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Africa
Union of the Comoros
🗺️ Moroni, Comoros
Capital city
📍 -11.7022°, 43.2551°View larger map →
📍 Essential Info
CapitalMoroni
TimezoneUTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Population911.7K
LanguagesArabic (official), French (official), Shikomoro (official; similar to Swahili), Comorian
Governmentfederal presidential republic
🔌 Practical Info
Driving SideRight
Electrical PlugsVaries
Internet Code.km
Internet Users36%
GDP per Capita$3,600
🌍 Geography
LocationSouthern Africa, group of islands at the northern mouth of the Mozambique Channel, about two-thirds of the way between northern Madagascar and northern Mozambique
Size Comparisonslightly more than 12 times the size of Washington, D.C.
Climatetropical marine; rainy season (November to May)
Terrainvolcanic islands, interiors vary from steep mountains to low hills
👥 People & Culture
Ethnic GroupsAntalote, Cafre, Makoa, Oimatsaha, Sakalava
ReligionsMuslim 98.1% (overwhelmingly Sunni Muslim, small Shia Muslim and Ahmadiyya Muslim populations), ethnic religionist 1.1%, Christian 0.6%, other 0.3% (2...
Median Age23.1 years
Life Expectancy67.8 years
National HolidayIndependence Day, 6 July (1975)
Cultural Information
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Data sourced from the CIA World Factbook