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Comoros COUNTRY
Formal Name: Federal Islamic Republic of the
Comoros.
Short Name: Comoros.
Term for Citizens: Comorans (or Comorians).
Capital: Moroni.
Date of Independence: July 6, 1975 (from
France).
GEOGRAPHY
Size: Variously given as 1,862 to 2,170 square
kilometers.
Topography: Archipelago consists of four main
islands,
all of volcanic origin. Njazidja (Grande Comore), the
largest,
has two volcanoes with a plateau connecting them; its thin
soil
cannot hold water. Nzwani (Anjouan) has three mountain
chains and
deeper soil cover. Mwali (Mohéli), the smallest, has
central
mountain chain and some rain forest. Mahoré (Mayotte)
continues
its relationship with France and is not included as part
of
Comoros.
Climate: Marine tropical, with two seasons: hot
and
humid from November to April, with northeastern monsoon
and
possible cyclones; rest of year cooler and dryer. Average
annual
rainfall 2,000 millimeters.
Data as of August 1994
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