Info about Comoros

The Comoros Islands—Grande Comoro (Ngazidja), Anjouan, Mohéli, and Mayotte (which is not part of the country and retains ties to France)—constitute an archipelago of volcanic origin in the Indian Ocean, 190 mi off the coast of Mozambique.

Capital
Moroni - 53 000 people
all city from Comoros

Country lead by
President: Ahmed Abdallah Sambi (2006)

Population
690,948 (growth rate: 2.9%); birth rate: 36.9/1000; infant mortality rate: 72.8/1000; life expectancy: 62.3; density per sq mi: 825

Land Area
838 sq mi (2,170 sq km)

Monetary unit
Franc

Language
Arabic and French (both official), Shikomoro (Swahili/Arabic blend)

Ethnicity
Antalote, Cafre, Makoa, Oimatsaha, Sakalava

Religion
Sunni Muslim 98%, Roman Catholic 2%

Transportation
Railways: 0 km. Highways: total: 880 km; paved: 673 km; unpaved: 207 km (1999 est.). Ports and harbors: Mayotte, Moutsamoudou. Airports: 4 (2004 est.).

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