Collectivité départementale de Mayotte
Flag of Mayotte Coat of arms
Motto: Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity"
Anthem: La Marseillaise
Capital (and largest city)		Mamoudzou
Official languages		French
Demonym		Mahoran
Government		overseas collectivity of France
-	President of France	Nicolas Sarkozy
-	President of the General Council	Ahmed Attoumani Douchina
Independence		overseas collectivity of France
-	Voted to remain a territory of France	1974
Area
-	Total	374 km² (~185th) 144 sq mi
-	Water (%)	0. The French overseas community of Mayotte (also known as Mahoré has no official National flag of its own using instead the Flag of France The unofficial local Coat of arms of Mayotte represents the French overseas community of Mayotte, and is the central device of the also-unofficial A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group Liberté égalité fraternité, French for " Liberty, equality, fraternity ( Brotherhood)" is the motto A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that evokes and eulogizes the history traditions and struggles of its people recognized either by a nation's " La Marseillaise " (la maʁsɛˡjɛz in English The Song of Marseille) is the National anthem of France. Population 178437 (July 2003 est Age structure 0-14 years 465% (male 41632 female 41301 15-64 years 51 Mamoudzou is the Capital of the French overseas collectivity of Mayotte, in the Indian Ocean. An official language is a Language that is given a special legal status in a particular Country, State, or other territory French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people A demonym or gentilic is a word that denotes the members of a People or the inhabitants of a place For the government of parliamentary systems see Executive (government. The President of the French Republic (Président de la République française colloquially referred to in English as the President of France, is France 's elected Nicolas Sarkozy (pronounced, Politics of Mayotte takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic French Overseas collectivity, whereby the President Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. To help compare sizes of different geographic regions we list here Areas between 10 km² (1000 Hectares and 100 km² (10000 hectares This is a list of the countries of the world sorted by total area. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Water is a common Chemical substance that is essential for the survival of all known forms of Life. In Mathematics, a percentage is a way of expressing a number as a Fraction of 100 ( per cent meaning "per hundred" 4
Population
-	July 2007 census	186,452[1] (179th)
-	Density	499/km² (~11th) 1,291/sq mi
GDP (PPP)		2003 estimate
-	Total	$466. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology List of countries by population in 2005|List of countries by population in 1907This is a list of countries ordered according to Population. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume List of countries and dependencies by Population density in inhabitants/km² The purchasing power parity ( PPP) theory uses the long-term equilibrium Exchange rate of two currencies to equalize their Purchasing power. 8 million (208th)
-	Per capita	$2,600 (2003 est. There are three lists of Countries of the world sorted by their Gross domestic product (GDP (the value of all final goods and services produced within a nation Per capita is a Latin phrase meaning for each head with Per meaning 'through' or 'by' ) (129th)
HDI (2003)		n/a (unranked) (unranked)
Currency		Euro (EUR)
Time zone		(UTC+3)
Internet TLD		.yt
Calling code		+262

Mayotte (French: Mayotte, pronounced [majɔt]; Shimaore: Maore, [maore]; Kibushi: Mahori), officially the Departmental Collectivity of Mayotte (French: Collectivité départementale de Mayotte), is an overseas collectivity of France consisting of a main island, Grande-Terre (or Mahoré), a smaller island, Petite-Terre (or Pamanzi), and several islets around these two. This article includes three lists of Countries of the world sorted by their Gross domestic product (GDP at Purchasing power parity (PPP Per capita The Human Development Index ( HDI) is an index combining normalized measures of Life expectancy, Literacy, Educational attainment, and GDP This is a list of countries by Human Development Index as included in the United Nations Development Program 's Human Development Report 2007 A currency is a unit of exchange, facilitating the transfer of Goods and/or services It is one form of Money, where money is Please update other articles as well to avoid contradiction within Wikipedia e ISO 4217 is the International standard describing three-letter codes (also known as the currency code) to define the names of currencies established A country This is a list of country calling codes defined by ITU-T recommendation E French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people Shimaore ( French also Mahorais) is one of the two indigeneous languages spoken in the French -ruled Comorian islands of Bushi, Shibushi, or Kibushi is a language spoken in Madagascar and the French -ruled Comorian islands of Mayotte. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people The French overseas collectivities ( collectivités d'outre-mer or COM) like the French regions, themselves are first-order Administrative divisions This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. For human anatomy see Islets of Langerhans An islet is a small Island.

Mayotte is located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean, between northern Madagascar and northern Mozambique. The Mozambique Channel is a portion of the Indian Ocean between the island of Madagascar and southeast Africa, namely Mozambique. The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's Oceanic divisions covering about 20% of the water on the Earth 's surface Madagascar, or Republic of Madagascar (older name Malagasy Republic) is an Island nation in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique (Moçambique or República de Moçambique, ʁɛ'publikɐ d musɐ̃'bik is a country in southeastern Africa The territory is geographically part of the Comoro islands, but has been politically separate since the 1970s. Physical geography (also known as geosystems or physiography) is one of the three major subfields of Geography. The Comoro Islands are an Archipelago lying between Madagascar and the African continent 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 This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. 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. The Comoros (ˈkɒməroʊz; جزر القمر Juzur al-Qumur) officially the Union of the Comoros (Union des Comores الإتّحاد القمريّ

It will vote on becoming a DOM-TOM of France in 2009. A referendum on becoming an Overseas department of France will be held in Mayotte in March or April 2009 The French Overseas Departments and Territories ( French: départements d'outre-mer and territoires d'outre-mer or DOM-TOM) consist broadly of This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. ^[2]

Geography

See also: Islands of Mayotte

Map of the Comoros with Mayotte

The main island, Grande-Terre (or Mahoré), geologically the oldest of the Comoros, is 39 kilometres (24 mi) long and 22 kilometres (13½ mi) wide, and its highest point is Mount Benara (French: Mont Bénara; Shimaore: Mlima Bénara) at 660 metres (2,165 ft) above sea level. The following is a list of Islands of Mayotte: Chissioua Bandrele Chissioua Handrema Chissioua Karoni Chissioua Kolo Issa French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people Shimaore ( French also Mahorais) is one of the two indigeneous languages spoken in the French -ruled Comorian islands of A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Because of the volcanic rock, the soil is relatively rich in some areas. A coral reef encircling much of the island ensures protection for ships and a habitat for fish.

Dzaoudzi was the capital of Comoros until 1977. Dzaoudzi is a commune in the French overseas collectivity of Mayotte, in the Indian Ocean. It is situated on Petite-Terre (or Pamanzi), which at 10 square kilometres (3. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 9 sq mi) is the largest of several islets adjacent to Mahoré. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Mayotte is a member of the Indian Ocean Commission, with a separate membership rather than as part of the Comoros. The Indian Ocean Commission ( COI) known as the Commission de l'Océan Indien in French, is an intergovernmental organization that joins Comoros

History

For the history of Mayotte before 1974 see also History of the Comoros. The History of Comoros is perhaps 1500 years old It has been inhabited by various groups throughout this time

In 1500 the Maore or Mawuti (contraction of the Arabic جزيرة الموت (meaning island of the dead/of death) and corrupted to Mayotte in French) sultanate was established on the island.

In 1503, Mayotte was observed by Portuguese explorers, but not colonized.

In 1832, it was conquered by Andriantsoly, former king of Iboina on Madagascar; in 1833 conquered by the neighbouring sultanate of Mwali (Mohéli island in French); on 19 November 1835 again conquered by Ndzuwani sultanate (Anjouan sultanate in French; a governor was installed with the unusual Islamic style of Qadi (from the Arabic قاض which means judge), sort of a 'Resident Magistrate' in British terms), but in 1836 regained its independence under a last local Sultan. Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Mohéli, also known as Mwali, is one of the three islands which make up the nation of Comoros. Qadi (also known as Qazi or Kazi or Kadi) (قاضي is a judge ruling in accordance with the Sharia, Islamic religious law

Mayotte was ceded to France along with the other Comoros in 1843. The Comoros (ˈkɒməroʊz; جزر القمر Juzur al-Qumur) officially the Union of the Comoros (Union des Comores الإتّحاد القمريّ Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common It was the only island in the archipelago that voted in referendums in 1974 and 1976 to retain its link with France and forgo independence (with 63. An island (ˈaɪlənd or isle (/ˈaɪl/ is any piece of land that is completely surrounded by water in two dimensions above high tide and isolated from other significant Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 8% and 99. 4% of votes respectively). The Comoros continue to claim the island, and a draft 1976 United Nations Security Council resolution supported by 11 of the 15 members of the Council would have recognized Comoros sovereignty over Mayotte, but France vetoed the resolution (the last time, as of 2004, France cast a lone veto in the Council). "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a series of resolutions on the issues, whose tenor can be gauged from their title: "Question of the Comorian Island of Mayotte" up to 1995. Membership For two articles dealing with membership in the General Assembly see General Assembly members Since 1995, the subject of Mayotte has not been discussed by the General Assembly. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995

Sea near Mamoudzou

The situation of Mayotte proved to be unwieldy for France: while the local population very largely did not want to be independent from France and join the Comoros, some international criticism from post-colonial leftist regimes was heard about Mayotte's ongoing ties to France. Mamoudzou is the Capital of the French overseas collectivity of Mayotte, in the Indian Ocean. Furthermore, the peculiar local administration of Mayotte, largely ruled by customary Muslim law, would be difficult to integrate into the legal structures of France, not to mention the costs of bringing the standards of living to levels close to those of metropolitan France. For these reasons, the laws passed by the national parliament must state specifically that they apply to Mayotte for them to be applicable on Mayotte.

The status of Mayotte was changed in 2001 towards one very close to the status of the departments of mainland France, with the particular designation of departmental community, although the island is still claimed by the Comoros. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division Departmental collectivity (collectivité départementale is a legal designation for the French overseas collectivity of Mayotte. The Comoros (ˈkɒməroʊz; جزر القمر Juzur al-Qumur) officially the Union of the Comoros (Union des Comores الإتّحاد القمريّ This change was approved by 73% at a referendum on Mayotte. After the constitutional reform of 2003 it became an overseas community while retaining the title departmental community of Mayotte. Departmental collectivity (collectivité départementale is a legal designation for the French overseas collectivity of Mayotte. Mayotte will become an overseas department of France in 2011.

Politics

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Politics of Mayotte takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic French overseas community, whereby the President of the General Council is the head of government, and of a multi-party system. Politics of Mayotte takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic French Overseas collectivity, whereby the President Mayotte elects on territorial level a Legislature. The General Council ( Conseil Général) has 19 members elected for a three year term in single seat Saïd Omar Oili was the president of the General Council of Mayotte from April 8, 2004 to March 19, 2008. Political parties in Mayotte lists political parties in Mayotte. Elections in Mayotte gives information on Election and election results in Mayotte. Legislative elections were held in Mayotte on 9 March and 16 March 2008, together with French municipal elections. Information on politics by country is available for every Country, including both De jure and De facto independent Politics of Mayotte takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic French Overseas collectivity, whereby the President A parliamentary system, also known as parliamentarianism (and parliamentarism in American English) is a System of government in which Representative democracy is a form of government founded on the principles of the people's representatives This article focuses on the cases where the Head of Government is a separate office from the Head of State A multi-party system is a system in which three or more political parties have the capacity to gain control of government separately or in coalition Executive power is exercised by the government. In Political science and Constitutional law, the executive is the branch of government responsible for the day-to-day management of the State.

Mayotte also sends one deputy to the French National Assembly and two senators to the French Senate. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. The French National Assembly. The other is the Senate ( “Sénat”) The Senate (Sénat is the Upper house of the Parliament of France, presided over by a president.

Administrative divisions

Mayotte is divided into 17 communes. The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. There are also 19 cantons (not shown here) each of which corresponds to one of the communes, except for the commune of Mamoudzou which is divided into three cantons. The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 341 arrondissements and 100 departments. Mamoudzou is the Capital of the French overseas collectivity of Mayotte, in the Indian Ocean. There are no arrondissements. The 100 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts.

Transport

• No railways or waterways. Dzaoudzi is a commune in the French overseas collectivity of Mayotte, in the Indian Ocean. Pamandzi is a commune in the French overseas collectivity of Mayotte, in the Indian Ocean. Mamoudzou is the Capital of the French overseas collectivity of Mayotte, in the Indian Ocean. Dembeni is a commune in the French overseas collectivity of Mayotte, in the Indian Ocean. Bandrele (sometimes spelled Bandrélé) is a commune in the French overseas collectivity of Mayotte, in the Indian Ocean. Kani-Kéli is a commune in the French overseas collectivity of Mayotte, in the Indian Ocean. Bouéni is a commune in the French overseas collectivity of Mayotte, in the Indian Ocean. Chirongui is a commune in the French overseas collectivity of Mayotte, in the Indian Ocean. Sada is a commune in the French overseas collectivity of Mayotte, in the Indian Ocean. Ouangani is a commune in the French overseas collectivity of Mayotte, in the Indian Ocean. Chiconi is a commune in the French overseas collectivity of Mayotte, in the Indian Ocean. Tsingoni is a commune in the French overseas collectivity of Mayotte, in the Indian Ocean. M'Tsangamouji is a commune in the French overseas collectivity of Mayotte, in the Indian Ocean. Acoua is a commune in the French overseas collectivity of Mayotte, in the Indian Ocean. Mtsamboro is a commune in the French overseas collectivity of Mayotte, in the Indian Ocean. Bandraboua is a commune in the French overseas collectivity of Mayotte, in the Indian Ocean. Koungou is the second largest commune in the French overseas collectivity of Mayotte, in the Indian Ocean, after the capital Mamoudzou "Railroad" and "Railway" both redirect here For other uses see Railroad (disambiguation. A waterway is any navigable Body of water. These include Rivers Lakes Seas Oceans and Canals In order for a waterway
• Highways:
  • total: 93 kilometres (58 mi)
    • paved : 72 kilometres (45 mi)
    • unpaved : 21 kilometres (13 mi)
• Ports and harbours:
  • Dzaoudzi
  • "Longoni" (Koungou)
• Airports:
  • with paved runways: 1 (2002)

Economy

The official currency of Mayotte is the euro. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Before adding any more images to this * * page please do carefully consider * * whether they would be mere decoration * * or actually improve A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States ||-||-|-||-||-||-||-||-||-|} A port is a facility for receiving Ships and transferring cargo A harbor or harbour (see spelling differences) or haven, is a place where ships may shelter from the Weather or are stored Dzaoudzi is a commune in the French overseas collectivity of Mayotte, in the Indian Ocean. An airport is a location where Aircraft such as airplanes, Helicopters and blimps take off and land See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Please update other articles as well to avoid contradiction within Wikipedia e

INSEE estimated that the total GDP of Mayotte amounted to 610 million euros in 2001 (US$547 million at 2001 exchanges rates; US$903 million at Jan. INSEE ( French: I nstitut N ational de la S tatistique et des É tudes É conomiques; inse (not) in French is the Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. 2008 exchange rates). ^[3] In that same year the GDP per capita of Mayotte was 3,960 euros (US$3,550 at 2001 exchanges rates; US$5,859 at Jan. 2008 exchange rates),^[3] which was 9 times higher than the GDP per capita of the Comoros that year, but only a third of the GDP per capita of Réunion and 16% of the GDP per capita of Metropolitan France. The Comoros (ˈkɒməroʊz; جزر القمر Juzur al-Qumur) officially the Union of the Comoros (Union des Comores الإتّحاد القمريّ Réunion ( French: Réunion or formally La Réunion; previously Île Bourbon) is an island located in the Indian Ocean, east of Metropolitan France (France métropolitaine or la Métropole, or colloquially l'Hexagone) is the part of France located in Europe, including ^[3]

Demographics

At the July 2007 census there were 186,452 people living in Mayotte. ^[1] At the 2002 census 64. 7% of the people living in Mayotte were born in Mayotte, 3. 9% were born in the rest of the French Republic (either metropolitan France or overseas France except Mayotte), 28. Metropolitan France (France métropolitaine or la Métropole, or colloquially l'Hexagone) is the part of France located in Europe, including The French Overseas Departments and Territories ( French: départements d'outre-mer and territoires d'outre-mer or DOM-TOM) consist broadly of 1% were immigrants from the Comoros, 2. The Comoros (ˈkɒməroʊz; جزر القمر Juzur al-Qumur) officially the Union of the Comoros (Union des Comores الإتّحاد القمريّ 8% were immigrants from Madagascar, and the remaining 0. Madagascar, or Republic of Madagascar (older name Malagasy Republic) is an Island nation in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern 5% came from other countries. ^[4]

The CIA World Factbook does not list ethnic groups in Mayotte. The World Factbook ( ISSN; also known as the CIA World Factbook) is an annual publication of the Central Intelligence Agency of the

Historical population

Languages

The native languages of Mayotte are:

• Shimaore, a dialect of the Comorian language (a close relative of Swahili)
• Kibushi, a western dialect of the Malagasy language (the language of Madagascar) heavily influenced by Shimaore and Arabic
• Kiantalaotsi, another western dialect of the Malagasy language also heavily influenced by Shimaore and Arabic
• Arabic, essentially learnt in the Quranic schools

Kibushi is spoken in the south and north-west of Mayotte, while Shimaore is spoken elsewhere. Shimaore ( French also Mahorais) is one of the two indigeneous languages spoken in the French -ruled Comorian islands of Comorian ( Shikomor) is the most widely used language on the Comoros (independent islands in the Indian Ocean, off Mozambique and Madagascar Swahili (called Kiswahili in the language itself is the First language of the Swahili people (Waswahili who inhabit several large stretches Bushi, Shibushi, or Kibushi is a language spoken in Madagascar and the French -ruled Comorian islands of Mayotte. This article is about the Malagasy language For the Malagasy ethnic group see Malagasy people. Madagascar, or Republic of Madagascar (older name Malagasy Republic) is an Island nation in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language "Madrasa" and "Medrese" redirect here For the village in Azerbaijan see Mədrəsə.

Other non-native languages are also present in Mayotte:

• French, the language imported by the French colonizers
• various dialects of the Comorian language essentially imported by immigrants who have arrived in Mayotte since 1974: Shindzwani (the dialect of Anjouan), Shingazidza (the dialect of Grande Comore), and Shimwali (the dialect of Mohéli). French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people Anjouan (also known as Ndzuwani or Nzwani) is an autonomous Island of the Union of Comoros. Grande Comore (officially called Ngazidja and also known as Ngasidja) is an island in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Africa. Mohéli, also known as Mwali, is one of the three islands which make up the nation of Comoros.

Shingazidza and Shimwali on the one hand and Shimaore on the other hand are hardly mutually intelligible. In Linguistics, mutual intelligibility is recognized as a relationship between Languages in which speakers of different but related languages can readily understand Shindzwani and Shimaore are perfectly mutually intelligible.

A survey was conducted by the French Ministry of National Education in 2006 among pupils registered in CM2 (equivalent to fifth grade in the US and Year 6 in England and Wales). The Ministry of National Education Advanced Instruction and Research (Ministre de l'Éducation nationale de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche or simply "Minister of The French educational system is highly centralized organised and ramified Fifth grade (called Grade 5 in some regions is a year of Education in the United States and many other nations Education in England is the responsibility of the Department for Children Schools and Families and the Department for Innovation Universities and Skills of the Questions were asked regarding the languages spoken by the pupils as well as the languages spoken by their parents. According to the survey, the ranking of mother tongues is the following (ranked by number of first language speakers in the total population; note that percentages add up to more than 100% because some people are natively bilingual):^[5]

• Shimaore: 55. A first language (also mother tongue, native language, arterial language, or L1) is the language a human being learns from birth 1%
• Shindzwani: 22. 3%
• Kibushi: 13. 6%
• Shingazidza: 7. 9%
• French: 1. 4%
• Shimwali: 0. 8%
• Arabic: 0. 4%
• Kiantalaotsi: 0. 2%
• Other: 0. 4%

However, when also counting second language speakers (e. A second language (L2 is any Language learned after the first language or mother tongue (L1 g. someone whose mother tongue is Shimaore but who also speaks French as a second language) then the ranking becomes:

• Shimaore: 88. 3%
• French: 56. 9%
• Shindzwani: 35. 2%
• Kibushi: 28. 8%
• Shingazidza: 13. 9%
• Arabic: 10. 8%
• Shimwali: 2. 6%
• Kiantalaotsi: 0. 9%
• Creole: 0. 1%
• Other: 1. 1%

French is the only official language of Mayotte. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people It is the language used by the administrations and the school system. It is the language most used by televisions and radios as well as in commercial announcements and billboards. In spite of this, Mayotte is one of the French overseas territories where the knowledge of French is the least developed, as shown by the figures above. At the 2002 census, only 55% of people older than 15 y/o declared they could read and write French, although this figure is higher than those who can read and write Shimaore (41%) or Arabic (33%).

With the mandatory schooling of children and the economic development both implemented by the French central state, the French language has progressed significantly on Mayotte in recent years. The survey conducted by the Ministry of National Education showed that while first and second language speakers of French represented 56. 9% of the population in general, this figure was only 37. 7% for the parents of CM2 pupils, but reached 97. 0% for the CM2 pupils themselves (whose age is between 10 and 14 in general).

Already there are instances of families speaking only French to their children in the hope of helping their social advancement. With French schooling and French language television, many young people turn to French or use many French words when speaking Shimaore and Kibushi, leading some to fear that these native languages of Mayotte could either disappear or become some sort of French-based creole. A French creole, or French-based creole language, is a Creole language based on the French language, more specifically on a 17th century koiné ^[6]

See also

• Geography of Mayotte
• Demographics of Mayotte
• Politics of Mayotte
• Economy of Mayotte
• Communications in Mayotte
• French overseas departments and territories
• Administrative divisions of France
• Islands administered by France in the Indian and Pacific oceans
• 2008 invasion of Anjouan

References

External links

• Wikimedia Atlas of Mayotte
• CIA World Factbook - Mayotte
• Mayotte at the Open Directory Project
• WorldStatesmen- Mayotte
• Mayotte travel guide from Wikitravel
• (French) Analysis of the linguistic situation on Mayotte
• "Voyages...Visages" - Another way of travelling and seeing
• Comité du tourisme de Mayotte Official tourism website (French)

Coordinates: 12°50′35″S 45°08′18″E / -12.84306, 45.13833