Outline of Mayotte explained

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Mayotte

Mayotte  - overseas department of France located in the Comoros Archipelago in the Indian Ocean.^[1] The department comprises the main island of Grande-Terre (or Mahoré), a smaller island, Petite-Terre (or Pamanzi), and several islets at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel, between northern Madagascar and northern Mozambique. The territory is geographically part of the Comoro Islands, but has been politically 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.

General reference

• Pronunciation:
• Common English country name: Mayotte
• Official English country name: Department of Mayotte
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Mahoran
• Demonym(s):
• ISO country codes: YT, MYT, 175
• ISO region codes: See
• Internet country code top-level domain: .yt

Geography of Mayotte

Geography of Mayotte

• Mayotte is: an island, and a French overseas department
• Location:
  • Eastern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere
  • Africa (off its east coast, north and west of Madagascar)
    • East Africa
    • Southern Africa
  • Indian Ocean
  • Time zone: East Africa Time (UTC+03)
  • Extreme points of Mayotte
    • High: Benara 6600NaN0
    • Low: Mozambique Channel 0 m
  • Land boundaries: none
  • Coastline: Indian Ocean 185.2 km
• 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
• Wildlife of Mayotte
  • Fauna of Mayotte
    • Mammals of Mayotte

Natural geographic features of Mayotte

• Glaciers of Mayotte: none ^[2]
• Islands of Mayotte
• World Heritage Sites in Mayotte: None

Regions of Mayotte

Regions of Mayotte

Ecoregions of Mayotte

List of ecoregions in Mayotte

Administrative divisions of Mayotte

None

Municipalities of Mayotte

• Capital of Mayotte: Mamoudzou
• Cities of Mayotte

Demography of Mayotte

Demographics of Mayotte

Government and politics of Mayotte

Politics of Mayotte

• Form of government:
• Capital of Mayotte: Mamoudzou
• Elections in Mayotte
• Political parties in Mayotte

Branches of the government of Mayotte

Government of Mayotte

Executive branch of the government of Mayotte

• Head of state: President of Mayotte,
• Head of government: Prime Minister of Mayotte,

Legislative branch of the government of Mayotte

• Parliament of Mayotte (bicameral)
  • Upper house: Senate of Mayotte
  • Lower house: House of Commons of Mayotte

Judicial branch of the government of Mayotte

Court system of Mayotte

Foreign relations of Mayotte

Foreign relations of Mayotte

• Diplomatic missions of Mayotte

International organization membership

The Departmental Collectivity of Mayotte is a member of:^[1]

• Indian Ocean Commission (InOC)
• Universal Postal Union (UPU)
• World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)

Law and order in Mayotte

Law of Mayotte

• Human rights in Mayotte
  • LGBT rights in Mayotte

Military of Mayotte

Military of Mayotte

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
• Forces

Local government in Mayotte

Local government in Mayotte

History of Mayotte

History of Mayotte

• Current events of Mayotte

Culture of Mayotte

Culture of Mayotte

• Languages of Mayotte
• National symbols of Mayotte
  • Coat of arms of Mayotte
  • Flag of Mayotte
• Religion in Mayotte
  • Islam in Mayotte
  • Sikhism in Mayotte
• World Heritage Sites in Mayotte: None

Art in Mayotte

• Music of Mayotte

Sports in Mayotte

Sports in Mayotte

• Football in Mayotte

Economy and infrastructure of Mayotte

Economy of Mayotte

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007):
• Communications in Mayotte
  • Internet in Mayotte
• Companies of Mayotte
• Currency of Mayotte

Euro (see also: Euro topics)

• • ISO 4217

EUR

• Transport in Mayotte
  • Airports in Mayotte
  • Rail transport in Mayotte

Education in Mayotte

Education in Mayotte

See also

Mayotte

• List of international rankings
• List of Mayotte-related topics
• Outline of Africa
• Outline of France
• Outline of geography

External links

• CIA World Factbook - Mayotte
• IleMayotte.com The Mayotte Portal
  • WorldStatesmen- Mayotte
  • Analysis of the linguistic situation on Mayotte
• "Voyages...Visages" - Another way of travelling and seeing
• Comité du tourisme de Mayotte Official tourism website

Notes and References

1. Web site: July 2, 2009. Mayotte. The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 23, 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120921084632/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mf.html. September 21, 2012.
2. iahs.info/redbooks/a126/iahs_126_0197.pdf Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.