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People all across COMOROS celebrated their country's Independence Day — commonly known as National Day — on Monday, July 6th. Geographically located between Madagascar and Mozambique, this East African island country in the Indian Ocean achieved independence from France in 1975. Happy belated Independence Day!
● Magnificent blue-green ocean water
● Political coups
● Fragrant fields of ylang-ylang, jasmine, cassis, and orange flowers
● Volcanic eruptions
● Fiery sunsets
● Lengthy white-sand beaches
● Rainforests
● Seafood
Listed in The Africa Book; the MLA citation is below. What are other "trademarks" of this African country? Feel free to share your thoughts with a comment!
Phillips et al. The Africa Book: A Journey through Every
Country in the Continent. Lonely Planet, 2007.
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The following items are major exports of COMOROS in the Indian Ocean: bananas, cassava, cloves, coconuts and coconut oil, copra, seafood, vanilla, and ylang-ylang perfume essences. According to the International Monetary Fund (data.imf.org), countries and territories buying and importing most of those exports (February 2017 statistics) include France (top importer), Germany, India, Switzerland, Pakistan, Madagascar, Singapore, the Netherlands, the United States, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, South Korea, Taiwan, Myanmar, Egypt, Lebanon, Gambia, Nigeria, and Trinidad and Tobago.
As of March 22nd, 2015, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ for COMOROS, located in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Eastern Africa, lists nine critically endangered species and twenty-one endangered species. Comoros' nine critically endangered species on the IUCN List are as follows: Anjouan Scops Owl, Coelacanth, Grand Comoro Scops Owl, Hawksbill Turtle, Mohéli Scops Owl, Mongoose Lemur, Idioctis intertidalis spider, Neckeropsis pocsii moss, and Ravenea moorei palm. Regardless of being critically endangered in the Comoros, the Idioctis intertidalis spider species has a potentially large geographic range: Njazidja (Grand Comoro or Grand Comore) island (Comoros' largest island), Nosy Be island of Madagascar, and Curieuse island of Seychelles. The Anjouan Scops Owl is found on Anjouan (Nzwani) island, the Grand Comoro Scops Owl is found on Grand Comoro island, and the Mohéli Scops Owl is found on Mohéli (Mwani) island.
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The capital of the COMOROS, an African country in the Indian Ocean, is Moroni. Moroni is located on the largest and hard-to-spell island, Njazidja. Learn more about the Comoros!
Each of the five smallest countries in Africa are island countries and are less than 1,000 square miles in area. The smallest African country is SEYCHELLES, which is located north of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. The second smallest is SÃO TOMÉ AND PRÍNCIPE, an Atlantic Ocean island country located south of Nigeria and west of Gabon in Western Africa. The third smallest, MAURITIUS is found east of Madagascar and Réunion in the Indian Ocean. The fourth smallest is COMOROS, a Muslim country (98% of the people worship Islam) located in the Mozambique Channel between Mozambique and Madagascar. Lastly, the fifth smallest African country is CAPE VERDE, which you would find west of Northern Africa and countries like Mauritania and Senegal. Below are the area stats for the five smallest African countries & convenient links to their posts.
1. SEYCHELLES - 176 sq. mi / 455 sq. km
2. SÃO TOMÉ AND PRÍNCIPE - 371 sq. mi / 960 sq. km
3. MAURITIUS - 788 sq. mi / 2,040 sq. km
4. COMOROS - 838 sq. miles / 2,170 sq. km
5. CAPE VERDE - 1556 sq. miles / 4,030 sq. km
Source for area stats: Hammond World Atlas. Sixth Edition. Hammond World Atlas Corporation, 2010.
COMOROS (Komori in the Comorian language) is an island country in southeastern Africa and surrounded by the Indian Ocean waters. The country is located about 80 kilometers northwest of Mayotte (Mayotte post link), an overseas territory of France. There are 3 major islands that make up Comoros: Njazidja (Grande Comore or Ngazidja), Ndzwani (Anjouan), and Mwali (Mohéli). Comorian residents speak Comorian, Arabic, and French, which are the country's official languages. Within Comorian are three main dialects, each of which are spoken mostly on the particular island it is named after: Mwali, Ndzwani, and Ngazidja. The vast majority of Comorian residents adhere to the tenets of Islam. The capital is Moroni, which is located on Njazidja island. Other communities include Fomboni, Foumbouni, M'Beni, M'Ramani, Mitsamiouli, Moya, Mutsamudu, and Sima. The currency is the Comoran Franc, and its ISO 4217 currency code is KMF.
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