Geography of Comoros
Comoros, officially Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros, an independent country in the Indian Ocean between Madagascar and the African coast. It occupies three of the four main islands of the Comoros group—Grand Comore, or Njazidja; Anjouan, or Nzwani; and Moheli, or Mwali. (The fourth, Mayotte, though claimed by the republic, remains under French administration.) The Comoros' area is 693 square miles (1,795 km2). The islands are volcanic in origin and are hilly to mountainous. The climate is tropical with distinct wet and dry seasons.
Comoros is a country and a group of islands in the Indian Ocean.
The Comoros is an extremely poor country. The main occupations are farming and fishing. The basic currency unit is the Comoros franc. Islam is the predominant religion. Swahili, Arabic, French, and a mixed Swahili-Arabic dialect are spoken. Moroni, on Grande Comore, is the capital.
France established colonial rule over the islands in the 19th and early 20th centuries. In 1975 Grand Comore, Anjouan, and Mwali became an independent country; Mayotte chose to remain French.