33 Facts About Comoros

Comoros, officially the Union of the Comoros, is an archipelagic country in the Indian Ocean, at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel off the eastern coast of Africa.

Comoros was probably first settled by Austronesians subsequently followed by Bantu speakers from East Africa along with Arabs.

In 933, the Comoros was referred to by Omani sailors as the Perfume Islands.

The Comoros are part of the Swahili cultural and economic complex and the islands became a major hub of trade and an important location in a network of trading towns that included Kilwa, in present-day Tanzania, Sofala, in Mozambique, and Mombasa in Kenya.

Comoros's successor Said bin Sultan increased Omani Arab influence in the region, moving his administration to nearby Zanzibar, which came under Omani rule.

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Nevertheless, the Comoros remained independent, and although the three smaller islands were usually politically unified, the largest island, Ngazidja, was divided into a number of autonomous kingdoms.

France first established colonial rule in the Comoros by taking possession of Mayotte in 1841 when the Sakalava usurper sultan Andriantsoly signed the Treaty of April 1841, which ceded the island to the French authorities.

Local commodities exported by the Comoros were, in addition to slaves, coconuts, timber, cattle and tortoiseshell.

Agreement was reached with France in 1973 for the Comoros to become independent in 1978, despite the deputies of Mayotte voting for increased integration with France.

Bob Denard served as Abdallah Abderamane's first advisor; nicknamed the "Viceroy of the Comoros, " he was sometimes considered the real strongman of the regime.

Comoros set up from the archipelago a permanent mercenary corps, called upon to intervene at the request of Paris or Pretoria in conflicts in Africa.

Comoros led the country from 1996, during a time of labour crises, government suppression, and secessionist conflicts, until his death November 1998.

Comoros was succeeded by Interim President Tadjidine Ben Said Massounde.

Comoros staged a vote in June 2007 to confirm his leadership that was rejected as illegal by the Comoros federal government and the African Union.

On 25 March 2008 hundreds of soldiers from the African Union and the Comoros seized rebel-held Ndzwani, generally welcomed by the population: there have been reports of hundreds, if not thousands, of people tortured during Bacar's tenure.

In January 2020, the legislative elections in Comoros were dominated by President Azali Assoumani's party, the Convention for the Renewal of the Comoros, CRC.

In 2021, Comoros signed and ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, making it a nuclear-weapon-free state.

Comoros is formed by Ngazidja, Mwali (Moheli) and Ndzwani (Anjouan), three major islands in the Comoros Archipelago, as well as many minor islets.

Comoros lays claim to the Iles Eparses or Iles eparses de l'ocean indien – Glorioso Islands, comprising Grande Glorieuse, Ile du Lys, Wreck Rock, South Rock, Verte Rocks (three islets) and three unnamed islets – one of France's overseas districts.

Comoros constitute an ecoregion in their own right, Comoros forests.

Politics of the Comoros takes place in a framework of a federal presidential republic, whereby the President of the Comoros is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system.

The Constitution of the Union of the Comoros was ratified by referendum on 23 December 2001, and the islands' constitutions and executives were elected in the following months.

Comoros is a member of the United Nations, the African Union, the Arab League, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the Indian Ocean Commission and the African Development Bank.

On 10 April 2008, the Comoros became the 179th nation to accept the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

The Comoros signed the UN treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.

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In May 2013 the Union of the Comoros became known for filing a referral to the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court regarding the events of "the 31 May 2010 Israeli raid on the Humanitarian Aid Flotilla bound for [the] Gaza Strip".

Military resources of the Comoros consist of a small standing army and a 500-member police force, as well as a 500-member defence force.

Once the new government was installed in May–June 2011, an expert mission from UNREC came to the Comoros and produced guidelines for the elaboration of a national security policy, which were discussed by different actors, notably the national defence authorities and civil society.

Level of poverty in the Comoros is high, but "judging by the international poverty threshold of $1.

Comoros has an inadequate transportation system, a young and rapidly increasing population, and few natural resources.

Comoros is a member of the Organization for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa.

Pre-colonization education systems in Comoros focused on necessary skills such as agriculture, caring for livestock and completing household tasks.

Comoros will be entitled to display his status by wearing a mharuma, a type of shawl, across his shoulders, and he can enter the mosque by the door reserved for elders, and sit at the front.