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 | COMOROSCOMORES : |
| General useful information |
| Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. |
| Nation and population |
| official name (short form): Comores ; al-Qumur |
| country code ISO: KM [COM] //; - FIPS: CN |
| location: Indian Ocean, in the Mozambique Channel between NW Madagascar and SE Africa |
| time zone: +3 UT |
| surface (land) area: 1862 sq.km = 719 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: 2230 sq.km = 861 sq.mi |
| geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North: 11° S / South: 13° S / East: 45° E / West: 43° E |
| borders (land): none |
| borders (coastline): Mozambique Channel |
| climate: tropical, oceanic humid |
| Government |
| independent since: 1975-07-06 |
| type of government: federal islamic republic |
| capital: Moroni |
| administrative division: island (3) |
| Population |
| population according to the latest census (1991): 446,817 |
| total pop. according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 578,400; or: 558,000 /-; 2001: 596,202; or: 716,000 /-; 2002: 586,000 |
| population density: 268 per sq.km = 695 per sq.mi |
| population growth: 2,9% //; - doubling time: 20 years |
| birth rate: 39 - 47 per 1000 |
| death rate: 9 - 12 per 1000 |
| fertility rate: 7 children per female |
| maternal mortality: per 100,000 |
| infant mortality (in the first year of life): 79 - 89 per 1000 |
| infant mortality (from 1st - 4th year of life): 59 per 1000 |
| life expectancy: 60-61 years (male: 57-58; female: 62-63) |
| age breakdown: 0-14 years: 48% //; - 15-59 years: 48% //; - 60+ years: 4% |
| urbanisation: 29-33% //; - urbanisation growth: % |
| percentage of urban population in the greatest city: % |
| Ethnic composition, language, religion |
| ethnic groups: mixture of Arab, Bantu and Malagasy peoples: Antalote, Cafre, Makoa, Oimatsaha, Sakalava |
| languages: Comorian: Shaafi (a Swahili dialect); Malagasy; French |
| religious affiliation: Sunnī Muslim 86 [or: 99] %, Roman Catholic 14 [or: 1] % [differences due to use of several sources] |
| Health |
| daily food intake: 1858 calories per capita |
| population with access to safe water: 48% [FW 2000: 96%] |
| people per physician: 12000 - 14286 |
| people per hospital bed: |
| Education, literacy |
| school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: 65% |
| school enrolment: secondary education: 2% |
| school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: < 1% |
| adult literacy: 56-57% (male: 63-64%; female: 49-50%) [PG total: 61%] |
| Economy and infrastructure |
| Economy and trade |
| currency: Franc comore (FC)= 100 centimes |
| annual inflation rate: 4 - 7% |
| population below poverty line: % |
| Gross Domestic Product: USD 440 per capita |
| GNI USD 380 - 390 per capita //; - [ppp: 1590 - 1690] |
| GDP growth: -2% |
| income: USD 470 - 500 per capita |
| import: USD 53 per capita //; - export: USD 11 per capita |
| trade: USD 120 per capita //; - or 33% of GDP |
| trade partners: FR US DE ZA SG NL JP KE AE |
| human development index: 0,51 //; - position of the country in the world no.: 124 |
| female labour force: 42% |
| unemployment: 20% |
| tourism: 0,02 million |
| Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy |
| land use: arable land: 45% //; - grass land: 7% //; - wooded area: 16% //; - arid land and desert: % |
| agriculture: labour force: 83% [FW 2002: 73%] //; - part of agriculture in GDP: 41% [FW 2002: 35%] |
| agricultural products: coconuts, coffee, cocoa, spices (mainly vanilla), copra, perfume essences, cloves |
| livestock (1000s): asses: / cattle: 51 / goats: 115 - 170 / horses: / pigs: / poultry: 440-490 / sheep: 20 |
| fish catch: 12500 - 13200 metric tonnes |
| industry: labour force: 6% //; - part of industry in GDP: 10% [FW 2002: 11%] |
| industrial products: food processing, perfume and textiles |
| mining products: none |
| CO2 emission per capita: 0,1 |
| services: labour force: 11% //; - part of services in GDP: 49% [FW 2002: 54%] |
| energy use (kg per capita): 37 |
| electricity use (per capita): |
| annual water use (per capita): |
| Traffic, communication |
| road network: 875 km //; - of which paved: 77% [673] //; - of which are motorways: 0 km |
| vehicles: 2 -13 per 1000 // international license plate: COM |
| railways: 0 km //; - railways passenger/km: - |
| navigable inland waterways: 0 km |
| ownership telephone: 8 - 12 per 1000 // international dialling code: +269 |
| ownership radio receivers: 97 - 141 per 1000 |
| ownership tv-sets: 5 per 1000 |
| newspaper circulation: per 1000 |
| persons per post office: 13611 |
| personal computers: 4 per 1000 |
| Some physical landmarks |
| mountains: Kartala 2361 m |
| lowest point: sea level |
| lakes (natural): none |
| lakes (artificial reservoirs): none |
| lakes (deepest): none, or: unknown |
| rivers: of no importance, not shown by names on maps or in atlantes at the disposal of the compiler |
| canals: none |
| waterfalls: none, or: unknown |
| caves: longest system: unknown / deepest: |
| islands: see the seperate file of the administrative division |
| deserts: none |
| other natural features: |
| Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information |
| other important features: |
| apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's |
| primary sources used for the general information: |
| BB CA DK EV FW PW WA WB WR, and some - local national or international - statistical yearbooks |
| particulars concerning population data: |
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