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Status: Territorial Collectivity
Prefect: Jean-Paul Kihl (2004)
Total area: 145 sq mi (376 sq km)
Population (2008 est.): 216,306 (growth
rate: 3.4%); birth rate: 39.7/1000; infant mortality rate:
57.8/1000; life expectancy: 62.5; density per sq mi: 578
Capital (2003 est.): Dzaoudzi 15,100
Largest city: Mamoudzou, 45,700
Languages: Mahorian (a Swahili dialect),
French (official language) spoken by 35% of the population
Religions: Islam 97%, Christian (mostly
Roman Catholic).
Economic summary: GDP/PPP (2003
est.): $466.8 million; per capita $2,600. Real growth rate:
n.a. Inflation: n.a. Unemployment: 38% (1999).
Arable land: n.a. Agriculture: vanilla, ylang-ylang
(perfume essence), coffee, copra. Labor force: 48,800 (2000).
Industries: newly created lobster and shrimp industry,
construction. Natural resources: negl. Exports: $3.44
million (f.o.b., 1997): ylang-ylang (perfume essence), vanilla,
copra, coconuts, coffee, cinnamon. Imports: $141.3 million
(f.o.b., 1997): food, machinery and equipment, transportation
equipment, metals, chemicals. Major trading partners: France,
Comoros, Réunion, Africa, Southeast Asia (2004).
Communications: Telephones: main lines
in use: 10,000 (2001); mobile cellular: 21,700 (2002). Radio
broadcast stations: AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 (2001).
Television broadcast stations: 3 (2001). Internet
hosts: n.a. Internet users: n.a.
Transportation: Railways: 0 km.
Highways: total: 93 km; paved: 72 km; unpaved: 21 km.
Ports and harbors: Dzaoudzi. Airports: 1 (2004
est.).
International disputes: claimed by
Comoros.
Major sources and definitions
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France gained colonial control over Mayotte in
1843. It is the most populous of the four Comoros Islands in the Indian
Ocean off Mozambique in Africa. Mayotte chose to remain a French
dependency rather than join the other Comoran islands in declaring
independence in 1975. Comoros laid claim to Mayotte shortly after
independence and continues to do so. In July 2000, 70% of voters opted to
accept greater autonomy but to remain a part of France.
See also Encyclopedia: Mayotte.
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