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- Mayotte – overseas department of France located in the Comoros Archipelago in the Indian Ocean. The department comprises the main island of Grande-Terre, a smaller island, Petite-Terre, and several islets at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel, between northern Madagascar and northern Mozambique.
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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. Mayotte – overseas department of France located in the Comoros Archipelago in the Indian Ocean. [1]
Mayotte is one of the overseas departments of France as well as one of the 18 regions of France, with the same status as the departments of Metropolitan France. It is an outermost region of the European Union and, as an overseas department of France, part of the eurozone.
Mayotte – overseas department of France located in the Comoros Archipelago in the Indian Ocean. The department comprises the main island of Grande-Terre, a smaller island, Petite-Terre, and several islets at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel, between northern Madagascar and northern Mozambique.
May 2, 2024 · Mayotte, overseas department of France comprising the two southeasternmost islands of the Comoros archipelago in the Mozambique Channel of the Indian Ocean. While the Comoros gained independence in 1975, Mayotte opted to remain part of France and voted to become a department in 2009.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jan 31, 2024 · In the Indian Ocean, between continental Africa and the island of Madagascar, Mayotte is a paradise for divers, who flock here to see the spectacular corals in the world’s largest enclosed lagoon. On its hiking trails, you’ll encounter protected native species, like the lemur, the drongo or even the amazing Mayotte sunbird.
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Oct 16, 2023 · Sovereign state: France. Capital: Mamoudzou. Area: 144 sq mi (374 sq km). Population: ~ 310,000. Official language: French. Cantons of the Mayotte: Bandraboua, Bouéni, Dembeni, Dzaoudzi, Koungou, Mamoudzou-1, Mamoudzou-2, Mamoudzou-3, Mtsamboro, Ouangani, Pamandzi, Sada, Tsingoni.
Mayotte has an area of 374 square kilometres, and a coastline of length 185.2 km. Its maritime claims are an exclusive economic zone of 200 nautical miles, and a territorial sea of 12 nm.
