Outline of the Comoros
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Union of the Comoros
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Comoros:
Comorian (Shikomor), Arabic, and French, and it is the only state to be a member of each of the African Union, Francophonie, Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, Arab League, and Indian Ocean Commission, among other international organizations. However it has had a troubled history since independence in 1975, marked by an inordinate number of coups d'état.
General reference
- Pronunciation: /ˈkɒməroʊz/ ⓘ
- Common English country name: The Comoros
- Official English country name: The Union of the Comoros
- Common
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Comorian
- Demonym(s):
- ISO country codes: KM, COM, 174
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:KM
- Internet country code top-level domain: .km
Geography of the Comoros
- Comoros is: a country
- Location:
- Eastern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere
- Africa (off its east coast)
- Indian Ocean
- UTC+03)
- Extreme points of the Comoros
- High: Le Kartala2,360 m (7,743 ft)
- Low: Indian Ocean 0 m
- High:
- Land boundaries: none
- Coastline: 340 km
- Population of the Comoros: 682,000 (July 2007) - 160th most populous country
- Area of the Comoros: 2,235 km2
- Atlas of the Comoros
Environment of the Comoros
- Climate of the Comoros
- Wildlife of the Comoros
- Fauna of the Comoros
Natural geographic features of the Comoros
- Glaciers in the Comoros: none [4]
- Comoro Islands
- Islands of the Comoros
- Mountains of the Comoros
- Rivers of the Comoros
- World Heritage Sites in the Comoros: None
Regions of the Comoros
Regions of the Comoros
Ecoregions of the Comoros
List of ecoregions in the Comoros
Administrative divisions of the Comoros
None
Municipalities of the Comoros
- Moroni
- Cities of the Comoros
Demography of the Comoros
Government and politics of the Comoros
Branches of government
Government of the Comoros
Executive branch of the government of the Comoros
- President of the Comoros
- Prime Minister of the Comoros
Legislative branch of the government of the Comoros
- unicameral)
Judicial branch of the government of the Comoros
Court system of the Comoros
Foreign relations of the Comoros
Foreign relations of the Comoros
- Diplomatic missions in the Comoros
- Diplomatic missions of the Comoros
International organization membership
The Union of the Comoros is a member of:[1]
Law and order in the Comoros
Law of the Comoros
- Human rights in the Comoros
- Law Enforcement in Comoros
Military of the Comoros
Military of the Comoros
- Command
- Forces
- Army of the Comoros
- Air Force of the Comoros
Local government in the Comoros
Local government in the Comoros
History of the Comoros
- Current events of the Comoros
History by subject
Culture of the Comoros
Culture of the Comoros
- Languages of the Comoros
- Comorian language
- Mass media in the Comoros
- National symbols of the Comoros
- National seal of the Comoros
- Flag of the Comoros
- National anthem of the Comoros
- People of the Comoros
- Public holidays in the Comoros
- Religion in the Comoros
- Christianity in the Comoros
- Islam in the Comoros
- Judaism in the Comoros
- World Heritage Sites in the Comoros: None
Art in the Comoros
Sports in the Comoros
Sports in the Comoros
Economy and infrastructure of the Comoros
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 179th (one hundred and seventy ninth)
- Agriculture in the Comoros
- Communications in the Comoros
- Internet in the Comoros
- Companies of the Comoros
- Currency of the Comoros: Franc
- ISO 4217: KMF
- Health care in the Comoros
- Mining in the Comoros
- Tourism in the Comoros
- Transport in the Comoros
- Airports in the Comoros
- Rail transport in the Comoros
Education in the Comoros
Health in the Comoros
See also
- All pages with titles beginning with Comoros
- All pages with titles containing Comoros
- All pages with titles beginning with Comorian
- All pages with titles containing Comorian
- Index of Comoros-related articles
- List of Comoros-related topics
- List of international rankings
- Member state of the United Nations
- Outline of Africa
- Outline of geography
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Comorian language
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References
- ^ a b "Comoros". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 13, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
- ^ "UN Demographic Yearbook" (PDF).
- ^ "Comores Online.com - reference to the history of the name".
- ^ The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978: IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.
External links
- Official site of the President of the Comoros
- Drs. Martin and Harriet Ottenheimer - Comoro Islands
- BBC News - Country Profile: Comores
- CIA World Factbook - Comoros
- US State Department - Comoros includes Background Notes, Country Study and major reports
- al-Bab - Comoros directory category
- Columbia University Libraries - Angola directory category of the WWW-VL
- Stanford University - Africa South of the Sahara: Comoros directory category
- The Index on Africa - Comoros directory category
Comoros travel guide from Wikivoyage
