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Comoros

📖 In short

Comoros is a small Arab and African country of green volcanic islands in the Indian Ocean, between Africa's east coast and Madagascar. Its capital is Moroni, and its people are Muslims who speak Comorian, Arabic and French.

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The capital of Comoros is Moroni.
Official languages: Arabic, French and Comorian.
The currency is the Comorian franc.
Comoros became independent in 1975.

🗂️ Fact file

Flag: a green background with a crescent and four five-pointed stars in the middle. The green and the crescent stand for Islam, and the stars stand for the country's four islands. The flag was chosen in 1978.

Capital: Moroni
Official language: Arabic, French and Comorian
Official name: Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros
Currency: The Comorian franc. One US dollar equaled 418.73 francs in 1999.
Area: 2,237 km²; coastline 391 km
Population: (1998) 546,000 people.

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🌟 Islands from volcanoes

Comoros formed from volcanoes that rose from the ocean floor. On Grande Comore, the Karthala volcano is still active and sometimes erupts.

🔍 The perfume islands

Comoros is sometimes called “the perfume islands” because it grows ylang-ylang flowers used to make perfume, as well as vanilla and cloves.

💡 A fish from dinosaur times

In the sea near Comoros a very rare fish called the “coelacanth” was found. Scientists thought it had died out millions of years ago, then they found it alive!