Comoros
| Union of the Comoros
Union des Comores (French)
Udzima wa Komori (Comorian) الاتحاد القمري al-Ittiḥād al-Qumurī/Qamarī (language?) |
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| Motto: "Unité – Solidarité – Développement" (French) "Unity – Solidarity – Development" |
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| Anthem: Udzima wa ya Masiwa (Comorian) "The Unity of the Great Islands" |
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| Capital (and largest city) |
Moroni 11°41′S 43°16′E / 11.683°S 43.267°E |
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| Official language(s) | Comorian Arabic French |
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| Demonym | Comoran(s)[1] | |||||
| Government | Federal republic | |||||
| - | President | Ikililou Dhoinine | ||||
| - | Vice President | 1. Fouad Mohadji 2. Mohamed Ali Soilih 3. Nourdine Bourhane |
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| Legislature | Assembly of the Union | |||||
| Independence | ||||||
| - | from France | 6 July 1975 | ||||
| Area | ||||||
| - | Total | 2,235 km2 (178th (incl. Mayotte)) 863 sq mi |
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| - | Water (%) | negligible | ||||
| Population | ||||||
| - | 2010 estimate | 798,000a (163rd) | ||||
| - | Density | 275/km2 (25th) 712.2/sq mi |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2012 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $869 million[2] (179th) | ||||
| - | Per capita | $1,252[2] (165th) | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2012 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $595 million[2] (177th) | ||||
| - | Per capita | $858[2] (155th) | ||||
| HDI (2011) |  0.433 (low) (163rd) |
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| Currency | Comorian franc (KMF) |
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| Time zone | EAT (UTC+3) | |||||
| - | Summer (DST) | not observed (UTC+3) | ||||
| Drives on the | right | |||||
| Internet TLD | .km | |||||
| Calling code | +269 | |||||
| a. Excluding Mayotte. | ||||||
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The Simple English Wiktionary has a definition for: Comoros. |
Comoros (officially called as Union of the Comoros) is a small island nation in the Indian Ocean between Madagascar and mainland Africa. The capital is Moroni on Grande Comore. The population (except for Mayotte) is about 798,000 people.
The Comoros Islands are in the Indian Ocean, between Mozambique and Madagascar. It is the southernmost member state of the Arab League.
There are 4 islands from west to east: Grande Cormore, Moheli, Anjouan and Mayotte. All the islands are of volcanic origin.
Mayotte is French overseas territory. The other islands form the independent state of Comoros.
The country has a history with many coup d'état since independence in 1975. As of 2008 about half the people live below the international poverty line of US$1.25 a day.[3]
Mount Karthala, an active shield volcano on Ngazidja, is the country's highest point. It had a minor eruption in May 2006.
Cities [change]
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Grande Comore |
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References [change]
- ↑ "Comoros". State.gov. 5 May 2010. http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/5236.htm. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Comoros". International Monetary Fund. http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2012/01/weodata/weorept.aspx?pr.x=54&pr.y=10&sy=2009&ey=2012&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&c=632&s=NGDPD%2CNGDPDPC%2CPPPGDP%2CPPPPC%2CLP&grp=0&a=. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
- ↑ Human Development Indices, Table 3: Human and income poverty, p. 35. Retrieved on 1 June 2009
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