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 MayotteGuernsey
Administrative divisions none (territorial collectivity of France) none (British crown dependency); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 10 parishes including Saint Peter Port, Saint Sampson, Vale, Castel, Saint Saviour, Saint Pierre du Bois, Torteval, Forest, Saint Martin, Saint Andrew
Age structure 0-14 years:
46.59% (male 38,188; female 37,920)

15-64 years:
51.73% (male 46,132; female 38,378)

65 years and over:
1.68% (male 1,361; female 1,387) (2001 est.)
0-14 years: 15.6% (male 5,161; female 5,013)


15-64 years: 66.7% (male 21,497; female 21,897)


65 years and over: 17.6% (male 4,812; female 6,651) (2004 est.)
Agriculture - products vanilla, ylang-ylang (perfume essence), coffee, copra tomatoes, greenhouse flowers, sweet peppers, eggplant, fruit; Guernsey cattle
Airports 1 (2000 est.) 2 (2003 est.)
Airports - with paved runways total:
1

1,524 to 2,437 m:
1 (2000 est.)
total: 2


914 to 1,523 m: 1


under 914 m: 1 (2004 est.)
Area total:
374 sq km

land:
374 sq km

water:
0 sq km
total: 78 sq km


land: 78 sq km


water: 0 sq km


note: includes Alderney, Guernsey, Herm, Sark, and some other smaller islands
Area - comparative slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC about one-half the size of Washington, DC
Background Mayotte was ceded to France along with the other Comoros in 1843. It was the only island in the archipelago that voted in 1974 to retain its link with France and forgo independence. The island of Guernsey and the other Channel Islands represent the last remnants of the medieval Dukedom of Normandy, which held sway in both France and England. The islands were the only British soil occupied by German troops in World War II.
Birth rate 44.39 births/1,000 population (2001 est.) 9.16 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Budget revenues:
$NA

expenditures:
$73 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (1991 est.)
revenues: $381.3 million


expenditures: $368.8 million, including capital expenditures of NA (2000 est.)
Capital Mamoutzou Saint Peter Port
Climate tropical; marine; hot, humid, rainy season during northeastern monsoon (November to May); dry season is cooler (May to November) temperate with mild winters and cool summers; about 50% of days are overcast
Coastline 185.2 km 50 km
Constitution 28 September 1958 (French Constitution) unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice
Country name conventional long form:
Territorial Collectivity of Mayotte

conventional short form:
Mayotte
conventional long form: Bailiwick of Guernsey


conventional short form: Guernsey
Currency French franc (FRF); euro (EUR) British pound (GBP); note - there is also a Guernsey pound
Death rate 8.84 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.) 9.87 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Debt - external $NA NA
Dependency status territorial collectivity of France British crown dependency
Diplomatic representation from the US none (territorial collectivity of France) none (British crown dependency)
Diplomatic representation in the US none (territorial collectivity of France) none (British crown dependency)
Disputes - international claimed by Comoros none
Economic aid - recipient $107.7 million (1995); note - extensive French financial assistance NA
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. Financial services - banking, fund management, insurance, etc. - account for about 55% of total income in this tiny Channel Island economy. Tourism, manufacturing, and horticulture, mainly tomatoes and cut flowers, have been declining. Light tax and death duties make Guernsey a popular tax haven. The evolving economic integration of the EU nations is changing the environment under which Guernsey operates.
Electricity - consumption NA kWh NA kWh
Electricity - exports - 0 kWh (2002)
Electricity - imports - 0 kWh (2002)
Electricity - production NA kWh 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
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m


highest point: unnamed location on Sark 114 m
Environment - current issues NA NA
Ethnic groups NA UK and Norman-French descent with small percentages from other European countries
Exchange rates euros per US dollar - 1.0659 (January 2001), 1.0854 (2000), 0.9386 (1999); French francs per US dollar - 5.8995 (1998), 5.8367 (1997), 5.1155 (1996) Guernsey pounds per US dollar - 0.6661 (2002), 0.6944 (2001), 0.6596 (2000), 0.6180 (1999), 0.6037 (1998); note - the Guernsey pound is at par with the British pound
Executive branch chief of state:
President Jacques CHIRAC of France (since 17 May 1995), represented by Prefect Pierre BAYLE (since 15 July 1998)

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

cabinet:
NA

elections:
French president elected by popular vote for a seven-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
chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Lieutenant Governor and Commander-in-Chief Lt. Gen. Sir John FOLEY (since NA 2000)


head of government: Chief Minister Laurie MORGAN (since 1 May 2004)


cabinet: Policy Council elected by the States of Deliberation


elections: the monarch is hereditary; lieutenant governor appointed by the monarch; chief minister is elected by States of Delibertion


election results: Laurie MORGAN elected chief minister, percent of vote of the States of Deliberation NA
Exports $3.44 million (f.o.b., 1997) NA
Exports - commodities ylang-ylang (perfume essence), vanilla, copra, coconuts, coffee, cinnamon tomatoes, flowers and ferns, sweet peppers, eggplant, other vegetables
Exports - partners France 80%, Comoros 15%, Reunion UK (regarded as internal trade)
Fiscal year calendar year calendar year
Flag description the flag of France is used white with the red cross of Saint George (patron saint of England) extending to the edges of the flag and a yellow equal-armed cross of William the Conqueror superimposed on the Saint George cross
GDP purchasing power parity - $85 million (1998 est.) purchasing power parity - $1.3 billion (1999 est.)
GDP - composition by sector agriculture:
NA%

industry:
NA%

services:
NA%
agriculture: 3%


industry: 10%


services: 87% (2000)
GDP - per capita purchasing power parity - $600 (1998 est.) purchasing power parity - $20,000 (1999 est.)
GDP - real growth rate NA% 5.7% (1999 est.)
Geographic coordinates 12 50 S, 45 10 E 49 28 N, 2 35 W
Geography - note part of Comoro Archipelago; 18 islands large, deepwater harbor at Saint Peter Port
Highways total:
93 km

paved:
72 km

unpaved:
21 km
total: NA km


paved: NA km


unpaved: NA km
Household income or consumption by percentage share lowest 10%:
NA%

highest 10%:
NA%
lowest 10%: NA


highest 10%: NA
Imports $141.3 million (f.o.b., 1997) NA
Imports - commodities food, machinery and equipment, transportation equipment, metals, chemicals coal, gasoline, oil, machinery and equipment
Imports - partners France 66%, Africa 14%, Southeast Asia 11% (1997) UK (regarded as internal trade)
Independence none (territorial collectivity of France) none (British crown dependency)
Industrial production growth rate NA% NA
Industries newly created lobster and shrimp industry, construction tourism, banking
Infant mortality rate 69.54 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.) total: 4.78 deaths/1,000 live births


male: 5.35 deaths/1,000 live births


female: 4.19 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) NA% 4% (2000 est.)
International organization participation FZ UPU
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) NA -
Irrigated land NA sq km NA sq km
Judicial branch Supreme Court or Tribunal Superieur d'Appel Royal Court
Labor force NA 31,320 (2000)
Land boundaries 0 km 0 km
Land use arable land:
NA%

permanent crops:
NA%

permanent pastures:
NA%

forests and woodland:
NA%

other:
NA%
arable land: NA


permanent crops: NA


other: NA (2001)
Languages Mahorian (a Swahili dialect), French (official language) spoken by 35% of the population English, French, Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts
Legal system French law English law and local statute; justice is administered by the Royal Court
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 1995 (next to be held 24 September 2001); results - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - MPM 1; Mayotte also elects one member to the French National Assembly; elections last held 25 May and 1 June 1997 (next to be held as a special election on NA May 2002); results - percent of vote by party - UDF/FD 51.7%, RPR 48.3%; seats by party - UDF/FD 1
unicameral States of Deliberation (45 seats; members are elected by popular vote for 4 years); note - Alderney and Sark have their own parliaments


elections: last held 21 April 2004 (next to be held NA 2008)


election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - all independents
Life expectancy at birth total population:
59.83 years

male:
57.77 years

female:
61.96 years (2001 est.)
total population: 80.17 years


male: 77.17 years


female: 83.27 years (2004 est.)
Literacy definition:
NA

total population:
NA%

male:
NA%

female:
NA%
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 Western Europe, islands in the English Channel, northwest of France
Map references Africa Europe
Maritime claims exclusive economic zone:
200 NM

territorial sea:
12 NM
territorial sea: 3 nm


exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm
Merchant marine none (2000 est.) none
Military - note defense is the responsibility of France; small contingent of French forces stationed on the island defense is the responsibility of the UK
National holiday Bastille Day, 14 July (1789) Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)
Nationality noun:
Mahorais (singular and plural)

adjective:
Mahoran
noun: Channel Islander(s)


adjective: Channel Islander
Natural hazards cyclones during rainy season NA
Natural resources NEGL cropland
Net migration rate 10.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.) 3.84 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Political parties and leaders Democratic Front or FD [Youssouf MOUSSA]; Mahoran Popular Movement or MPM [Younoussa BAMANA]; Mahoran Rally for the Republic or RPR [Mansour KAMARDINE]; Movement for Department Status Mayotte or MDM [Henri JEAN-BAPTISTE]; Socialist Party or PS (local branch of French Parti Socialiste) [Ibrahim ABUBACAR]; Union for French Democracy or UDF [Henri JEAN-BAPTISTE] none; all independents
Political pressure groups and leaders NA none
Population 163,366 (July 2001 est.) 65,031 (July 2004 est.)
Population below poverty line NA% NA
Population growth rate 4.58% (2001 est.) 0.31% (2004 est.)
Ports and harbors Dzaoudzi Saint Peter Port, Saint Sampson
Radio broadcast stations AM 1, FM 4, shortwave 0 (1998) AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)
Radios NA -
Railways 0 km -
Religions Muslim 97%, Christian (mostly Roman Catholic) Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Baptist, Congregational, Methodist
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:
0.98 male(s)/female

total population:
1.1 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female


under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female


15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female


65 years and over: 0.72 male(s)/female


total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
Suffrage 18 years of age; universal 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 and other international connections
general assessment: NA


domestic: NA


international: 1 submarine cable
Telephones - main lines in use 9,314 (1997) 55,000 (2001)
Telephones - mobile cellular 0 (2000) 31,500 (2001)
Television broadcast stations 3 (1997) 1 (1997)
Terrain generally undulating, with deep ravines and ancient volcanic peaks mostly level with low hills in southwest
Total fertility rate 6.24 children born/woman (2001 est.) 1.38 children born/woman (2004 est.)
Unemployment rate 45% (1997) 0.5% (1999 est.)
Waterways none -
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