Comoros

E27107

archipelagic state island country sovereign state

Comoros is an island nation in the Indian Ocean off the eastern coast of Africa, known for its diverse cultural heritage and history as a former French colony.

Aliases (3)

Comoro Islands archipelago ×1
Comoros (when under French administration) ×1
Comoros Islands ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	archipelagic state → island country → sovereign state →
callingCode	+269 →
capital	Moroni →
capitalIsland	Grande Comore →
claimsIsland	Mayotte →
coatOfArmsDescription	emblem with crescent, four stars, and sun rays with national motto in French and Arabic →
continent	Africa →
currency	Comorian franc →
currencyCode	KMF →
drivesOnThe	right →
ethnicGroup	Comorians →
flagDescription	green field with a white crescent and four white stars and a vertical triangle at the hoist →
formerColonyOf	France →
governmentType	federal presidential republic →
headOfStateTitle	President of the Union of the Comoros →
includesIsland	Anjouan → Grande Comore → Mohéli →
independenceDate	1975-07-06 →
independenceFrom	France →
internetTLD	.km →
ISO3166-1Alpha2	KM →
largestCity	Moroni →
legislature	Assembly of the Union →
locatedIn	Indian Ocean →
locatedOffCoastOf	eastern Africa →
majorReligion	Sunni Islam →
memberOf	African Union → Arab League → Francophonie → Indian Ocean Commission → Organisation of Islamic Cooperation → United Nations →
nationalAnthem	Udzima wa ya Masiwa →
nationalLanguage	Comorian →
nationalMotto	Unité, Solidarité, Développement →
neighboringTerritory	Mayotte →
officialLanguage	Arabic → Comorian → French →
regionalOrganization	East African Community observer →
religion	Islam →
sovereigntyType	independence →
timeZone	UTC+03:00 →
UNMemberState	true →
writingSystem	Arabic script → Latin alphabet →

Referenced by (37)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Arab Labor Organization → Arab League → Arab Monetary Fund → Arab Organization for Agricultural Development → Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa → Economic and Social Council of the Arab League → Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) → Islamic Development Bank →	hasMember
CEN-SAD → ECCAS → Southern African Development Community →	memberState
East Africa Time → FET → bin Abdullah →	usedInCountry
Somali Plate ("Comoros Islands") → Sub-Saharan Africa →	contains
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation → United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia →	hasMemberState
East Africa → Francophone Africa →	includesCountry
Arabic → French →	officialLanguageOf
Islamic crescent →	appearsOnFlagOf
Bantu languages →	areSpokenIn
Mozambique Channel →	borders
French Ministry of Overseas France ("Comoros (when under French administration)") →	concerns
Council of Arab Ministers of Information →	countryOfMembership
Mozambique Channel →	economicImportanceFor
Arab world →	hasCountry
Indian Ocean →	hasMajorIsland
Francophonie →	hasMajorMember
Modern Standard Arabic →	officialStatusIn
Mayotte ("Comoro Islands archipelago") →	partOf
Haredi Jews →	populationCenter
ECA Subregional Office for Eastern Africa →	servesCountry
Swahili language →	spokenIn
French colonial empire →	territory