Official Name | Islamic Federal of Comoros |
Capital | Moroni |
Population | 798575 (2011) |
Area | 2,034?km? |
Borders | Comoros is an island and borders Madagascar, Mozambique, Mayotte (France), the Seychelles and Tanzania by sea. |
Currency | Comorian Franc |
Country Code | +269 |
Time Zone | UTC+03:00 (EAT) |
Literacy | 77% |
Languages | Arabic, French, Comorian |
Major Cities | Moroni, Moutsamoudou, Fomboni, Domoni |
Climate | Heavy rainfall |
Major Religion | Islam, Christianity |
In 2014, Comoros exported $43.1M and imported $182M, resulting in a negative trade balance of $139M. In 2014 the GDP of Comoros was $623M and its GDP per capita was $1.43k.
The top exports of Comoros are:
Cloves ($26.2M), Vanilla ($7.16M),Essential Oils ($5.69M), Scrap Iron ($825k) and Scrap Vessels($416k).
The top export destinations of Comoros are:
India ($12.2M),Germany ($6.59M), France ($6.23M), Singapore ($5.67M) and the United States ($2.04M).
Its top imports are:
Rice ($21M), Poultry Meat ($14.6M), Cement ($9.2M), Frozen Bovine Meat ($6.2M) and Refined Petroleum ($5.93M).
The top import origins are:
China ($40M),France ($32.3M), Pakistan ($30.2M), India ($16.2M) and Madagascar ($6.88M).
For further information:
New Presidential Palace
Friday mosque in Moroni Port and the dhows
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