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Mayotte

Mayotte is a small French overseas department in the Indian Ocean, wedged between Madagascar and the northern tip of Mozambique. Its double-island shape — Grande-Terre and Petite-Terre connected by ferry — frames one of the largest lagoons in the world, ringed by a barrier reef. Life here moves at an unhurried pace shaped by Mahorais Swahili tradition and French administrative routine.

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Mayotte sits in the Mozambique Channel, east of mainland Africa, and is both politically and legally part of France — meaning it uses the euro and operates under French law. Mamoudzou on Grande-Terre is the main town; Dzaoudzi on Petite-Terre houses the prefecture. The official language is French, though Shimaore and Kibushi are widely spoken in daily life. The population is predominantly Muslim.

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