Mayotte
Territorial Collectivity of Mayotte
NAIndependence none (territorial collectivity of France)
Mayotte as the 1998 edition of the CIA World Factbook published it: 88 fields, one of 23 editions from 1990 to 2012.
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Geography
Southern Africa, island in the Mozambique Channel, about | one-half of the way from northern Madagascar to northern Mozambique
18 fieldsPeople
15 fieldsPer 1,000 population(1998 est.)
Age structure
- 0-14 years:
- 46% (male 33,067; female 33,016)
- 15-64 years:
- 52% (male 40,009; female 33,380)
- 65 years and over:
- 2% (male 1,214; female 1,258) (July 1998 est.)
Sex ratio
- at birth:
- 1.03 male(s)/female
- under 15 years:
- 1 male(s)/female
- 15-64 years:
- 1.2 male(s)/female
- 65 years and over:
- 0.96 male(s)/female (1998 est.)
Government
NA; President of France Jacques CHIRAC (since 17 May 1995), represented by Prefect Philippe BOISADAM (since NA); President of the General Council Younoussa BAMANA (since NA 1977)
19 fieldsCountry name
- conventional long form:
- Territorial Collectivity of Mayotte
- conventional short form:
- Mayotte
Executive branch
- chief of state:
- President of France Jacques CHIRAC (since 17 May 1995), represented by Prefect Philippe BOISADAM (since NA)
- head of government:
- President of the General Council Younoussa BAMANA (since NA 1977)
- cabinet:
- NA
- elections:
- prefect appointed by the president of France 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
Legislative branch
unicameral General Council or Conseil General (19 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve three-year terms)
- elections:
- last held NA March 1997 (next to be held NA March 2000)
- election results:
- percent of vote by party-NA;
- note-only nine of the 19 seats were subjected to voting in March 1997;
- after the election,
- seats by party were as follows:
- MPM 8, RPR 5, independent candidates 5, local PS 1
note: Mayotte elects 1 member of the French Senate; elections last held 24 September 1995 (next to be held 24 September 2001); results-percent of vote by party-NA;
seats by party-MPM 1; Mayotte also elects 1 member to the French National Assembly; elections last held 25 May and 1 June 1997 (next to be held as a special election on NA May 2002); results-percent of vote by party-UDF/FD 51.7%, RPR 48.3%; seats by party-UDF/FD 1
Political parties and leaders
- Mahoran Popular Movement or MPM [Younoussa BAMANA];
- Mahoran Rally for the Republic or RPR [Mansour KAMARDINE];
- Democratic Front or FD [Youssouf MOUSSA];
- Association for French Mayotte or Association Pour Mayotte Francaise [Didier BEOUTIS];
- Socialist Party or PS (local branch of French Parti Socialiste);
- Union for French Democracy or UDF [Henri JEAN-BAPTISTE]
Economy
Economic activity is based primarily on the | agricultural sector, including fishing and livestock raising.
28 fieldsEconomy-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.
Exports
- total value:
- $3.64 million (f.o.b., 1996)
- commodities:
- ylang-ylang (perfume essence), vanilla, copra
- partners:
- France 80%, Comoros 15%, Reunion
Imports
- total value:
- $131.5 million (f.o.b., 1996)
- commodities:
- building materials, machinery and transportation equipment, metals, chemicals, rice, clothing, flour
- partners:
- France 66%, Africa 14%, Southeast Asia 20%
Exchange rates
French francs (F) per US$1-6.0836 (January 1998), 5.8367 (1997), 5.1155 (1996), 4.9915 (1995), 5.5520 (1994), 5.6632 (1993)
Telephone system
small system administered by French Department of Posts and Telecommunications
- domestic:
- NA
- international:
- microwave radio relay and HF radiotelephone communications to Comoros and other international connections
Transportation
6 fieldsNetworkskm
Military
1 fieldMilitary-note
defense is the responsibility of France; small contingent of French forces stationed on the island
Transnational Issues
1 fieldCite this entry
Central Intelligence Agency. “Mayotte.” The World Factbook 1998. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/mayotte/1998.