disputes:
claimed by Comoros
Climate:
tropical; marine; hot, humid, rainy season during northeastern monsoon
(November to May); dry season is cooler (May to November)
Terrain:
generally undulating with ancient volcanic peaks, deep ravines
Natural resources:
negligible
Land use:
arable land:
NA%
permanent crops:
NA%
meadows and pastures:
NA%
forest and woodland:
NA%
other:
NA%
Irrigated land:
NA sq km
Environment:
current issues:
NA
natural hazards:
cyclones during rainy season
international agreements:
NA
Note:
part of Comoro Archipelago
People
Population:
97,088 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years:
49% (female 23,910; male 24,120)
15-64 years:
48% (female 22,824; male 23,935)
65 years and over:
3% (female 1,165; male 1,134) (July 1995 est.)
Population growth rate:
3.8% (1995 est.)
Birth rate:
48.44 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)
Death rate:
10.46 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)
Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
77.3 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
58.27 years
male:
56.04 years
female:
60.57 years (1995 est.)
Total fertility rate:
6.71 children born/woman (1995 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Mahorais (singular and plural)
adjective:
Mahoran
Ethnic divisions:
NA
Religions:
Muslim 99%, Christian (mostly Roman Catholic)
Languages:
Mahorian (a Swahili dialect), French
Literacy:
NA%
Labor force:
NA
Government
Names:
conventional long form:
Territorial Collectivity of Mayotte
conventional short form:
Mayotte
Digraph:
MF
Type:
territorial collectivity of France
Capital:
Mamoutzou
Administrative divisions:
none (territorial collectivity of France)
Independence:
none (territorial collectivity of France)
National holiday:
National Day, Taking of the Bastille, 14 July (1789)
Constitution:
28 September 1958 (French Constitution)
Legal system:
French law
Suffrage:
18 years of age; universal
Executive branch:
chief of state:
President Francois MITTERRAND (since 21 May 1981)
head of government:
Prefect Jean-Jacques DERACQ (since NA); President of the General Council
Younoussa BAMANA (since NA 1976)
Legislative branch:
unicameral
General Council (Conseil General):
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
French Senate:
elections last held on 24 September 1989 (next to be held NA September
1995); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (1 total) MPM 1
French National Assembly:
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
Judicial branch:
Supreme Court (Tribunal Superieur d'Appel)
Political parties and leaders:
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),
Member of:
FZ
Diplomatic representation in US:
none (territorial collectivity of France)
US diplomatic representation:
none (territorial collectivity of France)
Flag:
the flag of France is used
Economy
Overview:
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.
National product:
GDP - purchasing power parity - $54 million (1993 est.)
National product real growth rate:
NA%
National product per capita:
$600 (1993 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
NA%
Unemployment rate:
NA%
Budget:
revenues:
$NA
expenditures:
$37.3 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (1985 est.)
Exports:
$4 million (f.o.b., 1984)
commodities:
ylang-ylang, vanilla
partners:
France 79%, Comoros 10%, Reunion 9%
Imports:
$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%
External debt:
$NA
Industrial production:
growth rate NA%
Electricity:
capacity:
NA kW
production:
NA kWh
consumption per capita:
NA kWh
Industries:
newly created lobster and shrimp industry
Agriculture:
most important sector; provides all export earnings; crops - vanilla,
ylang-ylang, coffee, copra; imports major share of food needs
Economic aid:
recipient:
Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970-89),
$402 million
Currency:
1 French franc (F) = 100 centimes
Exchange rates:
French francs (F) per US$1 - 5.2943 (January 1995), 5.5520 (1994), 5.6632
(1993), 5.2938 (1992), 5.6421 (1991), 5.4453 (1990)
Economy
Fiscal year:
calendar year
Transportation
Railroads:
0 km
Highways:
total:
42 km
paved:
bituminous 18 km
unpaved:
24 km
Ports:
Dzaoudzi
Merchant marine:
none
Airports:
total:
1
with paved runways 914 to 1,523 m:
1
Communications
Telephone system:
450 telephones; small system administered by French Department of Posts and
Telecommunications
local:
NA
intercity:
NA
international:
radio relay and high-frequency radio communications for links to Comoros and
international communications
Radio:
broadcast stations:
AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0
radios:
NA
Television:
broadcast stations:
0
televisions:
NA
Defense Forces
Note:
defense is the responsibility of France
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