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Legend:
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Background:
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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.
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Population:
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178,437 (July 2003 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 46.5% (male 41,632; female 41,301)
15-64 years: 51.8% (male 50,373; female 42,118)
65 years and over: 1.7% (male 1,502; female 1,511) (2003 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 16.9 years
male: 18.1 years
female: 15.7 years (2002)
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Population growth rate:
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4.25% (2003 est.)
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Birth rate:
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42.86 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Death rate:
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8.34 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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7.94 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.2 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.99 male(s)/female
total population: 1.1 male(s)/female (2003 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 65.98 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 59.44 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
male: 72.32 deaths/1,000 live births
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 60.6 years
male: 58.49 years
female: 62.78 years (2003 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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6.07 children born/woman (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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NA%
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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NA
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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NA
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Nationality:
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noun: Mahorais (singular and plural)
adjective: Mahoran
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Ethnic groups:
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NA
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Religions:
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Muslim 97%, Christian (mostly Roman Catholic)
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Languages:
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Mahorian (a Swahili dialect), French (official language) spoken by 35% of the population
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Literacy:
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definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%
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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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48,800 (2000)
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Unemployment rate:
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38% (1999)
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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: 0%
hydro: 0%
other: 0%
nuclear: 0%
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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 (2000)
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Imports:
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$141.3 million f.o.b. (1997)
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Imports - commodities:
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food, machinery and equipment, transportation equipment, metals, chemicals
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Imports - partners:
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France 66%, Africa 14%, Southeast Asia 11% (2000 est.)
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Debt - external:
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$NA
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Economic aid - recipient:
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$107.7 million; note - extensive French financial assistance (1995)
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Currency:
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euro (EUR)
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Currency code:
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EUR
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Exchange rates:
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euros per US dollar - 1.06 1.0626 (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
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Military - note:
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defense is the responsibility of France; small contingent of French forces stationed on the island
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Disputes - international:
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claimed by Comoros
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This page was last updated on 18 December, 2003
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