Q. The "2009 Mahoran status referendum" was about becoming an overseas region of which country?
Answer: France
Notes: The 2009 Mahoran status referendum was an independence referendum conducted in Mayotte Island, at present an overseas department and region of France in the Indian Ocean. The referendum was to decide whether the people of Mayotte (Mahorans) wants to stay with France as a political union or to gain independence from France. The result was that 95.2% of Mahorans voted to stay in political union with France, thereby Mayotte became the 101st French department in 2011.