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Mayotte
Mayotte is an overseas department and region of France consisting of a main island, Grande-Terre , a smaller island, Petite-Terre , and several islets around these two. The archipelago is located in the northern Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean, namely between northwestern Madagascar and...
is an overseas department of France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
located in the Comoros Archipelago in the Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by the Indian Subcontinent and Arabian Peninsula ; on the west by eastern Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and...
. The department comprises the main island of Grande-Terre (or Mahoré), a smaller island, Petite-Terre (or Pamanzi), and several islet
Islet
An islet is a very small island.- Types :As suggested by its origin as islette, an Old French diminutive of "isle", use of the term implies small size, but little attention is given to drawing an upper limit on its applicability....
s at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel
Mozambique Channel
The Mozambique Channel is a portion of the Indian Ocean located between the island nation of Madagascar and southeast Africa, primarily the country of Mozambique. It was a World War II clashpoint during the Battle of Madagascar...
, between northern Madagascar
Madagascar
The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...
and northern Mozambique
Mozambique
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...
. The territory is geographically
Physical geography
Physical geography is one of the two major subfields of geography. Physical geography is that branch of natural science which deals with the study of processes and patterns in the natural environment like the atmosphere, biosphere and geosphere, as opposed to the cultural or built environment, the...
part of the Comoro Islands, but has been politically
Political geography
Political geography is the field of human geography that is concerned with the study of both the spatially uneven outcomes of political processes and the ways in which political processes are themselves affected by spatial structures...
separate since the 1970s. The territory is also known as Mahoré, the native name of its main island, especially by advocates of its inclusion in the Union of Comoros
Comoros
The Comoros , officially the Union of the Comoros is an archipelago island nation in the Indian Ocean, located off the eastern coast of Africa, on the northern end of the Mozambique Channel, between northeastern Mozambique and northwestern Madagascar...
.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Mayotte:
General reference
- PronunciationInternational Phonetic AlphabetThe International Phonetic Alphabet "The acronym 'IPA' strictly refers [...] to the 'International Phonetic Association'. But it is now such a common practice to use the acronym also to refer to the alphabet itself that resistance seems pedantic...
: - Common English country name: MayotteMayotteMayotte is an overseas department and region of France consisting of a main island, Grande-Terre , a smaller island, Petite-Terre , and several islets around these two. The archipelago is located in the northern Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean, namely between northwestern Madagascar and...
- Official English country name: Department of Mayotte
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): MahoranMahoranMahoran may refer to:* Something of, from, or related to Mayotte, an overseas collectivity of France consisting of a main island, Grande-Terre , a smaller island, Petite-Terre , and several islets around these two....
- Demonym(s):
- EtymologyEtymologyEtymology is the study of the history of words, their origins, and how their form and meaning have changed over time.For languages with a long written history, etymologists make use of texts in these languages and texts about the languages to gather knowledge about how words were used during...
: Name of Mayotte - ISO country codes: YT, MYT, 175
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:YTISO 3166-2:YTISO 3166-2:YT is the entry for Mayotte in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.Currently no ISO 3166-2 codes are defined in...
- InternetInternetThe Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
country code top-level domainCountry code top-level domainA country code top-level domain is an Internet top-level domain generally used or reserved for a country, a sovereign state, or a dependent territory....
: .yt.yt.yt is the Internet country code top-level domain for Mayotte. It is delegated to the registry for France, and the official registry Web address, nic.yt redirects to the French registry site, AFNIC, but registrations are currently suspended....
Geography of Mayotte
- Mayotte is: an islandIslandAn island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
, and a French overseas department - Location:
- Eastern HemisphereEastern HemisphereThe Eastern Hemisphere, also Eastern hemisphere or eastern hemisphere, is a geographical term for the half of the Earth that is east of the Prime Meridian and west of 180° longitude. It is also used to refer to Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australasia, vis-à-vis the Western Hemisphere, which includes...
and Southern HemisphereSouthern HemisphereThe Southern Hemisphere is the part of Earth that lies south of the equator. The word hemisphere literally means 'half ball' or "half sphere"... - AfricaAfricaAfrica is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
(off its east coast, north and west of MadagascarMadagascarThe Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...
)- East AfricaEast AfricaEast Africa or Eastern Africa is the easterly region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. In the UN scheme of geographic regions, 19 territories constitute Eastern Africa:...
- Southern AfricaSouthern AfricaSouthern Africa is the southernmost region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. Within the region are numerous territories, including the Republic of South Africa ; nowadays, the simpler term South Africa is generally reserved for the country in English.-UN...
- East Africa
- Indian OceanIndian OceanThe Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by the Indian Subcontinent and Arabian Peninsula ; on the west by eastern Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and...
- Time zoneTime zoneA time zone is a region on Earth that has a uniform standard time for legal, commercial, and social purposes. In order for the same clock time to always correspond to the same portion of the day as the Earth rotates , different places on the Earth need to have different clock times...
: East Africa TimeEast Africa TimeEast Africa Time, or EAT, is a time zone used in eastern Africa. The zone is three hours ahead of UTC , which is the same as Arabia Standard Time, and also the same as Eastern European Summer Time....
(UTC+03) - Extreme points of Mayotte
- High: BenaraBenaraBenara is the highest point of Mayotte, an overseas collectivity of France in the Indian Ocean, with an altitude of 660 metres ....
660 m (2,165 ft) - Low: Mozambique ChannelMozambique ChannelThe Mozambique Channel is a portion of the Indian Ocean located between the island nation of Madagascar and southeast Africa, primarily the country of Mozambique. It was a World War II clashpoint during the Battle of Madagascar...
0 m
- High: Benara
- Land boundaries: none
- Coastline: Indian OceanIndian OceanThe Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by the Indian Subcontinent and Arabian Peninsula ; on the west by eastern Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and...
185.2 km
- Eastern Hemisphere
- Population of Mayotte: 186,452 (July 31, 2007) - —th most populous country
- Area of Mayotte: 374 km2
- Atlas of Mayotte
Environment of Mayotte
- Climate of Mayotte
- Environmental issues in Mayotte
- Ecoregions in Mayotte
- Renewable energy in Mayotte
- Geology of Mayotte
- Protected areas of Mayotte
- Biosphere reserves in Mayotte
- National parks of Mayotte
- Wildlife of Mayotte
- Flora of Mayotte
- Fauna of Mayotte
- Birds of Mayotte
- Mammals of Mayotte
Natural geographic features of Mayotte
- Glaciers of Mayotte: none
- Islands of Mayotte
- Lakes of Mayotte
- Mountains of Mayotte
- Volcanoes in Mayotte
- Rivers of Mayotte
- Waterfalls of Mayotte
- Valleys of Mayotte
- World Heritage Sites in Mayotte: None
Municipalities of Mayotte
- Capital of Mayotte: Mamoudzou
- Cities of Mayotte
Government and politics of Mayotte
- Main article: Government of Mayotte and Politics of MayottePolitics of MayottePolitics of Mayotte takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic French overseas collectivity, whereby the President of the General Council is the head of government, and of a multi-party system...
- Form of governmentForm of governmentA form of government, or form of state governance, refers to the set of political institutions by which a government of a state is organized. Synonyms include "regime type" and "system of government".-Empirical and conceptual problems:...
: - Capital of Mayotte: Mamoudzou
- Elections in MayotteElections in MayotteElections in Mayotte gives information on election and election results in Mayotte.Mayotte elects on territorial level a legislature. The General Council has 19 members, elected for a three year term in single seat constituencies....
- (specific elections)
- Political parties in Mayotte
- Political scandals of Mayotte
- Taxation in Mayotte
Executive branch of the government of Mayotte
- Head of stateHead of StateA head of state is the individual that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state. His or her role generally includes legitimizing the state and exercising the political powers, functions, and duties granted to the head of...
: President of Mayotte, - Head of governmentHead of governmentHead of government is the chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet. In a parliamentary system, the head of government is often styled prime minister, chief minister, premier, etc...
: Prime Minister of Mayotte, - Cabinet of Mayotte
Legislative branch of the government of Mayotte
- Parliament of Mayotte (bicameral)
- Upper houseUpper houseAn upper house, often called a senate, is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house; a legislature composed of only one house is described as unicameral.- Possible specific characteristics :...
: Senate of Mayotte - Lower houseLower houseA lower house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house.Despite its official position "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide the lower house has come to wield more power...
: House of Commons of Mayotte
- Upper house
Judicial branch of the government of Mayotte
- Supreme Court of Mayotte
Foreign relations of Mayotte
- Diplomatic missions in Mayotte
- Diplomatic missions of Mayotte
International organization membership
The Departmental Collectivity of Mayotte is a member of:- Indian Ocean CommissionIndian Ocean CommissionThe Indian Ocean Commission , known as the Commission de l'Océan Indien in French, is an intergovernmental organization that joins Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, France , and the Seychelles together to encourage cooperation. It was started in January 1984 under the General Victoria Agreement...
(InOC) - Universal Postal UnionUniversal Postal UnionThe Universal Postal Union is an international organization that coordinates postal policies among member nations, in addition to the worldwide postal system. The UPU contains four bodies consisting of the Congress, the Council of Administration , the Postal Operations Council and the...
(UPU) - World Federation of Trade UnionsWorld Federation of Trade UnionsThe World Federation of Trade Unions was established in 1945 to replace the International Federation of Trade Unions. Its mission was to bring together trade unions across the world in a single international organization, much like the United Nations...
(WFTU)
Law and order in Mayotte
- Capital punishment in Mayotte
- Constitution of Mayotte
- Crime in Mayotte
- Human rights in Mayotte
- LGBT rights in Mayotte
- Freedom of religion in Mayotte
- Law enforcement in Mayotte
Military of Mayotte
- Command
- Commander-in-chiefCommander-in-ChiefA commander-in-chief is the commander of a nation's military forces or significant element of those forces. In the latter case, the force element may be defined as those forces within a particular region or those forces which are associated by function. As a practical term it refers to the military...
:- Ministry of Defence of Mayotte
- Commander-in-chief
- Forces
- Army of Mayotte
- Navy of Mayotte
- Air Force of Mayotte
- Special forces of Mayotte
- Military history of Mayotte
- Military ranks of Mayotte
History of Mayotte
- Main article: History of Mayotte, Timeline of the history of Mayotte, and Current events of Mayotte
- Economic history of Mayotte
- Military history of Mayotte
Culture of Mayotte
- Architecture of Mayotte
- Cuisine of Mayotte
- Ethnic minorities in Mayotte
- Festivals in Mayotte
- Humor in Mayotte
- Languages of Mayotte
- Media in Mayotte
- National symbols of Mayotte
- Coat of arms of MayotteCoat of arms of MayotteThe unofficial local coat of arms of Mayotte represents the French overseas department of Mayotte, and is the central device of the also unofficial flag of Mayotte. It consists of a shield with a cloud design, a sideways crescent and flowers in blue and red segments. The supporters of the shield...
- Flag of MayotteFlag of MayotteThe official flag of the French overseas department of Mayotte is the Flag of France.The unofficial local flag consists of a white field with the archipelago's coat of arms below an inscription "MAYOTTE" in red capitals.-External links:...
- National anthem of Mayotte
- Coat of arms of Mayotte
- People of Mayotte
- Prostitution in Mayotte
- Public holidays in Mayotte
- Records of Mayotte
- Religion in Mayotte
- Buddhism in Mayotte
- Christianity in Mayotte
- Hinduism in Mayotte
- Islam in MayotteIslam in MayotteIslam is the faith of the majority of the residents of the island of Mayotte with 97% as muslims and 3% Christians. 85,000 of the total 90,000 inhabitants of the island are Comorians. The Comorians are a blend of settlers from many areas: Iranian traders, mainland Africans, Arabs and Malagasy...
- Judaism in Mayotte
- Sikhism in Mayotte
- World Heritage Sites in Mayotte: None
Art in Mayotte
- Art in Mayotte
- Cinema of Mayotte
- Literature of Mayotte
- Music of Mayotte
- Television in Mayotte
- Theatre in Mayotte
Sports in Mayotte
- Football in MayotteFootball in MayotteThe sport of football in the country of Mayotte is run by the Ligue de Football de Mayotte. The association administers the national football team, as well as the Mayotte Division Honneur....
- Mayotte at the Olympics
Economy and infrastructure of Mayotte
- Agriculture in Mayotte
- Banking in Mayotte
- National Bank of Mayotte
- Communications in MayotteCommunications in MayotteTelephones - main lines in use:10,000 Telephones - mobile cellular:48,100 Telephone system:small system administered by French Department of Posts and Telecommunicationsdomestic:NAinternational:...
- Internet in Mayotte
- Companies of Mayotte
- Currency of MayotteCurrencyIn economics, currency refers to a generally accepted medium of exchange. These are usually the coins and banknotes of a particular government, which comprise the physical aspects of a nation's money supply...
: EuroEuroThe euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,...
(see also: Euro topics)- ISO 4217ISO 4217ISO 4217 is a standard published by the International Standards Organization, which delineates currency designators, country codes , and references to minor units in three tables:* Table A.1 – Current currency & funds code list...
: EUREuroThe euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,...
- ISO 4217
- Economic history of Mayotte
- Energy in Mayotte
- Oil industry in Mayotte
- Energy policy of Mayotte
- Health care in Mayotte
- Mining in Mayotte
- Mayotte Stock Exchange
- Tourism in Mayotte
- Transport in Mayotte
- Airports in Mayotte
- Rail transport in Mayotte
- Roads in Mayotte
- Water supply and sanitation in Mayotte
See also
- Index of Mayotte-related articles
- List of international rankings
- List of Mayotte-related topics
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