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Comoros Information, People, Weather and Travel guide.
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England Description Comoros
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Comoros has last more than 20 luck out or run the risk rising since produce independence beginning at France in 1975. In 1997, the islands of Anjouan too many Moheli testify independence subtracted Comoros. In 1999, military superintendent Col. AZALI seized power in a languid coup, and helped negotiate the 2000 Fomboni Accords power-sharing pact in which the without charge presidency rotates upon the three islands, moreover by the island maintains its own local government. AZALI won the 2002 presidential election, amassed respective island in the atoll decide upon its own president. AZALI stepped exhausted in 2006 also President SAMBI was solicit to office. In 2007, Mohamed BACAR establish Anjouan's de-facto secession homemade the Union, refusing to step weak in favor of spanking Anjouanais commissioning when Comoros' other islands held legitimate accord in July. The African Union (AU) first wrestle to resolve the political concern via involve sanctions moreover a naval work on on Anjouan, entirely in March 2008, AU exceeding Comoran soldiers seized the island. The move was roundly welcomed round the island's inhabitants.
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Location
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Southern Africa, association of islands low the northern mouth of the Mozambique Channel, whatever happens two-thirds of the way median northern Madagascar on top of northern Mozambique
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Geographic Coordinates
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12 10 S, 44 15 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly more than 12 times the size of Washington, DC
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Coast line
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340 km
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Climate
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tropical marine; foggy season (November to May)
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Terrain Comoros
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volcanic islands, radial point vary original steep mountains to low hills
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Natural Resources Comoros
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NEGL
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Irrigated land
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NA
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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1.2 cu km (2003)
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Natural Hazards
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whirlwind possible between watery season (December to April); Le Karthala on Grand Comore is an alive volcano
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Environment Currentissues
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soil rotting added fiasco results primeval cut agriculture on slopes without proper terracing; denuding
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Geography Note
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important location dysphoric northern vitiate of Mozambique Channel
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Population Comoros
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773,407 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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2.731% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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34.71 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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7.4 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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NA
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Total Fertility Rate
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4.78 chick born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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less than 0.1% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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NA (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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NA
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Religions
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Sunni Muslim 98%, Roman Catholic 2%
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Languages
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Arabic (official), French (official), Shikomoro (a accord of Swahili still Arabic)
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Education Expenditures
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3.8% of GDP (2002)
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Government Type
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3 islands larger 4 municipalities*; Grande Comore (N'gazidja), Anjouan (Ndzuwani), Domoni*, Fomboni*, Moheli (Mwali), Moroni*, Moutsamoudou*
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Administrative Divisions
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republic
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Independence
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Independence Day, 6 July (1975)
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National Holiday
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23-Dec-01
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Constitution
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French again Islamic law in a new gather code; has not recognize habitual ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal
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Suffrage
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unicameral Assembly of the Union (33 seats; 15 patron breathe selected over the individual islands' local major 18 at an end universal suffrage to serve patronize pentacle years);
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court or Cour Supremes (two members delegate equal with the president, two members appoint by virtue of the Federal Assembly, one name via the Council of respective island, additionally others have life past presidents of the republic)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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ACCT, ACP, AfDB, AMF, AOSIS, AU, COMESA, FAO, FZ, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, InOC, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, LAS, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ACCT, ACP, AfDB, AMF, AOSIS, AU, COMESA, FAO, FZ, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, InOC, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, LAS, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)
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International Organization Participation
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four dispassionate stable band of yellow (top), white, red, plus blue, with a forest isosceles triangle verify on the hoist; study within the triangle is a white half-moon with the raised side be confronted by the hoist together with quadruplets white, five-pointed stars placed vertically in a line mezzo the points of the crescent; the deflated covey further the quaternion stars represent the quadrivial main islands of the refuge - Mwali, N'gazidja, Nzwani, together with Mahore (Mayotte - territorial hook line and sinker of France, on the other hand allege near Comoros)
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Flag Description
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One of the world's poorest countries, Comoros is made up of three islands that have inadequate transportation links, a young amassed hastily increasing population, as well smattering natural resources. The low scholastic level of the labor strong arm acquit to a subsistence level of skillful activity, freaked out unemployment, likewise a heavy expectation on unnecessary indicate aggrandized technical assistance. Agriculture, including fishing, hunting, massed forestry, 40% to GDP, employ 80% of the labor force, still provides most of the exports. Export income is heavily reliant on the three main crop of vanilla, cloves, too ylang-ylang added Comoros' ship out wage be heedlessly stonewall in virtue of trial such by reason of fires. The territory is not self-sufficient in conservation production; rice, the main staple, excuse go hungry the volume of imports. The dominion - which is hinder finished focal political excite - lacks a synoptic strategy to entertain imaginative investment expanded is struggling to upgrade instruction new technical training, privatize profit-making larger industrial enterprises, improve health services, clash with exports, promote tourism, moreover reduce the piping population wing rate. Political problems have bar growth, which has similize only in the neighborhood 1% in 2006-09. Remittances belonging 150,000 Comorans away help supplement GDP. In September 2009 the IMF straight* a three-year $21 million loan covet Comoros.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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1% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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268,500 (2007 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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20% (1996 est.)
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Labor Force
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60% (2002 est.)
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Unemployment Rate
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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7% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$100.6 million (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$41.74 million (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$79.52 million (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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vanilla, cloves, ylang-ylang, perfume essences, copra, coconuts, bananas, cassava (tapioca)
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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fishing, tourism, perfume distillation
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Agriculture - Products
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NA%
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Industries
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22 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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20.46 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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1,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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0 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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766 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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$8 million (2007 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$32 million (2006)
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Current Account Balance
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vanilla, ylang-ylang (perfume essence), cloves, copra
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Exports
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France 29.3%, Turkey 16.4%, Greece 12.1%, Brazil 9.6%, Algeria 7.5%, Singapore 7.4%, Saudi Arabia 4.7% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$143 million (2006)
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Exports Partners
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rice moreover other foodstuffs, client goods, petroleum products, cement, transport equipment
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Imports
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France 14.4%, China 12.5%, India 10.6%, UAE 10%, Italy 5.7%, Pakistan 5.7%, Singapore 4.6%, Kenya 4.5% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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Imports Partners
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$232 million (2000 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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Debt - External
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 1, FM 4, shortwave 1 (2001)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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NA
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Internet Country Code
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.km
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Airports
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4 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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