Comoros
Sovereign state situated on an archipelago in the Indian Ocean off the eastern coast of Africa
Also known as Juzur al-Qumur · Juzur al-Qamar · Union of the Comoros · Udzima wa Komori · Union des Comores · al-Ittiḥād al-Qumurī
- Capital
- Population
- 902,348(January 1, 2022)
- , 900,000(2026)
- , 881,070(January 1, 2021)
- +16 more
- Area
- 2,034 km²
- GDP (nominal)
- $1.24B(2022)
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Sources- 1.data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.CDRetrieved 2023-08-26
- , $1.3B(2021)
1
Sources- 1.data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.CDRetrieved 2023-08-26
- $1.24B(2022)
- Currency
- Official language
- Head of state
- Azali Assoumani(since 2016)
- Head of government
- Azali Assoumani(since 2016)
Overview
Economy & society
Over time
Dated values recorded in Wikidata, each with its own source
All data
422 statements · 35% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations
- Member of
- United Nations(since 1975)
- African Union
- Arab League(since 1993)
- Organisation of Islamic Cooperation(since 1976)
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- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development(since 1976)
- International Development Association(since 1977)
- International Finance Corporation(since 1992)
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency(since 2013)
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- International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes(since 1978)
- African Development Bank
- Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States
- Alliance of Small Island States
- Arab Monetary Fund
- OHADA
- Interpol(since 1998)
2
Sources- 1.interpol.int/Member-countries/WorldRetrieved 2017-12-07
- 2.interpol.int/Who-we-are/Member-countries/Africa/COMOROSRetrieved 2022-10-23
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons(since 2006)
2
Sources- 1.opcw.org/about-opcw/member-states/Retrieved 2017-12-07
- 2.opcw.org/about-us/member-states/comorosRetrieved 2022-10-29
- UNESCO(since 1977)
- AFRISTAT(since 1993)
- Indian Ocean Commission
- Universal Postal Union(since 1976)
2
Sources- 1.upu.int/en/the-upu/member-countries.htmlRetrieved 2019-05-04
- 2.upu.int/en/Universal-Postal-Union/About-UPU/Member-Countries?csid=-1&cid=75Retrieved 2022-10-28
- International Civil Defence Organisation(since 2014) subject has role: observer status
1
Sources- 1.icdo.org/who-we-are/members/observer-states.htmlRetrieved 2020-05-11
- World Meteorological Organization(since 1976)
1
- World Health Organization
1
- World Customs Organization(since 1993)
- Organisation internationale de la Francophonie(since 1977)
- Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
- African Continental Free Trade Area
- Highest point
- Mount Karthala elevation: 2,361 m
- IPA transcription
- kuˈmuːɾn̩ə language: Norwegian
- Lowest point
- Indian Ocean elevation: 0 m
- Demonym
- Comorian applies to part: singular, adjective
- Comore-szigeteki
- comorer
- Komoriano
- قمري applies to part: masculine
- قمرية applies to part: feminine
- قمريون applies to part: plural
- коморцы applies to part: plural
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- קומורואי applies to part: masculine
- קומורואית applies to part: feminine
- কমোরীয়
- comoriano applies to part: masculine singular
- comoriana applies to part: feminine singular
- comoriani applies to part: masculine plural
- comoriane applies to part: feminine plural
- comori
- comoranu applies to part: masculine singular
- comorana applies to part: feminine singular
- Komorano
- Comorien applies to part: masculine singular
- Comorienne applies to part: feminine singular
- Comoran
1
- Comorans applies to part: plural
1
- Comorians applies to part: plural
1
- comorez applies to part: masculine
- comoreză applies to part: feminine
- comorezi applies to part: plural
- comoriana applies to part: feminine singular
- comoriane applies to part: feminine plural
- comoriani applies to part: masculine plural
- comorian applies to part: masculine singular
- قوموري applies to part: masculine singular
- قومورية applies to part: feminine singular
- قوموريين applies to part: masculine plural
- قوموريات applies to part: feminine plural
- Comórach
1
- Unemployment rate
- 6%(2014)
- Electrical plug type
- Europlug
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Sources- 1.“World Plugs”iec.ch/worldplugs/list_bylocation.htmRetrieved 2016-06-10
- Type E
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Sources- 1.“World Plugs”iec.ch/worldplugs/list_bylocation.htmRetrieved 2016-06-10
- Europlug
- Mains voltage
- 220 V frequency: 50 Hz
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Sources- 1.“World Plugs”iec.ch/worldplugs/list_bylocation.htmRetrieved 2016-06-10
- 220 V frequency: 50 Hz
- Coordinates of northernmost point
- 11.3700°S, 43.3500°E
- Diplomatic relation
- Taiwan statement is subject of: Comoros–Taiwan relations
- United States statement is subject of: Comoros–United States relations
- North Korea(since 1975) statement is subject of: Comoros–North Korea relations
- People's Republic of China statement is subject of: China–Comoros relations
- Georgia(since 2010)
- Number of out-of-school children
- 61,523(2013)
- Has characteristic
- partly free country statement supported by: Freedom in the World
- Total fertility rate
- 4.49(2014)
- 4.56(2013)
- 4.628(2012)
- 4.693(2011)
- 4.755(2010)
- 4.813(2009)
- 4.87(2008)
- 4.927(2007)
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- 4.984(2006)
- 5.042(2005)
- 5.103(2004)
- 5.167(2003)
- 5.235(2002)
- 5.307(2001)
- 5.384(2000)
- 5.466(1999)
- Motto text
- وحدة، تضامن، تنمية reason for preferred rank: form in native language
- Unité – Solidarité – Développement reason for preferred rank: form in native language
- Unity – Solidarity – Development
- Единство - солидарност - развитие
- Birlik – Həmrəylik – İnkişaf
- Undod a Datblygiad
- Einheit – Solidarität – Entwicklung
- Geoshape
- Data:Comoros.map
- Life expectancy
- 63.701 years(2016) reason for preferred rank: most recent value
- 63.473 years(2015)
- 63.216 years(2014)
- 62.923 years(2013)
- 62.596 years(2012)
- 62.24 years(2011)
- 61.862 years(2010)
- 61.475 years(2009)
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- 61.094 years(2008)
- 60.734 years(2007)
- 60.407 years(2006)
- 60.126 years(2005)
- 59.904 years(2004)
- 59.738 years(2003)
- 59.617 years(2002)
- 59.529 years(2001)
- Emergency phone number
- 17 has use: police
- 18 has use: emergency medical services
- 772-03-73 has use: fire department
- Native label
- Union des Comores
- الاتحاد القمري
- Official name
- Comores
1
- l’Union des Comores
- Union of the Comoros
1
- القمر
- Comores
- Suicide rate
- 6.8(2016)
- 6.8(2015)
- 6.6(2010)
- 6.5(2005)
- 5.1(2000)
- Coordinates of easternmost point
- 12.2605°S, 44.5406°E
- Coordinates of southernmost point
- 12.3848°S, 44.5160°E
- Coordinates of westernmost point
- 11.7363°S, 43.2287°E
- Shares border with
- none nature of statement: land boundary
- Madagascar nature of statement: maritime boundary · statement is subject of: Comoros–Madagascar border
- France nature of statement: maritime boundary · applies to part: Mayotte, Réunion · statement is subject of: Comoros–France border
- Mozambique nature of statement: maritime boundary · statement is subject of: Comoros–Mozambique border
- Seychelles nature of statement: maritime boundary · statement is subject of: Comoros–Seychelles border
- Tanzania nature of statement: maritime boundary · statement is subject of: Comoros–Tanzania border
- Democracy Index
- 3.09(2020)
1
- 3.09(2020)
- Human Development Index
- 0.558(2021)
- 0.562(2020)
- 0.56(2019)
- 0.557(2018)
- 0.553(2017)
- 0.548(2016)
- 0.544(2015)
- 0.54(2014)
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- 0.539(2013)
- 0.533(2012)
- 0.527(2011)
- 0.52(2010)
- 0.513(2009)
- 0.507(2008)
- 0.5(2007)
- 0.494(2006)
- 0.488(2005)
- 0.482(2004)
- 0.479(2003)
- 0.474(2002)
- 0.47(2001)
- 0.464(2000)
- Hashtag
- Comoros
- Gini coefficient
- 45.3(2014)
- Happy Planet Index score
- 42.4(2019)
- Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index
- 0.31(2021)
- 0.311(2020)
- 0.31(2019)
- 0.307(2018)
- 0.304(2017)
- 0.3(2016)
- 0.297(2015)
- 0.295(2014)
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- 0.293(2013)
- 0.289(2012)
- Name in native language
- Union des Comores
- الاتحاد القمري
- Birth rate
- 28.887(2022)
- 29.398(2021)
- 29.896(2020)
- 30.4(2019)
- Male population
- 420,357(2022)
- 412,703(2021)
- 404,903(2020)
- 397,126(2019)
- Death rate
- 8.528(2022)
- 8.718(2021)
- 8.274(2020)
- 8.203(2019)
- Rural population
- 586,880(2022)
- 578,317(2021)
- 569,314(2020)
- 560,303(2019)
- Female population
- 416,416(2022)
- 408,923(2021)
- 401,263(2020)
- 393,860(2019)
- Urban population
- 249,894(2022)
- 243,308(2021)
- 236,852(2020)
- 230,683(2019)
- Coordinates of geographic center
- 11.6455°S, 43.3333°E
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On other databases
128 identifiers linking Comoros across the web's reference databases
- ArchINFORM location ID6158
- ASC Leiden Thesaurus ID294905510
- BBC News topic IDcx1m7zg0gnlt
- BBC Things ID63c9960e-d385-4d64-bac8-ca4bf741ca6c
- Bibliothèque nationale de France ID11990949j
- Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online IDkomoren
- CAB ID6278
- Canadiana Name Authority IDncf12006419
- CIVICUS Monitor country entrycomoros
- Comic Vine ID4020-61186
- Criminological Thesaurus ID1392
- Curlie IDRegional/Africa/Comoros/
- Data Commons IDcountry/COM
- Dewey Decimal Classification2--6941
- DR topic IDcomorerne
- Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID103320
- Encyclopædia Britannica Online IDplace/Comoros
- Encyclopædia Universalis IDcomores
- Encyclopedia of Korean Culture IDE0058634
- EU Knowledge Graph item IDQ8434
- European Education Thesaurus ID625
- EuroVoc ID33
- FactGrid item IDQ1059322
- FAST ID1208084
- FIPS 10-4 (countries and regions)CN
- France 24 topic ID (French)comores
- Freebase ID/m/01n6c
- GACS ID265
- GENC 3-character codeCOM
- GeoNames ID921929
- Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID1000157
- GND ID4265797-0
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana IDcomores
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)0019100
- Great Norwegian Encyclopedia IDKomorene
- Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)2086258
- Harper's tagcomoros
- Historical Gazetteer (GOV) IDobject_1285980
- IAB code1429
- IdRef ID027982378
- INaturalist place ID8421
- INSEE countries and foreign territories code99397
- Interlingual Index IDi82786
- Invasive Species Compendium Datasheet ID108474
- IOC country codeCOM
- ISNI0000000122964845
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codeKM
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 codeCOM
- ISO 3166-1 numeric code174
- ITU letter codeCOM
- ITU/ISO/IEC object ID2.16.174
- J9U entity ID987007561921205171
- KBpedia IDComoros-TheNation
- Klexikon article IDKomoren
- Krugosvet article (archived)strany_mira/KOMORSKIE_OSTROVA.html
- KulturNav-ID307942bb-40b3-4268-8c61-90ff6e84d892
- Larousse IDpays/wd/114264
- LC and MARC vocabularies IDcountries/cq
- Le Figaro tag IDComores
- Le Monde diplomatique subject IDpays/comores
- Lex IDComorerne
- Libération topic IDcomores
- Library of Congress Authorities IDn80033810
- M49 code174
- Mapy.com IDosm&id=174
- Marine Regions Geographic ID17548
- MeSH descriptor IDD017507
- MeSH tree codeZ01.058.290.120.228
- Museum-digital place ID23260
- MusicBrainz area IDf8002d93-3b43-3bb7-84dd-4766ff7e5b3b
- NALT ID8905
- Namuwiki ID코모로
- National Historical Museums of Sweden IDgeo/ACE6C5A7-D147-404B-87A0-99CE913089E7
- National Library of Israel ID (old)000978767
- National Library of Lithuania IDLNB:V*9785;=BP
- National Library of Spain SpMaBN IDXX455658
- NDL Authority ID00576507
- NE.se IDcomorerna
- New York Times topic IDdestination/comoros
- NicoNicoPedia word article IDコモロ
- NL CR AUT IDge129623
- Numista ruling authority ID3900
- OBO Gazetteer ID00005820
- OHDSI ID4075203
- OmegaWiki Defined Meaning153601
- Online PWN Encyclopedia ID4169073
- OpenHistoricalMap relation ID2885945
- OpenStreetMap node ID249399360
- OpenStreetMap relation ID535790
- Orthodox Encyclopedia ID1841864