Union of the Comoros |
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Motto: - "Unité – Solidarité – Développement" (French)
- وحدة، تضامن، تنمية (Arabic)
- "Unity – Solidarity – Development"
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Anthem: Udzima wa ya Masiwa (Comorian)
(English: "The Unity of the Great Islands") |
 Location of Comoros (circled) |
| Capital and largest city | Moroni
11°41′S43°16′E / 11.683°S 43.267°E / -11.683; 43.267 |
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| Official languages | |
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| Ethnic groups | |
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| Religion | 98% Islam
2% Christianity |
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| Demonym(s) | Comorian |
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| Government | Federalpresidentialrepublic |
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| Azali Assoumani |
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• President of the Assembly | Moustadroine Abdou |
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| Legislature | Assembly of the Union |
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• Discovery by Portuguese explorers | 1503 |
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| 1886 |
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• Protectorate of the Comoros | 6 September 1887 |
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| 9 April 1908 |
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| 27 October 1946 |
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• State of Comoros | 22 December 1961 |
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| 6 July 1975 |
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• Federal Islamic Republic of Comoros | 1 October 1978[2] |
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• Union of the Comoros | 23 December 2001 |
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| 17 May 2009 |
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• Total | 1,861 km2 (719 sq mi) (171sta) |
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• Water (%) | negligible |
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• 2019 estimate | 850,886 (160th) |
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• Density | 457/km2 (1,183.6/sq mi) (27th) |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2019 estimate |
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• Total | $2.446 billion[3] (178th) |
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• Per capita | $2,799[3] (177th) |
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| GDP (nominal) | 2019 estimate |
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• Total | $1.179 billion[3] (182nd) |
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• Per capita | $1,349[3] (165th) |
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| Gini (2013) |  45.0[4]
medium · 141st |
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| HDI (2019) |  0.554[5]
medium · 156th |
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| Currency | Comorian franc (KMF) |
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| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
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| Driving side | right |
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| Calling code | +269 |
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| ISO 3166 code | KM |
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| Internet TLD | .km |
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