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Pen Ink City Grande Comore Pen Ink City Mohéli Pen Ink City Adda-Douéni Pen Ink City Bambao Pen Ink City Bandaressalam Pen Ink City Bazimini Pen Ink City Chezani Pen Ink City Dembéni Pen Ink City Djoiezi Pen Ink City Domoni Pen Ink City Dzindri Pen Ink City Fomboni (Island capital) Pen Ink City Foumbouni Pen Ink City Hahaia Pen Ink City Hoani Pen Ink City Iconi Pen Ink City Itsikoudi Pen Ink City Jimilimé Pen Ink City Kangani Pen Ink City Koimbani Pen Ink City Koni-Djodjo Pen Ink City Mbatsé Pen Ink City Mbéni Pen Ink City Miringoni Pen Ink City Mirontsi Pen Ink City Mitsamiouli Pen Ink City Mitsoudjé Pen Ink City Mohoro Pen Ink City Moroni (National and Island capital) Pen Ink City Moya Pen Ink City Mramani Pen Ink City Mtakoudja Pen Ink City Mutsamudu (Island capital) Pen Ink City Mvouni Pen Ink City Ndrondroni Pen Ink City Nioumachoua Pen Ink City Nkourani Pen Ink City N'Tsaoueni Pen Ink City N'Tsoudjini Pen Ink City Ongoujou Pen Ink City Ouallah Pen Ink City Ouani Pen Ink City Pidjani Pen Ink City Pomoni Pen Ink City Sambia Pen Ink City Séléa Pen Ink City Sima Pen Ink City Tsidjé Pen Ink City Tsimbeo Pen Ink City Wanani Pen Ink City Ziroudani England Description Comoros Comoros has endured more than 20 coups or attempted coups since gaining independence from France in 1975. In 1997, the islands of Anjouan and Moheli declared independence from Comoros. In 1999, military chief Col. AZALI seized power in a bloodless coup, and helped negotiate the 2000 Fomboni Accords power-sharing agreement in which the federal presidency rotates among the three islands, and each island maintains its own local government. AZALI won the 2002 presidential election, and each island in the archipelago elected its own president. AZALI stepped down in 2006 and President SAMBI was elected to office. In 2007, Mohamed BACAR effected Anjouan's de-facto secession from the Union, refusing to step down in favor of fresh Anjouanais elections when Comoros' other islands held legitimate elections in July. The African Union (AU) initially attempted to resolve the political crisis by applying sanctions and a naval blockade on Anjouan, but in March 2008, AU and Comoran soldiers seized the island. The move was generally welcomed by the island's inhabitants. Location Southern Africa, group of islands at the northern mouth of the Mozambique Channel, about two-thirds of the way between northern Madagascar and northern Mozambique   Geographic Coordinates 12 10 S, 44 15 E Area - comparative slightly more than 12 times the size of Washington, DC Coast line 0 km Climate 340 km Terrain Comoros tropical marine; rainy season (November to May) Natural Resources Comoros volcanic islands, interiors vary from steep mountains to low hills Irrigated land NEGL Total Renewable Water Resources NA Natural Hazards 1.2 cu km (2003) Environment Currentissues cyclones possible during rainy season (December to April); Le Karthala on Grand Comore is an active volcano Geography Note soil degradation and erosion results from crop cultivation on slopes without proper terracing; deforestation Population Comoros important location at northern end of Mozambique Channel Population growth rate 773,407 (July 2010 est.) Birth Rate 2.731% (2010 est.) Death Rate 34.71 births/1,000 population (2010 est.) Netmigration Rate 7.4 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.) Total Fertility Rate NA Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate 4.78 children born/woman (2010 est.) Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids less than 0.1% (2007 est.) Hiv/Aids Deaths NA Religions Antalote, Cafre, Makoa, Oimatsaha, Sakalava Languages Sunni Muslim 98%, Roman Catholic 2% Education Expenditures Arabic (official), French (official), Shikomoro (a blend of Swahili and Arabic) Government Type 3.8% of GDP (2002) Administrative Divisions republic Independence 3 islands and 4 municipalities*; Grande Comore (N'gazidja), Anjouan (Ndzuwani), Domoni*, Fomboni*, Moheli (Mwali), Moroni*, Moutsamoudou* National Holiday 6 July 1975 (from France) Constitution Independence Day, 6 July (1975) Legal System 23-Dec-01 Suffrage French and Islamic law in a new consolidated code; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction Legislative Branch 18 years of age; universal Political Partie Sand Leaders unicameral Assembly of the Union (33 seats; 15 deputies are selected by the individual islands' local assemblies and 18 by universal suffrage to serve for five years); Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders Camp of the Autonomous Islands or CdIA (a coalition of parties organized by the islands' presidents in opposition to the Union President); Convention for the Renewal of the Comoros or CRC [AZALI Assowmani]; Front National pour la Justice or FNJ [Ahmed RACHID] (Islamic party in opposition); Mouvement pour la Democratie et le Progress or MDP-NGDC [Abbas DJOUSSOUF]; Parti Comorien pour la Democratie et le Progress or PCDP [Ali MROUDJAE]; Rassemblement National pour le Development or RND [Omar TAMOU, Abdoulhamid AFFRAITANE] International Organization Participation 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) Flag Description the US does not have an embassy in Comoros; the ambassador to Madagascar is accredited to Comoros Economy Overview four equal horizontal bands of yellow (top), white, red, and blue, with a green isosceles triangle based on the hoist; centered within the triangle is a white crescent with the convex side facing the hoist and four white, five-pointed stars placed vertically in a line between the points of the crescent; the horizontal bands and the four stars represent the four main islands of the archipelago - Mwali, N'gazidja, Nzwani, and Mahore (Mayotte - territorial collectivity of France, but claimed by Comoros) GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) One of the world's poorest countries, Comoros is made up of three islands that have inadequate transportation links, a young and rapidly increasing population, and few natural resources. The low educational level of the labor force contributes to a subsistence level of economic activity, high unemployment, and a heavy dependence on foreign grants and technical assistance. Agriculture, including fishing, hunting, and forestry, contributes 40% to GDP, employs 80% of the labor force, and provides most of the exports. Export income is heavily reliant on the three main crops of vanilla, cloves, and ylang-ylang and Comoros' export earnings are easily disrupted by disasters such as fires. The country is not self-sufficient in food production; rice, the main staple, accounts for the bulk of imports. The government - which is hampered by internal political disputes - lacks a comprehensive strategy to attract foreign investment and is struggling to upgrade education and technical training, privatize commercial and industrial enterprises, improve health services, diversify exports, promote tourism, and reduce the high population growth rate. The political problems have inhibited growth, which has averaged only about 1% in 2006-09. Remittances from 150,000 Comorans abroad help supplement GDP. In September 2009 the IMF approved a three-year $21 million loan for Comoros. GDP (Official Exchange Rate) $761 million (2009 est.) GDP Real Growth Rate $531.2 million (2009 est.) GDP Per Capita (PPP) 1% (2009 est.) Labor Force $1,000 (2009 est.) Unemployment Rate 268,500 (2007 est.) Population Below Poverty Line 20% (1996 est.) Distribution Of Family Income 60% (2002 est.) Unvestment Gross Fixed 3% (2007 est.) Inflation Rrate 5.36% (31 December 2008) Central Bank Discount Rate 7% (31 December 2008) Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate $100.6 million (31 December 2008) Stock Of Money $41.74 million (31 December 2008) Stock Of Quasi Money $79.52 million (31 December 2008) Stock Of Domestic Credit vanilla, cloves, ylang-ylang, perfume essences, copra, coconuts, bananas, cassava (tapioca) Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares fishing, tourism, perfume distillation Agriculture - Products NA% Industries 22 million kWh (2007 est.) Industrial Production Growth Rate 20.46 million kWh (2007 est.) Electricity Production 0 kWh (2008 est.) Electricity Consumption 0 kWh (2008 est.) Electricity Exports 0 bbl/day (2008 est.) Electricity Imports 1,000 bbl/day (2008 est.) Oil Production 0 bbl/day (2007 est.) Oil Consumption 766 bbl/day (2007 est.) Oil Exports 0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.) Oil Imports 0 cu m (2008 est.) Oil Proved Reserves 0 cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Production 0 cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Consumption 0 cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Exports 0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.) Natural Gas Imports $8 million (2007 est.) Natural Gas Proved Reserves $32 million (2006) Current Account Balance vanilla, ylang-ylang (perfume essence), cloves, copra Exports France 29.3%, Turkey 16.4%, Greece 12.1%, Brazil 9.6%, Algeria 7.5%, Singapore 7.4%, Saudi Arabia 4.7% (2008) Exports Commodities $143 million (2006) Exports Partners rice and other foodstuffs, consumer goods, petroleum products, cement, transport equipment Imports France 14.4%, China 12.5%, India 10.6%, UAE 10%, Italy 5.7%, Pakistan 5.7%, Singapore 4.6%, Kenya 4.5% (2008) Imports Commodities $232 million (2000 est.) Imports Partners Comoran francs (KMF) per US dollar - 361.4 (2007), 391.8 (2006), 395.6 (2005), 396.21 (2004), 435.9 (2003) Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold 23,300 (2008) Debt - External 42,000 (2008) Radio Broadcast Stations NA Television Broadcast Stations .km Internet Country Code 7 (2009) Airports Mayotte, Mutsamudu Military Service Age and Obligation

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