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Comoros

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Background :

Comoros has endured more than 20 coups or attempted coups since gaining independence from France in 1975. In 1997, the islands of Anjouan and Moheli declared independence from Comoros. In 1999, military chief Col. AZALI seized power in a bloodless coup, and helped negotiate the 2000 Fomboni Accords power-sharing agreement in which the federal presidency rotates among the three islands, and each island maintains its own local government. AZALI won the 2002 presidential election, and each island in the archipelago elected its own president. AZALI stepped down in 2006 and President SAMBI was elected to office. In 2007, BACAR effected Anjouan's de-facto secession from the Union, refusing to step down in favor of fresh Anjouanais elections when Comoros' other islands held legitimate elections in July. The African Union (AU) initially attempted to resolve the political crisis by applying sanctions and a naval blockade on Anjouan, but in March 2008, AU and Comoran soldiers seized the island. The move was generally welcomed by the island's inhabitants. 

Location :

Southern Africa, group of islands at the northern mouth of the Mozambique Channel, about two-thirds of the way between northern Madagascar and northern Mozambique 

Geographic Coordinates Center :

12 10 S, 44 15 E  (Latitude, Longtitude)

Geographic Coordinates Rectangle :

West 43.22
North -11.36
East 44.54
South -12.39

Area :

total 2 235 square km
land 2 235 square km
water 0 square km

Coastline :

340.00 km

Climate :

tropical marine; rainy season (November to May) 

Terrain :

volcanic islands, interiors vary from steep mountains to low hills 

Elevation extremes :

lowest point 0 metres
highest point 2 360 metres

Land use :

arable land 35.87 %
permanent crops 23.32 %
other 40.81 %

Natural hazards :

active volcanoes cyclones

current issues :

soil degradation and erosion results from crop cultivation on slopes without proper terracing; deforestation 

international agreements :

Biodiversity Climate Change
Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol Desertification
Endangered Species Hazardous Wastes
Law of the Sea Ozone Layer Protection
Ship Pollution Wetlands

Population :

752 438 

Indicators :

Growth rate 2.77 %
Birth rate 35.23 births/1,000 population
Total fertility rate 4.84 children born/woman
Death rate 7.57 deaths/1,000 population

Age structure :

0-14 years 42.20 %
15-64 years 54.80 %
65 years and over 3.10 %

Median age :

total 18.80 years
male 18.50 years
female 19.10 years

Sex ratio :

at birth 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years 0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over 0.84 male(s)/female
total population 0.98 male(s)/female

Health :

Infant mortality rate 66.57 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth - total population 63.47 years
Life expectancy at birth - male 61.07 years
Life expectancy at birth - female 65.94 years
HIV-AIDS adult prevalence rate 0.10 %

Religions :

Sunni Muslim 98.00 %
Roman Catholic 2.00 %

Languages :

Arabic  
French  
Shikomoro  

Literacy :

total population 56.50 %
male 63.60 %
female 49.30 %

Country name :

conventional long form Union of the Comoros
conventional short form Comoros
local long form Udzima wa Komori

Country Codes :

ISO 3166 KM
ISO Numeric 174
ISO3 COM
FIPS CN
ccTLD km
English Comoros

Administrative divisions :

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

Capital :

name Moroni
geographic coordinates 11 42 S, 43 14 E
time difference 3.00

International organization participation :

ACCT ACP
AMF AOSIS
AU AfDB
COMESA FAO
FZ G-77
IBRD ICAO
ICCt ICRM
IDA IDB
IFAD IFC
IFRCS ILO
IMF IMO
IMSO IOC
IPU ITSO
ITU ITUC
InOC Interpol
LAS NAM
OIC OIF
OPCW UN
UNCTAD UNESCO
UNIDO UPU
WCO WFTU
WHO WIPO
WMO WTO (observer)

Independence :

1975-07-06 

National holiday :

Independence Day

1975-07-06

Executive branch :

President Ahmed Abdallah SAMBI President Ahmed Abdallah SAMBI

GDP - Gross Domestic product :

PPP - Purchasing Power Parity 758 100 000 $
Official Exchange Rate 525 000 000
RGR - Real Growth rate 1.00 %
PPP - per capita 1 000 $

GDP Composition by sector :

agriculture 40.00 %
industry 4.00 %
services 56.00 %

Labor force - by occupation :

agriculture 80.00 %
services 20.00 %

Other Indicators :

Unemployment rate 20.00 %
Population below poverty line 60.00 %
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 3.00 %
Current account balance 8 000 000 $
Debt external 232 000 000 $
Military expenditures 2.80 % of GDP

Household income or consumption by percentage share :

lowest 10% 0.90 %
highest 10% 55.20 %

Budget :

revenues 27 600 000 $

Agriculture - products :

bananas cassava
cloves coconuts
copra perfume essence
perfume essence vanilla

Industries :

fishing perfume distillation
tourism

Energy :

Electricity Production 22 000 000 kWh
Electricity Consumption 20 460 000 kWh
Oil Consumption 1 000 bbl/day
Oil Imports 766 bbl/day

Value :

32 000 000 $

Commodities :

cloves copra
perfume essence (perfume essence) vanilla

Value :

143 000 000 $

Partners :

France (fr) 14.40 %
China (cn) 12.50 %
India (in) 10.60 %
UAE 10.00 %
Italy (it) 5.70 %
Pakistan (pk) 5.70 %
Singapore (sg) 4.60 %
Kenya (ke) 4.50 %

Commodities :

cement petroleum products
rice consumer products transportation equipment

Currency-name :

Comoran franc 

Communications :

Telephons Main lines in use 23 300
Telephons Mobile, Cellular 42 000
FM Radio broadcast stations 4
Internet Country code (ccTLD) km
Internet Hosts 7
Internet Users 23 000

Transportation :

Airports with paved runways 4
Roadways - total 880 km
Roadways - paved 673 km
Roadways - unpaved 207 km

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