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 Mayotte (2005)Martinique (2001)
 MayotteMartinique
Administrative divisions none (territorial collectivity of France) none (overseas department of France)
Age structure 0-14 years: 46.2% (male 44,926/female 44,521)


15-64 years: 52.1% (male 54,713/female 46,156)


65 years and over: 1.7% (male 1,666/female 1,651) (2005 est.)
0-14 years:
23.1% (male 49,016; female 47,653)

15-64 years:
66.77% (male 139,106; female 140,291)

65 years and over:
10.13% (male 18,893; female 23,495) (2001 est.)
Agriculture - products vanilla, ylang-ylang (perfume essence), coffee, copra pineapples, avocados, bananas, flowers, vegetables, sugarcane
Airports 1 (2004 est.) 2 (2000 est.)
Airports - with paved runways total: 1


1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2004 est.)
total:
1

over 3,047 m:
1 (2000 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways - total:
1

under 914 m:
1 (2000 est.)
Area total: 374 sq km


land: 374 sq km


water: 0 sq km
total:
1,100 sq km

land:
1,060 sq km

water:
40 sq km
Area - comparative slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC slightly more than six 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. Colonized by France in 1635, the island has subsequently remained a French possession except for three brief periods of foreign occupation.
Birth rate 41.58 births/1,000 population (2005 est.) 15.76 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Budget revenues: NA


expenditures: $73 million, including capital expenditures of NA (1991 est.)
revenues:
$900 million

expenditures:
$2.5 billion, including capital expenditures of $140 million (1996)
Capital Mamoutzou Fort-de-France
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; rainy season (June to October); vulnerable to devastating cyclones (hurricanes) every eight years on average; average temperature 17.3 degrees C; humid
Coastline 185.2 km 350 km
Constitution 4 October 1958 (French Constitution) 28 September 1958 (French Constitution)
Country name conventional long form: Territorial Collectivity of Mayotte


conventional short form: Mayotte
conventional long form:
Department of Martinique

conventional short form:
Martinique

local long form:
Departement de la Martinique

local short form:
Martinique
Currency - French franc (FRF); euro (EUR)
Death rate 7.9 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.) 6.39 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Debt - external $NA $180 million (1994)
Dependency status territorial collectivity of France overseas department of France
Diplomatic representation from the US none (territorial collectivity of France) none (overseas department of France)
Diplomatic representation in the US none (territorial collectivity of France) none (overseas department of France)
Disputes - international claimed by Comoros none
Economic aid - recipient $107.7 million; note - extensive French financial assistance (1995) $NA; note - substantial annual aid from France
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 economy is based on sugarcane, bananas, tourism, and light industry. Agriculture accounts for about 6% of GDP and the small industrial sector for 11%. Sugar production has declined, with most of the sugarcane now used for the production of rum. Banana exports are increasing, going mostly to France. The bulk of meat, vegetable, and grain requirements must be imported, contributing to a chronic trade deficit that requires large annual transfers of aid from France. Tourism has become more important than agricultural exports as a source of foreign exchange. The majority of the work force is employed in the service sector and in administration.
Electricity - consumption NA kWh 1.023 billion kWh (1999)
Electricity - exports - 0 kWh (1999)
Electricity - imports - 0 kWh (1999)
Electricity - production NA kWh 1.1 billion kWh (1999)
Electricity - production by source - fossil fuel:
100%

hydro:
0%

nuclear:
0%

other:
0% (1999)
Elevation extremes lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m


highest point: Benara 660 m
lowest point:
Caribbean Sea 0 m

highest point:
Montagne Pelee 1,397 m
Environment - current issues NA NA
Ethnic groups NA African and African-white-Indian mixture 90%, white 5%, East Indian, Chinese less than 5%
Exchange rates euros per US dollar - 0.8054 (2004), 0.886 (2003), 1.0626 (2002), 1.1175 (2001), 1.0854 (2000) 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 Jean-Paul KIHL (since 17 January 2005)


head of government: President of the General Council Said Omar OILI (since NA 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
chief of state:
President Jacques CHIRAC of France (since 17 May 1995); Prefect Jean-Francois CORDET (since NA)

head of government:
President of the General Council Claude LISE (since 22 March 1992); President of the Regional Council Alfred MARIE-JEANNE (since NA March 1998)

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 Interior; the presidents of the General and Regional Councils are elected by the members of those councils
Exports $3.44 million f.o.b. (1997) $250 million (f.o.b., 1997)
Exports - commodities ylang-ylang (perfume essence), vanilla, copra, coconuts, coffee, cinnamon refined petroleum products, bananas, rum, pineapples
Exports - partners France 80%, Comoros 15%, Reunion (2000) France 45%, Guadeloupe 28% (1997)
Fiscal year calendar year calendar year
Flag description the flag of France is used a light blue background is divided into four quadrants by a white cross; in the center of each rectangle is a white snake; the flag of France is used for official occasions
GDP - purchasing power parity - $4.39 billion (1997 est.)
GDP - composition by sector agriculture: NA%


industry: NA%


services: NA%
agriculture:
6%

industry:
11%

services:
83% (1997 est.)
GDP - per capita purchasing power parity - $2,600 (2003 est.) purchasing power parity - $11,000 (1997 est.)
GDP - real growth rate NA% NA%
Geographic coordinates 12 50 S, 45 10 E 14 40 N, 61 00 W
Geography - note part of Comoro Archipelago; 18 islands -
Highways total: 93 km


paved: 72 km


unpaved: 21 km
total:
2,105 km (2000)

paved:
NA km

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


highest 10%: NA%
lowest 10%:
NA%

highest 10%:
NA%
Illicit drugs - transshipment point for cocaine and marijuana bound for the US and Europe
Imports $141.3 million f.o.b. (1997) $2 billion (c.i.f., 1997)
Imports - commodities food, machinery and equipment, transportation equipment, metals, chemicals petroleum products, crude oil, foodstuffs, construction materials, vehicles, clothing and other consumer goods
Imports - partners France 66%, Africa 14%, Southeast Asia 11% (2000 est.) France 62%, Venezuela 6%, Germany 4%, Italy 4%, US 3% (1997)
Independence none (territorial collectivity of France) none (overseas department of France)
Industrial production growth rate NA% NA%
Industries newly created lobster and shrimp industry, construction construction, rum, cement, oil refining, sugar, tourism
Infant mortality rate total: 62.4 deaths/1,000 live births


male: 68.51 deaths/1,000 live births


female: 56.11 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
7.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) NA% 3.9% (1990)
International organization participation UPU FZ, WCL, WFTU
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) - 2 (2000)
Irrigated land NA sq km 40 sq km (1993 est.)
Judicial branch Supreme Court or Tribunal Superieur d'Appel Court of Appeal or Cour d'Appel
Labor force 48,800 (2000) 170,000 (1997)
Labor force - by occupation - agriculture 10%, industry 17%, services 73% (1997)
Land boundaries 0 km 0 km
Land use arable land: NA%


permanent crops: NA%


other: NA%
arable land:
8%

permanent crops:
8%

permanent pastures:
17%

forests and woodland:
44%

other:
23% (1993 est.)
Languages Mahorian (a Swahili dialect), French (official language) spoken by 35% of the population French, Creole patois
Legal system French law French legal system
Legislative branch 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 NA 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%; 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 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 in 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 (45 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve six-year terms) and a unicameral Regional Assembly or Conseil Regional (41 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve six-year terms)

elections:
General Council - last held NA March 2000 (next to be held NA 2006); Regional Assembly - last held on 15 March 1998 (next to be held by March 2004)

election results:
General Council - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - NA; note - the PPM won a plurality; Regional Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - RPR-UDF 14, MIM 13, PPM 7, left parties 4, PMS 3

note:
Martinique elects 2 seats to the French Senate; elections last held NA September 1998 (next to be held September 2001); results - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - PPM 2; Martinique also elects 4 seats to the French National Assembly; elections last held 1 June 1997 (next to be held NA 2002); results - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - RPR 2, PS 1, independent 1
Life expectancy at birth total population: 61.39 years


male: 59.22 years


female: 63.62 years (2005 est.)
total population:
78.41 years

male:
79.11 years

female:
77.69 years (2001 est.)
Literacy definition: NA


total population: NA%


male: NA%


female: NA%
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write

total population:
93%

male:
92%

female:
93% (1982 est.)
Location Southern Africa, island in the Mozambique Channel, about one-half of the way from northern Madagascar to northern Mozambique Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, north of Trinidad and Tobago
Map references Africa Central America and the Caribbean
Maritime claims territorial sea: 12 nm


exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
exclusive economic zone:
200 NM

territorial sea:
12 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 France
Military branches - French forces (Army, Navy, Air Force), Gendarmerie
National holiday Bastille Day, 14 July (1789) Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)
Nationality noun: Mahorais (singular and plural)


adjective: Mahoran
noun:
Martiniquais (singular and plural)

adjective:
Martiniquais
Natural hazards cyclones during rainy season hurricanes, flooding, and volcanic activity (an average of one major natural disaster every five years)
Natural resources NEGL coastal scenery and beaches, cultivable land
Net migration rate 5.62 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.) -0.08 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Political parties and leaders Democratic Front or FD [Youssouf MOUSSA]; Mahoran Popular Movement or MPM [Ahmed MADI]; FARC [leader NA]; Federation of Mahorans or RPR (UMP) [Mansour KAMARDINE]; Movement for Department Status Mayotte or MDM [Mouhoutar SALIM]; Renewed Communist Party of Mayotte or MRC [Omar SIMBA]; Socialist Party or PS (local branch of French Parti Socialiste) [Ibrahim ABUBACAR]; Union for French Democracy or UDF [Henri JEAN-BAPTISTE] Martinique Independence Movement or MIM [Alfred MARIE-JEANNE]; Martinique Progressive Party or PPM [Camille DARSIERES]; Martinique Socialist Party or PMS [Ernest WAN-AJOUHU]; Rally for the Republic or RPR [Michel CHARLONE]; Union for French Democracy or UDF (replaced by Martinique Forces of Progress) [Jean MAREN]
Political pressure groups and leaders NA Association for the Protection of Martinique's Heritage (ecologist) [Garcin MALSA]; Caribbean Revolutionary Alliance or ARC; Central Union for Martinique Workers or CSTM [Marc PULVAR]; Frantz Fanon Circle; League of Workers and Peasants; Proletarian Action Group or GAP; Socialist Revolution Group or GRS [Philippe PIERRE-CHARLES]
Population 193,633 (July 2005 est.) 418,454 (July 2001 est.)
Population below poverty line NA% NA%
Population growth rate 3.93% (2005 est.) 0.93% (2001 est.)
Ports and harbors Dzaoudzi Fort-de-France, La Trinite
Radio broadcast stations AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 (2001) AM 0, FM 14, shortwave 0 (1998)
Radios - 82,000 (1997)
Railways - 0 km
Religions Muslim 97%, Christian (mostly Roman Catholic) Roman Catholic 95%, Hindu and pagan African 5%
Sex ratio at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female


under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female


15-64 years: 1.18 male(s)/female


65 years and over: 1.01 male(s)/female


total population: 1.1 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
at birth:
1.02 male(s)/female

under 15 years:
1.03 male(s)/female

15-64 years:
0.99 male(s)/female

65 years and over:
0.8 male(s)/female

total population:
0.98 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: country code - 269; microwave radio relay and HF radiotelephone communications to Comoros (2001)
general assessment:
domestic facilities are adequate

domestic:
NA

international:
microwave radio relay to Guadeloupe, Dominica, and Saint Lucia; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Telephones - main lines in use 10,000 (2001) 170,000 (1997)
Telephones - mobile cellular 21,700 (2002) 15,000 (1997)
Television broadcast stations 3 (2001) 11 (plus nine repeaters) (1997)
Terrain generally undulating, with deep ravines and ancient volcanic peaks mountainous with indented coastline; dormant volcano
Total fertility rate 5.89 children born/woman (2005 est.) 1.8 children born/woman (2001 est.)
Unemployment rate 38% (1999) 27.2% (1998)
Waterways - none
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