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Background
Comoros has endured more than 20 coups or attempted coups since
gaining independence from France in 1975. In 1997, the islands of
Anjouan and Moheli declared independence from Comoros. In 1999, military
chief Col. AZALI seized power in a bloodless coup, and helped negotiate
the 2000 Fomboni Accords power-sharing agreement in which the federal
presidency rotates among the three islands, and each island maintains
its own local government. AZALI won the 2002 Presidential election, and
each island in the archipelago elected its own president. AZALI stepped
down in 2006 and President SAMBI took office. Since 2006, Anjouan's
President Mohamed BACAR has refused to work effectively with the Union
presidency. In 2007, BACAR effected Anjouan's de-facto secession from
the Union, refusing to step down in favor of fresh Anjouanais elections
when Comoros' other islands held legitimate elections in July. The
African Union (AU) initially attempted to resolve the political crisis
by applying sanctions and a naval blockade on Anjouan, but in March
2008, AU and Comoran soldiers seized the island. The move was generally
welcomed by the island's inhabitants. |
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15 character
Comoros
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30 character
Comoros
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Country name
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Comoros |
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Country name > Conventional long
form |
Union of the Comoros |
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Country name > Conventional short
form |
Comoros |
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Country name > Local long form
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Union des Comores |
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Country name > Local short form
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Comores |
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ISO code |
174 |
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ISO long
COM
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ISO short
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KM |
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Native names
Comores, Komori, جزر القمر or Comores |
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Translation > Catalan
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Comores |
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Translation > French
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Comores |
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Translation > German
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Komoren |
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Translation > Italian
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Comore |
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Translation > Portugese
Comoros
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Translation > Spanish
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Comoras |
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UN code |
174 |
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Energy > Aviation Gasoline >
Statistical differences (per capita) |
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Health > Unmet need for
contraception > % of married women ages 15-49
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Labor > Unemployment rate
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Economy > Multilateral debt service
> % of public and publicly guaranteed debt service
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Labor > Labor force > By occupation
> Agriculture |
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Economy > Export quantum/quantity
index |
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Economy > Household final
consumption expenditure > current US$ (per $ GDP)
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Economy > Household final
consumption expenditure, etc. > current US$ (per $ GDP)
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Economy > Household final
consumption expenditure, etc. > % of GDP |
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Economy > Population below poverty
line (per $ GDP) |
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Education > Education expenditure of
government > As percentage of total government
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Education > Public spending on
education, total > % of government expenditure
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Education > Repetition rate,
primary, female > % of total enrollment |
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Education > Repetition rate,
primary, male > % of total enrollment |
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Education > Repetition rate, primary
> % of total enrollment |
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Agriculture > Agriculture, value
added > current US$ (per $ GDP) |
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Agriculture > value added > current
US$ (per $ GDP) |
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Democracy > Parliamentary elections
> Turnout |
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Food > exports > % of merchandise
exports |
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Health > Malaria % under-fives
sleeping under a treated bednet |
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Health > Prevalence of
undernourishment > % of population |
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People > African countries by
population density > pop. dens. |
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Economy > International tourism,
receipts > % of total exports |
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Government > Procedures to enforce a
contract > number |
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Health > External resources for
health as % of total expenditure on health |
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Health > Malaria prevention, use of
insecticide-treated bed nets > % of under-5 population
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Religion > Islam > Sunni to Muslim
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Transportation > Airports > With
paved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per $ GDP) |
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Economy > GDP growth > annual % |
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Economy > GDP per capita, PPP > current international $
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Economy > Household final consumption expenditure, etc. > constant 2000
US$ (per capita) |
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Geography > Surface area > sq. km |
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Health > Hospital beds > per 1,000 people |
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Immigration > Net migration |
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Immigration > Refugee population by country or territory of asylum
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Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps |
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Media > Personal computers (per capita) |
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Religion > Catholics |
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Economy > Final consumption expenditure, etc. > annual % growth
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Economy > Stock of quasi money |
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Energy > Aviation Gasoline > Imports |
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Energy > Electricity > Hydro > Production |
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Energy > Electricity > Station use & station loss |
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Environment > Total renewable water resources |
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Labor > Labor force (per capita) |
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Religion > Religions > Roman Catholic |
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Religion > Seventh-day Adventist Membership |
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Transportation > Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m
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Economy > Imports |
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Education > Children out of school, primary, female (per capita)
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Energy > Electricity > Hydro > Production > Public |
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Geography > Land use > Other |
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Health > Malaria prevention, use of insecticide-treated bed nets > % of
under-5 population |
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Media > Televisions (per capita) |
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Religion > Islam > Shia |
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Transportation > Highways > Total (per capita) |
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Transportation > Highways > Unpaved (per capita) |
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Transportation > Railways (per capita) |
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Crime > Prisoners > Pre-trial detainees |
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Economy > Changes in net reserves > BoP, current US$ (per capita)
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Economy > Tourist arrivals by region of origin > Americas
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Health > Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population
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Media > Television receivers |
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People > Education expenditures |
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Religion > Catholic > Diocesan priests |
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Religion > Jehovahs Witnesses |
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Transportation > Investment in transport with private participation >
current US$ (per $ GDP) |
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Transportation > Railways |
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Economy > Exports |
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Economy > Imports from US (per $ GDP) |
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Education > School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary
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Labor > Unemployment rate |
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Media > Televisions |
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Media > Telephones > Mobile cellular |
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Media > Television receivers (per capita) |
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Religion > Jehovahs Witnesses (per capita) |
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Religion > Roman Catholicism > By country > Roman Catholicism > Catholic
total |
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Transportation > Highways > Paved (per capita) |
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Economy > Budget > Revenues (per capita) |
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Economy > Household final consumption expenditure per capita growth >
annual % |
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Economy > International tourism, expenditures > % of total imports
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Energy > Electricity > Consumption (per capita) |
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Health > Physicians > per 1,000 people |
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Immigration > US visa lottery winners (per capita) |
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Labor > Labor force > By occupation > Agriculture |
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Media > Number of PCs |
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Media > Telephones > Main lines in use |
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People > African countries by population density > area |
Geography
