Country Profile

Formal Name: Union of the Comoros
Local Name: Union des Comores
Government: Federal republic
Formation: July 6, 1975 (independence from France)
Motto: Unité – Solidarité – Développement (Unity – Solidarity – Development)
Flag: Flag of Comoros
Anthem: Udzima wa ya Masiwa (The Unity of the Islands)
Languages: Comorian, Arabic, French
Population: 800,000
Area: 2,235 km2 (178th)
Currency: Comorian franc (KMF)
Capital: Moroni (70,000)
Codes: .km (internet), +269 (phone)