Mayotte

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• 🏝An overseas department and region of France consisting of a main island and several smaller islets in the Mozambique Channel.
• 🏳️What does its flag mean? As an integral department of France, Mayotte officially uses the French Tricolor. Its local departmental coat of arms flag displays Mayotte's official coat of arms on a white field: a white crescent moon (symbolizing local Islamic culture) flanked by two yellow Ylang-ylang flowers on a red and blue field, with the motto 'Ra Hachiri' ('We are vigilant' in the local Shimaore language) on a scroll supported by two seahorses.
• 🐋A protected lagoon: Mayotte possesses one of the world's largest enclosed marine lagoons, enclosed by a double barrier coral reef that shelters humpback whales, dolphins, and sea turtles.
• 🇪🇺Outermost region of the EU: As a French department, Mayotte is officially an Outermost Region of the European Union, using the Euro as its official currency.
• 🏝️Seahorse island shape: The shape of Mayotte's main island (Grande-Terre) closely resembles the outline of a seahorse, which is why seahorses support its coat of arms.