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Definition: Comoros from Philip's Encyclopedia

(Comores) Independent republic off the E coast of Africa between Mozambique and Madagascar in the Indian Ocean, made up of a group of volcanic islands. The three major islands are Grande Comore (site of the capital, Moroni), Anjouan, and Mohéli. The islands are mountainous, the climate tropical, and the soil fertile. Coconuts, copra, vanilla, cocoa, and sisal are the main crops and exports. France owned the islands between 1841 and 1909. They gained their independence in 1975. Area: 2235sq km (863sq mi). Pop. (2000 est.) 633,000.

Comoros

From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Country in the Indian Ocean between Madagascar and the east coast of Africa, comprising three islands – Njazidja (Grande Comore), Nzwani (Anjouan), and Mwali (Moheli). A fourth island in the group, Mayotte, is a French dependency. Together the islands are known as the Comoros Islands. Government Under its 2001 constitution, the Union of Comoros is a multiparty, federal presidential republic. The Union comprises three islands, Grande Comore, Anjouan and Mohéii, each with a president and vice-president popularly elected for four-year terms. Each island has financial autonomy, with control over its own budget. The head of state and government of the Union is the federal president, a position occupied by a president of the three islands on a five-yearly rotating basis. When it is an island's turn to hold the presidency, it holds a presidential election using the two-round majoritarian system. The Union has a 33-member legislature, the Assembly of the Union,\which comprises 24 members…
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(kŏm'Әrōs), officially Union of the Comoros (2015 est. pop. 777,000), 838 sq mi (2,170 sq km), occupying most of the Comoro Islands, an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel, between Madagascar and Mozambique. The capital and largest city is Moroni . The…
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From Worldmark Encyclopedia of Religious Practices
Comoros
POPULATION 752,288 SUNNI MUSLIM 99 percent CHRISTIAN 1 percent Introduction The only Islamic country entirely within the Southern Hemisphere, the Union of Comoros is a group of three islands—Ngazidja (also called Grande Comore), Ndzuwani (Anjouan), and Mwali (Mohéli)—in the Indian Ocean between…
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From Political Handbook of the World 2018-2019
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Union of the Comoros Political Status: Former French dependency; proclaimed independent July 6, 1975; Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros proclaimed in constitution approved by national referendum on October 1, 1978; constitution of October 20, 1996, suspended following military coup of April…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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Island country, western Indian Ocean. Area: 719 sq mi (1,862 sq km). Population: (2016 est.) 795,000. Capital: Moroni . The people are a mixture of Malay immigrants, Arab traders, and peoples from Madagascar and continental Africa. Languages: Comorian (a Bantu language), Arabic, French (all…
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From Political Handbook of the World 2016-2017
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Union Of The Comoros Union des Comores (French) Political Status: Former French dependency; proclaimed independent July 6, 1975; Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros proclaimed in constitution approved by national referendum on October 1, 1978; constitution of October 20, 1996, suspended…
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From Encyclopedia of Capital Punishment in the United States
The island nation of Comoros imposes the death penalty. Comoros uses the firing squad to carry out the death penalty. The nation's legal system is based on French and Islamic law. The people of Comoros adopted a new constitution on December 23, 2001. The judicial system is composed of a supreme…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Country in the Indian Ocean between Madagascar and the east coast of Africa, comprising three islands – Njazidja (Grande Comore), Nzwani (Anjouan), and Mwali (Moheli). A fourth island in the group, Mayotte, is a French dependency. Together the islands are known as the Comoros Islands. Government…
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From Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary
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officially Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros. Group of volcanic islands in N Mozambique Channel, bet. NE Mozambique and NW Madagascar; 863 sq. mi. (2235 sq. km.); includes the islands of Grande Comore, Anjouan, Mayotte, and Mohéli. Long under Arab influence; indigenous population made up of…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
National name Jumhurīyyat al-Qumur al-Itthādīyah al-Islāmīyah (Arabic), République fédérale islamique des Comores (French)/Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros Area 1,862 sq km/718 sq mi Capital Moroni Language Arabic, French (both official); Shikomoro/Comorian (a blend of Swahili and Arabic) …
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From Chambers Dictionary of World History
Comoros, The
A group of three volcanic islands (Grand Comore, Anjouan and Mohéli) at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel, between Mozambique and Madagascar. Under French control from 1843 to 1912, it became a French Overseas Territory in 1947. Internal political autonomy was achieved in 1961, and…
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