Comoros

Guide to COMOROS

COMOROS which official name is Union of the Comoros or Comoros, is a country from Africa located at the 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. COMOROS is divided in 3 islands and 4 municipalities . COMOROS's capital is Moroni which is the most populated city with about 42,882 inhabitants.

History of COMOROS

COMOROS's government is republic; a Republic with a Executive government type, with President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi as head of state.

Other symbols of COMOROS are Comoran motto " Unité, Justice, Progrès (French, Unity, justice, progress) Comoran anthem "Udzima wa ya Masiwa (The Union of the Great Islands) Comoran flag.Comoran flag is composed by four equal horizontal bands of yellow (top), white, red, and blue with a green isosceles triangle based on the hoist; centered within the triangle is a white crescent with the convex side facing the hoist and four white, five-pointed stars placed vertically in a line between the points of the crescent; the horizontal bands and the four stars represent the four main islands of the archipelago - Mwali, Njazidja, Nzwani, and Mayotte (a territorial collectivity of France, but claimed by Comoros); the crescent, stars, and color green are traditional symbols of Islam .

COMOROS's history is quite long: Comoros has endured 19 coups or attempted coups since gaining independence from France in 1975. In 1997, the islands of Anjouan and Moheli declared independence from Comoros. In 1999, military chief Col. AZALI seized power. He pledged to resolve the secessionist crisis through a confederal arrangement named the 2000 Fomboni Accord. In December 2001, voters approved a new constitution and presidential elections took place in the spring of 2002. Each island in the archipelago elected its own president and a new union president took office in May 2002.

COMOROSs geography

Guide to travel to COMOROS

If you are thinking on traveling to COMOROS, you will have to take in consideration some points like COMOROS's currency, COMOROS's weather, COMOROS's national holiday and COMOROS's transports.

The first thing you need to know for your travels abroad is country's currency. COMOROS`s currency is called franc ( CF

COMOROS's weather is characterized to be tropical marine; rainy season (November to May). So be sure of choosing the proper date to travel to COMOROS.

You can also consider to visit COMOROS on it's national holiday to get in COMOROS's culture. If you do so, COMOROS's national holiday is called Independence Day, 6 July.

Also, if you like natural wonders, don't forget to visit the highest point of COMOROS: Le Kartala 2,360 m. And try also to get to COMOROS's lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 mBut if you prefer the city, you must visit COMOROS's tallest structure: ( ).

Don't be afraid to take a flight to COMOROS, with more than 4 airports and 0 airlines, you will get to COMOROS without problems. Once there, you can choose the transport type that better fits your needs. COMOROS has about0 of railways, and also0 of roadways, so is a good place for a car trip.

Comoran Culture

COMOROS is known by Comorans as Union des Comores or Comores in the shortened way. Comoran, about 711,417 people, are composed by different ethnics: Antalote, Cafre, Makoa, Oimatsaha, Sakalava. And they also have different languages: French, Arabic, Comorian.

Another relevant point nowadays it's COMOROS's religion. Comorans are divided in Sunni Muslim 98%, Roman Catholic 2%.

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