Compare Swaziland (2002) - Mayotte (2006)

Compare Swaziland (2002) z Mayotte (2006)

	Swaziland (2002)	Mayotte (2006)

Administrative divisions	4 districts; Hhohho, Lubombo, Manzini, Shiselweni	none (territorial collectivity of France)
Age structure	0-14 years: 45.5% (male 254,573; female 256,677) 15-64 years: 51.9% (male 281,645; female 301,071) 65 years and over: 2.6% (male 12,027; female 17,612) (2002 est.)	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.)
Agriculture - products	sugarcane, cotton, corn, tobacco, rice, citrus, pineapples, sorghum, peanuts; cattle, goats, sheep	vanilla, ylang-ylang (perfume essence), coffee, copra
Airports	18 (2001)	1 (2006)
Airports - with paved runways	total: 1 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 (2002)	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2006)
Airports - with unpaved runways	total: 17 914 to 1,523 m: 7 under 914 m: 10 (2002)	-
Area	total: 17,363 sq km land: 17,203 sq km water: 160 sq km	total: 374 sq km land: 374 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	slightly smaller than New Jersey	slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC
Background	Autonomy for the Swazis of southern Africa was guaranteed by the British in the late 19th century; independence was granted 1968. Student and labor unrest during the 1990s have pressured the monarchy (one of the oldest on the continent) to grudgingly allow political reform and greater democracy.	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.
Birth rate	39.59 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)	40.95 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Budget	revenues: $448 million expenditures: $506.9 million, including capital expenditures of $147 million (FY01/02 )	revenues: $NA expenditures: $73 million; including capital expenditures of $NA (1991 est.)
Capital	Mbabane; note - Lobamba is the royal and legislative capital	name: Mamoudzou geographic coordinates: 12 47 S, 45 14 E time difference: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Climate	varies from tropical to near temperate	tropical; marine; hot, humid, rainy season during northeastern monsoon (November to May); dry season is cooler (May to November)
Coastline	0 km (landlocked)	185.2 km
Constitution	none; constitution of 6 September 1968 was suspended 12 April 1973; a new constitution was promulgated 13 October 1978, but was not formally presented to the people; since then a few more outlines for a constitution have been compiled under the Constitutional Review Commission (CRC), but so far none have been accepted	4 October 1958 (French Constitution)
Country name	conventional long form: Kingdom of Swaziland conventional short form: Swaziland	conventional long form: Territorial Collectivity of Mayotte conventional short form: Mayotte
Currency	lilangeni (SZL)	-
Death rate	23.26 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)	7.7 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Debt - external	$336 million (2001 est.)	$NA
Dependency status	-	departmental collectivity of France
Diplomatic representation from the US	chief of mission: Ambassador James D. McGEE embassy: Central Bank Building, Warner Street, Mbabane mailing address: P. O. Box 199, Mbabane telephone: [268] 404-6441 through 404-6445 FAX: [268] 404-5959	none (territorial collectivity of France)
Diplomatic representation in the US	chief of mission: Ambassador Mary Madzandza KANYA chancery: 3400 International Drive NW, Washington, DC 20008 telephone: [1] (202) 362-6683 FAX: [1] (202) 244-8059	none (territorial collectivity of France)
Disputes - international	Swaziland continues to press South Africa into ceding ethnic Swazi lands in Kangwane region of KwaZulu-Natal province that were long ago part of the Swazi Kingdom	claimed by Comoros
Economic aid - recipient	$104 million (2001)	$208 million; note - extensive French financial assistance (2004)
Economy - overview	In this small landlocked economy, subsistence agriculture occupies more than 80% of the population. Manufacturing features a number of agroprocessing factories. Mining has declined in importance in recent years: diamond mines have shut down because of the depletion of easily accessible reserves; high-grade iron ore deposits were depleted by 1978; and health concerns have cut world demand for asbestos. Exports of soft drink concentrate, sugar, and wood pulp are the main earners of hard currency. Surrounded by South Africa, except for a short border with Mozambique, Swaziland is heavily dependent on South Africa from which it receives nine-tenths of its imports and to which it sends more than two-thirds of its exports. Remittances from the Southern African Customs Union and Swazi workers in South African mines substantially supplement domestically earned income. The government is trying to improve the atmosphere for foreign investment. Overgrazing, soil depletion, drought, and sometimes floods persist as problems for the future. Prospects for 2002 are strengthened by the country's status as a beneficiary of the US African Growth and Opportunity Act initiative.	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.
Electricity - consumption	900.66 million kWh (2000)	87.79 million kWh NA kWh
Electricity - exports	0 kWh (2000)	-
Electricity - imports	564 million kWh note: supplied by South Africa (2000)	-
Electricity - production	362 million kWh (2000)	NA kWh
Electricity - production by source	fossil fuel: 56% hydro: 44% nuclear: 0% other: 0% (2000)	-
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Great Usutu River 21 m highest point: Emlembe 1,862 m	lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: Benara 660 m
Environment - current issues	limited supplies of potable water; wildlife populations being depleted because of excessive hunting; overgrazing; soil degradation; soil erosion	NA
Environment - international agreements	party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection signed, but not ratified: Desertification, Law of the Sea	-
Ethnic groups	African 97%, European 3%	NA
Exchange rates	emalangeni per US dollar - 11.5808 (January 2002), 8.4933 (2001), 6.9056 (2000), 6.1087 (1999), 5.4807 (1998), 4.6032 (1997); note - the Swazi lilangeni is at par with the South African rand; emalangeni is the plural form of lilangeni	euros per US dollar - 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004), 0.886 (2003), 1.0626 (2002), 1.1175 (2001)
Executive branch	chief of state: King MSWATI III (since 25 April 1986) head of government: Prime Minister Sibusiso Barnabas DLAMINI (since 9 August 1996) cabinet: Cabinet recommended by the prime minister and confirmed by the monarch elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; prime minister appointed by the monarch	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
Exports	$702 million f.o.b. (2001)	$4.85 million f.o.b. (2004)
Exports - commodities	soft drink concentrates, sugar, wood pulp, cotton yarn, refrigerators, citrus and canned fruit	ylang-ylang (perfume essence), vanilla, copra, coconuts, coffee, cinnamon
Exports - partners	South Africa 72%, EU 12%, UK 6%, Mozambique 4%, US 4% (1999)	France 80%, Comoros 15%, Reunion (2004)
Fiscal year	1 April - 31 March	calendar year
Flag description	three horizontal bands of blue (top), red (triple width), and blue; the red band is edged in yellow; centered in the red band is a large black and white shield covering two spears and a staff decorated with feather tassels, all placed horizontally	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
GDP	purchasing power parity - $4.6 billion (2001 est.)	-
GDP - composition by sector	agriculture: 10% industry: 43% services: 47% (1999 est.)	agriculture: NA% industry: NA% services: NA%
GDP - per capita	purchasing power parity - $4,200 (2001 est.)	-
GDP - real growth rate	2.5% (2001 est.)	NA%
Geographic coordinates	26 30 S, 31 30 E	12 50 S, 45 10 E
Geography - note	landlocked; almost completely surrounded by South Africa	part of Comoro Archipelago; 18 islands
Highways	total: 3,800 km paved: 1,064 km unpaved: 2,736 km (2002)	-
Household income or consumption by percentage share	lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%	lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%
Imports	$850 million f.o.b. (2001)	$256.7 million f.o.b. (2004)
Imports - commodities	motor vehicles, machinery, transport equipment, foodstuffs, petroleum products, chemicals	food, machinery and equipment, transportation equipment, metals, chemicals
Imports - partners	South Africa 89%, EU 5%, Japan 2%, Singapore 2% (2000)	France 66%, Africa 14%, Southeast Asia 11% (2004)
Independence	6 September 1968 (from UK)	none (territorial collectivity of France)
Industrial production growth rate	3.7% (FY95/96)	NA%
Industries	mining (coal), wood pulp, sugar, soft drink concentrates, textile and apparel	newly created lobster and shrimp industry, construction
Infant mortality rate	109.43 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)	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.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	7.5% (2001 est.)	NA%
International organization participation	ACP, AfDB, C, CCC, ECA, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, ISO (correspondent), ITU, NAM, OAU, OPCW, PCA, SACU, SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO	UPU
Internet Service Providers (ISPs)	6 (2001)	-
Irrigated land	690 sq km (1998 est.)	NA
Judicial branch	High Court; Court of Appeal; judges for both courts are appointed by the monarch	Supreme Court or Tribunal Superieur d'Appel
Labor force	NA	44,560 (2002)
Labor force - by occupation	NA	-
Land boundaries	total: 535 km border countries: Mozambique 105 km, South Africa 430 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: 9.77% permanent crops: 0.7% other: 89.53% (1998 est.)	arable land: NA% permanent crops: NA% other: NA%
Languages	English (official, government business conducted in English), siSwati (official)	Mahorian (a Swahili dialect), French (official language) spoken by 35% of the population
Legal system	based on South African Roman-Dutch law in statutory courts and Swazi traditional law and custom in traditional courts; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction	French law
Legislative branch	bicameral Parliament or Libandla, an advisory body, consists of the Senate (30 seats - 10 appointed by the House of Assembly and 20 appointed by the monarch; members serve five-year terms) and the House of Assembly (65 seats - 10 appointed by the monarch and 55 elected by popular vote; members serve five-year terms) elections: House of Assembly - last held 16 and 24 October 1998 (next to be held NA 2003) election results: House of Assembly - balloting is done on a nonparty basis; candidates for election are nominated by the local council of each constituency and for each constituency the three candidates with the most votes in the first round of voting are narrowed to a single winner by a second round	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
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 37 years male: 36.35 years female: 37.66 years (2002 est.)	total population: 61.76 years male: 59.57 years female: 64.02 years (2006 est.)
Literacy	definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 78.3% male: 78% female: 78.4% (1999 est.)	definition: NA total population: NA male: NA female: NA
Location	Southern Africa, between Mozambique and South Africa	Southern Africa, island in the Mozambique Channel, about one-half of the way from northern Madagascar to northern Mozambique
Map references	Africa	Africa
Maritime claims	none (landlocked)	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Military - note	-	defense is the responsibility of France; small contingent of French forces stationed on the island
Military branches	Umbutfo Swaziland Defense Force (Army), Royal Swaziland Police Force	-
Military expenditures - dollar figure	$20 million (FY01/02)	-
Military expenditures - percent of GDP	4.75% (FY00/01)	-
Military manpower - availability	males age 15-49: 253,510 (2002 est.)	-
Military manpower - fit for military service	males age 15-49: 146,805 (2002 est.)	-
National holiday	Independence Day, 6 September (1968)	Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)
Nationality	noun: Swazi(s) adjective: Swazi	noun: Mahorais (singular and plural) adjective: Mahoran
Natural hazards	drought	cyclones during rainy season
Natural resources	asbestos, coal, clay, cassiterite, hydropower, forests, small gold and diamond deposits, quarry stone, and talc	NEGL
Net migration rate	0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)	4.48 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Political parties and leaders	political parties are banned by the constitution - the following are considered political associations - Imbokodvo National Movement or INM [leader NA]; Ngwane National Libertatory Congress or NNLC [Obed DLAMINI, president]; People's United Democratic Movement or PUDEMO [Mario MASUKU, president]; Swaziland National Front or SWANAFRO [Elmond SHONGWE, president]	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]
Political pressure groups and leaders	NA	NA
Population	1,123,605 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2002 est.)	201,234 (July 2006 est.)
Population below poverty line	NA%	NA%
Population growth rate	1.63% (2002 est.)	3.77% (2006 est.)
Ports and harbors	none	-
Radio broadcast stations	AM 3, FM 2 plus 4 repeaters, shortwave 3 (2001)	AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 (2001)
Radios	170,000 (1999)	-
Railways	total: 297 km narrow gauge: 297 km 1.067-m gauge note: includes 71 km which are not in use (2001)	-
Religions	Zionist (a blend of Christianity and indigenous ancestral worship) 40%, Roman Catholic 20%, Muslim 10%, Anglican, Bahai, Methodist, Mormon, Jewish and other 30%	Muslim 97%, Christian (mostly Roman Catholic)
Sex ratio	at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 0.99 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.68 male(s)/female total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2002 est.)	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.)
Suffrage	18 years of age	18 years of age; universal
Telephone system	general assessment: a somewhat modern but not an advanced system domestic: system consists of carrier-equipped, open-wire lines and low-capacity, microwave radio relay international: satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)	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
Telephones - main lines in use	38,500 (2001)	10,000 (2002)
Telephones - mobile cellular	45,000 (2001)	48,100 (2004)
Television broadcast stations	5 plus 7 relay stations (2001)	3 (2001)
Terrain	mostly mountains and hills; some moderately sloping plains	generally undulating, with deep ravines and ancient volcanic peaks
Total fertility rate	5.77 children born/woman (2002 est.)	5.79 children born/woman (2006 est.)
Unemployment rate	34% (2000 est.)	32.8% (2003)
Waterways	none	-

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