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Comoros
Comoros, officially the Union of the Comoros, is a sovereign archipelago island nation in the Indian Ocean. Located off the eastern coast of Africa, it is between Mozambique and northwestern Madagascar on the Northern end of the Mozambique Channel.
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What do you call citizen of comoro island?
A citizen of Comoros is called a Comoran. The Comoros is an archipelago located in the Indian Ocean, and its inhabitants share a rich cultural heritage influenced by African, Arab, and French traditions. The country has three main islands: Grande Comore, Mohéli, and Anjouan, each contributing to the diverse identity of its people.
What is the capital of Comoros a nation of small island is in the Indian Ocean?
Moroni is the seat of the government of the Union of the Comoros, an island nation in the Indian Ocean.
Why do people in Comoros speak French?
The Comoros archipelago was colonized by the French between 1841 and 1912, until 1974 where three major islands choose to gain independence. The fourth major island, Mayotte, refused to be separated from France and is still part of France. It gained the status of French département in 2011.
What is the longitude of Comoros?
Comoros is located in South Africa islands that have separated years ago.
Why is French spoken in the Comoros?
Because it used to be a French colony, so the French language was present for many years.
Even now, the island of Mayotte in the Comoros archipelago is still under France's jurisdiction and does not belong to the Union of the Comoros, having requested to stay French in a 1974 and 1976 referendum at an overwhelming 99.4% of votes, and requested in another referendum in 2009 to become an oversea department of France in 2011.
Comorian is spoken and common in Mayotte, but is not an official language there.
In the Union of the Comoros, Arabic, Comorian and French are the three official languages across all islands.
Is comoros an independent country?
It is a sovereign archipelago island nation in the Indian Ocean. There are many islands, but the country consists of four major islands
What money do they use in comoros?
The currency of the island nation Comoros is Comoro Franc (KMF) that is equal to 0.00293016 USD.
How many islands make up comoros?
There are many islands, but three major ones - Ndazidga, Mwali and Nzwani
How much a year does the President of Comoros make?
The President of Madagascar makes N$2,1 million a year.
What is the official name of Comoros?
Comoros, part of the Comoro Islands archipelago, were once called "The Perfume islands" for the scents including vanilla. The French colony of the Comoros (Les Comores) included these islands and Mayotte (now a separate French territory).
(See the related Link for history and peoples of the island country Comoros.)
What is the capital city of comoros?
The capital city of the "Union of the Comoros" is Moroni.
(The country is Comoros, while the archipelago, which includes the French island of Mayotte, is the Comoro Islands.)
The capital and largest city is Moroni
Is the Comoros islands in Africa?
The islands are located at the north end of the Mozambique Channel, off the coast of East Africa
A famous landmark is Mount Ntingui which is a steep ,hard climb to the summit 1595m (5231ft) at its highest point. If it is scaled on one of the rare clear days a stunning view over all four islands that make up the archipelago awaits.
