OverviewComoros · Travel guide
The Comoros, officially the Union of the Comoros, is an archipelagic country made up of three islands in Southeast Africa, located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city is Moroni. The predominant religion of the population—and the official state religion—is Islam. Comoros proclaimed its independence from France on 6 July 1975. The country has three official languages: Comorian, French and Arabic. The Comoros is the only country of the Arab League which is entirely in the Southern Hemisphere. It is also a member state of the African Union, the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, and the Indian Ocean Commission. At 1,659 square kilometres (641 sq mi), the Comoros is the third-smallest African country by area after São Tomé and Príncipe and Seychelles. Although its population was estimated in 2026 to only number 944,388, the Comoros…
Facts & statisticsComoros
- Capital
- Moroni
- Language
- Comorian
- Currency
- Comorian franc
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Calling code
- +269
- Internet domain
- .km
- Driving side
- right
- Plug type
- Europlug
- Voltage
- 220
Source: Wikidata.
EventsComoros
New Year's DayNew Year's Day2026-01-01
Cheikh Al Maarouf DayCheikh Al Maarouf Day2026-03-18
Labour DayLabour Day2026-05-01
National DayNational Day2026-07-06
Maore DayMaore Day2026-11-12
Source: Nager.Date.
CapitalMoroni
Population832,322
CurrencyKMF
Languagesar,fr-KM
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