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Comoros

KM / COM   -12.3°, 43.7°

The Comoros, officially the Union of the Comoros, is an archipelagic country made up of three islands in Southeast Africa, located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city is Moroni. The predominant religion of the population—and the official state religion—is Islam. Comoros proclaimed its independence from France on 6 July 1975. The country has three official languages: Comorian, French and Arabic. The Comoros is the only country of the Arab League which is entirely in the Southern Hemisphere. It is also a member state of the African Union, the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, and the Indian Ocean Commission.

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People are called
Comorian
Driving side
Right
Calling code
+269
Capital
Moroni
Population
902,348
Area
2,034 km2
Climate
Tropical
Government
Federal presidential republic
Currency
Comorian franc
Languages
Arabic, French, Comorian
Sells
cloves, ships, essential oils, vanilla
Sells to
Indonesia 25%, India 23%, Turkey 16%
Land borders
None
Drives on the
right
Calling code
+269
Founded
1975
Hemisphere
Southern

WHAT PEOPLE ARE CALLED

Comorian

These are English demonyms for people from Comoros. A demonym describes a connection to a place; it does not mean everyone shares an ethnicity, language or religion.

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SAME LAND, DIFFERENT WORLDS

Civilizations, flags & standards

Modern borders are a starting point for exploring the past. These cultures and states occupied some of the same land; they were not the same country. Dates describe each civilization or state as a whole, not continuous rule over every place listed.

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Turning points

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Religion: state & society

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Languages

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Arabicofficial
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Frenchofficial
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Comorianofficial
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Largest cities

Moroni  capital 74,749
Moutsamoudou 26,313
Fomboni 17,291

Form of government

Federal presidential republic.

Climate and geography

tropical marine; rainy season (November to May)

Climate zone

Highest point

Landmarks and landscapes

Southern hemisphere.

Figures from its history

Ahmed Abdallah
Ahmed Abdallah Independence-era president Ahmed Abdallah Abderemane was a Comorian politician. He was a member of the French Senate from 1959 to 1973, and President of the Comoros from 25 October 1978 until his assassination in 1989.

Corrected in an AI-assisted review of the imported data (2026-09-22), not yet checked against a named source: landmarks, languages.