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                                   
                                                                                
