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Comoros: information sheet

The archipelago of Comoros is located in the North-East of Madagascar, at the entrance of the Mozambique Channel. Appeared in the tertiary era, it has about thirty islands. The country covers a total area of 2.237 km² with an estimated population of about 798,000 inhabitants. The density of the population is high: 309 hab / km². The Comorian population is largely rural (72.1%), but the rate of growth of urbanized areas is fast: more than 5% per year. The main cities are the capital Moroni (50,000 inhabitants), Mutsamudu (35,000) and Fomboni (less than 30,000).

Distances

• Dzaoudzi - Moroni : 260 km
• Dzaoudzi - Anjouan : 120km

Area

2170 km²

Capital

Moroni

Currency

Comorian franc (KMF) : 1EUR = 490.5 KMF (16/04/2018)

Language(s)

Shikomor, French and Arab

Time difference

UTC/GMT :+3