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ABOUT MAYOTTE | | |
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Mayotte Is an overseas community of France at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean, between northern Madagascar and northern Mozambique. The territory is geographically part of the Comoro islands, but has been politically separate since the 1970s. The island is also known as Mahoré, especially by advocates of its inclusion in the Union of Comoros. |
Capital:
- MamoudzouArea:
- Total: 374 km² (~185th)
144 sq mi
- Water (%): 0.4Independence:
- overseas collectivity of France
- Voted to remain a territory of France: 1974 | Official languages:
- FrenchPopulation:
- July 2006 estimate: 201,234 (187th)
- July 2002 census: 160,265
- Density: 429/km² (~11th) 1,110/sq mi |
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