MAYOTTE
(territorial collectivity of France)
GEOGRAPHY
Total area: 375 km2; land area: 375 km2

Comparative area: slightly more than twice the size of Washington,
DC

Land boundaries: none

Coastline: 185.2 km

Maritime claims:

Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm;

Territorial sea: 12 nm

Disputes: claimed by Comoros

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

Terrain: generally undulating with ancient volcanic peaks, deep
ravines

Natural resources: negligible

Land use: arable land NA%; permanent crops NA%; meadows and
pastures NA%; forest and woodland NA%; other NA%

Environment: subject to cyclones during rainy season

Note: part of Comoro Archipelago; located in the Mozambique Channel
about halfway between Africa and Madagascar

PEOPLE
Population: 75,027 (July 1991), growth rate 3.9% (1991)

Birth rate: 50 births/1,000 population (1991)

Death rate: 12 deaths/1,000 population (1991)
Net migration rate: 0 migrants/1,000 population (1991)

Infant mortality rate: 87 deaths/1,000 live births (1991)

Life expectancy at birth: 54 years male, 59 years female (1991)

Total fertility rate: 6.8 chill~en born/woman (1991)

Nationality: noun--Mahorais (sing., pl.); adjective--Mahoran

Religion: Muslim 99%; remainder Christian, mostly Roman Catholic

Language: Mahorian (a Swahili dialect), French

Literacy: NA% (male NA%, female NA%)

Labor force: NA

Organized labor: NA

GOVERNMENT
Long-form name: Territorial Collectivity of Mayotte

Type: territorial collectivity of France

Capital: Dzaoudzi

Administrative divisions: none (territorial collectivity of France)

Independence: none (territorial collectivity of France)

Constitution: 28 September 1958 (French Constitution)

Legal system: French law

National holiday: Taking of the Bastille, 14 July (1789)

Executive branch: government commissioner

Legislative branch: unicameral General Council (Conseil
General)

Judicial branch: Supreme Court (Tribunal Superieur d'Appel)

Leaders:

Chief of State--President Francois MITTERRAND (since 21 May
1981);

Head of Government--Prefect, Representative of the French
Government Daniel LIMODIN (since NA 1990);
President of the General Council Youssouf BAMANA (since NA 1976)

Political parties and leaders:
Mahoran Popular Movement (MPM), Younoussa BAMANA;
Party for the Mahoran Democratic Rally (PRDM), Daroueche MAOULIDA;
Mahoran Rally for the Republic (RMPR), Mansour KAMARDINE;
Union of the Center (UDC)

Suffrage: universal at age 18

Elections:

General Council--last held NA June 1988 (next to be held June
1993);
results--percent of vote by party NA;
seats--(17 total) MPM 9, RPR 6, other 2;

French Senate--last held on 24 September 1989 (next to be held
September 1992);
results--percent of vote by party NA;
seats--(1 total) MPM 1;

French National Assembly--last held 5 and 12 June 1988 (next to
be held June 1993);
results--percent of vote by party NA;
seats--(1 total) UDC 1

Communists: probably none

Member of: FZ

Diplomatic representation: as a territorial collectivity of France,
Mahoran interests are represented in the US by France

Flag: the flag of France is used

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 is
heavily dependent on French financial assistance.

GDP: $NA, per capita $NA; real growth rate NA%

Inflation rate (consumer prices): NA%

Unemployment rate: NA%

Budget: revenues NA; expenditures $37.3 million, including capital
expenditures of NA (1985)

Exports: $4.0 million (f.o.b., 1984);

commodities--ylang-ylang, vanilla;

partners--France 79%, Comoros 10%, Reunion 9%

Imports: $21.8 million (f.o.b., 1984);

commodities--building materials, transportation equipment, rice,
clothing, flour;

partners--France 57%, Kenya 16%, South Africa 11%, Pakistan 8%

External debt: $NA

Industrial production: growth rate NA%
Electricity: NA kW capacity; NA million kWh produced, NA kWh
per capita

Industries: newly created lobster and shrimp industry

Agriculture: most important sector; provides all export earnings;
crops--vanilla, ylang-ylang, coffee, copra; imports major share of food
needs

Economic aid: Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral
commitments (1970-87), $323.8 million

Currency: French franc (plural--francs); 1 French franc (F) = 100
centimes

Exchange rates: French francs (F) per US$1--5.1307 (January 1991),
5.4453 (1990), 6.3801 (1989), 5.9569 (1988), 6.0107 (1987), 6.9261
(1986), 8.9852 (1985)

Fiscal year: calendar year

COMMUNICATIONS
Highways: 42 km total; 18 km bituminous

Civil air: no major transport aircraft

Airports: 1 with permanent-surface runway 1,220-2,439 m

Ports: Dzaoudzi

Telecommunications: small system administered by French Department
of Posts and Telecommunications; includes radio relay and high-frequency
radio communications for links with Comoros and international
communications; 450 telephones; stations--1 AM, no FM, no TV

DEFENSE FORCES
Note: defense is the responsibility of France



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