“comoros”

(the comoros (ⁱ/ˈkɒməroʊz/; Arabic: جزر القمر‎‎, Juzur al-Qumur / Qamar), officially the Union of the Comoros (Comorian: Udzima wa Komori,French: Union des Comores, Arabic: الاتحاد القمري‎‎ al-Ittiḥād al-Qumurī / Qamarī), is a sovereign archipelago island nation in the ‘Indian Ocean’ located at the northern end of the ‘Mozambique Channel’ off the eastern coast of ‘Africa’ between northeastern ‘mozambique’ and northwestern ‘madagascar’)

(other countries near the ‘Comoros’ are ‘Tanzania’ to the northwest and the ‘Seychelles’ to the northeast)

(its capital is ‘Moroni’, on ‘Grande Comore’)

(the ‘Union of the Comoros’ has 3 official languages – ‘Comorian’, ‘Arabic’, and ‘French’)

(the religion of the majority of the population is ‘Islam’)

(at 1,660 km² (640 sq mi), excluding the contested island of ‘Mayotte’, the ‘Comoros’ is the 3rd-smallest African nation by ‘area’)

(the population, excluding ‘Mayotte’, is estimated at 798,000)

(as a nation formed at a crossroads of different civilisations, the archipelago is noted for its diverse culture and history)

(the archipelago was first inhabited by ‘Bantu’ speakers who came from ‘East Africa’, supplemented by ‘Arab’ and ‘Austronesian’ immigration)

(the country consists of 3 major islands and numerous smaller islands, all in the volcanic ‘Comoros archipelago’)

(the major islands are commonly known by their ‘French’ names: northwestern-most ‘Grande Comore’ (‘Ngazidja’); ‘Mohéli’ (‘Mwali’); and ‘Anjouan’ (‘Nzwani’))

(in addition, the country has a claim on a 4th major island, southeastern-most ‘Mayotte’ (‘Maore’), though ‘Mayotte’ voted against independence from ‘France’ in 1974, has never been administered by an independent ‘Comoros’ government, and continues to be administered by ‘France’ (currently as an ‘overseas department’))

(‘France’ has vetoed ‘United Nations Security Council’ resolutions that would affirm Comorian sovereignty over the island)

(in addition, ‘Mayotte’ became an overseas department and a region of ‘France’ in 2011 following a referendum passed overwhelmingly)

(it became part of the French colonial empire in the 19th century before becoming independent in 1975)

(since declaring independence, the country has experienced more than 20 coups d’état or attempted coups, with various heads of state assassinated)

(along with this constant political instability, the population of the ‘Comoros’ lives with the ‘worst income inequality’ of any nation, with a ‘Gini coefficient’ over 60%, while also ranking in the worst quartile on the ‘Human Development Index’)

(as of 2008 about half the population lived below the ‘international poverty line’ of US$1.25 a day)

(the ‘comoros’ is a ‘member state’ of the ‘african union’, ‘Francophonie’, ‘Organisation of Islamic Cooperation’, ‘Arab League’ (of which it is the southernmost state, being the only member state of the ‘Arab League’ with a tropical climate and also entirely within the ‘Southern Hemisphere’) and the ‘indian ocean commission’)
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