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Mayotte
For more information on Mayotte, contact the Comité du Tourisme de Mayotte, BP 1169, Mamoudzou, 97600 Mayotte (tel: 610 909; fax: 610 346; e-mail: ctm@mayotte-tourisme.com; website: www.mayotte-tourisme.com).
Location: Part of the Comoros archipelago off the northwest corner of Madagascar. Area: 374 sq km (144 sq miles). Population: 142,000 (1998). Population density: 379.7 per sq km. Capital: Dzaoudzi. Population: 10,792 (1997). Time: GMT + 3. Country dialling code: 269. Visa: The passport and visa requirements for persons visiting Mayotte are the same as for New Caledonia. For further details, see the New Caledonia section. Health: There are no vaccination requirements for any international traveller, although precautions against malaria are advised. Although mains water is chlorinated, bottled water should be drunk for the first few weeks of the stay. Medical services are available free of charge. The island is divided into six sections, each of which has a medical professional. Full medical insurance is advised. Travel: The main airport is Pamandzi on the island of Petite Terre; services are available from Paris (via Réunion), the Comoros Islands, Madagascar, the Seychelles and Kenya. There is a regular boat service to Grande Terre. There are approximately 90km (55 miles) of roads on the island. Accommodation: There is a small number of hotels on the islands; contact the French Government Tourist Office for details of booking accommodation. History: The island is claimed by the Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros (which declared independence from France in 1975), although residents have maintained that they wish to retain their close links with France. Various attempts have been made by international organisations, including the United Nations, to resolve the situation, although both the islanders and the French government are in favour of maintaining Mayotte’s special status.
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