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Administrative divisions none (territorial overseas collectivity of France)
Capital city	Mamoudzou
Capital city > Geographic coordinates	12 46 S, 45 13 E
Constitution 4 October 1958 (French Constitution)
Executive branch > Chief of state President Nicolas SARKOZY (since 16 May 2007); represented by Prefect Denis ROBIN (since 28 July 2008)
Executive branch > 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 2010
Executive branch > Head of government President of the General Council Said Omar OILI (since 8 April 2004)
Flag description 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, flanked on either side by a seahorse, appear above a scroll with the motto RA HACHIRI (We are Vigilant); the only official flag is the national flag of France
Independence none (territorial overseas collectivity of France)
International organization participation	InOC, UPU, WFTU
Judicial branch Supreme Court or Tribunal Superieur d'Appel
Legal system the laws of France, where applicable, apply
Legislative branch unicameral General Council or Conseil General (19 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve three-year terms)
Legislative branch > Election results percent of vote by party - MDM 23.3%, UMP 22.8%, PS 10.2%, MRC 8.9%, FRAP 6.5%, MPM 1.2%, other 27.1%; seats by party - MDM 6, UMP 9, MRC 2, MPM 1, diverse left 1
Legislative branch > Elections last held 21 and 28 March 2004 (next to be held in 2007)
National holiday Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)
Political parties and leaders Democratic Front or FD [Youssouf MOUSSA]; Mahoran Popular Movement or MPM [Ahmed MADI]; Federation of Mahorans or UMP-RPR [Mansour KAMARDINE]; Force of the Rally and the Alliance for Democracy or FRAP; 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]
Status dependent democracy
Suffrage 18 years of age; universal
Transnational Issues > Disputes > International	claimed by Comoros

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