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  • Economy > Unemployment rate: This entry contains the percent of the labor force that is without jobs. Substantial underemployment might be noted.
  • Geography > Area > Comparative: The area of various small countries expressed in comparison to various areas within the United States of America.
  • Geography > Area > Land: Total land area in square kilometres
  • Geography > Climate: A brief description of typical weather regimes throughout the year.
  • Geography > Geographic coordinates: This entry includes rounded latitude and longitude figures for the purpose of finding the approximate geographic center of an entity and is based on the Gazetteer of Conventional Names, Third Edition, August 1988, US Board on Geographic Names and on other sources.
  • Government > Government type: A description of the basic form of government (e.g., republic, constitutional monarchy, federal republic, parliamentary democracy, military dictatorship).
  • Government > Legal system: A brief description of the legal system's historical roots, role in government, and acceptance of International Court of Justice (ICJ) jurisdiction.
  • Government > Legislative branch: This entry contains information on the structure (unicameral, bicameral, tricameral), formal name, number of seats, and term of office. Elections includes the nature of election process or accession to power, date of the last election, and date of the next election. Election results includes the percent of vote and/or number of seats held by each party in the last election.
  • Government > Suffrage: The age at enfranchisement and whether the right to vote is universal or restricted
  • Health > Births and maternity > Total fertility rate: Total fertility rate.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-14: Percentage of total population aged 0-14.
  • People > Ethnic groups: This entry provides a rank ordering of ethnic groups starting with the largest and normally includes the percent of total population.
  • People > Population: Population, total refers to the total population.
  • People > Population > Population growth, past and future: Population growth rate (percentage).
  • Religion > Religions: This entry includes a rank ordering of religions by adherents starting with the largest group and sometimes includes the percent of total population.
  • Geography > Area > Total: Total area in square kilometers
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 15-24.
  • Government > Constitution: The dates of adoption, revisions, and major amendments to a nation's constitution
  • Government > Judicial branch: The name(s) of the highest court(s) and a brief description of the selection process for members.
  • Geography > Land area > Sq. km: Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes."
  • People > Birth rate: The average annual number of births during a year per 1,000 persons in the population at midyear; also known as crude birth rate. The birth rate is usually the dominant factor in determining the rate of population growth. It depends on both the level of fertility and the age structure of the population.
  • People > Population growth: Percentage by which country's population either has increased or is estimated to increase. Countries with a decrease in population are signified by a negative percentage. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division.
  • Economy > Budget > Revenues: Revenues calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms
  • People > Age distribution > Median age: The median age of the country's residents. This is the age most people are in the country.
  • Economy > GDP > Per capita > PPP: This entry shows GDP on a purchasing power parity basis divided by population as of 1 July for the same year.
  • Government > Political parties and leaders: Significant political organizations and their leaders.
  • Economy > Economy > Overview: This entry briefly describes the type of economy, including the degree of market orientation, the level of economic development, the most important natural resources, and the unique areas of specialization. It also characterizes major economic events and policy changes in the most recent 12 months and may include a statement about one or two key future macroeconomic trends.
  • Economy > Exports: This entry provides the total US dollar amount of merchandise exports on an f.o.b. (free on board) basis. These figures are calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms.
  • Government > Executive branch > Cabinet: Cabinet includes the official name for any body of high-ranking advisers roughly comparable to a U.S. Cabinet. Also notes the method for selection of members.
  • People > Gender > Female population: Total female population.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-14 > Total: Number of people aged 0-14.
  • Economy > GDP > Per capita: This entry gives the gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year. A nation's GDP at purchasing power parity (PPP) exchange rates is the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States. This is the measure most economists prefer when looking at per-capita welfare and when comparing living conditions or use of resources across countries. The measure is difficult to compute, as a US dollar value has to be assigned to all goods and services in the country regardless of whether these goods and services have a direct equivalent in the United States (for example, the value of an ox-cart or non-US military equipment); as a result, PPP estimates for some countries are based on a small and sometimes different set of goods and services. In addition, many countries do not formally participate in the World Bank's PPP project that calculates these measures, so the resulting GDP estimates for these countries may lack precision. For many developing countries, PPP-based GDP measures are multiples of the official exchange rate (OER) measure. The difference between the OER- and PPP-denominated GDP values for most of the weathly industrialized countries are generally much smaller. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Energy > Electricity > Consumption > Per capita: Total electricity consumed annually plus imports and minus exports, expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • People > Death rate: The average annual number of deaths during a year per 1,000 population at midyear; also known as crude death rate. The death rate, while only a rough indicator of the mortality situation in a country, accurately indicates the current mortality impact on population growth. This indicator is significantly affected by age distribution, and most countries will eventually show a rise in the overall death rate, in spite of continued decline in mortality at all ages, as declining fertility results in an aging population.
  • Government > Political pressure groups and leaders: Organizations with leaders involved in politics, but not standing for legislative election.
  • Geography > Natural resources: A country's mineral, petroleum, hydropower, and other resources of commercial importance.
  • Energy > Electricity > Consumption: Total electricity consumed annually plus imports and minus exports, expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution.
  • People > Age distribution > Total dependency ratio: Percentage of dependant persons out of total population aged 15-64. A dependant person is a person aged 0-14 and those over 65 years old.
  • Geography > Surface area > Sq. km: Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.
  • People > Population growth rate: The average annual percent change in the population, resulting from a surplus (or deficit) of births over deaths and the balance of migrants entering and leaving a country. The rate may be positive or negative. The growth rate is a factor in determining how great a burden would be imposed on a country by the changing needs of its people for infrastructure (e.g., schools, hospitals, housing, roads), resources (e.g., food, water, electricity), and jobs. Rapid population growth can be seen as threatening by neighboring countries.
  • Geography > Area > Land > Per capita: Total land area in square kilometres Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Media > Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Military > War deaths: Battle-related deaths are deaths in battle-related conflicts between warring parties in the conflict dyad (two conflict units that are parties to a conflict). Typically, battle-related deaths occur in warfare involving the armed forces of the warring parties. This includes traditional battlefield fighting, guerrilla activities, and all kinds of bombardments of military units, cities, and villages, etc. The targets are usually the military itself and its installations or state institutions and state representatives, but there is often substantial collateral damage in the form of civilians being killed in crossfire, in indiscriminate bombings, etc. All deaths--military as well as civilian--incurred in such situations, are counted as battle-related deaths."
  • Economy > Inflation rate > Consumer prices: This entry furnishes the annual percent change in consumer prices compared with the previous year's consumer prices.
  • Language > Languages: A rank ordering of languages starting with the largest and sometimes includes the percent of total population speaking that language.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Total: Number of people aged 15-24.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 60 and older.
  • Government > Administrative divisions: This entry generally gives the numbers, designatory terms, and first-order administrative divisions as approved by the US Board on Geographic Names (BGN). Changes that have been reported but not yet acted on by BGN are noted.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-64 > Total: Number of people aged 15-64.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Total: Number of people aged 0-4.
  • Religion > Religions > All: This entry includes a rank ordering of religions by adherents starting with the largest group and sometimes includes the percent of total population.
  • Health > Births and maternity > Future births: Mid-range estimate for country's population increase due to births from five years prior to the given year. For example, from 2095 to 2100, India's population is expected to rise by 16,181 people due to births. Estimates are from the UN Population Division.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-59: Percentage of total pouplation aged 15-59.
  • Health > Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth: Average age of mother at first childbirth.
  • Geography > Terrain: A brief description of the topography
  • Health > Life expectancy at birth > Total population: The average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures.
  • Geography > Location: The country's regional location, neighboring countries, and adjacent bodies of water.
  • Labor > Unemployment rate: The percent of the labor force that is without jobs. Substantial underemployment might be noted.
  • Media > Households with television: Households with television are the share of households with a television set. Some countries report only the number of households with a color television set, and therefore the true number may be higher than reported.
  • Government > Executive branch > Head of government: Head of government includes the name and title of the top administrative leader who is designated to manage the day-to-day activities of the government. For example, in the UK, the monarch is the chief of state, and the prime minister is the head of government. In the US, the president is both the chief of state and the head of government.
  • Geography > Coastline: The total length of the boundary between the land area (including islands) and the sea.
  • Labor > Labor force: The total labor force figure
  • Environment > Current issues: This entry lists the most pressing and important environmental problems. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry:
  • People > Total fertility rate: The average number of children that would be born per woman if all women lived to the end of their child-bearing years and bore children according to a given fertility rate at each age. The total fertility rate is a more direct measure of the level of fertility than the crude birth rate, since it refers to births per woman. This indicator shows the potential for population growth in the country. High rates will also place some limits on the labor force participation rates for women. Large numbers of children born to women indicate large family sizes that might limit the ability of the families to feed and educate their children.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 65 and older.
  • Government > Executive branch > Chief of state: The name and title of any person or role roughly equivalent to a U.S. Chief of State. This means the titular leader of the country who represents the state at official and ceremonial functions but may not be involved with the day-to-day activities of the government
  • Economy > GDP > Purchasing power parity: This entry gives the gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year. A nation's GDP at purchasing power parity (PPP) exchange rates is the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States. This is the measure most economists prefer when looking at per-capita welfare and when comparing living conditions or use of resources across countries. The measure is difficult to compute, as a US dollar value has to be assigned to all goods and services in the country regardless of whether these goods and services have a direct equivalent in the United States (for example, the value of an ox-cart or non-US military equipment); as a result, PPP estimates for some countries are based on a small and sometimes different set of goods and services. In addition, many countries do not formally participate in the World Bank's PPP project that calculates these measures, so the resulting GDP estimates for these countries may lack precision. For many developing countries, PPP-based GDP measures are multiples of the official exchange rate (OER) measure. The difference between the OER- and PPP-denominated GDP values for most of the weathly industrialized countries are generally much smaller.
  • Government > Capital city > Name: This entry gives the name of the seat of government, its geographic coordinates, the time difference relative to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and the time observed in Washington, DC, and, if applicable, information on daylight saving time (DST). Where appropriate, a special note has been added to highlight those countries that have multiple time zones.
  • Government > Capital city > Geographic coordinates: This entry gives the name of the seat of government, its geographic coordinates, the time difference relative to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and the time observed in Washington, DC, and, if applicable, information on daylight saving time (DST). Where appropriate, a special note has been added to highlight those countries that have multiple time zones.
  • Government > International organization participation: This entry lists in alphabetical order by abbreviation those international organizations in which the subject country is a member or participates in some other way.
  • Geography > Area > Water: Total water area in square kilometers
  • People > Age structure > 0-14 years: The distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
  • Transport > Airports: Total number of airports. Runways must be useable, but may be unpaved. May not have facilities for refuelling, maintenance, or air traffic control.
  • Geography > Area > Comparative to US places: This entry provides an area comparison based on total area equivalents. Most entities are compared with the entire US or one of the 50 states based on area measurements (1990 revised) provided by the US Bureau of the Census. The smaller entities are compared with Washington, DC (178 sq km, 69 sq mi) or The Mall in Washington, DC (0.59 sq km, 0.23 sq mi, 146 acres).
  • People > Gender > Male population: Total male population.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Total: Number of people aged 60 and older.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-64: Percentage of total population aged 15-64.
  • Economy > Fiscal year: The beginning and ending months for a country's accounting period of 12 months, which often is the calendar year but which may begin in any month. All yearly references are for the calendar year (CY) unless indicated as a noncalendar fiscal year (FY).
  • People > Age structure > 65 years and over: The distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest."
  • Geography > Population density > People per sq. km: Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.
  • People > Nationality > Noun: The noun which identifies citizens of the nation
  • Agriculture > Cultivable land > Hectares: Cultivable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the Food and Agriculture Organisation as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded."
  • Health > Infant mortality rate > Total: This entry gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year; included is the total death rate, and deaths by sex, male and female. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.
  • People > Age distribution > Elderly dependency ratio: Percentage of dependant adults out of total population aged 15-64. A dependant adult is an adult aged 65 and older.
  • Geography > Elevation extremes > Highest point: Highest point above sea level
  • Agriculture > Products: Major agricultural crops and products
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 0-4.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Total: Number of people 65 years old and older.
  • Economy > Exports > Commodities: This entry provides a listing of the highest-valued exported products; it sometimes includes the percent of total dollar value.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-59 > Total: Number of people aged 15-59.
  • Geography > Total area > Sq. km: Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways."
  • Government > Country name > Conventional long form: This entry is derived from Government > Country name, which includes all forms of the country's name approved by the US Board on Geographic Names (Italy is used as an example): conventional long form (Italian Republic), conventional short form (Italy), local long form (Repubblica Italiana), local short form (Italia), former (Kingdom of Italy), as well as the abbreviation. Also see the Terminology note.
  • Transport > Highways > Total > Per capita: total length of the highway system Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Total: Number of people aged 80 years and older.
  • Economy > Imports: This entry provides the total US dollar amount of merchandise imports on a c.i.f. (cost, insurance, and freight) or f.o.b. (free on board) basis. These figures are calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms.
  • People > Nationality > Adjective: This entry is derived from People > Nationality, which provides the identifying terms for citizens - noun and adjective.
  • Media > Radio broadcast stations: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations.
  • People > Sex ratio > Total population: The number of males for each female one of five age groups - at birth, under 15 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over, and for the total population. Sex ratio at birth has recently emerged as an indicator of certain kinds of sex discrimination in some countries. For instance, high sex ratios at birth in some Asian countries are now attributed to sex-selective abortion and infanticide due to a strong preference for sons. This will affect future marriage patterns and fertility patterns. Eventually it could cause unrest among young adult males who are unable to find partners.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 5-14 > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 5-14.
  • Government > Executive branch > Elections: Elections includes the nature of election process or accession to power, date of the last election, and date of the next election
  • Health > Infant mortality rate: The number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country
  • Economy > Budget > Expenditures: Expenditures calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms
  • People > Sex ratio > At birth: The number of males for each female one of five age groups - at birth, under 15 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over, and for the total population. Sex ratio at birth has recently emerged as an indicator of certain kinds of sex discrimination in some countries. For instance, high sex ratios at birth in some Asian countries are now attributed to sex-selective abortion and infanticide due to a strong preference for sons. This will affect future marriage patterns and fertility patterns. Eventually it could cause unrest among young adult males who are unable to find partners.
  • Economy > Budget > Revenues > Per capita: Revenues calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 80 and older.
  • Religion > Muslim > Muslim percentage of total population: Muslim percentage (%) of total population 2014 Pew Report.
  • Environment > Proportion of land area under protection: Terrestrial areas protected to total surface area, percentage.
  • Geography > Natural hazards: Potential natural disasters.
  • Government > Flag description: A written flag description produced from actual flags or the best information available at the time the entry was written. The flags of independent states are used by their dependencies unless there is an officially recognized local flag. Some disputed and other areas do not have flags.
  • Culture > Food and drink > Fast food > McDonalds > First outlet date: The date when the first McDonald's outlet opened in each country.
  • Geography > Maritime claims > Territorial sea: territorial sea - the sovereignty of a coastal State extends beyond its land territory and internal waters to an adjacent belt of sea, described as the territorial sea in the LOS Convention (Part II); this sovereignty extends to the air space over the territorial sea as well as its underlying seabed and subsoil; every State has the right to establish the breadth of its territorial sea up to a limit not exceeding 12 nautical miles. A full and definitive definition can be found in the Law of the Sea (LOS) Convention.
  • Media > Televisions: The total number of televisions
STAT Mayotte Netherlands HISTORY
Economy > Unemployment rate 25.4%
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Netherlands
5.3%
Ranked 86th.

Geography > Area > Comparative slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC slightly less than twice the size of New Jersey
Geography > Area > Land 374 sq km
Ranked 1st.
33,883 sq km
Ranked 133th. 91 times more than Mayotte

Geography > Climate tropical; marine; hot, humid, rainy season during northeastern monsoon (November to May); dry season is cooler (May to November) temperate; marine; cool summers and mild winters
Geography > Geographic coordinates 12 50 S, 45 10 E 52 30 N, 5 45 E
Government > Government type NA constitutional monarchy
Government > Legal system the laws of France where applicable apply civil law system based on the French system; constitution does not permit judicial review of acts of the States General
Government > Legislative branch unicameral General Council or Conseil General bicameral States General or Staten Generaal consists of the First Chamber or Eerste Kamer
Government > Suffrage 18 18 years of age; universal
Health > Births and maternity > Total fertility rate 1.83%
Ranked 155th.
1.9%
Ranked 67th. 4% more than Mayotte

People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-14 15.32%
Ranked 108th. About the same as Netherlands
15.25%
Ranked 114th.

People > Ethnic groups NA Dutch 80.7%, EU 5%, Indonesian 2.4%, Turkish 2.2%, Surinamese 2%, Moroccan 2%, Caribbean 0.8%, other 4.8%
People > Population 231,139
Ranked 182nd.
16.81 million
Ranked 64th. 73 times more than Mayotte

People > Population > Population growth, past and future 0.187
Ranked 50th.
-0.101
Ranked 95th.

Religion > Religions Muslim 97%, Christian (mostly Roman Catholic) 3% Roman Catholic 30%, Dutch Reformed 11%, Calvinist 6%, other Protestant 3%, Muslim 5.8%, other 2.2%, none 42%
Geography > Area > Total 374 sq km
Ranked 1st.
41,543 sq km
Ranked 136th. 111 times more than Mayotte

People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Percent 10.67%
Ranked 107th. 3% more than Netherlands
10.35%
Ranked 137th.

Government > Constitution 4 previous 1597, 1798; latest adopted 24 August 1815 (substantially revised in 1848); amended many times, last in 2010
Government > Judicial branch Supreme Court or Tribunal Superieur d'Appel Supreme Court or Hoge Raad (justices are nominated for life by the monarch)
Geography > Land area > Sq. km 374 sq km
Ranked 184th.
33,760 sq km
Ranked 129th. 90 times more than Mayotte

People > Birth rate 31.67 births/1,000 population
Ranked 40th. 3 times more than Netherlands
10.85 births/1,000 population
Ranked 176th.

People > Population growth 0.187%
Ranked 50th.
-0.101%
Ranked 95th.

Economy > Budget > Revenues $420.00 million
Ranked 147th.
$358.40 billion
Ranked 13th. 853 times more than Mayotte

People > Age distribution > Median age 46.22 years
Ranked 95th.
47.37 years
Ranked 67th. 3% more than Mayotte

Economy > GDP > Per capita > PPP $4,900.00
Ranked 12th.
$41,500.00
Ranked 12th. 8 times more than Mayotte

Government > Political parties and leaders 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] Christian Democratic Appeal or CDA [Sybrand VAN HAERSMA BUMA]<br />Christian Union or CU [Arie SLOB]<br />Democrats 66 or D66 [Alexander PECHTOLD]<br />Green Left or GL [Bram VAN OJIK]<br />Labor Party or PvdA [Diederik SAMSOM]<br />Party for Freedom or PVV [Geert WILDERS]<br />Party for the Animals or PvdD [Marianne THIEME]<br />People's Party for Freedom and Democracy or VVD [Halbe ZIJLSTRA]<br />Reformed Political Party of SGP [Kees VAN DER STAAIJ]<br />Socialist Party of SP [Emile ROEMER]<br />plus a few minor parties
Economy > Economy > Overview Economic activity is based primarily on the agricultural sector, including fishing and livestock raising. Mayotte is not self-sufficient and must import a large portion of its food requirements, mainly from France. The economy and future development of the island are heavily dependent on French financial assistance, an important supplement to GDP. Mayotte's remote location is an obstacle to the development of tourism. The Dutch economy is the sixth-largest economy in the euro-zone and is noted for its stable industrial relations, moderate unemployment and inflation, a sizable trade surplus, and an important role as a European transportation hub. Industrial activity is predominantly in food processing, chemicals, petroleum refining, and electrical machinery. A highly mechanized agricultural sector employs only 2% of the labor force but provides large surpluses for the food-processing industry and for exports. The Netherlands, along with 11 of its EU partners, began circulating the euro currency on 1 January 2002. After 26 years of uninterrupted economic growth, the Dutch economy - highly dependent on an international financial sector and international trade - contracted by 3.5% in 2009 as a result of the global financial crisis. The Dutch financial sector suffered, due in part to the high exposure of some Dutch banks to U.S. mortgage-backed securities. In 2008, the government nationalized two banks and injected billions of dollars of capital into other financial institutions, to prevent further deterioration of a crucial sector. The government also sought to boost the domestic economy by accelerating infrastructure programs, offering corporate tax breaks for employers to retain workers, and expanding export credit facilities. The stimulus programs and bank bailouts, however, resulted in a government budget deficit of 5.3% of GDP in 2010 that contrasted sharply with a surplus of 0.7% in 2008. The government of Prime Minister Mark RUTTE began implementing fiscal consolidation measures in early 2011, mainly reductions in expenditures, which resulted in an improved budget deficit in 2011. In 2012 tax revenues dropped nearly 9%, GDP contracted, and the budget deficit deteriorated. Although jobless claims continued to grow, the unemployment rate remained relatively low at 6.8 percent.
Economy > Exports $6.50 million
Ranked 4th.
$540.30 billion
Ranked 7th. 83123 times more than Mayotte

Government > Executive branch > Cabinet NA Council of Ministers appointed by the monarch
People > Gender > Female population 333,259
Ranked 168th.
7.95 million
Ranked 81st. 24 times more than Mayotte

People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-14 > Total 100,459
Ranked 170th.
2.43 million
Ranked 85th. 24 times more than Mayotte

Economy > GDP > Per capita $5,297.78 per capita
Ranked 96th.
$38,954.50 per capita
Ranked 13th. 7 times more than Mayotte

Energy > Electricity > Consumption > Per capita 773.33 kWh per capita
Ranked 128th.
7,455.55 kWh per capita
Ranked 6th. 10 times more than Mayotte

People > Death rate 2.6 deaths/1,000 population
Ranked 212th.
8.48 deaths/1,000 population
Ranked 83th. 3 times more than Mayotte

Government > Political pressure groups and leaders NA Christian Trade Union Federation or CNV [Jaap SMIT]<br />Confederation of Netherlands Industry and Employers or VNO-NCW [Bernard WIENTJES]<br />Federation for Small and Medium-sized businesses or MKB [Hans BIESHEUVEL]<br />Netherlands Trade Union Federation or FNV [Ton HEERTS]<br />Social Economic Council or SER [Wiebe DRAIJER]<br />Trade Union Federation of Middle and High Personnel or MHP [Reginald VISSER]
Geography > Natural resources NEGL natural gas, petroleum, peat, limestone, salt, sand and gravel, arable land
Energy > Electricity > Consumption 139.2 million kWh
Ranked 171st.
110 billion kWh
Ranked 18th. 790 times more than Mayotte

People > Age distribution > Total dependency ratio 76.75%
Ranked 92nd.
83.68%
Ranked 47th. 9% more than Mayotte

Geography > Surface area > Sq. km 374 km²
Ranked 190th.
41,530 km²
Ranked 132nd. 111 times more than Mayotte

People > Population growth rate 1.53%
Ranked 75th. 3 times more than Netherlands
0.44%
Ranked 155th.

Geography > Area > Land > Per capita 1.73 sq km per 1,000 people
Ranked 206th.
2.04 sq km per 1,000 people
Ranked 202nd. 18% more than Mayotte

Media > Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 267.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 106th.
1,056.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th. 4 times more than Mayotte

Military > War deaths 0.0
Ranked 31st.
0.0
Ranked 185th.

Economy > Inflation rate > Consumer prices 1.7%
Ranked 162nd.
2.8%
Ranked 130th. 65% more than Mayotte

Language > Languages Mahorian (a Swahili dialect), French (official language) spoken by 35% of the population Dutch (official), Frisian (official)
People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Total 69,976
Ranked 171st.
1.65 million
Ranked 85th. 24 times more than Mayotte

People > Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Percent 33.97%
Ranked 90th.
35.99%
Ranked 55th. 6% more than Mayotte

Government > Administrative divisions none (territorial overseas collectivity of France) 12 provinces (provincies, singular - provincie); Drenthe, Flevoland, Fryslan (Friesland), Gelderland, Groningen, Limburg, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Noord-Holland (North Holland), Overijssel, Utrecht, Zeeland (Zealand), Zuid-Holland (South Holland)
People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-64 > Total 370,897
Ranked 170th.
8.69 million
Ranked 85th. 23 times more than Mayotte

People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Total 32,916
Ranked 170th.
804,158
Ranked 85th. 24 times more than Mayotte

Religion > Religions > All Muslim 97%, Christian (mostly Roman Catholic) Roman Catholic 31%, Dutch Reformed 13%, Calvinist 7%, Muslim 5.5%, other 2.5%, none 41% (2002)
Health > Births and maternity > Future births 6.59
Ranked 170th.
161.02
Ranked 85th. 24 times more than Mayotte

People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-59 50.7%
Ranked 104th. 4% more than Netherlands
48.76%
Ranked 150th.

Health > Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth 28.7
Ranked 18th.
30.7
Ranked 11th. 7% more than Mayotte

Geography > Terrain generally undulating, with deep ravines and ancient volcanic peaks mostly coastal lowland and reclaimed land (polders); some hills in southeast
Health > Life expectancy at birth > Total population 76.83 years
Ranked 68th.
79.68 years
Ranked 34th. 4% more than Mayotte

Geography > Location Southern Indian Ocean, island in the Mozambique Channel, about half way between northern Madagascar and northern Mozambique Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between Belgium and Germany
Labor > Unemployment rate 25.4%
Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Netherlands
5.5%
Ranked 70th.

Media > Households with television 61.3%
Ranked 82nd.
99.42%
Ranked 5th. 62% more than Mayotte

Government > Executive branch > Head of government President of the General Council Ahmed Attoumani DOUCHINA (since March 2008) Prime Minister Mark RUTTE (since 14 October 2010); Deputy Prime Minister Lodewijk ASSCHER (since 5 November 2012)
Geography > Coastline 185.2 km
Ranked 156th.
451 km
Ranked 113th. 2 times more than Mayotte

Labor > Labor force 44,560
Ranked 20th.
7.86 million
Ranked 50th. 176 times more than Mayotte

Environment > Current issues NA water pollution in the form of heavy metals, organic compounds, and nutrients such as nitrates and phosphates; air pollution from vehicles and refining activities; acid rain
People > Total fertility rate 4 children born/woman
Ranked 39th. 2 times more than Netherlands
1.78 children born/woman
Ranked 155th.

People > Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Percent 28.1%
Ranked 91st.
30.31%
Ranked 55th. 8% more than Mayotte

Government > Executive branch > Chief of state President Nicolas SARKOZY (since 16 May 2007); represented by Prefect Hubert DERACHE (since 22 July 2009) King WILLEM-ALEXANDER (since 30 April 2013)
Economy > GDP > Purchasing power parity $953.60 million
Ranked 8th.
$695.80 billion
Ranked 23th. 730 times more than Mayotte

Government > Capital city > Name Mamoudzou Amsterdam
Government > Capital city > Geographic coordinates 12 46 S, 45 13 E 52
Government > International organization participation UPU ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Arctic Council (observer), Australia Group, Benelux, BIS, CBSS (observer), CD, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EITI (implementing country), EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, G-10, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD (partners), IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, Schengen Convention, SELEC (observer), UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMISS, UNRWA, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC
Geography > Area > Water 0.0
Ranked 1st.
7,650 sq km
Ranked 59th.

People > Age structure > 0-14 years 46.5%
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Netherlands
17.1%
Ranked 181st.

Media > Broadcast media the publicly-owned French Overseas Network (RFO), which operates in France's overseas departments and territories, broadcasts over the RFO Mayotte television and radio station more than 90% of households are connected to cable or satellite TV systems that provide a wide range of domestic and foreign channels; public service broadcast system includes multiple broadcasters, 3 with a national reach and the remainder operating in regional and local markets; 2 major nationwide commercial television companies, each with 3 or more stations, and a large number of commercial TV stations in regional and local markets; nearly 600 radio stations operating with a mix of public and private stations providing national or regional coverage
Transport > Airports 1
Ranked 205th.
29
Ranked 119th. 29 times more than Mayotte

Geography > Area > Comparative to US places slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC slightly less than twice the size of New Jersey
People > Gender > Male population 322,318
Ranked 169th.
8.02 million
Ranked 81st. 25 times more than Mayotte

People > Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Total 222,722
Ranked 167th.
5.75 million
Ranked 75th. 26 times more than Mayotte

People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-64 56.58%
Ranked 105th. 4% more than Netherlands
54.44%
Ranked 150th.

Economy > Fiscal year calendar year calendar year
People > Age structure > 65 years and over 2.4%
Ranked 219th.
17.1%
Ranked 28th. 7 times more than Mayotte

Geography > Population density > People per sq. km 481.28 people/m²
Ranked 15th.
481.7 people/m²
Ranked 14th. The same as Mayotte

People > Nationality > Noun Mahorais (singular and plural) Dutchman(men), Dutchwoman(women)
Agriculture > Cultivable land > Hectares 7,000
Ranked 167th.
1.06 million
Ranked 99th. 151 times more than Mayotte

Health > Infant mortality rate > Total 16.17 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 107th. 4 times more than Netherlands
4.59 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 186th.

People > Age distribution > Elderly dependency ratio 49.67%
Ranked 92nd.
55.67%
Ranked 53th. 12% more than Mayotte

Geography > Elevation extremes > Highest point Mlima Benara 660 m Mount Scenery 862 m (on the island of Saba in the Caribbean, now considered an integral part of the Netherlands following the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles)
Agriculture > Products vanilla, ylang-ylang, coffee, copra; fish, livestock grains, potatoes, sugar beets, fruits, vegetables; livestock
People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Percent 5.02%
Ranked 111th.
5.04%
Ranked 108th. About the same as Mayotte

People > Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Total 184,221
Ranked 167th.
4.84 million
Ranked 73th. 26 times more than Mayotte

Economy > Exports > Commodities ylang-ylang (perfume essence), vanilla, copra, coconuts, coffee, cinnamon machinery and equipment, chemicals, fuels; foodstuffs
People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-59 > Total 332,396
Ranked 171st.
7.78 million
Ranked 85th. 23 times more than Mayotte

Geography > Total area > Sq. km 370
Ranked 184th.
41,530
Ranked 127th. 112 times more than Mayotte

Government > Country name > Conventional long form Department Collectivity of Mayotte Kingdom of the Netherlands
Transport > Highways > Total > Per capita 0.517 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th.
7.37 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 14 times more than Mayotte
People > Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Total 81,019
Ranked 162nd.
2.17 million
Ranked 62nd. 27 times more than Mayotte

Economy > Imports $341.00 million
Ranked 3rd.
$476.50 billion
Ranked 10th. 1397 times more than Mayotte

People > Nationality > Adjective Mahoran Dutch
Media > Radio broadcast stations AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 AM 4, FM 246, shortwave 3
People > Sex ratio > Total population 1.08 male(s)/female
Ranked 13th. 10% more than Netherlands
0.98 male(s)/female
Ranked 138th.

People > Age distribution > Population aged 5-14 > Percent 10.3%
Ranked 108th. 1% more than Netherlands
10.21%
Ranked 117th.

Government > 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 2014 the monarchy is hereditary; following Second Chamber elections, the leader of the majority party or leader of a majority coalition usually appointed prime minister by the monarch; deputy prime ministers appointed by the monarch
Health > Infant mortality rate 64.19
Ranked 41st. 13 times more than Netherlands
5.11
Ranked 159th.
Economy > Budget > Expenditures $394.00 million
Ranked 150th.
$389.40 billion
Ranked 13th. 988 times more than Mayotte

People > Sex ratio > At birth 1.03 male(s)/female
Ranked 166th.
1.05 male(s)/female
Ranked 149th. 2% more than Mayotte

Economy > Budget > Revenues > Per capita $2,333.33 per capita
Ranked 59th.
$21,695.03 per capita
Ranked 11th. 9 times more than Mayotte

Military > Manpower fit for military service > Males age 16-49 None None
People > Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Percent 12.36%
Ranked 78th.
13.61%
Ranked 55th. 10% more than Mayotte

Religion > Muslim > Muslim percentage of total population 98.8%
Ranked 10th. 18 times more than Netherlands
5.5%
Ranked 86th.
Environment > Proportion of land area under protection 4.82%
Ranked 170th.
19.54%
Ranked 70th. 4 times more than Mayotte

Geography > Natural hazards cyclones during rainy season flooding
Government > Flag description 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) three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and blue; similar to the flag of Luxembourg, which uses a lighter blue and is longer; the colors were those of WILLIAM I, Prince of Orange, who led the Dutch Revolt against Spanish sovereignty in the latter half of the 16th century; originally the upper band was orange, but because it tended to fade to red over time, the red shade was eventually made the permanent color; the banner is perhaps the oldest tricolor in continuous use
Culture > Food and drink > Fast food > McDonalds > First outlet date May 1, 2003 August 21, 1971
Geography > Maritime claims > Territorial sea 12 nautical mile
Ranked 1st. The same as Netherlands
12 nautical mile
Ranked 170th.

Media > Televisions 3,500
Ranked 199th.
8.1 million
Ranked 23th. 2314 times more than Mayotte

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