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Mayotte is an archipelago in the Indian Ocean between Madagascar and the coast of Mozambique

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Capital: Mamoudzou
Population:223,765
Languages:
~ French(official language)
~ Mahorian(Swahili dialect)

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~ Nationality: Mahoran or Mahorais
~ Agriculture is confined to the central and northeastern plains
~ Can vote when you are 18
~ Is shaped like a seahorse
~ A little more than twice the size of Washington D.C
~ Average life expectancy is 61 years old
~ A malaria infested area

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~ drums are often played in their music
~ Murengue is a dance only for men because after the dance, they fight bare fisted
~ M'ibiwis is a women group that hit bamboo sticks together and sing and dance at the same time
~ The megodro is a very popular dance in Mayotte
~ famous goldsmiths that make rings necklaces, etc.

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~ Basic foods include meat, rice, and lots of sea food
~ Fresh and dried fish
~ Milk from grated coconuts
~ Plantains
~ Cassava and other root vegetables
~ Rice, curdled milk, and meat are eaten at celebrations

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~ Wedding ceremonies are like a festival and is called arusi
~ Divorce/remarriage is very common
~ Bastille day is July 14
~ To welcome someone you give them a fresh flower necklace

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The service section:

health services, telecommunications, computer services

Cash crops

vanilla, ylang-ylang, coffee, and coconuts

Major trading partner is France

Large part of economy depends on France

Cassava, bananas, corn, and rice are grown in Mayotte

Main exports:

ylang-ylang extract

farmed fish

Main imports:

Food products machinery

Chemicals

GDP: $953.6 million

GDP per capita: $2,600

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15th century

Arabs invaded Mayotte

Converted inhabitants to Islam

18th century

the Sakalava  (Malagasy tribe from Madagascar)invaded  Mayotte

Lead to Malagasy dialect

The French gained colonial control over Mayotte in 1843

Became part of a French overseas territory in the early 20th century

Speak French because French gained control of Mayotte

Has Malagasy dialect from before French rule

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~ Represented in the French national assembly by a deputy
~ Represented in French Senate by 2 senators
~ Parliamentary representative democratic French local government
~ Executive power is from French Government
~ Chief of state: President Jacques CHIRAC of France
~ Dependent territory

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A musician from Mayotte

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SHABABI Masteur Du Nord & Nadjonction Clip Officiel

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Katrada - Deal it [CLIP OFFICIEL] Mayotte music

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Music video by Katrada Loveland performing Deal it. (_ Mastered beat) #shared on July 2016. https://www.facebook.com/katrada976/ New Clip from Mayotte, Mtsahara. _ Mastered beat

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~https://www.everyculture.com/Ma-Ni/Mayotte.html
~https://www.britannica.com/place/Mayotte
~https://www.countryfacts.com/mayotte/government/
~https://www.routard.com/guide/mayotte/2229/culture.htm
~https://www.explorra.com/destinations/mayotte_12268#photo-4
~http://worldfacts.us/Mayotte.htm