Compare Mayotte (2004) - British Indian Ocean Territory (2006)

Compare Mayotte (2004) z British Indian Ocean Territory (2006)

	Mayotte (2004)	British Indian Ocean Territory (2006)

Administrative divisions	none (territorial collectivity of France)	-
Age structure	0-14 years: 46.4% (male 43,301; female 42,934) 15-64 years: 51.9% (male 52,534; female 44,100) 65 years and over: 1.7% (male 1,579; female 1,578) (2004 est.)	-
Agriculture - products	vanilla, ylang-ylang (perfume essence), coffee, copra	-
Airports	1 (2003 est.)	1 (2006)
Airports - with paved runways	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2004 est.)	total: 1 over 3,047 m: 1 (2006)
Area	total: 374 sq km land: 374 sq km water: 0 sq km	total: 54,400 sq km land: 60 sq km; Diego Garcia 44 sq km water: 54,340 sq km note: includes the entire Chagos Archipelago of 55 islands
Area - comparative	slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC	land area is about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC
Background	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.	Established as a territory of the UK in 1965, a number of the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) islands were transferred to the Seychelles when it attained independence in 1976. Subsequently, BIOT has consisted only of the six main island groups comprising the Chagos Archipelago. The largest and most southerly of the islands, Diego Garcia, contains a joint UK-US naval support facility. All of the remaining islands are uninhabited. Former agricultural workers, earlier residents in the islands, were relocated primarily to Mauritius but also to the Seychelles, between 1967 and 1973. In 2000, a British High Court ruling invalidated the local immigration order that had excluded them from the archipelago, but upheld the special military status of Diego Garcia.
Birth rate	42.19 births/1,000 population (2004 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)	tropical marine; hot, humid, moderated by trade winds
Coastline	185.2 km	698 km
Constitution	28 September 1958 (French Constitution)	-
Country name	conventional long form: Territorial Collectivity of Mayotte conventional short form: Mayotte	conventional long form: British Indian Ocean Territory conventional short form: none abbreviation: BIOT
Currency	euro (EUR)	-
Death rate	8.11 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)	-
Debt - external	NA	-
Dependency status	territorial collectivity of France	overseas territory of the UK; administered by a commissioner, resident in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London
Diplomatic representation from the US	none (territorial collectivity of France)	none (overseas territory of the UK)
Diplomatic representation in the US	none (territorial collectivity of France)	none (overseas territory of the UK)
Disputes - international	claimed by Comoros	Mauritius and Seychelles claim the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia; in 2001 the former inhabitants of the Chagos Archipelago, evicted in 1965 and now residing chiefly in Mauritius, were granted UK citizenship and the right to repatriation; the UK resists the Chagossians' demand for an immediate return to the islands; repatriation is complicated by the exclusive US military lease of Diego Garcia that restricts access to the largest island in the chain;
Economic aid - recipient	$107.7 million; note - extensive French financial assistance (1995)	-
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.	All economic activity is concentrated on the largest island of Diego Garcia, where joint UK-US defense facilities are located. Construction projects and various services needed to support the military installations are done by military and contract employees from the UK, Mauritius, the Philippines, and the US. There are no industrial or agricultural activities on the islands. When the Ilois return, they plan to reestablish sugarcane production and fishing. The country makes money by selling fishing licenses and postage stamps.
Electricity - consumption	NA kWh	NA kWh
Electricity - production	NA kWh	NA kWh; note - electricity supplied by the US military
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: Benara 660 m	lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location on Diego Garcia 15 m
Environment - current issues	NA	NA
Ethnic groups	NA	-
Exchange rates	euros per US dollar - 0.8860 (2003), 1.0626 (2002), 1.1175 (2001), 1.0854 (2000), 0.9386 (1999)	-
Executive branch	chief of state: President Jacques CHIRAC of France (since 17 May 1995), represented by Prefect Jean-Paul KIHL (since 17 January 2005) 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: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952) head of government: Commissioner Tony CROMBIE (since January 2004); Administrator Tony HUMPHRIES (since February 2005); note - both reside in the UK cabinet: NA elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; commissioner and administrator appointed by the monarch
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 (2000)	-
Fiscal year	calendar year	-
Flag description	the flag of France is used	white with six blue wavy horizontal stripes; the flag of the UK is in the upper hoist-side quadrant; the striped section bears a palm tree and yellow crown centered on the outer half of the flag
GDP	purchasing power parity - $466.8 million (2003 est.)	-
GDP - composition by sector	agriculture: NA industry: NA services: NA (2001 est.)	-
GDP - per capita	purchasing power parity - $2,600 (1998 est.)	-
GDP - real growth rate	NA	-
Geographic coordinates	12 50 S, 45 10 E	6 00 S, 71 30 E; note - Diego Garcia 7 20 S, 72 25 E
Geography - note	part of Comoro Archipelago; 18 islands	archipelago of 55 islands; Diego Garcia, largest and southernmost island, occupies strategic location in central Indian Ocean; island is site of joint US-UK military facility
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% (2000 est.)	-
Independence	none (territorial collectivity of France)	-
Industrial production growth rate	NA	-
Industries	newly created lobster and shrimp industry, construction	-
Infant mortality rate	total: 64.19 deaths/1,000 live births male: 70.42 deaths/1,000 live births female: 57.78 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)	-
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	NA	-
International organization participation	UPU	-
Irrigated land	NA sq km	0 sq km
Judicial branch	Supreme Court or Tribunal Superieur d'Appel	-
Labor force	48,800 (2000)	-
Land boundaries	0 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: NA permanent crops: NA other: NA (2001)	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 the UK, 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	-
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 60.99 years male: 58.85 years female: 63.2 years (2004 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	archipelago in the Indian Ocean, south of India, about one-half the way from Africa to Indonesia
Map references	Africa	Political Map of the World
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm	territorial sea: 3 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Merchant marine	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; the US lease on Diego Garcia expires in 2016
National holiday	Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)	-
Nationality	noun: Mahorais (singular and plural) adjective: Mahoran	-
Natural hazards	cyclones during rainy season	NA
Natural resources	NEGL	coconuts, fish, sugarcane
Net migration rate	6.78 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)	-
Political parties and leaders	Democratic Front or FD [Youssouf MOUSSA]; Mahoran Popular Movement or MPM [Ahmed MADI]; Federation of Mahorans or RPR [Mansour KAMARDINE]; Movement for Department Status Mayotte or MDM [Mouhoutar SALIM]; 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	186,026 (July 2004 est.)	no indigenous inhabitants note: approximately 1,200 former agricultural workers resident in the Chagos Archipelago, often referred to as Chagossians or Ilois, were relocated to Mauritius and the Seychelles in the 1960s and 1970s; in November 2000 they were granted the right of return by a British High Court ruling, though no timetable has been set; in November 2004, there were approximately 4,000 UK and US military personnel and civilian contractors living on the island of Diego Garcia (July 2006 est.)
Population below poverty line	NA	-
Population growth rate	4.09% (2004 est.)	-
Ports and harbors	Dzaoudzi	-
Radio broadcast stations	AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 (2001)	AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (1998)
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: 1.19 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1 male(s)/female total population: 1.1 male(s)/female (2004 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 (2001)	general assessment: separate facilities for military and public needs are available domestic: all commercial telephone services are available, including connection to the Internet international: international telephone service is carried by satellite (2000)
Telephones - main lines in use	10,000 (2001)	NA
Telephones - mobile cellular	21,700 (2002)	-
Television broadcast stations	3 (2001)	1 (1997)
Terrain	generally undulating, with deep ravines and ancient volcanic peaks	flat and low (most areas do not exceed two meters in elevation)
Total fertility rate	5.98 children born/woman (2004 est.)	-
Unemployment rate	38% (1999)	-

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