| Mayotte (2002) | Mayotte (2008) | |
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| Administrative divisions | none (territorial collectivity of France) | none (territorial overseas collectivity of France) | 
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 46.6% (male 39,927; female 39,628) 
 15-64 years: 51.7% (male 48,237; female 40,210) 65 years and over: 1.7% (male 1,429; female 1,448) (2002 est.)  | 
				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.)  | 
				
| Airports | 1 (2001) | 1 (2007) | 
| Airports - with paved runways | total: 1 
 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2002)  | 
				total: 1 
 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2007)  | 
				
| Birth rate | 43.59 births/1,000 population (2002 est.) | 40.35 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) | 
| Budget | revenues: $NA 
 expenditures: $73 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (1991 est.)  | 
				revenues: $420 million 
 expenditures: $394 million (2005)  | 
				
| Capital | Mamoutzou | name: Mamoudzou 
 geographic coordinates: 12 46 S, 45 13 E time difference: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)  | 
				
| Constitution | 28 September 1958 (French Constitution) | 4 October 1958 (French Constitution) | 
| Currency | euro (EUR); French franc (FRF) | - | 
| Death rate | 8.58 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.) | 7.53 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) | 
| Dependency status | territorial collectivity of France | departmental collectivity of France | 
| Diplomatic representation from the US | none (territorial collectivity of France) | none (territorial overseas collectivity of France) | 
| Diplomatic representation in the US | none (territorial collectivity of France) | none (territorial overseas collectivity of France) | 
| Economic aid - recipient | $107.7 million (1995); note - extensive French financial assistance | $201.3 million; note - extensive French financial assistance (2005) | 
| Electricity - consumption | NA kWh | 139.2 million kWh (2005) | 
| Electricity - production by source | fossil fuel: NA% 
 hydro: NA% nuclear: NA% other: NA%  | 
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| Exchange rates | euros per US dollar - 1.1324 (January 2002), 1.1175 (2001), 1.0854 (2000), 0.9386 (1999); French francs per US dollar - 5.8995 (1998), 5.8367 (1997) | euros per US dollar - 0.7345 (2007), 0.7964 (2006), 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004), 0.886 (2003) | 
| Executive branch | chief of state: President Jacques CHIRAC of France (since 17 May 1995), represented by Prefect Jean-Jacques BROT (since 3 July 2002) 
 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  | 
				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 | $3.44 million f.o.b. (1997) | $6.5 million f.o.b. (2005) | 
| Exports - partners | France 80%, Comoros 15%, Reunion | France 43%, Comoros 36%, Reunion 15% (2006) | 
| 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 | purchasing power parity - $85 million (1998 est.) | - | 
| GDP - per capita | purchasing power parity - $600 (1998 est.) | - | 
| Highways | total: 93 km 
 paved: 72 km unpaved: 21 km  | 
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| Imports | $141.3 million f.o.b. (1997) | $341 million f.o.b.; note - excludes petroleum imports (2005) | 
| Imports - partners | France 66%, Africa 14%, Southeast Asia 11% (1997) | France 49%, Seychelles 8.8%, China 4.1%, South Africa 2.8% (2006) | 
| Independence | none (territorial collectivity of France) | none (territorial overseas collectivity of France) | 
| Infant mortality rate | 67.76 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.) | 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) | NA% | 1.7% (2005) | 
| International organization participation | FZ | InOC, UPU | 
| Internet Service Providers (ISPs) | NA | - | 
| Irrigated land | NA sq km | NA | 
| Labor force | NA | 44,560 (2002) | 
| Land use | arable land: NA% 
 permanent crops: NA% other: NA% (1998 est.)  | 
				arable land: NA% 
 permanent crops: NA% other: NA%  | 
				
| Legal system | French law | 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 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  | 
				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: 60.21 years 
 male: 58.12 years female: 62.37 years (2002 est.)  | 
				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%  | 
				definition: NA 
 total population: NA male: NA female: NA  | 
				
| Maritime claims | exclusive economic zone: 200 NM 
 territorial sea: 12 NM  | 
				territorial sea: 12 nm 
 exclusive economic zone: 200 nm  | 
				
| Merchant marine | none (2002 est.) | - | 
| Military - note | defense is the responsibility of France; small contingent of French forces stationed on the island | defense is the responsibility of France; a small contingent of French forces is stationed on the island | 
| Net migration rate | 9.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.) | 3.35 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) | 
| Political parties and leaders | Democratic Front or FD [Youssouf MOUSSA]; Mahoran Popular Movement or MPM [Younoussa BAMANA]; Federation of Mahorans or RPR [Moustoifa MOHAMED]; Movement for Department Status Mayotte or MDM [Younoussa BEN ALI]; Socialist Party or PS (local branch of French Parti Socialiste) [Ibrahim ABUBACAR]; Union for French Democracy or UDF [Henri JEAN-BAPTISTE]; note - may no longer be in existence | 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] | 
| Population | 170,879 (July 2002 est.) | 208,783 (July 2007 est.) | 
| Population growth rate | 4.41% (2002 est.) | 3.617% (2007 est.) | 
| Ports and harbors | Dzaoudzi | - | 
| Radios | NA | - | 
| Railways | 0 km (2002) | - | 
| Religions | Muslim 97%, Christian (mostly Roman Catholic) | 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: 1.2 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.99 male(s)/female total population: 1.1 male(s)/female (2002 est.)  | 
				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.)  | 
				
| 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 (2001)  | 
				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 | 12,000 (1998) | 10,000 (2002) | 
| Telephones - mobile cellular | 0 (2000) | 48,100 (2005) | 
| Total fertility rate | 6.15 children born/woman (2002 est.) | 5.69 children born/woman (2007 est.) | 
| Unemployment rate | 45% (1997) (1997) | 25.4% (2005) | 
| Waterways | none | - |