Comoros
- Official Name:
- Union of the Comoros (Comoros)
- Area:
- 2.170 km 2
- Population (2007):
- 711.417 inhabitants
- Coastline:
- 340 km
- Capital:
- Moroni
- Maritime Ports and terminals:
- Mayotte, Moutsamoudou
- Maritime claims:
-
- Territorial sea: 12 nm
- Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
- Political divisions:
- 3 islands and 4 municipalities; Grande Comore, Anjouan, Domoni, Fomboni, Moheli, Moroni, Moutsamoudou
- Language(s):
- Arabic (official), French (official), Shikomoro (a blend of Swahili and Arabic)
- National holiday:
- Independence Day, 6 July (1975)
- Nationality:
- Comoran(s)
- Official time:
- UTC 3.
- Member of:
- ACCT, ACP, AfDB, AMF, AU, COMESA, FAO, FZ, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, InOC, Interpol, IOC, ITU, LAS, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW (signatory), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO
- Internet country code:
- .km
Economic Profile
- Currency:
-
Comoran franc (KMF) - GDP - per capita (PPP):
- USD 600 (2005 est.)
- GDP (official exchange rate):
- (2005 est.) USD402.000.000
- PIB (Real growth rate:
- 3% (2005 est.)
- GDP (Composition by sector): (2001 est.)
-
- Agriculture: 40%
- Industry: 4%
- Services: 56%
- Labor force:
- 144.500 (1996 est.)
- Labor force - by occupation (2000):
-
- Agriculture 80%
- Industry and services: 20%
- Unemployment rate:
- 20% (1996 est.)
- Inflation rate (Consumer prices):
- 3% (2005 est)
- Investment (Gross Fixed):
- ND
- Budget:
-
- Revenues: USD27.600.000
- Expenditures: USD ND
- Public debt:
- ND
- Current account balance:
- USD -17.000.000 (2005 est.)
- Exports:
- USD 34.000.000 FOB (2004 est.)
- Exports - Commodities:
- Vanilla, ylang-ylang (perfume essence), cloves, copra
- Exports - Partners:
- France 26,8%, Singapore 16,3%, Japan 14,6%, Germany 13,2%, US 5,6%, Netherlands 4,9% (2005)
- Imports:
- USD 115 million FOB (2004 est.)
- Imports - Commodities:
- Rice and other foodstuffs, consumer goods, petroleum products, cement, transport equipment
- Imports - partners:
- France 22,2%, UAE 9,8%, South Africa 7,2%, Pakistan 6,4%, Kenya 5,1%, Belgium 4,6%, India 4,4%, Italy 4,2% (2005)
- Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
- ND
- Debt - external:
- USD 232 million (2000)
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