The Union of Comoros

Union of the Comoros الاتحاد القمري (Arabic) al-Ittiḥād al-Qumurī/Qamarī Union des Comores  (French) Udzima wa Komori  (Swahili)
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Motto:  وحدة، تضامن، تنمية (Arabic) "Unité – Solidarité – Développement" (French) "Unity – Solidarity – Development"
Anthem: Udzima wa ya Masiwa  (Comorian) The Unity of the Great Islands
Location of the  Comoros  (dark blue) – in Africa  (light blue & dark grey) – in the African Union  (light blue)
Capital and largest city	Moroni 11°41′S 43°16′E / 11.683°S 43.267°E / -11.683; 43.267
Official languages	Comorian Arabic French
Religion	Sunni Islam
Demonym	Comorian
Government	Federal presidential republic
• President	Azali Assoumani
• Vice-Presidents	Abdallah Said Sarouma Djaffar Ahmed Said Moustadroine Abdou
Legislature	Assembly of the Union
Formation
• Discovery by Portuguese explorers	1503
• Ngazidja, Ndzuwani, Mwali under French rule	1886
• Protectorate of the Comoros	5 September 1887
• Territory under French Madagascar	9 April 1908
• Overseas territory	27 October 1946
• State of Comoros	22 December 1961
• Independence from France	6 July 1975
• Federal and Islamic Republic of Comoros	24 May 1978
• Union of the Comoros	23 December 2001
• Current constitution	17 May 2009
Area
• Total	2,034 km2 (785 sq mi) (178tha)
• Water (%)	negligible
Population
• 2010 estimate	798,000b (163rd)
• Density	392/km2 (1,015.3/sq mi) (25th)
GDP (PPP)	2016 estimate
• Total	$1.255 billion (179th)
• Per capita	$1,523 (179th)
GDP (nominal)	2016 estimate
• Total	$625 million (185th)
• Per capita	$758 (158th)
Gini (2004)	64.3 very high
HDI (2015)	0.497 low · 160th
Currency	Comorian franc (KMF)
Time zone	EAT (UTC+3)
Drives on the	right
Calling code	+269
ISO 3166 code	KM
Internet TLD	.km
Excluding Mayotte. Excluding Mayotte.

Coordinates: 12°10′S 44°15′E / 12.167°S 44.250°E / -12.167; 44.250

– in Africa  (light blue & dark grey)
– in the African Union  (light blue)

The Comoros (ⁱ/ˈkɒməroʊz/; Arabic: جزر القمر‎‎, Juzur al-Qumur / Qamar), officially the Union of the Comoros (Comorian: Udzima wa Komori, French: Union des Comores, Arabic: الاتحاد القمري‎‎ al-Ittiḥād al-Qumurī / Qamarī), is a sovereign archipelago island nation in the Indian Ocean located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel off the eastern coast of Africa between northeastern Mozambique and northwestern Madagascar. Other countries near the Comoros are Tanzania to the northwest and the Seychelles to the northeast. Its capital is Moroni, on Grande Comore. The Union of the Comoros has three official languages – Comorian, Arabic and French. The religion of the majority of the population is Islam.