held 24 September 2001); results - percent of vote by party NA;
seats - (1 total) MPM 1
French National Assembly: elections last held 21 and 28 March 1993
(next to be held NA 1998); results - UDF-CDS 54.3%, RPR 44.3%; seats
- (1 total) UDF-CDS 1

Judicial branch: Supreme Court (Tribunal Superieur d'Appel)

Political parties and leaders: Mahoran Popular Movement (MPM),
Younoussa BAMANA; Party for the Mahoran Democratic Rally (PRDM),
Daroueche MAOULIDA; Mahoran Rally for the Republic (RPR), Mansour
KAMARDINE; Union for French Democracy (UDF), Maoulida AHMED; Center
of Social Democrats (CDS)

International organization participation: FZ

Diplomatic representation in US: none (territorial collectivity of
France)

US diplomatic representation: none (territorial collectivity of
France)

Flag: the flag of France is used

Economy
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Economic overview: Economic activity is based primarily on the
agricultural sector, including fishing and livestock raising.
Mayotte is not self-sufficient and must import a large portion of
its food requirements, mainly from France. The economy and future
development of the island are heavily dependent on French financial
assistance. Mayotte's remote location is an obstacle to the
development of tourism.

GDP: purchasing power parity - $54 million (1993 est.)

GDP real growth rate: NA%

GDP per capita: $600 (1993 est.)

GDP composition by sector:
agriculture: NA%
industry: NA%
services: NA%

Inflation rate (consumer prices): NA%

Labor force: NA

Unemployment rate: NA%

Budget:
revenues: $NA
expenditures: $37.3 million, including capital expenditures of $NA
(1985 est.)

Industries: newly created lobster and shrimp industry

Industrial production growth rate: NA%

Electricity:
capacity: NA kW
production: NA kWh
consumption per capita: NA kWh

Agriculture: vanilla, ylang-ylang, coffee, copra

Exports: $2.9 million (f.o.b., 1992)
commodities: ylang-ylang (perfume essence), vanilla, copra
partners: France 80%, Comoros 15%, Reunion

Imports: $87.5 million (f.o.b., 1992)
commodities: building materials, transportation equipment, rice,
clothing, flour
partners: France 63%, South Africa 11%, Thailand 9%, Singapore

External debt: $NA

Economic aid:
recipient: ODA, $NA

Currency: 1 French franc (F) = 100 centimes

Exchange rates: French francs (F) per US$1 - 5.0056 (January
1996), 4.9