Geography
Mayotte Quiz
France's youngest and poorest department — a Muslim-majority island in the Comoros archipelago.
France's youngest and poorest department — a Muslim-majority island in the Comoros archipelago.
Mayotte's coral lagoon covers about 1,500 square kilometers — one of the largest and most biodiverse in the world. This Indian Ocean territory between Madagascar and Africa is the only part of the Comoros archipelago that voted to remain French in 1974, becoming France's 101st department in 2011 — and it is the only Muslim-majority region of the French Republic.
Each round presents 10 randomized questions from a pool of 50, with four multiple-choice options and instant feedback after every answer. Your final score comes with a performance tier and shareable results.
You'll explore Grande-Terre and Petite-Terre, the prefecture Mamoudzou, the Shimaore and Shibushi languages, the 2009 referendum and 2011 departmentalization, the Comoros sovereignty dispute, ylang-ylang and vanilla exports, kwassa-kwassa migration, the protected coral lagoon, and the devastating December 2024 Cyclone Chido.
In 1974, when the Comoros archipelago voted on independence, three islands voted overwhelmingly to leave France, but Mayotte voted 63% against independence. France retained Mayotte, although the Union of Comoros and the UN still consider it Comorian territory.
French is the official language, but most Mahorais people speak Shimaore (a Bantu language related to Comorian) at home. A minority speak Shibushi, a Malagasy dialect.
Mayotte became France's 101st department on March 31, 2011, following a 2009 referendum in which 95% of voters approved the change.
Last updated: April 2026