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Mayotte (dependent state) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 12 50 00 S degrees minutes |
Lat: -12.8333 decimal degrees |
| Long: 045 10 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 45.1667 decimal degrees |
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Note: Earliest inhabitants came from mainland Africa; Phoenician explorers knew islands; visited by Arabs & Europeans from 16th cen.; when Comoros gained independence in 1975, Mayotte remained French; has status between overseas territory and department; main languages are French and Mahorian (a Swahili dialect). |
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| Mayotte (preferred,C,V,English-P,U,N)
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| Mahore (C,V)
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| Collectivité territoriale de Mayotte (C,V)
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| Territorial entity of Mayotte (C,O)
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| MYT (C,O,ISO3L)
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| YT (C,O,ISO2L)
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| ISO175 (C,O,ISO3N)
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| Mahoran (C,V,English,U,A)
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Mayotte (dependent state) |
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Mayotte (dependent state) (P) |
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| dependent state (preferred, C) |
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French since 19th cen., administered separately since 1975 |
| primary political unit (C) |
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| colony (C) |
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French, 1843-1914 |
| island group (C) |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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| Collectivité territoriale de Mayotte.......... |
[VP] |
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ISO Newsletter (1993) 1993-07-12, III-48 |
| Territorial entity of Mayotte.......... |
[VP] |
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ISO Newsletter (1993) 1993-07-12, III-48 |
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