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 Mayotte (2001)Norfolk Island (2001)
 MayotteNorfolk Island
Administrative divisions none (territorial collectivity of France) none (territory of Australia)
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:
NA%

15-64 years:
NA%

65 years and over:
NA%
Agriculture - products vanilla, ylang-ylang (perfume essence), coffee, copra Norfolk Island pine seed, Kentia palm seed, cereals, vegetables, fruit; cattle, poultry
Airports 1 (2000 est.) 1 (2000 est.)
Airports - with paved runways total:
1

1,524 to 2,437 m:
1 (2000 est.)
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:
34.6 sq km

land:
34.6 sq km

water:
0 sq km
Area - comparative slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC about 0.2 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. Two British attempts at establishing the island as a penal colony (1788-1814 and 1825-55) were ultimately abandoned. In 1856, the island was resettled by Pitcairn Islanders, descendants of the Bounty mutineers and their Tahitian companions.
Birth rate 44.39 births/1,000 population (2001 est.) NA births/1,000 population
Budget revenues:
$NA

expenditures:
$73 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (1991 est.)
revenues:
$4.6 million

expenditures:
$4.8 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (FY92/93)
Capital Mamoutzou Kingston
Climate tropical; marine; hot, humid, rainy season during northeastern monsoon (November to May); dry season is cooler (May to November) subtropical, mild, little seasonal temperature variation
Coastline 185.2 km 32 km
Constitution 28 September 1958 (French Constitution) Norfolk Island Act of 1979
Country name conventional long form:
Territorial Collectivity of Mayotte

conventional short form:
Mayotte
conventional long form:
Territory of Norfolk Island

conventional short form:
Norfolk Island
Currency French franc (FRF); euro (EUR) Australian dollar (AUD)
Death rate 8.84 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.) NA deaths/1,000 population
Debt - external $NA $NA
Dependency status territorial collectivity of France territory of Australia; Canberra administers Commonwealth responsibilities on Norfolk Island through the Department of Environment, Sport, and Territories
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 $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. Tourism, the primary economic activity, has steadily increased over the years and has brought a level of prosperity unusual among inhabitants of the Pacific islands. The agricultural sector has become self-sufficient in the production of beef, poultry, and eggs.
Electricity - consumption NA kWh NA kWh
Electricity - production NA kWh NA kWh
Electricity - production by source fossil fuel:
NA%

hydro:
NA%

nuclear:
NA%

other:
NA%
fossil fuel:
NA%

hydro:
NA%

nuclear:
NA%

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

highest point:
Benara 660 m
lowest point:
Pacific Ocean 0 m

highest point:
Mount Bates 319 m
Environment - current issues NA NA
Ethnic groups NA descendants of the Bounty mutineers, Australian, New Zealander, Polynesians
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) Australian dollars per US dollar - 1.7995 (January 2001), 1.7173 (2000), 1.5497 (1999), 1.5888 (1998), 1.3439 (1997), 1.2773 (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
chief of state:
Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); the UK and Australia are represented by Administrator Anthony J. MESSNER (since 4 August 1997)

head of government:
Assembly President and Chief Minister Ronald Coane NOBBS (since 23 February 2000)

cabinet:
Executive Council is made up of four of the nine members of the Legislative Assembly; the council devises government policy and acts as an advisor to the Administrator

elections:
the monarch is hereditary; administrator appointed by the governor general of Australia; chief minister elected by the Legislative Assembly for a term of not more than three years; election last held 23 February 2000 (next to be held by March 2003)

election results:
Ronald Coane NOBBS elected chief minister; percent of Legislative Assembly vote - NA%
Exports $3.44 million (f.o.b., 1997) $1.5 million (f.o.b., FY91/92)
Exports - commodities ylang-ylang (perfume essence), vanilla, copra, coconuts, coffee, cinnamon postage stamps, seeds of the Norfolk Island pine and Kentia palm, small quantities of avocados
Exports - partners France 80%, Comoros 15%, Reunion Australia, other Pacific island countries, NZ, Asia, Europe
Fiscal year calendar year 1 July - 30 June
Flag description the flag of France is used three vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and green with a large green Norfolk Island pine tree centered in the slightly wider white band
GDP purchasing power parity - $85 million (1998 est.) purchasing power parity - $NA
GDP - composition by sector agriculture:
NA%

industry:
NA%

services:
NA%
agriculture:
NA%

industry:
NA%

services:
NA%
GDP - per capita purchasing power parity - $600 (1998 est.) purchasing power parity - $NA
GDP - real growth rate NA% NA%
Geographic coordinates 12 50 S, 45 10 E 29 02 S, 167 57 E
Geography - note part of Comoro Archipelago; 18 islands -
Highways total:
93 km

paved:
72 km

unpaved:
21 km
total:
80 km

paved:
53 km

unpaved:
27 km (2001)
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) $17.9 million (c.i.f., FY91/92)
Imports - commodities food, machinery and equipment, transportation equipment, metals, chemicals NA
Imports - partners France 66%, Africa 14%, Southeast Asia 11% (1997) Australia, other Pacific island countries, NZ, Asia, Europe
Independence none (territorial collectivity of France) none (territory of Australia)
Industrial production growth rate NA% NA%
Industries newly created lobster and shrimp industry, construction tourism
Infant mortality rate 69.54 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.) NA deaths/1,000 live births
Inflation rate (consumer prices) NA% NA%
International organization participation FZ none
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) NA 2 (2000)
Irrigated land NA sq km NA sq km
Judicial branch Supreme Court or Tribunal Superieur d'Appel Supreme Court; Court of Petty Sessions
Labor force NA 1,395 (1991 est.)
Labor force - by occupation - tourism NA%, subsistence agriculture 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%

permanent pastures:
25%

forests and woodland:
0%

other:
75% (1993 est.)
Languages Mahorian (a Swahili dialect), French (official language) spoken by 35% of the population English (official), Norfolk a mixture of 18th century English and ancient Tahitian
Legal system French law based on the laws of Australia, local ordinances and acts; English common law applies in matters not covered by either Australian or Norfolk Island 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 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 Legislative Assembly (9 seats; members elected by electors who have nine equal votes each but only four votes can be given to any one candidate; members serve three-year terms)

elections:
last held 23 February 2000 (next to be held by March 2003)

election results:
percent of vote - NA%; seats - independents 9
Life expectancy at birth total population:
59.83 years

male:
57.77 years

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

male:
NA years

female:
NA years
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 Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia
Map references Africa Oceania
Maritime claims exclusive economic zone:
200 NM

territorial sea:
12 NM
exclusive fishing zone:
200 NM

territorial sea:
3 NM
Merchant marine none (2000 est.) 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
National holiday Bastille Day, 14 July (1789) Pitcairners Arrival Day, 8 June (1856)
Nationality noun:
Mahorais (singular and plural)

adjective:
Mahoran
noun:
Norfolk Islander(s)

adjective:
Norfolk Islander(s)
Natural hazards cyclones during rainy season typhoons (especially May to July)
Natural resources NEGL fish
Net migration rate 10.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.) NA migrant(s)/1,000 population
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
Political pressure groups and leaders NA none
Population 163,366 (July 2001 est.) 1,879 (July 2001 est.)
Population below poverty line NA% NA%
Population growth rate 4.58% (2001 est.) -0.71% (2001 est.)
Ports and harbors Dzaoudzi none; loading jetties at Kingston and Cascade
Radio broadcast stations AM 1, FM 4, shortwave 0 (1998) AM 0, FM 3, shortwave 0 (1998)
Radios NA 2,500 (1996)
Railways 0 km 0 km
Religions Muslim 97%, Christian (mostly Roman Catholic) Anglican 39%, Roman Catholic 11.7%, Uniting Church in Australia 16.4%, Seventh-Day Adventist 4.4%, none 9.2%, unknown 16.9%, other 2.4% (1986)
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 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:
adequate

domestic:
NA

international:
radiotelephone service with Sydney (Australia)
Telephones - main lines in use 9,314 (1997) 1,087 (1983)
Telephones - mobile cellular 0 (2000) 0 (1983)
Television broadcast stations 3 (1997) 1 (local programming station plus two repeaters that bring in Australian programs by satellite) (1998)
Terrain generally undulating, with deep ravines and ancient volcanic peaks volcanic formation with mostly rolling plains
Total fertility rate 6.24 children born/woman (2001 est.) NA children born/woman
Unemployment rate 45% (1997) NA%
Waterways none none
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