Comoros
Moroni · East Africa
Comoros is a country in Africa. Its capital city is Moroni, the official currency is the Comorian Franc, and the main language is Comorian.
With a population of roughly 850,000 people spread over 1,862 km², Comoros is the 159th most populous country in the world and the 170th largest by area. That works out at about 456 people per square kilometre.
Comoros has no land borders with any other country. Its largest urban centres are Moroni, Mutsamudu and Fomboni. The highest point in the country is Mount Karthala, at 2,361 metres.
For scale, it covers almost exactly the same area as Mauritius, while its population is closest to that of Guyana.
- Capital
- Moroni
- Region
- East Africa
- Population
- 850,000
- Area
- 1,862 km²
- Currency
- Comorian Franc
- Main language
- Comorian
- Highest point
- Mount Karthala
2,361 m - Land borders
- 0
Comoros: things worth knowing
- The Comoros is a volcanic archipelago between Mozambique and Madagascar.
- Mount Karthala has one of the largest active volcanic craters in the world.
- It is one of the world's main producers of ylang-ylang, used in perfume.
Comoros in context
Africa has 54 sovereign countries in total. Comoros ranks 51st among them by population.
See the full list of Africa countries, or browse all 195 countries.