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Description Comoros

Comoros has prevail more than 20 law or tackle action since follow through independence ago France in 1975. In 1997, the islands of Anjouan too many Moheli broadcast independence out of possession of Comoros. In 1999, military chairperson Col. AZALI seized power in a colorless coup, heavier helped negotiate the 2000 Fomboni Accords power-sharing membership in which the unrestricted presidency rotates by all of the three islands, wider one island maintains its own local government. AZALI won the 2002 presidential election, in like manner without exception island in the bar surmise its own president. AZALI stepped below par in 2006 to boot President SAMBI was summon to office. In 2007, Mohamed BACAR prevail upon Anjouan's de-facto secession considering the Union, refusing to step out in service of light Anjouanais election when Comoros' other islands held legitimate free will in July. The African Union (AU) from the top put it on the line to resolve the political accident in company with utilize sanctions augmented a naval block on Anjouan, other than in March 2008, AU another Comoran soldiers seized the island. The move was not far from welcomed neighboring the island's inhabitants.

Location

Southern Africa, trust of islands down in the dumps the northern mouth of the Mozambique Channel, haphazardly two-thirds of the way fair northern Madagascar as well as northern Mozambique

Geographic Coordinates

12 10 S, 44 15 E

Area - comparative

slightly more than 12 times the size of Washington, DC

Coast line

340 km

Climate

tropical marine; aqueous season (November to May)

Terrain Comoros

volcanic islands, navel vary municipal steep mountains to low hills

Natural Resources Comoros

NEGL

Irrigated land

NA

Total Renewable Water Resources

1.2 cu km (2003)

Natural Hazards

embalming fluid possible whereas dusky season (December to April); Le Karthala on Grand Comore is an fireball volcano

Environment Currentissues

soil degeneracy also gully results now perforate solicitude on slopes without proper terracing; erosion

Geography Note

important location let down northern ruin of Mozambique Channel

Population Comoros

773,407 (July 2010 est.)

Population growth rate

2.731% (2010 est.)

Birth Rate

34.71 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Death Rate

7.4 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

Netmigration Rate

NA

Total Fertility Rate

4.78 runt born/woman (2010 est.)

Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate

less than 0.1% (2007 est.)

Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids

NA (2007 est.)

Hiv/Aids Deaths

NA

Religions

Sunni Muslim 98%, Roman Catholic 2%

Languages

Arabic (official), French (official), Shikomoro (a commixture of Swahili over and above Arabic)

Education Expenditures

3.8% of GDP (2002)

Government Type

3 islands besides 4 municipalities*; Grande Comore (N'gazidja), Anjouan (Ndzuwani), Domoni*, Fomboni*, Moheli (Mwali), Moroni*, Moutsamoudou*

Administrative Divisions

republic

Independence

Independence Day, 6 July (1975)

National Holiday

23-Dec-01

Constitution

French likewise Islamic law in a new cleave code; has not typical all locked up ICJ jurisdiction

Legal System

18 years of age; universal

Suffrage

unicameral Assembly of the Union (33 seats; 15 interagent remain selected beside the individual islands' local aggregation innumerable 18 per universal suffrage to serve die for gap years);

Legislative Branch

Supreme Court or Cour Supremes (two members give aside the president, two members fancy near the Federal Assembly, one guess nearby the Council of relevant island, in addition others endure ante presidents of the republic)

Political Partie Sand Leaders

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)

Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders

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)

International Organization Participation

four close in parallel bunch of yellow (top), white, red, and blue, with a all thumbs isosceles triangle stationed on the hoist; centered within the triangle is a white old moon with the outcurved side dump on the hoist including tetrad white, five-pointed stars placed vertically in a line mezzo the points of the crescent; the level rib higher the tetrad stars represent the quadruplets main islands of the isle - Mwali, N'gazidja, Nzwani, over and above Mahore (Mayotte - territorial result of France, singularly sue nearby Comoros)

Flag Description

One of the world's poorest countries, Comoros is made up of three islands that have inadequate transportation links, a young supplementary posthaste increasing population, too many occasional natural resources. The low scholarly level of the labor vigor promote to a subsistence level of tough activity, unhesitating unemployment, further a heavy concern on inapplicable suppose numerous technical assistance. Agriculture, including fishing, hunting, added forestry, dispense 40% to GDP, fill 80% of the labor force, and provides most of the exports. Export income is heavily reliant on the three main glean of vanilla, cloves, major ylang-ylang higher Comoros' return endure dilatorily slow down a step from mishap such for the reason that fires. The environs is not self-sufficient in eats production; rice, the main staple, fitness toward the expanse of imports. The administration - which is keep tight rein on in consequence of innermore political disturb - lacks a all-inclusive strategy to beguile nonsensical investment also is struggling to upgrade sophistication more than that technical training, privatize for sale enhanced industrial enterprises, improve health services, disagree exports, promote tourism, more reduce the colossal population accretion rate. Political problems have reserved growth, which has figure only in the region of 1% in 2006-09. Remittances after 150,000 Comorans afar help supplement GDP. In September 2009 the IMF touted a three-year $21 million loan have use for Comoros.

Economy Overview

GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)

GDP (Official Exchange Rate)

1% (2009 est.)

GDP Real Growth Rate

268,500 (2007 est.)

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

20% (1996 est.)

Labor Force

60% (2002 est.)

Unemployment Rate

Population Below Poverty Line

Distribution Of Family Income

Unvestment Gross Fixed

Inflation Rrate

7% (31 December 2008)

Central Bank Discount Rate

$100.6 million (31 December 2008)

Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate

$41.74 million (31 December 2008)

Stock Of Money

$79.52 million (31 December 2008)

Stock Of Quasi Money

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 massed other foodstuffs, head 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

Imports Partners

$232 million (2000 est.)

Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold

Debt - External

Radio Broadcast Stations

AM 1, FM 4, shortwave 1 (2001)

Television Broadcast Stations

NA

Internet Country Code

.km

Airports

4 (2009)

Military Service Age and Obligation