| Government | Mayotte |
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Country name:
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conventional long form: Department Collectivity of Mayotte
conventional short form: Mayotte |
Dependency status:
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departmental collectivity of France |
Government type:
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NA |
Capital:
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name: Mamoudzou
geographic coordinates: 12 46 S, 45 13 E
time difference: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
Administrative divisions:
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none (territorial overseas collectivity of France) |
Dependent areas:
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void |
Independence:
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none (territorial overseas collectivity of France) |
National holiday:
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Bastille Day, 14 July (1789) |
Constitution:
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4 October 1958 (French Constitution) |
Legal system:
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the laws of France where applicable apply |
International law organization participation:
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void |
Suffrage:
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18 years of age; universal |
Executive branch:
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chief of state: President Nicolas SARKOZY (since 16 May 2007); represented by Prefect Hubert DERACHE (since 22 July 2009)
head of government: President of the General Council Ahmed Attoumani DOUCHINA (since March 2008)
cabinet: NA
elections: French president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; prefect appointed by the French president on the advice of the French Ministry of the Interior; president of the General Council elected by the members of the General Council for a six-year term; next election to be held in 2014 |
Legislative branch:
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unicameral General Council or Conseil General (19 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve three-year terms)
elections: last held on 9 and 16 March 2008 (next to be held in 2011)
election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UMP 8, Diverse Right 4, independents 4, Citizens and Republic Movement 1, Democratic Movement 1, Diverse Left 1; note - political parties are the same as parties in France
note: Mayotte elects two members of the French Senate; elections last held 21 September 2008 (next to be held in September 2014); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UC-UDF 1, UMP 1; Mayotte also elects one member to the French National Assembly; elections last held 10-17 June 2007 (next to be held in 2012); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - independent 1 |
Judicial branch:
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Supreme Court or Tribunal Superieur d'Appel |
Political parties and leaders:
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Democratic Front or FD [Youssouf MOUSSA]; Federation of Mahorans or UMP-RPR [Mansour KAMARDINE]; Force of the Rally and the Alliance for Democracy or FRAP; Mahoran Popular Movement or MPM [Ahmed MADI]; Movement for Department Status Mayotte or MDM [Mouhoutar SALIM]; Renewed Communist Party of Mayotte or MRC [Omar SIMBA]; Socialist Party or PS [Ibrahim ABUBACAR] (local branch of French Parti Socialiste); Union for French Democracy or UDF [Henri JEAN-BAPTISTE] |
Political pressure groups and leaders:
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NA |
International organization participation:
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InOC, UPU |
Diplomatic representation in the US:
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none (territorial overseas collectivity of France) |
Diplomatic representation from the US:
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none (territorial overseas collectivity of France) |
Flag description:
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unofficial, local flag with the coat of arms of Mayotte centered on a white field, above which the name of the island appears in red capital letters; the main elements of the coat of arms are a blue upper half with white upturned crescent moon and a red lower half with two yellow ylang-ylang flowers, supported on either side by a white seahorse, and set above a scroll with the motto RA HACHIRI (We are Vigilant)
note: the flag of France used for official occasions |
National symbol(s):
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void |
Government - note:
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void |
National anthem:
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name: as an overseas collectivity of France, "La Marseillaise" is official (see France) |
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