| Country (long form) |
Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros |
| Capital |
Moroni |
| Total Area |
837.84 sq mi
2,170.00 sq km
(slightly more than 12 times the size of Washington, DC) |
| Population |
578,400 (July 2000 est.) |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
1,835,099 |
| Languages |
Arabic (official), French (official), Comoran (a blend of Swahili and Arabic) |
| Literacy |
57.3% total, 64.2% male, 50.4% female (1995 est.) |
| Religions |
Sunni Muslim 98%, Roman Catholic 2% |
| Life Expectancy |
57.85 male, 62.28 female (2000 est.) |
| Government Type |
independent republic |
| Currency |
1 Comoran franc (CF) = 100 centimes |
| GDP (per capita) |
$725 (1998 est.) |
| Industry |
tourism, perfume distillation, textiles, furniture, jewelry, construction materials, soft drinks |
| Agriculture |
vanilla, cloves, perfume essences, copra, coconuts, bananas, cassava (tapioca) |
| Arable Land |
35% |
| Natural Resources |
negligible |
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