Sub Saharan Africa
Comoros
Last reviewed: 14 June 2007
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Area: 1,862 sq km (excluding Mayotte)
Population: 711,417 (2007 estimate)
Capital City: Moroni (Ngazidja)
People: Comoran
Languages: Comoran, French, Arabic.
Religion(s): Islam (state religion), with a very small (less than 0.5%) Roman Catholic minority.
Currency: Comoros Franc (pegged to the euro).
Major Political Parties: Convention pour la renaissance des Comores (CRC), supporting former President Assoumani.
Rassemblement National pour le Developpement (RND) - loose alliance of parties formed at the 2004 elections to oppose the CRC.
In general, the islands have a large number of political parties, many of them based on personal loyalties.
Head of State & Federal President: Ahmed Abdallah Sambi
Membership of International Groupings/Organisations: African Union (AU); League of Arab States; Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC); Indian Ocean Commission (IOC); Common Market for East and Southern Africa (COMESA).
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Address:
British High Commission
Les Cascades Building
Edith Cavell Street
Port Louis
PO Box 1063
Telephone:
(230) 202 9400
(230) 252 8006 Duty Officer (in case of genuine emergency out of office hours)
Fax:
(230) 202 9408
(230) 202 9407 Consular/Visa
Email: bhc@intnet.mu
Office hours:
GMT:
Mon-Thurs: 0345-1145
Fri: 0345-0930
Out of hours, the Mauritius High Commission will give contact number.
Website: http://www.britishhighcommission.gov.uk/mauritius