Long-form name: Territorial Collectivity of Mayotte

Type: territorial collectivity of France

Capital: Dzaoudzi

Administrative divisions: none (territorial collectivity of France)

Independence: none (territorial collectivity of France)

Constitution: 28 September 1958 (French Constitution)

Legal system: French law

National holiday: Taking of the Bastille, 14 July (1789)

Branches: elected 17-member General Council; appointed representative

Leaders: @m5Chief of State @m5Head of Government Akli KHIDER, Representative of the Government (since 1983); Younoussa BAMANA, President of the General Council (since 1976)

Suffrage: universal over age 18

Elections: NA

Political parties and leaders: Mahoran Popular Movement (MPM), Zna M'Oere; Party for the Mahoran Democratic Rally (PRDM), Daroueche Maoulida; Mahoran Rally for the Republic (RMPR), Abdoul Anizizi

Communists: probably none

Diplomatic representation: as a territorial collectivity of France, Mahoran interests are represented in the US by France

Flag: the flag of France is used

NOTE: The information regarding Mayotte on this page is re-published from the 1989 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Mayotte Government 1989 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Mayotte Government 1989 should be addressed to the CIA.