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Mayotte is a department and region of France that is outside of the country. It is called the Department of Mayotte in French. It is in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Southeastern Africa, between Madagascar and Mozambique. It is in the northern part of the Mozambique Channel. You can find Grande-Terre (or Maore), which is the main island, and Petite-Terre (or Pamanzi), which has a lot of small islands around it. Mayotte is the wealthiest place in the Mozambique Channel, which makes it a popular place for illegal immigrants to move to from other parts of Africa. Mayotte has a land area of 374 square kilometres (144 square miles) and a population of 299,348 people as of January 2022, according to official estimates. At 800 people per km2, Mayotte is very crowded (2,073 per sq mi). It is the largest city and prefecture in Grande-Terre. The Dzaoudzi?Pamandzi International Airport is on the other side of the island of Petite-Terre. Also, Maore is the name of the main island in the area. As one of the 18 regions of France, Mayotte is one of the overseas departments of France. Mayotte is also one of France's 18 departments. It is the farthest part of the European Union and part of the eurozone because it is a part of France. French is the official language and is spoken as a second language by a growing number of people. In the 2007 census, 63% of people 14 years old and older said they could speak French. Kibushi is a Malagasy language spoken in Mayotte. There are two varieties: Kibushi Kisakalava, which is most closely related to the Sakalava dialect, and Kibushi Kiantalaotsi, which is most closely related to the Kiantalaotra dialect of Madagascar. The most common language in Mayotte is Shimaore. Both have been shaped by Shimaore. The people who lived on the island came from East Africa and later Arabs, who brought Islam. A sultanate was set up in 1500. There are now a lot of people who are Muslim. Former Iboina King Andriantsoly took Mayotte in the 19th century and made it his own. Mayotte broke away from the Comoros and stayed with France after the Comoros became independent in 1974 after a vote. Following a referendum in March 2009, Mayotte became an overseas department on March 31, 2011, and on January 1, 2014, it became the European Union's farthest-out region. Mayotte became an overseas department on March 31, 2011. The new department has a lot of problems and challenges. 84% of people live below the poverty line set at ?959 per month and per household, compared to just 16% in the rest of France. 40% of homes are made from corrugated sheet metal, 29% have no running water, and 34% don't have a job. With a growth rate of 3.8% each year, half of the population was under 17. In addition, because of a lot of illegal immigration from neighbouring islands, 48 percent of the population is from outside the country.