Mayotte (2005)

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Administrative divisions	none (territorial collectivity of France)
Age structure	0-14 years: 46.2% (male 44,926/female 44,521) 15-64 years: 52.1% (male 54,713/female 46,156) 65 years and over: 1.7% (male 1,666/female 1,651) (2005 est.)
Agriculture - products	vanilla, ylang-ylang (perfume essence), coffee, copra
Airports	1 (2004 est.)
Airports - with paved runways	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2004 est.)
Area	total: 374 sq km land: 374 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC
Background	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.
Birth rate	41.58 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Budget	revenues: NA expenditures: $73 million, including capital expenditures of NA (1991 est.)
Capital	Mamoutzou
Climate	tropical; marine; hot, humid, rainy season during northeastern monsoon (November to May); dry season is cooler (May to November)
Coastline	185.2 km
Constitution	4 October 1958 (French Constitution)
Country name	conventional long form: Territorial Collectivity of Mayotte conventional short form: Mayotte
Death rate	7.9 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Debt - external	$NA
Dependency status	territorial collectivity of France
Diplomatic representation from the US	none (territorial collectivity of France)
Diplomatic representation in the US	none (territorial collectivity of France)
Disputes - international	claimed by Comoros
Economic aid - recipient	$107.7 million; note - extensive French financial assistance (1995)
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, an important supplement to GDP. Mayotte's remote location is an obstacle to the development of tourism.
Electricity - consumption	NA kWh
Electricity - production	NA kWh
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: Benara 660 m
Environment - current issues	NA
Ethnic groups	NA
Exchange rates	euros per US dollar - 0.8054 (2004), 0.886 (2003), 1.0626 (2002), 1.1175 (2001), 1.0854 (2000)
Executive branch	chief of state: President Jacques CHIRAC of France (since 17 May 1995), represented by Prefect Jean-Paul KIHL (since 17 January 2005) head of government: President of the General Council Said Omar OILI (since NA 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
Exports	$3.44 million f.o.b. (1997)
Exports - commodities	ylang-ylang (perfume essence), vanilla, copra, coconuts, coffee, cinnamon
Exports - partners	France 80%, Comoros 15%, Reunion (2000)
Fiscal year	calendar year
Flag description	the flag of France is used
GDP - composition by sector	agriculture: NA% industry: NA% services: NA%
GDP - per capita	purchasing power parity - $2,600 (2003 est.)
GDP - real growth rate	NA%
Geographic coordinates	12 50 S, 45 10 E
Geography - note	part of Comoro Archipelago; 18 islands
Highways	total: 93 km paved: 72 km unpaved: 21 km
Household income or consumption by percentage share	lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%
Imports	$141.3 million f.o.b. (1997)
Imports - commodities	food, machinery and equipment, transportation equipment, metals, chemicals
Imports - partners	France 66%, Africa 14%, Southeast Asia 11% (2000 est.)
Independence	none (territorial collectivity of France)
Industrial production growth rate	NA%
Industries	newly created lobster and shrimp industry, construction
Infant mortality rate	total: 62.4 deaths/1,000 live births male: 68.51 deaths/1,000 live births female: 56.11 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	NA%
International organization participation	UPU
Irrigated land	NA sq km
Judicial branch	Supreme Court or Tribunal Superieur d'Appel
Labor force	48,800 (2000)
Land boundaries	0 km
Land use	arable land: NA% permanent crops: NA% other: NA%
Languages	Mahorian (a Swahili dialect), French (official language) spoken by 35% of the population
Legal system	French law
Legislative branch	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 NA 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%; 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 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 in June 2005); results - percent of vote by party - UMP-RPR 55.08%, UDF 44.92%; seats by party - UMP-RPR 1
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 61.39 years male: 59.22 years female: 63.62 years (2005 est.)
Literacy	definition: NA total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA%
Location	Southern Africa, island in the Mozambique Channel, about one-half of the way from northern Madagascar to northern Mozambique
Map references	Africa
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of France; small contingent of French forces stationed on the island
National holiday	Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)
Nationality	noun: Mahorais (singular and plural) adjective: Mahoran
Natural hazards	cyclones during rainy season
Natural resources	NEGL
Net migration rate	5.62 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Political parties and leaders	Democratic Front or FD [Youssouf MOUSSA]; Mahoran Popular Movement or MPM [Ahmed MADI]; FARC [leader NA]; Federation of Mahorans or RPR (UMP) [Mansour KAMARDINE]; Movement for Department Status Mayotte or MDM [Mouhoutar SALIM]; Renewed Communist Party of Mayotte or MRC [Omar SIMBA]; Socialist Party or PS (local branch of French Parti Socialiste) [Ibrahim ABUBACAR]; Union for French Democracy or UDF [Henri JEAN-BAPTISTE]
Political pressure groups and leaders	NA
Population	193,633 (July 2005 est.)
Population below poverty line	NA%
Population growth rate	3.93% (2005 est.)
Ports and harbors	Dzaoudzi
Radio broadcast stations	AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 (2001)
Religions	Muslim 97%, Christian (mostly Roman Catholic)
Sex ratio	at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.18 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.01 male(s)/female total population: 1.1 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
Suffrage	18 years of age; universal
Telephone system	general assessment: small system administered by French Department of Posts and Telecommunications domestic: NA international: country code - 269; microwave radio relay and HF radiotelephone communications to Comoros (2001)
Telephones - main lines in use	10,000 (2001)
Telephones - mobile cellular	21,700 (2002)
Television broadcast stations	3 (2001)
Terrain	generally undulating, with deep ravines and ancient volcanic peaks
Total fertility rate	5.89 children born/woman (2005 est.)
Unemployment rate	38% (1999)

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