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 | MAYOTTEgeneral data of the country |
| General useful information |
| Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. |
| Nation and population |
| official name (short form): Mayotte ; Mahoré |
| country code ISO: YT //; - FIPS: MF |
| location: East Africa |
| time zone: +3 UT |
| surface (land) area: 374 sq.km = 144 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: sq.km = sq.mi |
| geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North/South: 13° S / East/West: 45° E |
| borders (land): none |
| borders (coastline): Indian Ocean |
| climate: tropical humid |
| Government |
| independent since: not yet |
| type of government: "collectivité territoriale" of France since 1976-12-27 |
| capital: Dzaoudzi (formerly Mamoutzou) |
| administrative division: canton (19), commune (17) |
| Population |
| population according to the last two censuses: (1991): 94,414 / - ; (1997): 131,368 |
| total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 155,911; or: 145,000 / -; 2001: 156,000, or: 163,366 |
| population density: 417 per sq.km = 1080 per sq.mi |
| population growth: 6% //; - doubling time: ca 20 years |
| birth rate: 36 per 1000 |
| death rate: 6 per 1000 |
| fertility rate: 7 children per female |
| maternal mortality: per 100,000 |
| infant mortality (1-4 years): 38 per 1000 |
| life expectancy: 56 years (male: 54; female: 58) |
| age breakdown: 0-14 years: 47% //; - 15-59 years: 49% //; - 60+ years: 4% |
| urbanisation: 60% //; - urbanisation growth: % |
| percentage of urban population in the greatest city: % |
| Ethnic composition, language, religion |
| ethnic groups: unknown |
| languages: Arabic, Comorian Swahili dialects, French, Malegasy |
| religious affiliation: Sunnî Muslim 98%; Christian 2% |
| Health |
| daily food intake: calories per capita |
| population with access to safe water: % |
| people per physician: |
| people per hospital bed: |
| Education, literacy |
| school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: % |
| school enrolment: secondary education: % |
| school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: % |
| adult literacy: % (male: %; female: %) |
| Economy and infrastructure |
| Economy and trade |
| currency: Euro = 100 cents (until 2002: French franc = 100 centimes) |
| annual inflation rate: % |
| population below poverty line: % |
| Gross Domestic Product: USD per capita |
| GNI USD per capita //; - [ppp: ] |
| GDP growth: % |
| income: USD per capita |
| import: USD 144 per capita //; - export: USD 8 per capita |
| trade: USD per capita //; - or % of GDP |
| trade partners: FR ZA RE |
| human development index: //; - position of the country in the world no.: |
| female labour force: 35% |
| unemployment: % |
| tourism: 0,02 million |
| Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy |
| land use: arable land: % //; - grass land: % //; - wooded area: % //; - arid land and desert: % |
| agriculture: labour force: % //; - part of agriculture in GDP: % |
| agricultural products: vanilla, ylang-ylang, coffee, sugar cane, coconuts, fish |
| livestock (1000s): cattle: 15 / goats: 23 / sheep: 3 |
| fish catch: 1500 metric tonnes |
| industry: labour force: % //; - part of industry in GDP: % |
| industrial products: construction materials |
| mining products: unknown |
| CO2 emission per capita: |
| services: labour force: % //; - part of services in GDP: % |
| energy use (kg per capita): |
| electricity use (per capita): |
| annual water use (per capita): |
| Traffic, communication |
| road network: 284 km //; - of which paved: 39% //; - of which are motorways: 0 km |
| vehicles: 64 per 1000 |
| railways: 0 km //; - railways passenger/km: - |
| navigable inland waterways: 0 km |
| ownership telephone: 48 per 1000 |
| ownership radio receivers: 427 per 1000 |
| ownership tv-sets: 0,6 per 1000 |
| newspaper circulation: per 1000 |
| persons per post office: |
| personal computers: per 1000 |
| Some physical landmarks |
| mountains: Mlima Bénara 660 m, Mlima Choungui 594 |
| lowest point: sea level |
| lakes (natural): none, or unknown |
| lakes (artificial reservoirs): none, or unknown |
| lakes (deepest): unknown |
| rivers: a few small drainage rivers of no importance |
| canals: none, or unknown |
| waterfalls: none, or unknown |
| caves: longest system: none, or unknown / deepest: |
| islands: Mayotte, Pamandzi, Chissioua Mtsamboro and a few smaller islets |
| deserts: none |
| other natural features: |
| Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information |
| other important features: |
| apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's |
| primary sources used for the general information: |
| BB CA EV PW WA WB WR, and some national statistical yearbooks |
| particulars concerning population data: |
To the page containing the population growth statistics of the country
To the page containing the historical population growth statistics of the provinces
To the page containing urban historical population statistics
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