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Comoros
Union of the Comoros
The Comoros is a country in Eastern Africa. About 832 000 people live there, in an area of 1 862 square kilometres. Its capital city is Moroni.
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Where is the Comoros?
The Comoros lies in Eastern Africa, on the continent of Africa.
It sits in the southern half of the world, roughly 1 354 km from the equator.
Its coastline is about 340 km long.
It has no land neighbours — every border it has is with the sea.
How big is the Comoros?
The Comoros covers 1 862 square kilometres.
Switzerland is about 22 times bigger.
Among the world's countries that makes it the 169th largest.
Spread everybody out evenly and you get about 447 people on every square kilometre.
That is busier than the world average of roughly 60 people per square kilometre.
Who lives in the Comoros?
About 832 000 people live in the Comoros.
That is the 158th biggest population in the world.
People here speak Arabic, French and Comorian.
They pay with the Comorian franc (Fr).
On average, people born here can expect to live about 60 years.
The land of the Comoros
Its coast runs for about 340 km. Walking it end to end, at twenty kilometres a day, would take roughly 17 days.
It lies inside the tropics, which is the single biggest reason its weather is the way it is.
What makes the Comoros different?
Websites from here often end in .km.
The Comoros and the rest of the world
Out of every thousand people alive on Earth, about one lives in the Comoros.
It takes up less than a hundredth of one per cent of all the land in the world.
Within Africa the country ranks 52nd of 54 by size, and 51st by population.
Nature and animals
The highest mountain in the country is Mount Karthala, at 2 361 metres.
Where this country lands in the record lists
How big is the Comoros compared with the United States?
- The United States is about 5 034 times as big as the Comoros: 9 372 610 km² against 1 862 km².
- The United Kingdom is about 130 times as big as the Comoros: 242 900 km² against 1 862 km².
Questions children ask
What is the capital of the Comoros?
The capital of the Comoros is Moroni. It is the city where the country's government works from.
How many people live in the Comoros?
About 832 000 people live in the Comoros, which makes it the 158th most populated country in the world. (Source: World Bank, 2018.)
How big is the Comoros?
The Comoros covers 1 862 square kilometres, making it the 169th largest country in the world. Switzerland is about 22 times bigger.
What is the highest mountain in the Comoros?
The highest mountain in the Comoros is Mount Karthala, 2 361 metres above sea level. It is the country's highest point.
Are there rivers in the Comoros?
The Comoros has no river long enough for a map of the world's rivers. Short streams run down the hills to the sea, and that is all the running water there is.
Which continent is the Comoros in?
The Comoros is in Africa, in the part called Eastern Africa.
Where these numbers come from
Borders and outlines: Natural Earth. Names, capitals, areas, languages and currencies: ISO 3166 data (world-countries). Population: World Bank, 2018. Every derived figure on this page (ranks, density, distance from the equator) is calculated from those values.
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