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Last Minute Tips Before you Travel to Mayotte
- Time Zone: GMT/UTC +3
- Electricity: 220V, 50 Hz (bring an adapter/transformer for your hair drier, laptop, cellullar phone etc.)
- Currency: euro
- Country Dialing Code: 269
Mayotte
Location
Southern Africa, island in the Mozambique Channel, about one-half of the way from northern Madagascar to northern Mozambique
Capital
Mamoutzou
Population
193,633 (July 2005 est.)
Regions
none (territorial collectivity of France)
Climate
tropical; marine; hot, humid, rainy season during northeastern monsoon (November to May); dry season is cooler (May to November)
Ethnic groups
NA
Religions
Muslim 97%, Christian (mostly Roman Catholic)
Languages
Mahorian (a Swahili dialect), French (official language) spoken by 35% of the population
Government type
NA
Background
Mayotte was ceded to France along with the other islands of the Comoros group in 1843. It was the only island in the archipelago that voted in 1974 to retain its link with France and forego independence.
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