Mayotte
Territorial Collectivity of Mayotte
NAIndependence none (territorial collectivity of France)
Mayotte as the 2003 edition of the CIA World Factbook published it: 102 fields, one of 23 editions from 1990 to 2012.
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Introduction
1 fieldBackground
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.
Geography
Southern Africa, island in the Mozambique Channel, about one-half of the way from northern Madagascar to northern Mozambique
17 fieldsPeople
19 fieldsPer 1,000 population(2003 est.)
Male · female
Age structure
- 0-14 years:
- 46.5% (male 41,632; female 41,301)
- 15-64 years:
- 51.8% (male 50,373; female 42,118)
- 65 years and over:
- 1.7% (male 1,502; female 1,511) (2003 est.)
Sex ratio
- at birth:
- 1.03 male(s)/female
- under 15 years:
- 1.01 male(s)/female
- 15-64 years:
- 1.2 male(s)/female
- 65 years and over:
- 0.99 male(s)/female
- total population:
- 1.1 male(s)/female (2003 est.)
Government
NA; President Jacques CHIRAC of France (since 17 May 1995), represented by Prefect Jean-Jacques BROT (since 3 July 2002); 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 Jacques CHIRAC of France (since 17 May 1995), represented by Prefect Jean-Jacques BROT (since 3 July 2002)
- 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
- head of government:
- President of the General Council Younoussa BAMANA (since NA 1977)
- cabinet:
- NA
Legislative branch
unicameral General Council or Conseil General (19 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve three-year terms)
- elections:
- last held 7 October 2000 (next to be held NA 2003)
- election results:
- percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - NA
note: Mayotte elects one member of the French Senate; elections last held 24 September 2001 (next to be held NA 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 as a special election on NA June 2005); results - percent of vote by party - UMP-RPR 55.08%, UDF 44.92%; seats by party - UMP-RPR 1
Political parties and leaders
- Democratic Front or FD [Youssouf MOUSSA];
- Mahoran Popular Movement or MPM [Ahmed MADI];
- Federation of Mahorans or RPR [Mansour KAMARDINE];
- Movement for Department Status Mayotte or MDM [Mouhoutar SALIM];
- Socialist Party or PS (local branch of French Parti Socialiste) [Ibrahim ABUBACAR];
- Union for French Democracy or UDF [Henri JEAN-BAPTISTE]
Economy
Economic activity is based primarily on the agricultural sector, including fishing and livestock raising.
29 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.
Exchange rates
euros per US dollar - 1.06 1.0626 (2002), 1.1175 (2001), 1.0854 (2000), 0.9386 (1999); French francs per US dollar - 5.8995 (1998), 5.8367 (1997)
Communications
8 fieldsTelephone system
- general assessment:
- small system administered by French Department of Posts and Telecommunications
- domestic:
- NA
- international:
- microwave radio relay and HF radiotelephone communications to Comoros (2001)
Transportation
7 fieldsAirports by runway lengthpaved only
Networkskm
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 2003. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/mayotte/2003.