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Compare Akrotiri (2006) z Mayotte (2002)

 Akrotiri (2006)Mayotte (2002)
 AkrotiriMayotte
Administrative divisions - none (territorial collectivity of France)
Age structure - 0-14 years: 46.6% (male 39,927; female 39,628)


15-64 years: 51.7% (male 48,237; female 40,210)


65 years and over: 1.7% (male 1,429; female 1,448) (2002 est.)
Agriculture - products - vanilla, ylang-ylang (perfume essence), coffee, copra
Airports - 1 (2001)
Airports - with paved runways - total: 1


1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2002)
Area total: 123 sq km


note: includes a salt lake and wetlands
total: 374 sq km


land: 374 sq km


water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC
Background By terms of the 1960 Treaty of Establishment that created the independent Republic of Cyprus, the UK retained full sovereignty and jurisdiction over two areas of almost 254 square kilometers - Akrotiri and Dhekelia. The southernmost and smallest of these is the Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area, which is also referred to as the Western Sovereign Base Area. 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 - 43.59 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Budget - revenues: $NA


expenditures: $73 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (1991 est.)
Capital name: Episkopi Cantonment; also serves as capital of Dhekelia


geographic coordinates: 34 40 N, 32 51 E


time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)


daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Mamoutzou
Climate temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters tropical; marine; hot, humid, rainy season during northeastern monsoon (November to May); dry season is cooler (May to November)
Coastline 56.3 km 185.2 km
Constitution Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia Order in Council 1960, effective 16 August 1960 28 September 1958 (French Constitution)
Country name conventional long form: Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area


conventional short form: Akrotiri
conventional long form: Territorial Collectivity of Mayotte


conventional short form: Mayotte
Currency - euro (EUR); French franc (FRF)
Death rate - 8.58 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Debt - external - $NA
Dependency status overseas territory of UK; administered by an administrator who is also the Commander, British Forces Cyprus territorial collectivity of France
Diplomatic representation from the US none (overseas territory of the UK) none (territorial collectivity of France)
Diplomatic representation in the US none (overseas territory of the UK) none (territorial collectivity of France)
Disputes - international - claimed by Comoros
Economic aid - recipient - $107.7 million (1995); note - extensive French financial assistance
Economy - overview Economic activity is limited to providing services to the military and their families located in Akrotiri. All food and manufactured goods must be imported. 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
Electricity - production by source - fossil fuel: NA%


hydro: NA%


nuclear: NA%


other: NA%
Elevation extremes - lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m


highest point: Benara 660 m
Environment - current issues shooting around the salt lake; note - breeding place for loggerhead and green turtles; only remaining colony of griffon vultures is on the base NA
Ethnic groups - NA
Exchange rates - euros per US dollar - 1.1324 (January 2002), 1.1175 (2001), 1.0854 (2000), 0.9386 (1999); French francs per US dollar - 5.8995 (1998), 5.8367 (1997)
Executive branch chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952)


head of government: Administrator Air Vice-Marshal Richard LACEY (since 26 April 2006); note - reports to the British Ministry of Defence


elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; the administrator is appointed by the monarch
chief of state: President Jacques CHIRAC of France (since 17 May 1995), represented by Prefect Jean-Jacques BROT (since 3 July 2002)


head of government: President of the General Council Younoussa BAMANA (since NA 1977)


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
Fiscal year - calendar year
Flag description the flag of the UK is used the flag of France is used
GDP - purchasing power parity - $85 million (1998 est.)
GDP - composition by sector - agriculture: NA%


industry: NA%


services: NA%
GDP - per capita - purchasing power parity - $600 (1998 est.)
GDP - real growth rate - NA%
Geographic coordinates 34 37 N, 32 58 E 12 50 S, 45 10 E
Geography - note British extraterritorial rights also extended to several small off-post sites scattered across Cyprus 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% (1997)
Independence - none (territorial collectivity of France)
Industrial production growth rate - NA%
Industries - newly created lobster and shrimp industry, construction
Infant mortality rate - 67.76 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) - NA%
International organization participation - FZ
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) - NA
Irrigated land - NA sq km
Judicial branch - Supreme Court or Tribunal Superieur d'Appel
Labor force - NA
Land boundaries total: 47.4 km


border countries: Cyprus 47.4 km
0 km
Land use - arable land: NA%


permanent crops: NA%


other: NA% (1998 est.)
Languages English, Greek Mahorian (a Swahili dialect), French (official language) spoken by 35% of the population
Legal system the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply 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 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
Life expectancy at birth - total population: 60.21 years


male: 58.12 years


female: 62.37 years (2002 est.)
Literacy - definition: NA


total population: NA%


male: NA%


female: NA%
Location peninsula on the southwest coast of Cyprus Southern Africa, island in the Mozambique Channel, about one-half of the way from northern Madagascar to northern Mozambique
Map references Middle East Africa
Maritime claims - exclusive economic zone: 200 NM


territorial sea: 12 NM
Merchant marine - none (2002 est.)
Military - note Akrotiri has a full RAF base, Headquarters for British Forces on Cyprus, and Episkopi Support Unit 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 - 9.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Political parties and leaders - Democratic Front or FD [Youssouf MOUSSA]; Mahoran Popular Movement or MPM [Younoussa BAMANA]; Federation of Mahorans or RPR [Moustoifa MOHAMED]; Movement for Department Status Mayotte or MDM [Younoussa BEN ALI]; Socialist Party or PS (local branch of French Parti Socialiste) [Ibrahim ABUBACAR]; Union for French Democracy or UDF [Henri JEAN-BAPTISTE]; note - may no longer be in existence
Political pressure groups and leaders - NA
Population no indigenous inhabitants


note: approximately 1,300 military personnel are on the base; there are another 5,000 British citizens who are families of military personnel or civilian staff on both Akrotiri and Dhekelia; Cyprus citizens work on the base, but do not live there
170,879 (July 2002 est.)
Population below poverty line - NA%
Population growth rate - 4.41% (2002 est.)
Ports and harbors - Dzaoudzi
Radio broadcast stations FM 1


note: British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides Radio 1 and Radio 2 service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia (2006)
AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 (2001)
Radios - NA
Railways - 0 km (2002)
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: 1.2 male(s)/female


65 years and over: 0.99 male(s)/female


total population: 1.1 male(s)/female (2002 est.)
Suffrage - 18 years of age; universal
Telephone system - 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 - main lines in use - 12,000 (1998)
Telephones - mobile cellular - 0 (2000)
Television broadcast stations British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides multi-channel satellite service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia (2006) 3 (2001)
Terrain - generally undulating, with deep ravines and ancient volcanic peaks
Total fertility rate - 6.15 children born/woman (2002 est.)
Unemployment rate - 45% (1997) (1997)
Waterways - none
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