Mayotte: French depairtment

The airchipelago is locatit in the northren Mozambique Channel in the Indie Ocean, namely atween northwastren Madagascar an northeastren Mozambique. Mayotte's aurie is 374 square kilometre (144 sq mi) an, wi its estimatit 194,000 fowk, is vera densely populatit (520/km² or 1,300/sq mi).

Depairtment o Mayotte
Flag o Mayotte Coat o airms
Caipital and largest city	Mamoudzou (prefecture)
Offeecial leids	French
Vernacular leids	Shimaore Kibushi
Ethnic groups (2011)	92% Comoriana 3% Swahili 2% French 1% Makua 2% ithers
Demonym(s)	Mahoran
Govrenment	Owerseas depairtment
• Preses o the General Cooncil	Daniel Zaïdani
• Prefect	Jacques Witkowski
Status
• Purchased bi Fraunce	1843
• Referenda on ties wi Fraunce	1974, 1976, 2009
• Depairtmental collectivity	2001
• Owerseas collectivity	2003
• Owerseas depairtment an region	31 Mairch 2011
Aurie
• Total	374 km2 (144 sq mi) (~185t)
• Water (%)	0.4
Population
• Aug. 2012 census	212,645 (179th)
• Density	569/km2 (1,473.7/sq mi) (~21st)
GDP (nominal)	2009 estimate
• Tot	US$1.91 billion (€1.37 billion)
• Per capita	US$9,766 (€7,012 2009 est.)
Currency	Euro (EUR)
Time zone	UTC+3
Cawin code	+262b
ISO 3166 code	YT
Internet TLD	.yt
Bantu, Arab an Malagasy fowk. Was +269 before 2007.

Its biggest ceety an prefectur is Mamoudzou. The territory is geographically pairt o the Comoro Islands but haes been poleetically separate syne a 1974 referendum in which it electit tae remain unner French rule. The territory is kent as Mahoré an aw, the native name o its main island, especially bi advocates o its inclusion in the Union of Comoros. In a 2009 referendum, the population owerwhelmingly appruivit accession tae status o depairtment (95.2% votit in favour o depairtmental status). Mayotte became an owerseas depairtment on 31 Mairch 2011 an will become an Ootermaist region o the European Union on 1 Januar 2014.