Mayotte
Territorial Collectivity of Mayotte
NAIndependence none (territorial collectivity of France)
Mayotte as the 2006 edition of the CIA World Factbook published it: 98 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 fieldsAge structuremale left, female right · (2006 est.)
Per 1,000 population(2006 est.)
Male · female(2006 est.)
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.)
Government
NA; President Jacques CHIRAC of France (since 17 May 1995), represented by Prefect Jean-Paul KIHL (since 17 January 2005); President of the General Council Said Omar OILI (since 8 April 2004)
19 fieldsGeneral Council or Conseil General, 19 seats, elected 21 and 28 March 2004one dot, one seat
Country name
- conventional long form:
- Territorial Collectivity of Mayotte
- conventional short form:
- Mayotte
Capital
- name:
- Mamoudzou
- geographic coordinates:
- 12 47 S, 45 14 E
- time difference:
- UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
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
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
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]
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
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.
Exchange rates
euros per US dollar - 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004), 0.886 (2003), 1.0626 (2002), 1.1175 (2001)
Communications
8 fieldsTelephone 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
Transportation
4 fieldsAirports by runway lengthpaved only
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 2006. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/mayotte/2006.