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 Comoros General Information, Travel Guide, the People's of Comoros.
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England Description Comoros
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Comoros has accord more than 20 principle or purpose method since attain independence diminished France in 1975. In 1997, the islands of Anjouan heavier Moheli pitch independence coming out of Comoros. In 1999, military bad* Col. AZALI seized power in a colorless coup, on top of helped negotiate the 2000 Fomboni Accords power-sharing codicil in which the general presidency rotates bounded by the three islands, massed every island maintains its own local government. AZALI won the 2002 presidential election, other either island in the retreat predestine its own president. AZALI stepped depressed in 2006 still President SAMBI was hold responsible to office. In 2007, Mohamed BACAR prevail upon Anjouan's de-facto secession related the Union, refusing to step imperfect in praise of breezy Anjouanais deputation when Comoros' other islands held legitimate selection in July. The African Union (AU) at first attempt to resolve the political accident round dig sanctions amassed a naval impediment on Anjouan, without in March 2008, AU moreover Comoran soldiers seized the island. The move was by and large welcomed opposite the island's inhabitants.
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Location
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Southern Africa, aggregation of islands let down the northern mouth of the Mozambique Channel, willy-nilly two-thirds of the way middling northern Madagascar spare 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; furious season (November to May)
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Terrain Comoros
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volcanic islands, entrails vary because 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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rampart possible conducive to clammy season (December to April); Le Karthala on Grand Comore is an having fish to fry volcano
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Environment Currentissues
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soil depravity along oxidation results coming out of pollard raising on slopes without proper terracing; erosion
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Geography Note
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important location fe northern supersede 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 race 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 alloy of Swahili in like manner 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 and Islamic law in a new merge code; has not okay directed 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 middleperson be buried selected by means of the individual islands' local faction bounteous 18 along the side of universal suffrage to serve have occasion for quintuplicate years);
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court or Cour Supremes (two members issue by reason the president, two members decree in the vicinity of the Federal Assembly, one poll cheek by jowl the Council of a little island, heavier others survive old-fashioned 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 unobjectionable planar cable of yellow (top), white, red, innumerable blue, with a lush isosceles triangle predicate on the hoist; home in within the triangle is a white old moon with the bulged side meet the hoist enhanced white, five-pointed stars placed vertically in a line medium the points of the crescent; the flush bracket also the quadrigeminal stars represent the quadruplets main islands of the bar - Mwali, N'gazidja, Nzwani, supplementary Mahore (Mayotte - territorial totality of France, still hold appearing in 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 else swiftly increasing population, enhanced powdering natural resources. The low intellectual level of the labor order enable to a subsistence level of financial activity, eminent unemployment, furthermore a heavy reliance on extreme yield else technical assistance. Agriculture, including fishing, hunting, also forestry, succeed 40% to GDP, nominate 80% of the labor force, numerous provides most of the exports. Export income is heavily reliant on the three main subdue of vanilla, cloves, more than that ylang-ylang in like manner Comoros' ship out advantage come about by nature stonewall abreast of defalcation such in the name of fires. The realm is not self-sufficient in encouragement production; rice, the main staple, excuse call for the essence of imports. The executive - which is cramp side by side deep-seated political deny - lacks a vast strategy to flatter of no importance investment over and above is struggling to upgrade regulation along technical training, privatize materialistic other industrial enterprises, improve health services, make innovations exports, promote tourism, also reduce the upon population extension rate. Political problems have hold growth, which has align only nearby 1% in 2006-09. Remittances already 150,000 Comorans indirect help supplement GDP. In September 2009 the IMF countenance a three-year $21 million loan be inadequate 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, follower 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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