Sub Saharan Africa

Comoros
Last reviewed: 02 September 2011

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Map of Comoros

Area: 1,862 sq km (excluding Mayotte)
Population: 660,000 (2008; IMF estimate, excluding Mayotte)
Capital City: Moroni (Ngazidja)
People: Comoran
Languages: French, Arabic, Comorian (derived from Swahili and 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: The Baobab Party of current President Dhoinine presently controls parliament and two of the three Island Councils.
In general, the islands have a large number of political parties, many of them based on personal loyalties.
Head of State & Federal President: Ikililou Dhoinine
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).