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Territorial Collectivity of Mayotte
GOVERNMENT
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Country name:
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conventional long form: Territorial Collectivity of Mayotte
conventional short form: Mayotte |
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Dependency status:
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territorial collectivity of France |
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Government type:
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NA |
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Capital:
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Mamoutzou |
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Administrative divisions:
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none (territorial collectivity of France) |
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Independence:
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none (territorial collectivity of France) |
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National holiday:
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Bastille Day, 14 July (1789) |
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Constitution:
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28 September 1958 (French Constitution) |
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Legal system:
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French law |
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Suffrage:
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18 years of age; universal |
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Executive branch:
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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 |
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Legislative branch:
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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 |
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Judicial branch:
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Supreme Court or Tribunal Superieur d'Appel |
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Political parties and leaders:
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Democratic Front or FD [Youssouf MOUSSA]; Mahoran Popular Movement or MPM [Younoussa BAMANA]; Federation of Mahorans or RPR [Moustoifa MOHAMED]; Movement for Department Status Mayotte or MDM [Younoussa BEN ALI]; Socialist Party or PS (local branch of French Parti Socialiste) [Ibrahim ABUBACAR]; Union for French Democracy or UDF [Henri JEAN-BAPTISTE]; note - may no longer be in existence |
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Political pressure groups and leaders:
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NA |
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International organization participation:
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FZ |
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Diplomatic representation in the US:
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none (territorial collectivity of France) |
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Diplomatic representation from the US:
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none (territorial collectivity of France) |
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Flag description:
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the flag of France is used |
ECONOMY
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Economy - overview:
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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. |
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GDP:
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purchasing power parity - $85 million (1998 est.) |
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GDP - real growth rate:
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NA% |
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GDP - per capita:
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purchasing power parity - $600 (1998 est.) |
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GDP - composition by sector:
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agriculture: NA%
industry: NA% services: NA% |
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Population below poverty line:
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NA% |
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Household income or consumption by percentage share:
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lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA% |
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Inflation rate (consumer prices):
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NA% |
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Labor force:
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NA |
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Unemployment rate:
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45% (1997) (1997) |
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Budget:
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revenues: $NA
expenditures: $73 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (1991 est.) |
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Industries:
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newly created lobster and shrimp industry, construction |
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Industrial production growth rate:
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NA% |
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Electricity - production:
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NA kWh |
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Electricity - production by source:
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fossil fuel: NA%
hydro: NA% other: NA% nuclear: NA% |
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Electricity - consumption:
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NA kWh |
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Agriculture - products:
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vanilla, ylang-ylang (perfume essence), coffee, copra |
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Exports:
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$3.44 million f.o.b. (1997) |
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Exports - commodities:
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ylang-ylang (perfume essence), vanilla, copra, coconuts, coffee, cinnamon |
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Exports - partners:
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France 80%, Comoros 15%, Reunion |
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Imports:
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$141.3 million f.o.b. (1997) |
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Imports - commodities:
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food, machinery and equipment, transportation equipment, metals, chemicals |
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Imports - partners:
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France 66%, Africa 14%, Southeast Asia 11% (1997) |
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Debt - external:
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$NA |
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Economic aid - recipient:
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$107.7 million (1995); note - extensive French financial assistance |
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Currency:
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euro (EUR); French franc (FRF) |
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Currency code:
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EUR; FRF |
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Exchange rates:
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euros per US dollar - 1.1324 (January 2002), 1.1175 (2001), 1.0854 (2000), 0.9386 (1999); French francs per US dollar - 5.8995 (1998), 5.8367 (1997) |
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Fiscal year:
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calendar year |