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Comoros

Also Known As Union of the Comoros
Eastern Africa

Comoros is an archipelagic country made up of three islands in Southeast Africa, at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean. It gained independence from France on 6 July 1975. Its capital is Moroni. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Capital
Moroni 2
Population
944,388 2
2026 estimate, from Comoros' own Wikipedia infobox.
Population Estimate Year
2026 2
Area (sq km)
2235 2
Total area per Comoros' own infobox, including all islands; the main islands alone measure 1,659 km2.
Independence or Founding Year
1975 2
Comoros gained independence from France on 6 July 1975.
Classification
Sovereignty Status
UN Member State 1
Comoros

Cities

Moroni

Comoros
Connections

Associated With

Moroni, Cities
Source Moroni (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

Moroni, Cities
Source Moroni (Wikipedia)
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Central Bank of the Comoros

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Comoro Islands

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Source Wikidata: Comoro Islands
Constitution of the Comoros

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Source Wikidata: Constitution of the Comoros
Supreme Court of the Comoros

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Source Central Intelligence Agency: Comoros, The World Factbook (factbook.json archive copy)Government, judicial branch, highest court(s), found in Comoros
Quote, Government, judicial branch, highest court(s), found in Comoros
Supreme Court or Cour Supreme (consists of 7 judges)
Adiantum Capillus-Veneris

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African Baobab

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African Tulip Tree

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Amorphophallus Paeoniifolius

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Baobab

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Blacktip Reef Shark

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Blacktip shark

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Blue Shark

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Blue Whale

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Brassica rapa

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Breadfruit

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Cacao (Theobroma cacao)

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Capsicum annuum

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Century Plant

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Chinese Hibiscus

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Clove

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Coffee Plant (Coffea arabica)

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Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)

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Common Myna

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Common Octopus

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Common Remora

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Cook Pine

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Coral Banded Shrimp

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Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum)

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Cricket

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Cryptostegia grandiflora

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Cyperus alternifolius

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Cypraea Tigris

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Dendrocalamus giganteus

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Dracaena reflexa

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Dugong

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Eggplant

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Euphorbia milii

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False killer whale

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Fin Whale

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Fraser's dolphin

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Giant Bamboo

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Giant Salvinia

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Giant Trevally

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Grey heron

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Hard Fern

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Source Global Biodiversity Information Facility: GBIF species distributions: Hard FernDistributions
Quote, Distributions
"locality": "Comoros", "source": "The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)"
Humpback Anglerfish

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Humpback Whale

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Ipomoea alba

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Ipomoea violacea

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Kapok

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Katydid

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Sources
1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroduction
Quote, Introduction
The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
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2. Comoros (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox
    Union of the Comoros
  • Infobox, capital
    Moroni
  • Infobox: area_km2
    2,235
  • Infobox, 2026 estimate
    944,388
  • Infobox, independence
    6 July 1975
  • Introduction
    an archipelagic country made up of three islands in Southeast Africa
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Wikidata: Comoros
Wikidata Q970, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Moroni (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Associated With: Moroni, Infobox, Country
    Comoros
  • Has Capital: Moroni, Lead section
    Moroni is the largest city, national capital, and seat of the government of the Union of the Comoros
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