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Union of the Comoros

Union of the Comoros
  • الاتحاد القمري (Arabic)
    al-Ittiḥād al-Qumurī/Qamarī
  • Union des Comores  (French)
  • Udzima wa Komori  (Swahili)
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)
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
Religion Sunni Islam
Demonym Comorian
Government Federal presidential republic
• President
Azali Assoumani
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
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
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) Decrease 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
  1. Excluding Mayotte.
  2. 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 (/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.


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