Overview of Comoros Last updated on
Monday 19th April 2010
Official Name
Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros
Location
Four islands in the Mozambique Channel roughly 500km west of the northern tip of Madagascar and 300km east of Mozambique.
Area
2236 sq km, divided among the islands as follows:
Njazidja (Grand Comore) -- 1148 sq km
Nzwani (Anjouan) -- 424 sq km
Mahoré (Mayotte) -- 374 sq km
Mwali (Mohéli) -- 290 sq km
Climate
Hot and rainy from December to March
Dry and pleasant from May to October
Independence
Unilateral declaration of independence 6 July 1975; France renounced sovereignty 3 Jan 1976 -- except in Mayotte.
Government
Republic
Capital
Moroni
Population
540,000 (estimate Jan. 1995)
Languages
Arabic and French are the official languages. The lingua franca, however, is the Comorian variety of Swahili.
Religion
Islam -- with a very small number of Catholics.
Currency
Comoros franc divided into 100 centimes.
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