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 Coral Sea IslandsMayotte
Administrative divisions - none (territorial collectivity of France)
Age structure - 0-14 years: 46.4% (male 43,301; female 42,934)


15-64 years: 51.9% (male 52,534; female 44,100)


65 years and over: 1.7% (male 1,579; female 1,578) (2004 est.)
Agriculture - products - vanilla, ylang-ylang (perfume essence), coffee, copra
Airports - 1 (2003 est.)
Airports - with paved runways - total: 1


1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2004 est.)
Area total: less than 3 sq km


land: less than 3 sq km


water: 0 sq km


note: includes numerous small islands and reefs scattered over a sea area of about 780,000 sq km, with the Willis Islets the most important
total: 374 sq km


land: 374 sq km


water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative NA slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC
Background Scattered over some 1 million square kilometers of ocean, the Coral Sea Islands were declared a territory of Australia in 1969. They are uninhabited except for a small meteorological staff on the Willis Islets. Automated weather stations, beacons, and a lighthouse occupy many other islands and reefs. 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 - 42.19 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Budget - revenues: NA


expenditures: $73 million, including capital expenditures of NA (1991 est.)
Capital - Mamoutzou
Climate tropical tropical; marine; hot, humid, rainy season during northeastern monsoon (November to May); dry season is cooler (May to November)
Coastline 3,095 km 185.2 km
Constitution - 28 September 1958 (French Constitution)
Country name conventional long form: Coral Sea Islands Territory


conventional short form: Coral Sea Islands
conventional long form: Territorial Collectivity of Mayotte


conventional short form: Mayotte
Currency - euro (EUR)
Death rate - 8.11 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Debt - external - NA
Dependency status territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Department of the Environment, Sport, and Territories territorial collectivity of France
Diplomatic representation from the US none (territory of Australia) none (territorial collectivity of France)
Diplomatic representation in the US none (territory of Australia) none (territorial collectivity of France)
Disputes - international none claimed by Comoros
Economic aid - recipient - $107.7 million; note - extensive French financial assistance (1995)
Economy - overview no economic activity 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: Pacific Ocean 0 m


highest point: unnamed location on Cato Island 6 m
lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m


highest point: Benara 660 m
Environment - current issues no permanent fresh water resources NA
Ethnic groups - NA
Exchange rates - euros per US dollar - 0.8860 (2003), 1.0626 (2002), 1.1175 (2001), 1.0854 (2000), 0.9386 (1999)
Executive branch administered from Canberra by the Department of the Environment, Sport, and Territories 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 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 (2000)
Fiscal year - calendar year
Flag description the flag of Australia is used the flag of France is used
GDP - purchasing power parity - $466.8 million (2003 est.)
GDP - composition by sector - agriculture: NA


industry: NA


services: NA (2001 est.)
GDP - per capita - purchasing power parity - $2,600 (1998 est.)
GDP - real growth rate - NA
Geographic coordinates 18 00 S, 152 00 E 12 50 S, 45 10 E
Geography - note important nesting area for birds and turtles 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: 64.19 deaths/1,000 live births


male: 70.42 deaths/1,000 live births


female: 57.78 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) - NA
International organization participation - UPU
Irrigated land 0 sq km (1998 est.) NA sq km
Judicial branch - Supreme Court or Tribunal Superieur d'Appel
Labor force - 48,800 (2000)
Land boundaries 0 km 0 km
Land use arable land: 0%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (mostly grass or scrub cover) (2001)
arable land: NA


permanent crops: NA


other: NA (2001)
Languages - Mahorian (a Swahili dialect), French (official language) spoken by 35% of the population
Legal system the laws of Australia, 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: 60.99 years


male: 58.85 years


female: 63.2 years (2004 est.)
Literacy - definition: NA


total population: NA


male: NA


female: NA
Location Oceania, islands in the Coral Sea, northeast of Australia Southern Africa, island in the Mozambique Channel, about one-half of the way from northern Madagascar to northern Mozambique
Map references Oceania Africa
Maritime claims territorial sea: 3 nm


exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm


exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Merchant marine - none
Military - note defense is the responsibility of Australia; visited regularly by the Royal Australian Navy; Australia has control over the activities of visitors 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 occasional tropical cyclones cyclones during rainy season
Natural resources NEGL NEGL
Net migration rate - 6.78 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Political parties and leaders - 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 pressure groups and leaders - NA
Population no indigenous inhabitants


note: there is a staff of three to four at the meteorological station (2004 est.)
186,026 (July 2004 est.)
Population below poverty line - NA
Population growth rate - 4.09% (2004 est.)
Ports and harbors none; offshore anchorage only 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: 1.19 male(s)/female


65 years and over: 1 male(s)/female


total population: 1.1 male(s)/female (2004 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 sand and coral reefs and islands (or cays) generally undulating, with deep ravines and ancient volcanic peaks
Total fertility rate - 5.98 children born/woman (2004 est.)
Unemployment rate - 38% (1999)
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