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Compare Mayotte (2006) - Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2005)
Compare Mayotte (2006) z Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2005)
| Mayotte (2006) | Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2005) | |
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| Administrative divisions | none (territorial collectivity of France) | none (territory of Australia) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 46% (male 46,512/female 46,067)
15-64 years: 52.3% (male 56,899/female 48,274) 65 years and over: 1.7% (male 1,756/female 1,726) (2006 est.) |
0-14 years: NA
15-64 years: NA 65 years and over: NA |
| Agriculture - products | vanilla, ylang-ylang (perfume essence), coffee, copra | vegetables, bananas, pawpaws, coconuts |
| Airports | 1 (2006) | 1 (2004 est.) |
| Airports - with paved runways | total: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2006) |
total: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2004 est.) |
| Area | total: 374 sq km
land: 374 sq km water: 0 sq km |
total: 14 sq km
land: 14 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes the two main islands of West Island and Home Island |
| Area - comparative | slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC | about 24 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. | There are 27 coral islands in the group. Captain William KEELING discovered the islands in 1609, but they remained uninhabited until the 19th century. Annexed by the UK in 1857, they were transferred to the Australian Government in 1955. The population on the two inhabited islands generally is split between the ethnic Europeans on West Island and the ethnic Malays on Home Island. |
| Birth rate | 40.95 births/1,000 population (2006 est.) | NA |
| Budget | revenues: $NA
expenditures: $73 million; including capital expenditures of $NA (1991 est.) |
revenues: NA
expenditures: NA |
| Capital | name: Mamoudzou
geographic coordinates: 12 47 S, 45 14 E time difference: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
West Island |
| Climate | tropical; marine; hot, humid, rainy season during northeastern monsoon (November to May); dry season is cooler (May to November) | tropical with high humidity, moderated by the southeast trade winds for about nine months of the year |
| Coastline | 185.2 km | 26 km |
| Constitution | 4 October 1958 (French Constitution) | Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act of 1955 (23 November 1953) |
| Country name | conventional long form: Territorial Collectivity of Mayotte
conventional short form: Mayotte |
conventional long form: Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands
conventional short form: Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
| Death rate | 7.7 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.) | NA |
| Debt - external | $NA | - |
| Dependency status | departmental collectivity of France | territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Department of Transport and Regional Services |
| 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 | $208 million; note - extensive French financial assistance (2004) | 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. | Grown throughout the islands, coconuts are the sole cash crop. Small local gardens and fishing contribute to the food supply, but additional food and most other necessities must be imported from Australia. There is a small tourist industry. |
| Electricity - consumption | 87.79 million kWh NA kWh | - |
| Electricity - production | NA kWh | - |
| Elevation extremes | lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: Benara 660 m |
lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location 5 m |
| Environment - current issues | NA | fresh water resources are limited to rainwater accumulations in natural underground reservoirs |
| Ethnic groups | NA | Europeans, Cocos Malays |
| Exchange rates | euros per US dollar - 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004), 0.886 (2003), 1.0626 (2002), 1.1175 (2001) | Australian dollars per US dollar - 1.3598 (2004), 1.5419 (2003), 1.8406 (2002), 1.9334 (2001), 1.7248 (2000) |
| 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 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 |
chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by the Australian governor general
head of government: Administrator (nonresident) Evan WILLIAMS (since 1 November 2003) cabinet: NA elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; administrator appointed by the governor general of Australia and represents the monarch and Australia |
| Exports | $4.85 million f.o.b. (2004) | NA |
| Exports - commodities | ylang-ylang (perfume essence), vanilla, copra, coconuts, coffee, cinnamon | copra |
| Exports - partners | France 80%, Comoros 15%, Reunion (2004) | Australia |
| Fiscal year | calendar year | 1 July - 30 June |
| Flag description | 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 | the flag of Australia is used |
| GDP - composition by sector | agriculture: NA%
industry: NA% services: NA% |
agriculture: NA%
industry: NA% services: NA% |
| GDP - real growth rate | NA% | NA% |
| Geographic coordinates | 12 50 S, 45 10 E | 12 30 S, 96 50 E |
| Geography - note | part of Comoro Archipelago; 18 islands | islands are thickly covered with coconut palms and other vegetation |
| Highways | - | total: 15 km
paved: NA km unpaved: NA km (2003) |
| Household income or consumption by percentage share | lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA% |
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| Imports | $256.7 million f.o.b. (2004) | NA |
| Imports - commodities | food, machinery and equipment, transportation equipment, metals, chemicals | foodstuffs |
| Imports - partners | France 66%, Africa 14%, Southeast Asia 11% (2004) | Australia |
| Independence | none (territorial collectivity of France) | none (territory of Australia) |
| Industrial production growth rate | NA% | - |
| Industries | newly created lobster and shrimp industry, construction | copra products and tourism |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 60.76 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 66.76 deaths/1,000 live births female: 54.58 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.) |
total: NA
male: NA female: NA |
| Inflation rate (consumer prices) | NA% | - |
| International organization participation | UPU | none |
| Irrigated land | NA | NA sq km |
| Judicial branch | Supreme Court or Tribunal Superieur d'Appel | Supreme Court; Magistrate's Court |
| Labor force | 44,560 (2002) | NA |
| Labor force - by occupation | - | the Cocos Islands Cooperative Society Ltd. employs construction workers, stevedores, and lighterage workers; tourism employs others |
| Land boundaries | 0 km | 0 km |
| Land use | arable land: NA%
permanent crops: NA% other: NA% |
arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2001) |
| Languages | Mahorian (a Swahili dialect), French (official language) spoken by 35% of the population | Malay (Cocos dialect), English |
| Legal system | French law | based upon the laws of Australia and local laws |
| 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 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%; 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 in 2007); results - percent of vote by party - UMP-RPR 55.08%, UDF 44.92%; seats by party - UMP-RPR 1 |
unicameral Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shire Council (7 seats)
elections: held every two years with half the members standing for election; last held NA |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 61.76 years
male: 59.57 years female: 64.02 years (2006 est.) |
total population: NA
male: NA female: NA |
| Literacy | definition: NA
total population: NA male: NA female: NA |
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| Location | Southern Africa, island in the Mozambique Channel, about one-half of the way from northern Madagascar to northern Mozambique | Southeastern Asia, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, southwest of Indonesia, about halfway from Australia to Sri Lanka |
| Map references | Africa | Southeast Asia |
| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm |
| Military - note | defense is the responsibility of France; small contingent of French forces stationed on the island | defense is the responsibility of Australia; the territory does have a five-person police force |
| National holiday | Bastille Day, 14 July (1789) | Australia Day, 26 January (1788) |
| Nationality | noun: Mahorais (singular and plural)
adjective: Mahoran |
noun: Cocos Islander(s)
adjective: Cocos Islander |
| Natural hazards | cyclones during rainy season | cyclone season is October to April |
| Natural resources | NEGL | fish |
| Net migration rate | 4.48 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.) | NA |
| Political parties and leaders | Democratic Front or FD [Youssouf MOUSSA]; Mahoran Popular Movement or MPM [Ahmed MADI]; Federation of Mahorans or RPR (UMP) [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 (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 | 201,234 (July 2006 est.) | 628 (July 2005 est.) |
| Population below poverty line | NA% | - |
| Population growth rate | 3.77% (2006 est.) | 0% (2005 est.) |
| Ports and harbors | - | Port Refuge |
| Radio broadcast stations | AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 (2001) | AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (2004) |
| Religions | Muslim 97%, Christian (mostly Roman Catholic) | Sunni Muslim 80%, other 20% (2002 est.) |
| 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: 1.02 male(s)/female total population: 1.1 male(s)/female (2006 est.) |
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| Suffrage | 18 years of age; universal | NA |
| 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 |
general assessment: connected within Australia's telecommunication system
domestic: NA international: country code - 61-891; telephone, telex, and facsimile communications with Australia and elsewhere via satellite; 1 satellite earth station of NA type (2002) |
| Telephones - main lines in use | 10,000 (2002) | 287 (1992) |
| Telephones - mobile cellular | 48,100 (2004) | note - analog cellular service available |
| Television broadcast stations | 3 (2001) | NA |
| Terrain | generally undulating, with deep ravines and ancient volcanic peaks | flat, low-lying coral atolls |
| Total fertility rate | 5.79 children born/woman (2006 est.) | NA |
| Unemployment rate | 32.8% (2003) | 60% (2000 est.) |
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