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 Mayotte (2007)Macau (2004)
 MayotteMacau
Administrative divisions none (territorial overseas collectivity of France) none (special administrative region of China)
Age structure 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.)
0-14 years: 18% (male 41,460; female 38,595)


15-64 years: 74.2% (male 157,629; female 172,810)


65 years and over: 7.8% (male 14,380; female 20,412) (2004 est.)
Agriculture - products vanilla, ylang-ylang (perfume essence), coffee, copra vegetables, livestock
Airports 1 (2007) 1 (2003 est.)
Airports - with paved runways total: 1


1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2007)
total: 1


over 3,047 m: 1 (2004 est.)
Area total: 374 sq km


land: 374 sq km


water: 0 sq km
total: 25.4 sq km


land: 25.4 sq km


water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC about 0.1 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 the Portuguese in the 16th century, Macau was the first European settlement in the Far East. Pursuant to an agreement signed by China and Portugal on 13 April 1987, Macau became the Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China on 20 December 1999. China has promised that, under its "one country, two systems" formula, China's socialist economic system will not be practiced in Macau, and that Macau will enjoy a high degree of autonomy in all matters except foreign and defense affairs for the next 50 years.
Birth rate 40.35 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) 8.04 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Budget revenues: $420 million


expenditures: $394 million (2005)
revenues: $1.9 billion


expenditures: $1.68 billion, including capital expenditures of $194 million (2002)
Capital name: Mamoudzou


geographic coordinates: 12 46 S, 45 13 E


time difference: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
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Climate tropical; marine; hot, humid, rainy season during northeastern monsoon (November to May); dry season is cooler (May to November) subtropical; marine with cool winters, warm summers
Coastline 185.2 km 41 km
Constitution 4 October 1958 (French Constitution) Basic Law, approved in March 1993 by China's National People's Congress, is Macau's "mini-constitution"
Country name conventional long form: Territorial Collectivity of Mayotte


conventional short form: Mayotte
conventional long form: Macau Special Administrative Region


conventional short form: Macau


local long form: Aomen Tebie Xingzhengqu (Chinese); Regiao Administrativa Especial de Macau (Portuguese)


local short form: Aomen (Chinese); Macau (Portuguese)
Currency - pataca (MOP)
Death rate 7.53 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) 4.23 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Debt - external $NA $121 million (2001 est.)
Dependency status departmental collectivity of France special administrative region of China
Diplomatic representation from the US none (territorial overseas collectivity of France) the US has no offices in Macau; US interests are monitored by the US Consulate General in Hong Kong
Diplomatic representation in the US none (territorial overseas collectivity of France) none (special administrative region of China)
Disputes - international claimed by Comoros none
Economic aid - recipient $201.3 million; note - extensive French financial assistance (2005) NA (1997)
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. Macau's well-to-do economy has remained one of the most open in the world since its reversion to China in 1999. The territory's net exports of goods and services account for roughly 41% of GDP with tourism and apparel exports as the mainstays. Although the territory was hit hard by the 1998 Asian financial crisis and the global downturn in 2001, its economy grew 9.5% in 2002. A rapid rise in the number of mainland visitors because of China's easing of restrictions on travel drove the recovery. The budget also returned to surplus in 2002 because of the surge in visitors from China and a hike in taxes on gambling profits, which generated about 70% of government revenue. The liberalization of Macao's gambling monopoly contributes to GDP growth, as the three companies awarded gambling licenses have pledged to invest $2.2 billion in the territory. Much of Macau's textile industry may move to the mainland as the Multi-Fiber Agreement is phased out. The territory may have to rely more on gambling and trade-related services to generate growth. The government estimated GDP growth at 4% in 2003 with the drop in large measure due to concerns over the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), but private sector analysts think the figure may have been higher because of the continuing boom in tourism.
Electricity - consumption 139.2 million kWh (2005) 1.688 billion kWh (2002)
Electricity - exports - 1 million kWh (2001)
Electricity - imports - 193 million kWh (2002)
Electricity - production NA kWh 1.611 billion kWh (2002)
Elevation extremes lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m


highest point: Benara 660 m
lowest point: South China Sea 0 m


highest point: Coloane Alto 172.4 m
Environment - current issues NA NA
Ethnic groups NA Chinese 95%, Macanese (mixed Portuguese and Asian ancestry), Portuguese, other
Exchange rates euros per US dollar - 0.7964 (2006), 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004), 0.886 (2003), 1.0626 (2002) patacas per US dollar - 8.0212 (2003), 8.0334 (2002), 8.0335 (2001), 8.0259 (2000), 7.9919 (1999)
Executive branch 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
chief of state: President of China HU Jintao (since 15 March 2003)


head of government: Chief Executive Edmund HO Hau-wah (since 20 December 1999)


cabinet: Executive Council consists of all one government secretary, four legislators, four businessmen, and one pro-Beijing unionist


elections: chief executive chosen by a 300-member selection committee for up to two five-year terms


election results: Edmund HO Hau-wah reelected on 29 August 2004; received 296 votes in Election Committee out of 300 possible; 3 members submitted blank ballots; 1 member was absent
Exports $6.5 million f.o.b. (2005) NA (2001)
Exports - commodities ylang-ylang (perfume essence), vanilla, copra, coconuts, coffee, cinnamon clothing, textiles, footwear, cement, machines, and parts
Exports - partners France 43%, Comoros 36%, Reunion 15% (2006) US 49.4%, China 14.1%, Germany 8.1%, Hong Kong 6.7%, UK 4.5% (2003)
Fiscal year calendar year calendar year
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 light green with a lotus flower above a stylized bridge and water in white, beneath an arc of five gold, five-pointed stars: one large in center of arc and four smaller
GDP - purchasing power parity - $9.1 billion (2003 est.)
GDP - composition by sector agriculture: NA%


industry: NA%


services: NA%
agriculture: 1%


industry: 12%


services: 87% (2002 est.)
GDP - per capita - purchasing power parity - $19,400 (2003 est.)
GDP - real growth rate NA% 4% (2003 est.)
Geographic coordinates 12 50 S, 45 10 E 22 10 N, 113 33 E
Geography - note part of Comoro Archipelago; 18 islands essentially urban; one causeway and two bridges connect the two islands of Coloane and Taipa to the peninsula on mainland
Highways - total: 271 km


paved: 271 km


unpaved: 0 km (2000)
Household income or consumption by percentage share lowest 10%: NA%


highest 10%: NA%
lowest 10%: NA


highest 10%: NA
Imports $341 million f.o.b.; note - excludes petroleum imports (2005) NA (2001)
Imports - commodities food, machinery and equipment, transportation equipment, metals, chemicals clothing, textiles, yarn, foodstuffs, fuel, automobiles, capital goods
Imports - partners France 49%, Seychelles 8.8%, China 4.1%, South Africa 2.8% (2006) China 43%, Hong Kong 12.7%, Japan 8.7%, Taiwan 5.6% (2003)
Independence none (territorial overseas collectivity of France) none (special administrative region of China)
Industrial production growth rate NA% NA
Industries newly created lobster and shrimp industry, construction tourism, gambling, clothing, textiles, electronics, footwear, toys
Infant mortality rate 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.)
total: 4.39 deaths/1,000 live births


male: 4.59 deaths/1,000 live births


female: 4.19 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 1.7% (2005) -2.6% (2003 est.)
International organization participation UPU IMF, IMO (associate), Interpol (sub-bureau), ISO (correspondent), UNESCO (associate), UPU, WCO, WMO, WToO (associate), WTO
Irrigated land NA NA sq km
Judicial branch Supreme Court or Tribunal Superieur d'Appel The Court of Final Appeal in the Macau Special Administrative Region
Labor force 44,560 (2002) 214,000 (2002)
Labor force - by occupation - manufacturing 20%, construction 7%, transport and communications 6%, wholesale and retail trade 15%, restaurants and hotels 12%, gambling 7%, public sector 8%, other services and agriculture 25% (2002 est.)
Land boundaries 0 km total: 0.34 km


regional border: China 0.34 km
Land use arable land: NA%


permanent crops: NA%


other: NA%
arable land: 0%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100%


note: "green areas" represent 22.4% (2001)
Languages Mahorian (a Swahili dialect), French (official language) spoken by 35% of the population Portuguese, Chinese (Cantonese)
Legal system the laws of France, where applicable, apply based on Portuguese civil law 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 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
unicameral Legislative Council or LEGCO (27 seats; 10 elected by popular vote, 10 by indirect vote, and sevem appointed by the chief executive; members serve four-year terms); number of legislators will increase to 29 from September 2005


elections: last held 23 September 2001 (next to be September 2005)


election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats by political bloc - Entertainment Industry 3, pro-democracy 2, pro-Beijing Labor Union 2, pro-Beijing Neighborhood Association 2, pro-business 1
Life expectancy at birth total population: 62.16 years


male: 59.94 years


female: 64.45 years (2007 est.)
total population: 82.03 years


male: 79.2 years


female: 84.99 years (2004 est.)
Literacy definition: NA


total population: NA


male: NA


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


total population: 94.5%


male: 97.2%


female: 92% (2003 est.)
Location Southern Africa, island in the Mozambique Channel, about one-half of the way from northern Madagascar to northern Mozambique Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China
Map references Africa Southeast Asia
Maritime claims territorial sea: 12 nm


exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
not specified
Merchant marine - none
Military - note defense is the responsibility of France; a small contingent of French forces is stationed on the island -
Military branches - responsibility for defense reverted to China on 20 December 1999; there are local police forces
Military manpower - availability - males age 15-49: 125,060 (2004 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service - males age 15-49: 68,913 (2004 est.)
National holiday Bastille Day, 14 July (1789) National Day (Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China), 1 October (1949); note - 20 December 1999 is celebrated as Macau Special Administrative Region Establishment Day
Nationality noun: Mahorais (singular and plural)


adjective: Mahoran
noun: Chinese


adjective: Chinese
Natural hazards cyclones during rainy season typhoons
Natural resources NEGL NEGL
Net migration rate 3.35 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) 4.86 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 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] Some civic associations operate as de facto political parties: Electoral Union; Pro-Macao and Flower of Friendship and Development of Macao; Associacao para a Defesa dos Interesses de Macao; Centro Democratico de Macao; Grupo Independente de Macao; Macau Economic Promotion Association; Progress Promotion Union; Development Union
Political pressure groups and leaders NA Catholic Church [LAI Hung-sing, bishop]; Macau Society of Tourism and Entertainment or STDM [Stanley HO, managing director]; Union for Democracy Development [Antonio NG Kuok-cheong, leader]
Population 208,783 (July 2007 est.) 445,286 (July 2004 est.)
Population below poverty line NA% NA
Population growth rate 3.617% (2007 est.) 0.87% (2004 est.)
Ports and harbors - Macau
Radio broadcast stations AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 (2001) AM 0, FM 2, shortwave 0 (1998)
Religions Muslim 97%, Christian (mostly Roman Catholic) 3% Buddhist 50%, Roman Catholic 15%, none and other 35% (1997 est.)
Sex ratio 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.)
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female


under 15 years: 1.07 male(s)/female


15-64 years: 0.91 male(s)/female


65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female


total population: 0.92 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
Suffrage 18 years of age; universal direct election 18 years of age, universal for permanent residents living in Macau for the past seven years; indirect election limited to organizations registered as "corporate voters" (257 are currently registered) and a 300-member Election Committee drawn from broad regional groupings, municipal organizations, and central government bodies
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: fairly modern communication facilities maintained for domestic and international services


domestic: NA


international: country code - 853; HF radiotelephone communication facility; access to international communications carriers provided via Hong Kong and China; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean)
Telephones - main lines in use 10,000 (2002) 174,600 (2003)
Telephones - mobile cellular 48,100 (2005) 364,000 (2003)
Television broadcast stations 3 (2001) 1 (2003)
Terrain generally undulating, with deep ravines and ancient volcanic peaks generally flat
Total fertility rate 5.69 children born/woman (2007 est.) 0.93 children born/woman (2004 est.)
Unemployment rate 25.4% (2005) 6.3% (2003)
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