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Key facts about Mayotte, hit by Cyclone Chido
FRANCE 24 English
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12/16/2024
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Even before this week's devastating cyclone,
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a plethora of problems plagued Mayotte,
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located in the Indian Ocean 8,000 km from mainland France.
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Mayotte is poorer than any other part of France
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as 77% of its 320,000 inhabitants live in poverty,
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five times the national average.
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The islands are thus heavily dependent on financial assistance
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from the French government.
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Crime is also a major issue,
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with gun violence twice as frequent
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and a murder rate five times larger than in mainland France.
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At the same time, Mayotte has the fastest growing population in France,
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increasing nearly 4% a year,
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the result of a high birth rate and immigration.
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Even though Mayotte is much poorer than the rest of France,
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its GDP per capita is still eight times that of its neighbor, the Comoros,
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and as much as 20 times those of countries on mainland Africa.
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This has caused a major influx in immigration,
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as each year thousands of migrants try to reach Mayotte by sea
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and now make up nearly half of Mayotte's population.
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The influx of migrants has put pressure on schools,
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housing and the health care system.
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This has caused major tension and sometimes violent unrest,
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as Mayotte's inhabitants have grown frustrated
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with the strain on already scarce resources.
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