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href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_the_Comoros.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Seal_of_the_Comoros.svg/116px-Seal_of_the_Comoros.svg.png" decoding="async" width="116" height="116" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Seal_of_the_Comoros.svg/174px-Seal_of_the_Comoros.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Seal_of_the_Comoros.svg/232px-Seal_of_the_Comoros.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="700" data-file-height="699" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">The <a href="/wiki/National_seal_of_the_Comoros" title="National seal of the Comoros">National seal of the Comoros</a></div></div></div></div></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:LocationComoros.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/LocationComoros.svg/220px-LocationComoros.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="110" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/LocationComoros.svg/330px-LocationComoros.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/LocationComoros.svg/440px-LocationComoros.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /></a><figcaption>The location of the <a href="/wiki/Comoros" title="Comoros">Comoros</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Un-comoros.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Un-comoros.png/220px-Un-comoros.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="168" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Un-comoros.png/330px-Un-comoros.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Un-comoros.png/440px-Un-comoros.png 2x" data-file-width="2709" data-file-height="2073" /></a><figcaption>An enlargeable map of the <a href="/wiki/Union_of_the_Comoros" class="mw-redirect" title="Union of the Comoros">Union of the Comoros</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The following <a href="/wiki/Outline_(list)" title="Outline (list)">outline</a> is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Comoros: </p><p><b><a href="/wiki/Comoros" title="Comoros">Comoros</a></b> – <a href="/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states" title="List of sovereign states">sovereign</a> <a href="/wiki/Island_nation" class="mw-redirect" title="Island nation">island nation</a> located in the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Ocean" title="Indian Ocean">Indian Ocean</a> off the eastern coast of <a href="/wiki/Africa" title="Africa">Africa</a> on the northern end of the <a href="/wiki/Mozambique_Channel" title="Mozambique Channel">Mozambique Channel</a> between northern <a href="/wiki/Madagascar" title="Madagascar">Madagascar</a> and northeastern <a href="/wiki/Mozambique" title="Mozambique">Mozambique</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-CIA_World_Factbook_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CIA_World_Factbook-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The nearest countries to the Comoros are Mozambique, <a href="/wiki/Tanzania" title="Tanzania">Tanzania</a>, Madagascar, and the <a href="/wiki/Seychelles" title="Seychelles">Seychelles</a>. At 2,235 km<sup>2</sup> (863 sq mi)<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the Comoros is the third smallest African nation by area; and with a population estimated at 798,000 it is the sixth smallest African nation by population (though it has one of the highest population densities in Africa), and is the southernmost member state of the <a href="/wiki/Arab_League" title="Arab League">Arab League</a>. Its name derives from the Arabic word <span title="Arabic-language romanization"><i lang="ar-Latn"><i>qamar</i></i></span> ("moon").<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The country is notable for its diverse culture and history, as a nation formed at the crossroads of many civilizations. It has three official languages—<a href="/wiki/Comorian_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Comorian language">Comorian</a> (<i>Shikomor</i>), <a href="/wiki/Arabic" title="Arabic">Arabic</a>, and <a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>, and it is the only state to be a member of each of the <a href="/wiki/African_Union" title="African Union">African Union</a>, <a href="/wiki/Francophonie" title="Francophonie">Francophonie</a>, <a href="/wiki/Organisation_of_Islamic_Cooperation" title="Organisation of Islamic Cooperation">Organisation of Islamic Cooperation</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arab_League" title="Arab League">Arab League</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Indian_Ocean_Commission" title="Indian Ocean Commission">Indian Ocean Commission</a>, among other international organizations. However it has had a troubled history since independence in 1975, marked by an inordinate number of <i>coups d'état</i>. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886046785">.mw-parser-output .toclimit-2 .toclevel-1 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-3 .toclevel-2 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-4 .toclevel-3 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-5 .toclevel-4 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-6 .toclevel-5 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-7 .toclevel-6 ul{display:none}</style><div class="toclimit-2"><meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="General_reference">General reference</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_Comoros&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: General reference"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Comoros-CIA_WFB_Map.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Comoros-CIA_WFB_Map.png/220px-Comoros-CIA_WFB_Map.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="237" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d1/Comoros-CIA_WFB_Map.png 1.5x" data-file-width="330" data-file-height="355" /></a><figcaption>An enlargeable basic map of the <a href="/wiki/Comoros" title="Comoros">Comoros</a></figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/International_Phonetic_Alphabet" title="International Phonetic Alphabet">Pronunciation</a>: <span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="'k' in 'kind'">k</span><span title="/ɒ/: 'o' in 'body'">ɒ</span><span title="'m' in 'my'">m</span><span title="/ər/: 'er' in 'letter'">ər</span><span title="/oʊ/: 'o' in 'code'">oʊ</span><span title="'z' in 'zoom'">z</span></span>/</a></span> <span class="noprint"><span class="ext-phonos"><span data-nosnippet="" id="ooui-php-1" class="ext-phonos-PhonosButton noexcerpt ext-phonos-PhonosButton-emptylabel oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-buttonWidget" data-ooui="{"_":"mw.Phonos.PhonosButton","href":"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/transcoded\/3\/39\/En-us-Comoros.ogg\/En-us-Comoros.ogg.mp3","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"volumeUp","data":{"ipa":"","text":"","lang":"en","wikibase":"","file":"En-us-Comoros.ogg"},"classes":["ext-phonos-PhonosButton","noexcerpt","ext-phonos-PhonosButton-emptylabel"]}"><a role="button" tabindex="0" href="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/39/En-us-Comoros.ogg/En-us-Comoros.ogg.mp3" rel="nofollow" aria-label="Play audio" title="Play audio" class="oo-ui-buttonElement-button"><span class="oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-volumeUp"></span><span class="oo-ui-labelElement-label"></span><span class="oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator"></span></a></span><sup class="ext-phonos-attribution noexcerpt navigation-not-searchable"><a href="/wiki/File:En-us-Comoros.ogg" title="File:En-us-Comoros.ogg">ⓘ</a></sup></span></span></span></li> <li>Common English country name: The <a href="/wiki/Comoros" title="Comoros">Comoros</a></li> <li>Official English country name: The <a href="/wiki/Union_of_the_Comoros" class="mw-redirect" title="Union of the Comoros">Union of the Comoros</a></li> <li>Common <a href="/wiki/Endonym" class="mw-redirect" title="Endonym">endonym</a>(s): <a href="/wiki/List_of_countries_and_capitals_in_native_languages" class="mw-redirect" title="List of countries and capitals in native languages"> </a></li> <li>Official endonym(s): <a href="/wiki/List_of_official_endonyms_of_present-day_nations_and_states" class="mw-redirect" title="List of official endonyms of present-day nations and states"> </a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_adjectival_and_demonymic_forms_of_place_names#Countries_and_nations" title="List of adjectival and demonymic forms of place names">Adjectival</a>(s): <a href="/wiki/Comoros" title="Comoros">Comorian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_adjectival_and_demonymic_forms_of_place_names#Countries_and_nations" title="List of adjectival and demonymic forms of place names">Demonym</a>(s):</li> <li><a href="/wiki/ISO_country_codes" class="mw-redirect" title="ISO country codes">ISO country codes</a>: KM, COM, 174</li> <li><a href="/wiki/ISO_region_codes" class="mw-redirect" title="ISO region codes">ISO region codes</a>: See <a href="/wiki/ISO_3166-2:KM" title="ISO 3166-2:KM">ISO 3166-2:KM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet" title="Internet">Internet</a> <a href="/wiki/Country_code_top-level_domain" title="Country code top-level domain">country code top-level domain</a>: <a href="/wiki/.km" title=".km">.km</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography_of_the_Comoros">Geography of the Comoros</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_Comoros&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Geography of the Comoros"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_the_Comoros" title="Geography of the Comoros">Geography of the Comoros</a> </p> <ul><li>Comoros is: a <a href="/wiki/Nation_state" title="Nation state">country</a></li> <li>Location: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Hemisphere" title="Eastern Hemisphere">Eastern Hemisphere</a> and <a href="/wiki/Southern_Hemisphere" title="Southern Hemisphere">Southern Hemisphere</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Africa" title="Africa">Africa</a> (off its east coast) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/East_Africa" title="East Africa">East Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Africa" title="Southern Africa">Southern Africa</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Ocean" title="Indian Ocean">Indian Ocean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a>: <a href="/wiki/East_Africa_Time" title="East Africa Time">East Africa Time</a> (<a href="/wiki/UTC%2B03" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+03">UTC+03</a>)</li> <li>Extreme points of the Comoros <ul><li>High: <a href="/wiki/Le_Kartala" class="mw-redirect" title="Le Kartala">Le Kartala</a> 2,360 m (7,743 ft)</li> <li>Low: <a href="/wiki/Indian_Ocean" title="Indian Ocean">Indian Ocean</a> 0 m</li></ul></li> <li>Land boundaries: <i>none</i></li> <li>Coastline: 340 km</li></ul></li> <li>Population of the Comoros: 682,000 (July 2007) - <a href="/wiki/List_of_countries_by_population" class="mw-redirect" title="List of countries by population">160th most populous country</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li>Area of the Comoros: 2,235 km<sup>2</sup></li> <li><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Atlas_of_the_Comoros" class="extiw" title="commons:Atlas of the Comoros">Atlas of the Comoros</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Environment_of_the_Comoros">Environment of the Comoros</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_Comoros&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Environment of the Comoros"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Satellite_image_of_Comoros_in_April_2002.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Satellite_image_of_Comoros_in_April_2002.jpg/220px-Satellite_image_of_Comoros_in_April_2002.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="193" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Satellite_image_of_Comoros_in_April_2002.jpg/330px-Satellite_image_of_Comoros_in_April_2002.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Satellite_image_of_Comoros_in_April_2002.jpg/440px-Satellite_image_of_Comoros_in_April_2002.jpg 2x" data-file-width="609" data-file-height="533" /></a><figcaption>An enlargeable satellite image of the <a href="/wiki/Comoros" title="Comoros">Comoros</a></figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Climate_of_the_Comoros" class="mw-redirect" title="Climate of the Comoros">Climate of the Comoros</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wildlife_of_the_Comoros" title="Wildlife of the Comoros">Wildlife of the Comoros</a> <ul><li>Fauna of the Comoros <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_birds_of_the_Comoros" title="List of birds of the Comoros">Birds of the Comoros</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_mammals_of_the_Comoros" title="List of mammals of the Comoros">Mammals of the Comoros</a></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Natural_geographic_features_of_the_Comoros">Natural geographic features of the Comoros</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_Comoros&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Natural geographic features of the Comoros"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Glaciers in the Comoros: none <sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comoro_Islands" title="Comoro Islands">Comoro Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_islands_of_the_Comoros" title="List of islands of the Comoros">Islands of the Comoros</a></li> <li>Mountains of the Comoros <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_volcanoes_in_the_Comoros" title="List of volcanoes in the Comoros">Volcanoes in the Comoros</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_rivers_of_the_Comoros" class="mw-redirect" title="List of rivers of the Comoros">Rivers of the Comoros</a></li> <li>World Heritage Sites in the Comoros: None</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Regions_of_the_Comoros">Regions of the Comoros</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_Comoros&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Regions of the Comoros"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Regions of the Comoros </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Ecoregions_of_the_Comoros">Ecoregions of the Comoros</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_Comoros&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Ecoregions of the Comoros"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>List of ecoregions in the Comoros </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Administrative_divisions_of_the_Comoros">Administrative divisions of the Comoros</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_Comoros&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Administrative divisions of the Comoros"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>None </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Municipalities_of_the_Comoros">Municipalities of the Comoros</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_Comoros&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Municipalities of the Comoros"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Capital_(political)" class="mw-redirect" title="Capital (political)">Capital</a> of the Comoros: <a href="/wiki/Capital_of_the_Comoros" class="mw-redirect" title="Capital of the Comoros">Moroni</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_in_the_Comoros" title="List of cities in the Comoros">Cities of the Comoros</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Demography_of_the_Comoros">Demography of the Comoros</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_Comoros&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Demography of the Comoros"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_the_Comoros" title="Demographics of the Comoros">Demographics of the Comoros</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Government_and_politics_of_the_Comoros">Government and politics of the Comoros</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_Comoros&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Government and politics of the Comoros"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_the_Comoros" title="Politics of the Comoros">Politics of the Comoros</a> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Form_of_government" class="mw-redirect" title="Form of government">Form of government</a>: <a href="/wiki/Federation" title="Federation">federal</a> <a href="/wiki/Presidential_system" title="Presidential system">presidential</a> <a href="/wiki/Republic" title="Republic">republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Capital_(political)" class="mw-redirect" title="Capital (political)">Capital</a> of the Comoros: <a href="/wiki/Capital_of_the_Comoros" class="mw-redirect" title="Capital of the Comoros">Moroni</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_the_Comoros" title="Elections in the Comoros">Elections in the Comoros</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_the_Comoros" title="List of political parties in the Comoros">Political parties in the Comoros</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Branches_of_government">Branches of government</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_Comoros&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Branches of government"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Government of the Comoros </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Executive_branch_of_the_government_of_the_Comoros">Executive branch of the government of the Comoros</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_Comoros&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Executive branch of the government of the Comoros"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Head_of_state" title="Head of state">Head of state</a>: <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Comoros" class="mw-redirect" title="President of the Comoros">President of the Comoros</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Head_of_government" title="Head of government">Head of government</a>: <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_Comoros" class="mw-redirect" title="Prime Minister of the Comoros">Prime Minister of the Comoros</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Legislative_branch_of_the_government_of_the_Comoros">Legislative branch of the government of the Comoros</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_Comoros&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Legislative branch of the government of the Comoros"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Assembly_of_the_Union_of_the_Comoros" title="Assembly of the Union of the Comoros">Assembly of the Union of the Comoros</a> (<a href="/wiki/Unicameral" class="mw-redirect" title="Unicameral">unicameral</a>)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Judicial_branch_of_the_government_of_the_Comoros">Judicial branch of the government of the Comoros</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_Comoros&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Judicial branch of the government of the Comoros"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Court system of the Comoros </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Foreign_relations_of_the_Comoros">Foreign relations of the Comoros</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_Comoros&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Foreign relations of the Comoros"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_the_Comoros" title="Foreign relations of the Comoros">Foreign relations of the Comoros</a> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_diplomatic_missions_in_the_Comoros" title="List of diplomatic missions in the Comoros">Diplomatic missions in the Comoros</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diplomatic_missions_of_the_Comoros" class="mw-redirect" title="Diplomatic missions of the Comoros">Diplomatic missions of the Comoros</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="International_organization_membership">International organization membership</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_Comoros&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: International organization membership"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Union of the Comoros is a member of:<sup id="cite_ref-CIA_World_Factbook_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CIA_World_Factbook-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/African,_Caribbean,_and_Pacific_Group_of_States" class="mw-redirect" title="African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States">African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States</a> (ACP)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/African_Development_Bank_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="African Development Bank Group">African Development Bank Group</a> (AfDB)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/African_Union" title="African Union">African Union</a> (AU)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arab_Monetary_Fund" title="Arab Monetary Fund">Arab Monetary Fund</a> (AMF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Common_Market_for_Eastern_and_Southern_Africa" title="Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa">Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa</a> (COMESA)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Conference_des_Ministres_des_Finances_des_Pays_de_la_Zone_Franc" class="mw-redirect" title="Conference des Ministres des Finances des Pays de la Zone Franc">Conference des Ministres des Finances des Pays de la Zone Franc</a></i> (FZ)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Food_and_Agriculture_Organization" title="Food and Agriculture Organization">Food and Agriculture Organization</a> (FAO)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Group_of_77" title="Group of 77">Group of 77</a> (G77)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Ocean_Commission" title="Indian Ocean Commission">Indian Ocean Commission</a> (InOC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Bank_for_Reconstruction_and_Development" title="International Bank for Reconstruction and Development">International Bank for Reconstruction and Development</a> (IBRD)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Civil_Aviation_Organization" title="International Civil Aviation Organization">International Civil Aviation Organization</a> (ICAO)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Criminal_Court" title="International Criminal Court">International Criminal Court</a> (ICCt)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Criminal_Police_Organization" class="mw-redirect" title="International Criminal Police Organization">International Criminal Police Organization</a> (Interpol)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Development_Association" title="International Development Association">International Development Association</a> (IDA)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Federation_of_Red_Cross_and_Red_Crescent_Societies" title="International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies">International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies</a> (IFRCS)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Finance_Corporation" title="International Finance Corporation">International Finance Corporation</a> (IFC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Fund_for_Agricultural_Development" title="International Fund for Agricultural Development">International Fund for Agricultural Development</a> (IFAD)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Labour_Organization" title="International Labour Organization">International Labour Organization</a> (ILO)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Maritime_Organization" title="International Maritime Organization">International Maritime Organization</a> (IMO)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Mobile_Satellite_Organization" title="International Mobile Satellite Organization">International Mobile Satellite Organization</a> (IMSO)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Monetary_Fund" title="International Monetary Fund">International Monetary Fund</a> (IMF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Olympic_Committee" title="International Olympic Committee">International Olympic Committee</a> (IOC)</li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/International_Red_Cross_and_Red_Crescent_Movement" title="International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement">International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement</a> (ICRM)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Telecommunication_Union" title="International Telecommunication Union">International Telecommunication Union</a> (ITU)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Telecommunications_Satellite_Organization" title="International Telecommunications Satellite Organization">International Telecommunications Satellite Organization</a> (ITSO)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Trade_Union_Confederation" title="International Trade Union Confederation">International Trade Union Confederation</a> (ITUC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inter-Parliamentary_Union" title="Inter-Parliamentary Union">Inter-Parliamentary Union</a> (IPU)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Islamic_Development_Bank" title="Islamic Development Bank">Islamic Development Bank</a> (IDB)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/League_of_Arab_States" class="mw-redirect" title="League of Arab States">League of Arab States</a> (LAS)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nonaligned_Movement" class="mw-redirect" title="Nonaligned Movement">Nonaligned Movement</a> (NAM)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Organisation_internationale_de_la_Francophonie" title="Organisation internationale de la Francophonie">Organisation internationale de la Francophonie</a></i> (OIF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Organisation_of_Islamic_Cooperation" title="Organisation of Islamic Cooperation">Organisation of Islamic Cooperation</a> (OIC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Organisation_for_the_Prohibition_of_Chemical_Weapons" title="Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons">Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons</a> (OPCW)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">United Nations</a> (UN)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Conference_on_Trade_and_Development" class="mw-redirect" title="United Nations Conference on Trade and Development">United Nations Conference on Trade and Development</a> (UNCTAD)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Educational,_Scientific,_and_Cultural_Organization" class="mw-redirect" title="United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization">United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization</a> (UNESCO)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Industrial_Development_Organization" title="United Nations Industrial Development Organization">United Nations Industrial Development Organization</a> (UNIDO)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Universal_Postal_Union" title="Universal Postal Union">Universal Postal Union</a> (UPU)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Customs_Organization" title="World Customs Organization">World Customs Organization</a> (WCO)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Federation_of_Trade_Unions" title="World Federation of Trade Unions">World Federation of Trade Unions</a> (WFTU)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Health_Organization" title="World Health Organization">World Health Organization</a> (WHO)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Intellectual_Property_Organization" title="World Intellectual Property Organization">World Intellectual Property Organization</a> (WIPO)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Meteorological_Organization" title="World Meteorological Organization">World Meteorological Organization</a> (WMO)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Trade_Organization" title="World Trade Organization">World Trade Organization</a> (WTO) (observer)</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Law_and_order_in_the_Comoros">Law and order in the Comoros</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_Comoros&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Law and order in the Comoros"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Law_of_the_Comoros" class="mw-redirect" title="Law of the Comoros">Law of the Comoros</a> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Human_rights_in_the_Comoros" title="Human rights in the Comoros">Human rights in the Comoros</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_the_Comoros" title="LGBT rights in the Comoros">LGBT rights in the Comoros</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freedom_of_religion_in_the_Comoros" title="Freedom of religion in the Comoros">Freedom of religion in the Comoros</a></li></ul></li> <li>Law Enforcement in Comoros</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Military_of_the_Comoros">Military of the Comoros</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_Comoros&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Military of the Comoros"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Military_of_the_Comoros" class="mw-redirect" title="Military of the Comoros">Military of the Comoros</a> </p> <ul><li>Command <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-chief" title="Commander-in-chief">Commander-in-chief</a></li></ul></li> <li>Forces <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Army_of_the_Comoros" class="mw-redirect" title="Army of the Comoros">Army of the Comoros</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_of_the_Comoros" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Force of the Comoros">Air Force of the Comoros</a></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Local_government_in_the_Comoros">Local government in the Comoros</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_Comoros&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Local government in the Comoros"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Local government in the Comoros </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History_of_the_Comoros">History of the Comoros</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_Comoros&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: History of the Comoros"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Comoros" title="History of the Comoros">History of the Comoros</a> </p> <ul><li>Current events of the Comoros</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="History_by_subject">History by subject</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_Comoros&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: History by subject"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_rail_transport_in_the_Comoros" title="History of rail transport in the Comoros">History of rail transport in the Comoros</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Postage_stamps_and_postal_history_of_the_Comoros" title="Postage stamps and postal history of the Comoros">Postage stamps and postal history of the Comoros</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Culture_of_the_Comoros">Culture of the Comoros</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_Comoros&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Culture of the Comoros"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Culture_of_the_Comoros" class="mw-redirect" title="Culture of the Comoros">Culture of the Comoros</a> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Languages_of_the_Comoros" title="Languages of the Comoros">Languages of the Comoros</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comorian_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Comorian language">Comorian language</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mass_media_in_the_Comoros" title="Mass media in the Comoros">Mass media in the Comoros</a></li> <li>National symbols of the Comoros <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_seal_of_the_Comoros" title="National seal of the Comoros">National seal of the Comoros</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_the_Comoros" title="Flag of the Comoros">Flag of the Comoros</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_anthem_of_the_Comoros" class="mw-redirect" title="National anthem of the Comoros">National anthem of the Comoros</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/People_of_the_Comoros" class="mw-redirect" title="People of the Comoros">People of the Comoros</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Public_holidays_in_the_Comoros" title="Public holidays in the Comoros">Public holidays in the Comoros</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Religion_in_the_Comoros" title="Religion in the Comoros">Religion in the Comoros</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Christianity_in_the_Comoros" title="Christianity in the Comoros">Christianity in the Comoros</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Islam_in_the_Comoros" title="Islam in the Comoros">Islam in the Comoros</a></li> <li>Judaism in the Comoros</li></ul></li> <li>World Heritage Sites in the Comoros: None</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Art_in_the_Comoros">Art in the Comoros</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_Comoros&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Art in the Comoros"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Music_of_the_Comoros" title="Music of the Comoros">Music of the Comoros</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sports_in_the_Comoros">Sports in the Comoros</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_Comoros&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Sports in the Comoros"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Sports in the Comoros </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_the_Comoros" title="Football in the Comoros">Football in the Comoros</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comoros_at_the_Olympics" title="Comoros at the Olympics">Comoros at the Olympics</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy_and_infrastructure_of_the_Comoros">Economy and infrastructure of the Comoros</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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Comoros">Companies of the Comoros</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Currency" title="Currency">Currency of the Comoros</a>: <a href="/wiki/Comorian_franc" title="Comorian franc">Franc</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/ISO_4217" title="ISO 4217">ISO 4217</a>: KMF</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Health_care_in_the_Comoros" class="mw-redirect" title="Health care in the Comoros">Health care in the Comoros</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mining_in_the_Comoros" class="mw-redirect" title="Mining in the Comoros">Mining in the Comoros</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tourism_in_the_Comoros" title="Tourism in the Comoros">Tourism in the Comoros</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Visa_policy_of_the_Comoros" title="Visa policy of the Comoros">Visa policy of the Comoros</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transport_in_the_Comoros" title="Transport in the Comoros">Transport in the Comoros</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_airports_in_the_Comoros" title="List of airports in the Comoros">Airports in the Comoros</a></li> 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.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/comoros/">"Comoros"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_World_Factbook" title="The World Factbook">The World Factbook</a></i>. <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> <a href="/wiki/Central_Intelligence_Agency" title="Central Intelligence Agency">Central Intelligence Agency</a>. July 13, 2009<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">July 23,</span> 2009</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+World+Factbook&rft.atitle=Comoros&rft.date=2009-07-13&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cia.gov%2Fthe-world-factbook%2Fcountries%2Fcomoros%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AOutline+of+the+Comoros" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/DYB2003/Table03.pdf">"UN Demographic Yearbook"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=UN+Demographic+Yearbook&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Funstats.un.org%2Funsd%2Fdemographic%2Fproducts%2Fdyb%2FDYB2003%2FTable03.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AOutline+of+the+Comoros" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20040928185416/http://www.comores-online.com/mwezinet/histoire/islandsofthemoon.htm">"Comores Online.com - reference to the history of the name"</a>. Archived from the original on September 28, 2004.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Comores+Online.com+-+reference+to+the+history+of+the+name&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.comores-online.com%2Fmwezinet%2Fhistoire%2Fislandsofthemoon.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AOutline+of+the+Comoros" class="Z3988"></span><span class="cs1-maint citation-comment"><code class="cs1-code">{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Cite_web" title="Template:Cite web">cite web</a>}}</code>: CS1 maint: unfit URL (<a href="/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_unfit_URL" title="Category:CS1 maint: unfit URL">link</a>)</span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The only <a href="/wiki/List_of_glaciers_in_Africa" title="List of glaciers in Africa">glaciers in Africa</a> are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in <a href="/wiki/Uganda" title="Uganda">Uganda</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Democratic Republic of the Congo">Democratic Republic of the Congo</a>). See <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://iahs.info/redbooks/a126/iahs_126_0197.pdf">Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978: IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.</a></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_Comoros&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Gnome-globe.svg/16px-Gnome-globe.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Gnome-globe.svg/24px-Gnome-globe.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Gnome-globe.svg/32px-Gnome-globe.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48" /></span></span> <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Atlas_of_Comoros" class="extiw" title="commons:Atlas of Comoros">Wikimedia Atlas of Comoros</a> </p> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101210081335/http://www.beit-salam.km/">Official site of the President of the Comoros</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ksu.edu/sasw/comoros/comoros.html">Drs. 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