| Departmental Collectivity of Mayotte Collectivité départementale de Mayotte |
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Motto: Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité
"Liberty, Equality, Fraternity" |
Anthem: La Marseillaise
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Capital
(and largest city) | Mamoudzou (prefecture) |
| Official language(s) | French |
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| Vernacular languages | Shimaore (Swahili), Malagasy |
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| Ethnic groups | 92.3% Comorian (Bantu, Arab, and Malagasy), 3.2% other Swahili, 1.8% other French, 1% Makua, 1.7% other[1] |
| Demonym | Mahoran |
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| Government | Dependent territory |
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| - | President of France | Nicolas Sarkozy |
| - | President of the General Council | Ahmed Attoumani Douchina |
| - | Prefect | Hubert Derache |
| Overseas collectivity of France |
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| - | Voted to remain a territory of France | 1974 |
| Area |
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| - | Total | 374 km2 (~185th)
144 sq mi |
| - | Water (%) | 0.4 |
| Population |
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| - | 2009 estimate | 194,000[2] |
| - | 2007 census | 186,452[3] (179th) |
| - | Density | 498.5/km2 (~21th)
1,291.2/sq mi |
| GDP (nominal) | 2005 estimate |
| - | Total | US$1.13 billion (€0.91 billion)[4] |
| - | Per capita | US$6,500 (€5,200)[4](2005 est.) |
| HDI (2003) | n/a (unranked) (unranked) |
| Currency | Euro (EUR) |
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| Time zone | (UTC+3) |
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| ISO 3166 code | YT |
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| Internet TLD | .yt |
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| Calling code | 262 (was +269 before 2007) |
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