France garrisons a regiment of the Foreign Legion in Mayotte, as well as a naval detachment. |
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The Indian Ocean island of Mayotte voted in referendum in 1974 to retain its link with France and forgo independence. |
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Foreign remittances from Comorans living abroad in France, Mayotte, and elsewhere remain the most important influx of funds for most Comorans. |
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Air Austral s first 777-200LR will allow the airline to operate non-stop from Mayotte, an island chain and French Department north of Madagascar, to Paris. |
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