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Compare Mayotte (2001) - Heard Island and McDonald Islands (2007)

Compare Mayotte (2001) z Heard Island and McDonald Islands (2007)

 Mayotte (2001)Heard Island and McDonald Islands (2007)
 MayotteHeard Island and McDonald Islands
Administrative divisions none (territorial collectivity of France) -
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.)		 -
Agriculture - products vanilla, ylang-ylang (perfume essence), coffee, copra -
Airports 1 (2000 est.) -
Airports - with paved runways total:
1

1,524 to 2,437 m:
1 (2000 est.)		 -
Area total:
374 sq km

land:
374 sq km

water:
0 sq km		 total: 412 sq km


land: 412 sq km


water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC slightly more than two times 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. These uninhabited, barren, sub-Antarctic islands were transferred from the UK to Australia in 1947. Populated by large numbers of seal and bird species, the islands have been designated a nature preserve.
Birth rate 44.39 births/1,000 population (2001 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) antarctic
Coastline 185.2 km 101.9 km
Constitution 28 September 1958 (French Constitution) -
Country name conventional long form:
Territorial Collectivity of Mayotte

conventional short form:
Mayotte		 conventional long form: Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands


conventional short form: Heard Island and McDonald Islands


abbreviation: HIMI
Currency French franc (FRF); euro (EUR) -
Death rate 8.84 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.) -
Debt - external $NA -
Dependency status territorial collectivity of France territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Antarctic Division of the Department of the Environment and Heritage
Diplomatic representation from the US none (territorial collectivity of France) none (territory of Australia)
Diplomatic representation in the US none (territorial collectivity of France) none (territory of Australia)
Disputes - international claimed by Comoros none
Economic aid - recipient $107.7 million (1995); note - extensive French financial assistance -
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. The islands have no indigenous economic activity, but the Australian Government allows limited fishing in the surrounding waters.
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		 lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m


highest point: Mawson Peak, on Big Ben 2,745 m
Environment - current issues NA NA
Ethnic groups NA -
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) -
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		 -
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 France is used the flag of Australia 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 12 50 S, 45 10 E 53 06 S, 72 31 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% (1997) -
Independence none (territorial collectivity of France) -
Industrial production growth rate NA% -
Industries newly created lobster and shrimp industry, construction -
Infant mortality rate 69.54 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.) -
Inflation rate (consumer prices) NA% -
International organization participation FZ -
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) NA -
Irrigated land NA sq km 0 sq km
Judicial branch Supreme Court or Tribunal Superieur d'Appel -
Labor force NA -
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: 0%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (2005)
Languages Mahorian (a Swahili dialect), French (official language) spoken by 35% of the population -
Legal system French law the laws of Australia, 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 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		 -
Life expectancy at birth total population:
59.83 years

male:
57.77 years

female:
61.96 years (2001 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 islands in the Indian Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Madagascar to Antarctica
Map references Africa Antarctic Region
Maritime claims exclusive economic zone:
200 NM

territorial sea:
12 NM		 territorial sea: 12 nm


exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Merchant marine none (2000 est.) -
Military - note defense is the responsibility of France; small contingent of French forces stationed on the island defense is the responsibility of Australia; Australia conducts fisheries patrols
National holiday Bastille Day, 14 July (1789) -
Nationality noun:
Mahorais (singular and plural)

adjective:
Mahoran		 -
Natural hazards cyclones during rainy season Mawson Peak, an active volcano, is on Heard Island
Natural resources NEGL fish
Net migration rate 10.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 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] -
Political pressure groups and leaders NA -
Population 163,366 (July 2001 est.) uninhabited
Population below poverty line NA% -
Population growth rate 4.58% (2001 est.) -
Ports and harbors Dzaoudzi -
Radio broadcast stations AM 1, FM 4, shortwave 0 (1998) -
Radios NA -
Railways 0 km -
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:
0.98 male(s)/female

total population:
1.1 male(s)/female (2001 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 and other international connections		 -
Telephones - main lines in use 9,314 (1997) -
Telephones - mobile cellular 0 (2000) -
Television broadcast stations 3 (1997) -
Terrain generally undulating, with deep ravines and ancient volcanic peaks Heard Island - 80% ice-covered, bleak and mountainous, dominated by a large massif (Big Ben) and an active volcano (Mawson Peak); McDonald Islands - small and rocky
Total fertility rate 6.24 children born/woman (2001 est.) -
Unemployment rate 45% (1997) -
Waterways none -
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