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 Mayotte (2004)Tokelau (2006)
 MayotteTokelau
Administrative divisions none (territorial collectivity of France) none (territory of New Zealand)
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.)
0-14 years: 42%


15-64 years: 53%


65 years and over: 5% (2006 est.)
Agriculture - products vanilla, ylang-ylang (perfume essence), coffee, copra coconuts, copra, breadfruit, papayas, bananas; pigs, poultry, goats; fish
Airports 1 (2003 est.) -
Airports - with paved runways total: 1


1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2004 est.)
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Area total: 374 sq km


land: 374 sq km


water: 0 sq km
total: 10 sq km


land: 10 sq km


water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC about 17 times the size of The Mall in 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. Originally settled by Polynesian emigrants from surrounding island groups, the Tokelau Islands were made a British protectorate in 1889. They were transferred to New Zealand administration in 1925.
Birth rate 42.19 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) NA
Budget revenues: NA


expenditures: $73 million, including capital expenditures of NA (1991 est.)
revenues: $430,800


expenditures: $2.8 million; including capital expenditures of NA (1987 est.)
Capital Mamoutzou none; each atoll has its own administrative center


time difference: UTC-11 (6 hours behind Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Climate tropical; marine; hot, humid, rainy season during northeastern monsoon (November to May); dry season is cooler (May to November) tropical; moderated by trade winds (April to November)
Coastline 185.2 km 101 km
Constitution 28 September 1958 (French Constitution) administered under the Tokelau Islands Act of 1948; amended in 1970
Country name conventional long form: Territorial Collectivity of Mayotte


conventional short form: Mayotte
conventional long form: none


conventional short form: Tokelau
Currency euro (EUR) -
Death rate 8.11 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) NA deaths/1,000 population
Debt - external NA $0
Dependency status territorial collectivity of France self-administering territory of New Zealand; note - Tokelau and New Zealand have agreed to a draft constitution as Tokelau moves toward free association with New Zealand; a UN sponsored referendum on self-governance, in February 2006, did not produce the two thirds majority vote necessary for changing the current political status
Diplomatic representation from the US none (territorial collectivity of France) none (territory of New Zealand)
Diplomatic representation in the US none (territorial collectivity of France) none (territory of New Zealand)
Disputes - international claimed by Comoros none
Economic aid - recipient $107.7 million; note - extensive French financial assistance (1995) about $4 million annually from New Zealand
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. Tokelau's small size (three villages), isolation, and lack of resources greatly restrain economic development and confine agriculture to the subsistence level. The people rely heavily on aid from New Zealand - about $4 million annually - to maintain public services, with annual aid being substantially greater than GDP. The principal sources of revenue come from sales of copra, postage stamps, souvenir coins, and handicrafts. Money is also remitted to families from relatives in New Zealand.
Electricity - consumption NA kWh NA kWh
Electricity - production NA kWh NA kWh
Elevation extremes lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m


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


highest point: unnamed location 5 m
Environment - current issues NA very limited natural resources and overcrowding are contributing to emigration to New Zealand
Ethnic groups NA Polynesian
Exchange rates euros per US dollar - 0.8860 (2003), 1.0626 (2002), 1.1175 (2001), 1.0854 (2000), 0.9386 (1999) New Zealand dollars per US dollar - 1.4203 (2005), 1.5087 (2004), 1.7221 (2003), 2.1622 (2002), 2.3788 (2001)
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), represented by Governor General of New Zealand Anand SATYANAND (since 23 August 2006); New Zealand is represented by Administrator David PAYTON (since 17 October 2006)


head of government: Kolouei O'BRIEN (2006); note - position rotates annually among the three Faipule (village leaders)


cabinet: the Council for the Ongoing Government of Tokelau, consisting of three Faipule (village leaders) and three Pulenuku (village mayors), functions as a cabinet


elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; administrator appointed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade in New Zealand; the head of government is chosen from the Council of Faipule and serves a one-year term
Exports $3.44 million f.o.b. (1997) $0 f.o.b. (2002)
Exports - commodities ylang-ylang (perfume essence), vanilla, copra, coconuts, coffee, cinnamon stamps, copra, handicrafts
Exports - partners France 80%, Comoros 15%, Reunion (2000) New Zealand (2004)
Fiscal year calendar year 1 April - 31 March
Flag description the flag of France is used the flag of New Zealand is used
GDP purchasing power parity - $466.8 million (2003 est.) -
GDP - composition by sector agriculture: NA


industry: NA


services: NA (2001 est.)
agriculture: NA%


industry: NA%


services: NA%
GDP - per capita purchasing power parity - $2,600 (1998 est.) -
GDP - real growth rate NA NA%
Geographic coordinates 12 50 S, 45 10 E 9 00 S, 172 00 W
Geography - note part of Comoro Archipelago; 18 islands consists of three atolls, each with a lagoon surrounded by a number of reef-bound islets of varying length and rising to over three meters above sea level
Highways total: 93 km


paved: 72 km


unpaved: 21 km
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Household income or consumption by percentage share lowest 10%: NA


highest 10%: NA
-
Imports $141.3 million f.o.b. (1997) $969,200 c.i.f. (2002)
Imports - commodities food, machinery and equipment, transportation equipment, metals, chemicals foodstuffs, building materials, fuel
Imports - partners France 66%, Africa 14%, Southeast Asia 11% (2000 est.) New Zealand (2004)
Independence none (territorial collectivity of France) none (territory of New Zealand)
Industrial production growth rate NA -
Industries newly created lobster and shrimp industry, construction small-scale enterprises for copra production, woodworking, plaited craft goods; stamps, coins; fishing
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.)
total: NA


male: NA


female: NA
Inflation rate (consumer prices) NA NA%
International organization participation UPU PIF (observer), SPC, UNESCO (associate), UPU
Irrigated land NA sq km NA
Judicial branch Supreme Court or Tribunal Superieur d'Appel Supreme Court in New Zealand exercises civil and criminal jurisdiction in Tokelau
Labor force 48,800 (2000) 440
Land boundaries 0 km 0 km
Land use arable land: NA


permanent crops: NA


other: NA (2001)
arable land: 0% (soil is thin and infertile)


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (2005)
Languages Mahorian (a Swahili dialect), French (official language) spoken by 35% of the population Tokelauan (a Polynesian language), English
Legal system French law New Zealand and local statutes
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 Fono (21 seats; based upon proportional representation from the three islands elected by popular vote to serve three-year terms; Nukunonu has 6 seats, Fakaofo has 7 seats, Atafu has 8 seats); note - the Tokelau Amendment Act of 1996 confers limited legislative power on the General Fono


elections: last held January 2005 (next to be held January 2008)
Life expectancy at birth total population: 60.99 years


male: 58.85 years


female: 63.2 years (2004 est.)
total population: NA


male: NA


female: NA
Literacy definition: NA


total population: NA


male: NA


female: NA
NA
Location Southern Africa, island in the Mozambique Channel, about one-half of the way from northern Madagascar to northern Mozambique Oceania, group of three atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
Map references Africa Oceania
Maritime claims territorial sea: 12 nm


exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm


exclusive economic 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 New Zealand
Military expenditures - dollar figure - $66.72 million
National holiday Bastille Day, 14 July (1789) Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840)
Nationality noun: Mahorais (singular and plural)


adjective: Mahoran
noun: Tokelauan(s)


adjective: Tokelauan
Natural hazards cyclones during rainy season lies in Pacific typhoon belt
Natural resources NEGL NEGL
Net migration rate 6.78 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) NA
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] none
Political pressure groups and leaders NA none
Population 186,026 (July 2004 est.) 1,392 (July 2006 est.)
Population below poverty line NA NA%
Population growth rate 4.09% (2004 est.) -0.01% (2006 est.)
Ports and harbors Dzaoudzi -
Radio broadcast stations AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 (2001) AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA


note: 1 radio station provides service to all islands (2002)
Religions Muslim 97%, Christian (mostly Roman Catholic) Congregational Christian Church 70%, Roman Catholic 28%, other 2%


note: on Atafu, all Congregational Christian Church of Samoa; on Nukunonu, all Roman Catholic; on Fakaofo, both denominations, with the Congregational Christian Church predominant
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.)
NA
Suffrage 18 years of age; universal 21 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: modern satellite-based communications system;


domestic: radiotelephone service between islands


international: country code - 690; radiotelephone service to Samoa; government-regulated telephone service (TeleTok), with 3 satellite earth stations
Telephones - main lines in use 10,000 (2001) 300 (2002)
Telephones - mobile cellular 21,700 (2002) 0 (2001)
Television broadcast stations 3 (2001) -
Terrain generally undulating, with deep ravines and ancient volcanic peaks low-lying coral atolls enclosing large lagoons
Total fertility rate 5.98 children born/woman (2004 est.) NA
Unemployment rate 38% (1999) NA%
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