East Africa(UN: Eastern Africa)
Comoros
Union of the Comoros
A volcanic archipelago between Africa and Madagascar with Swahili, Arab, Malagasy and Persian roots, and a post-independence history of frequent coups.
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Comoros in pictures
Flag, landscapes, landmarks and wildlife you can meet in the games. Photographs come from each subject’s Wikipedia article.
Flag
Flag of Comoros
National flag
- Mount Karthala
Landscape
Mount Karthala
A real place in Comoros
- Mount Karthala
Landmark
Mount Karthala
An active volcano with one of the widest craters in the world.
- Mohéli marine park
Landmark
Mohéli marine park
Green turtles nest here in their thousands every year.
- Coelacanth
Wildlife
Coelacanth
Thought extinct for 65 million years until one was caught in 1938.
- Dugong
Wildlife
Dugong
Sailors' 'mermaids' — it grazes underwater meadows like a cow.
- Moroni
City
Moroni
Capital of Comoros
Capital
Moroni
Population
882,847
World Bank, 2025
Area
1,862 km²
Currency
Comorian franc
GDP per person
$2,056
Current US$, 2025
Life expectancy
67 yrs
World Bank, 2024
Urban population
33.9%
UN member
Yes
Quick facts
Did you know?
The coelacanth was rediscovered off the Comoros in 1938 after being known only as a fossil.
Comoros claims Mayotte, which France administers as a department.
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Where to start with Comoros
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Reference figures come from the World Bank Open Data API and the ISO 3166 country dataset, each shown with its year. Historical and cultural text is written by our editors and marks contested dating where scholars disagree. The "go deeper" chapters are generated live by Africa AI from that same reference data and our sourced library — check them before quoting. Borders shown are for orientation and do not imply a position on any dispute.