Compare French Southern and Antarctic Lands (2003) - Mayotte (2007)

Compare French Southern and Antarctic Lands (2003) z Mayotte (2007)

	French Southern and Antarctic Lands (2003)	Mayotte (2007)

Administrative divisions	none (overseas territory of France); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 3 districts named Ile Crozet, Iles Kerguelen, and Iles Saint-Paul et Amsterdam; excludes "Adelie Land" claim in Antarctica that is not recognized by the US	none (territorial overseas collectivity of France)
Age structure	-	0-14 years: 45.8% (male 48,016/female 47,533) 15-64 years: 52.5% (male 59,111/female 50,437) 65 years and over: 1.8% (male 1,864/female 1,822) (2007 est.)
Agriculture - products	-	vanilla, ylang-ylang (perfume essence), coffee, copra
Airports	none (2002)	1 (2007)
Airports - with paved runways	-	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2007)
Area	total: 7,829 sq km land: 7,829 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes Ile Amsterdam, Ile Saint-Paul, Iles Crozet and Iles Kerguelen; excludes "Adelie Land" claim of about 500,000 sq km in Antarctica that is not recognized by the US	total: 374 sq km land: 374 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	slightly less than 1.3 times the size of Delaware	slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC
Background	The Southern Lands consist of two archipelagos, Iles Crozet and Iles Kerguelen, and two volcanic islands, Ile Amsterdam and Ile Saint-Paul. They contain no permanent inhabitants and are visited only by researchers studying the native fauna. The Antarctic portion consists of "Adelie Land," a thin slice of the Antarctic continent discovered and claimed by the French in 1840.	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	-	40.35 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Budget	-	revenues: $420 million expenditures: $394 million (2005)
Capital	-	name: Mamoudzou geographic coordinates: 12 46 S, 45 13 E time difference: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Climate	antarctic	tropical; marine; hot, humid, rainy season during northeastern monsoon (November to May); dry season is cooler (May to November)
Coastline	1,232 km	185.2 km
Constitution	-	4 October 1958 (French Constitution)
Country name	conventional long form: Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands conventional short form: French Southern and Antarctic Lands local long form: Territoire des Terres Australes et Antarctiques Francaises local short form: Terres Australes et Antarctiques Francaises	conventional long form: Territorial Collectivity of Mayotte conventional short form: Mayotte
Death rate	-	7.53 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Debt - external	-	$NA
Dependency status	overseas territory of France since 1955; administered from Paris by Administrateur Superieur Francois GARDE (since 24 May 2000), assisted by Secretary General Jean-Yves HERMOSO (since NA)	departmental collectivity of France
Diplomatic representation from the US	none (overseas territory of France)	none (territorial overseas collectivity of France)
Diplomatic representation in the US	none (overseas territory of France)	none (territorial overseas collectivity of France)
Disputes - international	"Adelie Land" claim in Antarctica is not recognized by the US	claimed by Comoros
Economic aid - recipient	-	$201.3 million; note - extensive French financial assistance (2005)
Economy - overview	Economic activity is limited to servicing meteorological and geophysical research stations and French and other fishing fleets. The fish catches landed on Iles Kerguelen by foreign ships are exported to France and Reunion.	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	-	139.2 million kWh (2005)
Electricity - production	-	NA kWh
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: Mont Ross on Iles Kerguelen 1,850 m	lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: Benara 660 m
Environment - current issues	NA	NA
Ethnic groups	-	NA
Exchange rates	-	euros per US dollar - 0.7964 (2006), 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004), 0.886 (2003), 1.0626 (2002)
Executive branch	-	chief of state: President Nicolas SARKOZY (since 16 May 2007); represented by Prefect Jean-Paul KIHL (since 17 January 2005) 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
Exports	-	$6.5 million f.o.b. (2005)
Exports - commodities	-	ylang-ylang (perfume essence), vanilla, copra, coconuts, coffee, cinnamon
Exports - partners	-	France 43%, Comoros 36%, Reunion 15% (2006)
Fiscal year	-	calendar year
Flag description	the flag of France is used	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
GDP - composition by sector	-	agriculture: NA% industry: NA% services: NA%
GDP - real growth rate	-	NA%
Geographic coordinates	43 00 S, 67 00 E	12 50 S, 45 10 E
Geography - note	islands component is widely scattered across remote locations in the southern Indian Ocean	part of Comoro Archipelago; 18 islands
Household income or consumption by percentage share	-	lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%
Imports	-	$341 million f.o.b.; note - excludes petroleum imports (2005)
Imports - commodities	-	food, machinery and equipment, transportation equipment, metals, chemicals
Imports - partners	-	France 49%, Seychelles 8.8%, China 4.1%, South Africa 2.8% (2006)
Independence	-	none (territorial overseas collectivity of France)
Industrial production growth rate	-	NA%
Industries	-	newly created lobster and shrimp industry, construction
Infant mortality rate	-	total: 59.51 deaths/1,000 live births male: 65.33 deaths/1,000 live births female: 53.52 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	-	1.7% (2005)
International organization participation	-	UPU
Irrigated land	0 sq km (1998 est.)	NA
Judicial branch	-	Supreme Court or Tribunal Superieur d'Appel
Labor force	-	44,560 (2002)
Land boundaries	0 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (1998 est.)	arable land: NA% permanent crops: NA% other: NA%
Languages	-	Mahorian (a Swahili dialect), French (official language) spoken by 35% of the population
Legal system	the laws of France, where applicable, apply	the laws of France, where applicable, apply
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 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
Life expectancy at birth	-	total population: 62.16 years male: 59.94 years female: 64.45 years (2007 est.)
Literacy	-	definition: NA total population: NA male: NA female: NA
Location	southeast of Africa, islands in the southern Indian Ocean, about equidistant between Africa, Antarctica, and Australia; note - French Southern and Antarctic Lands include Ile Amsterdam, Ile Saint-Paul, Iles Crozet, and Iles Kerguelen in the southern Indian Ocean, along with the French-claimed sector of Antarctica, "Adelie Land"; the US does not recognize the French claim to "Adelie Land"	Southern Africa, island in the Mozambique Channel, about one-half of the way from northern Madagascar to northern Mozambique
Map references	Antarctic Region	Africa
Maritime claims	exclusive economic zone: 200 NM from Iles Kerguelen only territorial sea: 12 NM	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Merchant marine	total: 73 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 3,596,194 GRT/5,924,475 DWT ships by type: bulk 4, cargo 4, chemical tanker 14, container 15, liquefied gas 5, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 17, roll on/roll off 11, vehicle carrier 2 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Belgium 2, France 62, Japan 3, Monaco 1, Norway 5, Sweden 1 (2002 est.)	-
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of France	defense is the responsibility of France; a small contingent of French forces is stationed on the island
National holiday	-	Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)
Nationality	-	noun: Mahorais (singular and plural) adjective: Mahoran
Natural hazards	Ile Amsterdam and Ile Saint-Paul are extinct volcanoes	cyclones during rainy season
Natural resources	fish, crayfish	NEGL
Net migration rate	-	3.35 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Political parties and leaders	-	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 pressure groups and leaders	-	NA
Population	no indigenous inhabitants (July 2002 est.) note: in 2002, there were 145 researchers whose numbers vary from winter (July) to summer (January) (July 2003 est.)	208,783 (July 2007 est.)
Population below poverty line	-	NA%
Population growth rate	-	3.617% (2007 est.)
Ports and harbors	none; offshore anchorage only	-
Radio broadcast stations	-	AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 (2001)
Religions	-	Muslim 97%, Christian (mostly Roman Catholic) 3%
Sex ratio	-	at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.172 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.023 male(s)/female total population: 1.092 male(s)/female (2007 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
Telephones - main lines in use	-	10,000 (2002)
Telephones - mobile cellular	-	48,100 (2005)
Television broadcast stations	-	3 (2001)
Terrain	volcanic	generally undulating, with deep ravines and ancient volcanic peaks
Total fertility rate	-	5.69 children born/woman (2007 est.)
Unemployment rate	-	25.4% (2005)
Waterways	none	-

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