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Union des Comores
Union of the Comoros
Udzima wa Komori
الاتحاد القمري
al-Ittiḥād al-Qumurī/Qamarī
FlagSeal
Motto: "Unité – Solidarité – Développement"  (French)
"Unity – Solidarity – Development"
Anthem: Udzima wa ya Masiwa  (Comorian)
"The Unity of the Islands"
Capital
(and largest city)		Moroni
11°41′S43°16′E / 11.683°S 43.267°E / -11.683; 43.267
Official language(s)Comorian, Arabic, French
DemonymComorian(s)[1]
GovernmentFederal republic
 - PresidentAhmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi
 - President-electIkililou Dhoinine
Independencefrom France 
 - DateJuly 6, 1975 
Area
 - Total2,235 km2 (178th (incl. Mayotte))
863 sq mi 
 - Water (%)negligible
Population
 - 2010 estimate691,000 (163th)
 - Density275/km2 (25th)
712.2/sq mi
GDP (PPP)2009 estimate
 - Total$772 million[2] 
 - Per capita$1,159[2] 
GDP (nominal)2009 estimate
 - Total$532 million[2] 
 - Per capita$798[2] 
HDI (2007)increase 0.576 (medium) (139th)
CurrencyComorian franc (KMF)
Time zoneEAT(UTC+3)
 - Summer (DST)not observed (UTC+3)
Drives on theright
ISO 3166 codeKM
Internet TLD.km
Calling code+269

Source: CIA World Factbook
Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of July 12, 2011

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