Irrigated land:
NA
Natural hazards:
cyclones during rainy season
Environment - current issues:
NA
Geography - note:
part of Comoro Archipelago; 18 islands
People Mayotte
Population:
201,234 (July 2006 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 46% (male 46,512/female 46,067)
15-64 years: 52.3% (male 56,899/female 48,274)
65 years and over: 1.7% (male 1,756/female 1,726) (2006 est.)
Median age:
total: 17 years
male: 18 years
female: 16 years (2006 est.)
Population growth rate:
3.77% (2006 est.)
Birth rate:
40.95 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)