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Comoros

12.2S 44.3E · 28 EVENTS · 8 DOMAINS
UNILATERAL DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE FROM FRANCE · 6 JULY 1975
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1997 – present · The Union and the Mayotte Question
6 EVENTS
since 1976 · UN affirms Comorian sovereignty over Mayotte 2 REFS
1997 · Anjouan and Mohéli secede 2 REFS
1975 – 1996 · Coups, Mercenaries and Instability
5 EVENTS
3 August 1975 · Abdallah overthrown 3 REFS
May 1978 · Denard restores Abdallah 3 REFS
1946 – 1975 · Autonomy and Independence
5 EVENTS
1947 · Overseas territory with representation 2 REFS
6 July 1975 · Unilateral declaration of independence 3 REFS
1841 – 1946 · French Colonisation
5 EVENTS
1886 · Protectorates over the three islands 3 REFS
1908 · Annexation and administration via Madagascar 3 REFS
c. 15th century – 1841 · The Swahili-Muslim Sultanates
4 EVENTS
15th–16th century · Rise of the island sultanates 3 REFS
early 16th century · Portuguese and European contact 2 REFS
c. 8th – 14th century CE · Settlement and the Coming of Islam
3 EVENTS
by the 8th century CE · Earliest settlement of the islands 3 REFS
9th–12th century · Dembeni phase and Indian Ocean trade 3 REFS
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Quick facts · atlas reference
Capital
Moroni
Population
851,000
Area
1,862 km²
Region
Eastern Africa
Languages
Arabic, French, Comorian
Currency
Comorian franc (Fr)
Demonym
Comoran
UN member
Yes
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Economy

GDP
$1.8 B’25 WB-WDI
GDP per capita
$2,056’25 WB-WDI
GDP growth
3.8%’25 WB-WDI
Inflation
3.2%’25 WB-WDI
Trade openness
40.9%’25 WB-WDI

Society

Population
883,000’25 WB-WDI
Life expectancy
67.0 yrs’24 WB-WDI
Urban population
33.9%’25 WB-WDI
Fertility rate
3.8’24 WB-WDI
Literacy rate
75.6%’21 WB-WDI

Governance

Voice & accountability
35.2’24 WB-WGI
Political stability
62.1’24 WB-WGI
Government effectiveness
27.8’24 WB-WGI
Regulatory quality
35.2’24 WB-WGI
Rule of law
37.5’24 WB-WGI
Control of corruption
24.8’24 WB-WGI

Health

Health spending
6.6%’23 WB-WHO
Physicians
0.42’22 WB-WHO
Under-5 mortality
39.0’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Measles immunisation
70.0%’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO

Education

Adult literacy
75.6%’21 WB-UNESCO
Education spending
2.3%’23 WB-UNESCO
Primary enrolment
97.0%’24 WB-UNESCO
Secondary enrolment
54.8%’22 WB-UNESCO
Tertiary enrolment
18.8%’17 WB-UNESCO

Technology

Internet users
32.5%’24 WB-ITU
Mobile subscriptions
110’23 WB-ITU
High-tech exports
3.1%’23 WB-WDI

Geography

Land area
1,861 km²’23 WB-WDI
Forest area
17.0%’23 WB-WDI
Agricultural land
71.5%’23 WB-WDI
CO₂ per capita (t)
0.5’24 WB-WDI
Renewable energy
39.3%’22 WB-WDI

Resources

Resource rents
1.6%’21 WB-WDI
Oil rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Mineral rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Forest rents
1.6%’21 WB-WDI
Electricity access
91.7%’24 WB-WDI

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