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Comoros with its capital Moroni is located in Africa (Southern Africa, group of islands at the northern mouth of the Mozambique Channel). It covers some 2,236 square kilometers (slightly more than 12 times the size of Washington, DC) with a population of 808,080. Arabic and French are some of the languages spoken by the majority in Comoros. There are no land based border this country shares with any other country.
The Comoros are an island nation off the coast of East Africa, in the Indian Ocean between northern Mozambique and northern Madagascar. Everyone requires a visa to visit to the Comoros. A normal visa costs USD$10. It can be payed in Comorian francs, US dollars, or Euros. A visa lasts 2 weeks; it can be extended, but ordinarily the authorities will not do so unless you have a good reason. Malaria, including cerebral malaria, is prevalent in the Comoros. Sleep under a permethrin-treated mosquito net and take an anti-malarial. The climate is tropical marine, rainy and hot season is from November to May.
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About the country
The terrain is volcanic islands, interiors vary from steep mountains to low hills. The average density of population is about 362 per km². The climate in Comoros can be described as tropical marine with rainy season (November to May). Possible natural disasters include cyclones possible during rainy season (December to April), Karthala (2,361 m) on Grand Comore Island last erupted in 2007; a 2005 eruption forced thousands of people to be evacuated and produced a large ash cloud and volcanic activity on Grand Comore.
To reach someone Comoros dial +269 prior to a number. The local cellular networks are operated on 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 4G. Websites typically end with the top level domain ".km". If you want to bring electric appliances (e.g. battery chaarger), keep in min the local 220 V - 50 Hz (plugs: C, E). The sign for the locally used currency Franc is KMF.
Four equal horizontal bands of yellow (top), white, red, and blue, with a green isosceles triangle based on the hoist; centered within the triangle is a white crescent with the convex side facing the hoist and four white, five-pointed stars placed vertically in a line between the points of the crescent; the horizontal bands and the four stars represent the four main islands of the archipelago - Mwali, N'gazidja, Ndzuwani, and Mahore (Mayotte - department of France, but claimed by Comoros).
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The archipelago of the Comoros in the Indian Ocean, composed of the islands of Mayotte, Anjouan, Moheli, and Grand Comore declared independence from France on 6 July 1975. France did not recognize the independence of Mayotte, which remains under French administration. Since independence, Comoros has endured political instability through realized and attempted coups. In 1997, the islands of Anjouan and Moheli declared independence from Comoros. In 1999, military chief Col. AZALI Assoumani seized power of the entire government in a bloodless coup; he initiated the 2000 Fomboni Accords, a power-sharing agreement in which the federal presidency rotates among the three islands, and each island maintains its local government. AZALI won the 2002 federal presidential election as president of the Union of the Comoros from Grand Comore Island, which held the first five-year term. AZALI stepped down in 2006 and President Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed SAMBI was elected to office as president from Anjouan. In 2007, Mohamed BACAR effected Anjouan's de-facto secession from the Union of the Comoros, refusing to step down when Comoros' other islands held legitimate elections in July. The African Union (AU) initially attempted to resolve the political crisis by applying sanctions and a naval blockade to Anjouan, but in March 2008 the AU and Comoran soldiers seized the island. The island's inhabitants generally welcomed the move. In May 2011, Ikililou DHOININE won the presidency in peaceful elections widely deemed to be free and fair. In closely contested elections in 2016, former President AZALI Assoumani won a second term, when the rotating presidency returned to Grande Comore.
Geography
Area | ||
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Total (World Rank: 180) | 2,235 | sq km |
Land (World Rank: 178) | 2,235 | sq km |
Forest (World Rank: 139) | 8.10 | % |
Comparative | slightly more than 12 times the size of Washington, DC | |
Coastline | ||
340 | ||
Elevation | ||
Highest point (World Rank: 109) | 2,360 | m |
Agricultural land | ||
Total (World Rank: 5) | 84.40 | % |
Arable (World Rank: 10) | 46.70 | % |
Permanent crops (World Rank: 7) | 29.60 | % |
Permanent pastures (World Rank: 139) | 8.10 | % |
Irrigated land (World Rank: 178) | 1 | sq km |
Map reference | ||
Africa | ||
Environment | ||
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Location | ||
Southern Africa, group of islands at the northern mouth of the Mozambique Channel, about two-thirds of the way between northern Madagascar and northern Mozambique | ||
Climate | ||
tropical marine; rainy season (November to May) | ||
Terrain | ||
volcanic islands, interiors vary from steep mountains to low hills |
People
Population | ||
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Total (World Rank: 162) | 808,080 | |
Deathrate (World Rank: 124) | 0.72 | % |
Birthrate (World Rank: 47) | 2.61 | % |
Growthrate (World Rank: 65) | 1.64 | % |
Migration rate (World Rank: 135) | -0.24 | % |
Fertility rate (World Rank: 45) | 3.34 | % |
Median age | ||
Male (World Rank: 197) | 19.20 | |
Female (World Rank: 187) | 20.50 | |
Age structure | ||
0 14 male (World Rank: 152) | 158,516 | |
0 14 female (World Rank: 152) | 159,491 | |
15 24 male (World Rank: 161) | 76,425 | |
15 24 female (World Rank: 157) | 81,393 | |
25 54 male (World Rank: 168) | 126,279 | |
25 54 female (World Rank: 164) | 139,659 | |
55 64 male (World Rank: 172) | 15,375 | |
55 64 female (World Rank: 171) | 19,133 | |
65 x male (World Rank: 169) | 14,605 | |
65 x female (World Rank: 172) | 17,204 | |
Health | ||
Infant mortality rate (World Rank: 18) | 6.00 | % |
Life expectancy total (World Rank: 180) | 65 | years |
Life expectancy female (World Rank: 178) | 67 | years |
Life expectancy male (World Rank: 184) | 62 | years |
Hospital bed per 1000 (World Rank: 94) | 2.20 | |
Sanitation access total (World Rank: 175) | 35.80 | % |
Obesity adult (World Rank: 157) | 7.80 | % |
Drinking water access (World Rank: 136) | 90.10 | % |
Energy
Electricity | ||
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Production (World Rank: 204) | 54,000,000 | kWh |
Consumption (World Rank: 203) | 50,220,000 | kWh |
Source fossil (World Rank: 51) | 96.20 | % |
Source nuclear (World Rank: 130) | 3.80 | % |
Refined products | ||
Consumption (World Rank: 200) | 1,300 | bbl / day |
Import (World Rank: 195) | 1,350 | bbl / day |
Natural gas | ||
Consumption (World Rank: 137) | 17 | m³ |
Carbon footprint | ||
200000 |
Nation
Budget | ||
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Education (World Rank: 59) | 5 | % of GDP |
Health (World Rank: 88) | 7 | % of GDP |
Surplus (World Rank: 160) | -6 | % of GDP |
National symbol | ||
four stars and crescent | ||
National colours | ||
white | ||
Adjective | ||
Comoran | ||
Noun | ||
Comoran(s) | ||
Background | ||
The archipelago of the Comoros in the Indian Ocean, composed of the islands of Mayotte, Anjouan, Moheli, and Grand Comore declared independence from France on 6 July 1975. France did not recognize the independence of Mayotte, which remains under French administration. Since independence, Comoros has endured political instability through realized and attempted coups. In 1997, the islands of Anjouan and Moheli declared independence from Comoros. In 1999, military chief Col. AZALI Assoumani seized power of the entire government in a bloodless coup; he initiated the 2000 Fomboni Accords, a power-sharing agreement in which the federal presidency rotates among the three islands, and each island maintains its local government. AZALI won the 2002 federal presidential election as president of the Union of the Comoros from Grand Comore Island, which held the first five-year term. AZALI stepped down in 2006 and President Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed SAMBI was elected to office as president from Anjouan. In 2007, Mohamed BACAR effected Anjouan's de-facto secession from the Union of the Comoros, refusing to step down when Comoros' other islands held legitimate elections in July. The African Union (AU) initially attempted to resolve the political crisis by applying sanctions and a naval blockade to Anjouan, but in March 2008 the AU and Comoran soldiers seized the island. The island's inhabitants generally welcomed the move. In May 2011, Ikililou DHOININE won the presidency in peaceful elections widely deemed to be free and fair. In closely contested elections in 2016, former President AZALI Assoumani won a second term, when the rotating presidency returned to Grande Comore. | ||
Flag description | ||
four equal horizontal bands of yellow (top), white, red, and blue, with a green isosceles triangle based on the hoist; centered within the triangle is a white crescent with the convex side facing the hoist and four white, five-pointed stars placed vertically in a line between the points of the crescent; the horizontal bands and the four stars represent the four main islands of the archipelago - Mwali, N'gazidja, Ndzuwani, and Mahore (Mayotte - department of France, but claimed by Comoros) |
Economy
Gdp | ||
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Purchasing power parity (World Rank: 199) | 1,259,000,000 | USD |
Real growth rate (World Rank: 125) | 2.20 | % |
Per capita purchasing power parity (World Rank: 217) | 1,500 | USD |
Source agriculture (World Rank: 5) | 49.70 | % |
Source industry (World Rank: 196) | 11.90 | % |
Source service (World Rank: 214) | 38.40 | % |
Labourforce | ||
Total (World Rank: 164) | 278,500 | |
In poverty (World Rank: 32) | 44.80 | % |
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Communication
Phone | ||
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Landline total (World Rank: 188) | 13,049 | |
Landline per 100 (World Rank: 175) | 2.00 | |
Mobile per 100 (World Rank: 196) | 57.00 | |
Assessment | 0 | |
Internet | ||
Users (World Rank: 182) | 63,084 | |
Population (World Rank: 212) | 7.90 | % |
Transport
Air | ||
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Airports paved (World Rank: 155) | 4.00 | |
Road | ||
Total length (World Rank: 188) | 880 | |
Paved length (World Rank: 155) | 673 | |
Unpaved length (World Rank: 142) | 207.00 |