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
12 10 S, 44 15 E
Africa
total: 2,235 sq km
land: 2,235 sq km
water: 0 sq km
slightly more than 12 times the size of Washington, DC
total: 0 km
340 km
territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
tropical marine; rainy season (November to May)
volcanic islands, interiors vary from steep mountains to low hills
highest point: Karthala 2,360 m
lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
fish
agricultural land: 84.4% (2018 est.)
arable land: 46.7% (2018 est.)
permanent crops: 29.6% (2018 est.)
permanent pasture: 8.1% (2018 est.)
forest: 1.4% (2018 est.)
other: 14.2% (2018 est.)
1.3 sq km (2012)
1.2 billion cubic meters (2017 est.)
the capital city of Maroni, located on the western side of the island of Grande Comore, is the country's largest city; however, of the three islands that comprise Comoros, it is Anjouan that is the most densely populated as shown in this population distribution map
cyclones possible during rainy season (December to April); volcanic activity on Grand Comore
volcanism: Karthala (2,361 m) on Grand Comore Island last erupted in 2007; a 2005 eruption forced thousands of people to be evacuated and produced a large ash cloud
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
important location at northern end of Mozambique Channel
NOTE: The information regarding Comoros on this page is re-published from the 2021 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Comoros 2021 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Comoros 2021 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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