Comoros

Union of the Comoros

Union des Comores(French)
Udzima wa Komori(Comorian)
الاتحاد القمري
al-Ittiḥād al-Qumurī/Qamarī(Arabic)


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Motto: "Unité – Solidarité – Développement" (French)
"Unity – Solidarity – Development"

Anthem: Udzima wa ya Masiwa (Comorian)
"The Unity of the Great 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

Demonym Comoran(s)^[1]

Government

Federal republic

- President Ikililou Dhoinine

- Vice President Fouad Mohadji
Mohamed Ali Soilih
Nourdine Bourhane

Legislature Assembly of the Union

Independence

- from France 6 July 1975

Area

- Total 2,235 km² (178th (incl. Mayotte))
863 sq mi

- Water (%) negligible

Population

- 2010 estimate 798,000^[2] (163rd)

- Density 275/km² (25th)
712.2/sq mi

GDP (PPP) 2011 estimate

- Total $837 million^[3] (179th)

- Per capita $1,231^[3] (165th)

GDP (nominal) 2011 estimate

- Total $614 million^[3] (177th)

- Per capita $902^[3] (155th)

HDI (2011) 0.433 (low) (163rd)

Currency Comorian franc (KMF)

Time zone EAT(UTC+3)

- Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+3)

Drives on the right

Contents

Introduction

Geography

Demographics

Government

Economy

Energy

Telecommunications

Transportation

Military

Transnational Issues

Environment

Health

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