Outline of Mayotte

The Flag of Mayotte

The Coat of arms of Mayotte

The location of Mayotte

An enlargeable relief map of the French Departmental Collectivity of Mayotte

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

The 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

An enlargeable basic map of Mayotte

• Pronunciation:
• Common English country name: Mayotte
• Official English country name: Department of Mayotte
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Mahoran
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology: Name of Mayotte
• ISO country codes: YT, MYT, 175
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:YT
• Internet country code top-level domain: .yt

Geography of Mayotte

An enlargeable topographic map 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 660 m (2,165 ft)
    • 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
• Renewable energy in Mayotte
• Geology of Mayotte
• Protected areas of Mayotte
  • Biosphere reserves in Mayotte
  • National parks of Mayotte
• Wildlife of Mayotte
  • Fauna of Mayotte
    • Birds of Mayotte
    • Mammals of Mayotte

Natural geographic features of Mayotte

• Glaciers of Mayotte: none ^[2]
• 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

Regions of Mayotte

Administrative divisions of Mayotte

None

Municipalities of Mayotte

• Capital of Mayotte: Mamoudzou
• Cities of Mayotte

Demography of Mayotte

Government and politics of Mayotte

Main article: Government of Mayotte and Politics of Mayotte

• Form of government:
• Capital of Mayotte: Mamoudzou

• Elections in Mayotte
• Political parties in Mayotte

Branches of the government of Mayotte

Executive branch of the government of Mayotte

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

• 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:^[1]

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

Law and order 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-chief:
    • Ministry of Defence of Mayotte
• 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

• Military history of Mayotte

Culture of Mayotte

• Architecture of Mayotte
• Cuisine of Mayotte
• Festivals in Mayotte
• Languages of Mayotte
• Media in Mayotte
• National symbols of Mayotte
  • Coat of arms of Mayotte
  • Flag of Mayotte
  • National anthem of Mayotte
• People of Mayotte
• Public holidays in Mayotte
• Records of Mayotte
• Religion in Mayotte
  • Christianity in Mayotte
  • Hinduism in Mayotte
  • Islam in Mayotte
  • 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 Mayotte
• Mayotte at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Mayotte

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007):

• Agriculture in Mayotte
• Banking in Mayotte
  • National Bank of Mayotte
• Communications in Mayotte
  • Internet in Mayotte
• Companies of Mayotte
• Currency of Mayotte: Euro (see also: Euro topics)
  • ISO 4217: EUR
• 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
• Outline of Africa
• Outline of France
• Outline of geography

References

1. "Mayotte". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
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.]

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Mayotte

• CIA World Factbook - Mayotte
• IleMayotte.com The Mayotte Portal (French)
• Outline of Mayotte at DMOZ
• WorldStatesmen- Mayotte
• Mayotte travel guide from Wikivoyage
• (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)