Mayotte

Internet country code

.yt

Internet hosts

1 (2006)

Internet users

NA

Radio broadcast stations

AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 (2001)

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

Telephones - main lines in use

10,000 (2002)

Telephones - mobile cellular

48,100 (2004)

Television broadcast stations

3 (2001)

Agriculture - products

vanilla, ylang-ylang (perfume essence), coffee, copra

Budget

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

Currency (code)

euro (EUR)

Debt - external

$NA

Economic aid - recipient

$208 million; note - extensive French financial assistance (2004)

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.

Electricity - consumption

87.79 million kWh NA kWh

Electricity - production

NA kWh

Exchange rates

euros per US dollar - 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004), 0.886 (2003), 1.0626 (2002), 1.1175 (2001)

Exports

$4.85 million f.o.b. (2004)

Exports - commodities

ylang-ylang (perfume essence), vanilla, copra, coconuts, coffee, cinnamon

Exports - partners

France 80%, Comoros 15%, Reunion (2004)

Fiscal year

calendar year

GDP (official exchange rate)

NA

GDP (purchasing power parity)

$466.8 million (2003 est.)

GDP - composition by sector

agriculture: NA% industry: NA% services: NA%

GDP - per capita (PPP)

$2,600 (2003 est.)

GDP - real growth rate

NA%

Household income or consumption by percentage share

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

Imports

$256.7 million f.o.b. (2004)

Imports - commodities

food, machinery and equipment, transportation equipment, metals, chemicals

Imports - partners

France 66%, Africa 14%, Southeast Asia 11% (2004)

Industrial production growth rate

NA%

Industries

newly created lobster and shrimp industry, construction

Inflation rate (consumer prices)

NA%

Labor force

44,560 (2002)

Population below poverty line

NA%

Unemployment rate

32.8% (2003)

Area

total: 374 sq km land: 374 sq km water: 0 sq km

Area - comparative

slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC

Climate

tropical; marine; hot, humid, rainy season during northeastern monsoon (November to May); dry season is cooler (May to November)

Coastline

185.2 km

Elevation extremes

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

Environment - current issues

NA

Geographic coordinates

12 50 S, 45 10 E

Geography - note

part of Comoro Archipelago; 18 islands

Irrigated land

NA

Land boundaries

0 km

Land use

arable land: NA% permanent crops: NA% other: NA%

Location

Southern Africa, island in the Mozambique Channel, about one-half of the way from northern Madagascar to northern Mozambique

Map references

Africa

Maritime claims

territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm

Natural hazards

cyclones during rainy season

Natural resources

NEGL

Terrain

generally undulating, with deep ravines and ancient volcanic peaks

Administrative divisions

none (territorial collectivity of France)

Capital

name: Mamoudzou geographic coordinates: 12 47 S, 45 14 E time difference: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Constitution

4 October 1958 (French Constitution)

Country name

conventional long form: Territorial Collectivity of Mayotte conventional short form: Mayotte

Dependency status

departmental collectivity of France

Diplomatic representation from the US

none (territorial collectivity of France)

Diplomatic representation in the US

none (territorial collectivity of France)

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

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

Government type

NA

Independence

none (territorial collectivity of France)

International organization participation

UPU

Judicial branch

Supreme Court or Tribunal Superieur d'Appel

Legal system

French law

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

National holiday

Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)

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]

Political pressure groups and leaders

NA

Suffrage

18 years of age; universal

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.

Military - note

defense is the responsibility of France; small contingent of French forces stationed on the island

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.)

Birth rate

40.95 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Death rate

7.7 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Ethnic groups

NA

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths

NA

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

NA

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.)

Languages

Mahorian (a Swahili dialect), French (official language) spoken by 35% of the population

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 61.76 years male: 59.57 years female: 64.02 years (2006 est.)

Literacy

definition: NA total population: NA male: NA female: NA

Median age

total: 17 years male: 18 years female: 16 years (2006 est.)

Nationality

noun: Mahorais (singular and plural) adjective: Mahoran

Net migration rate

4.48 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Population

201,234 (July 2006 est.)

Population growth rate

3.77% (2006 est.)

Religions

Muslim 97%, Christian (mostly Roman Catholic)

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.)

Total fertility rate

5.79 children born/woman (2006 est.)

Disputes - international

claimed by Comoros

Airports

1 (2006)

Airports - with paved runways

total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2006)

Ports and terminals

Dzaoudzi

Roadways

total: 93 km paved: 72 km unpaved: 21 km