Comoros

n. Union of the Comoros, country composed of three islands located in southern Africa off the coast of Mozambique

The Comoros (, IPA: ; , Ğuzur al-Qamar), officially the Union of the Comoros (, , Al-Ittiḥād al-Qamariyy) is an island nation in the Indian Ocean, located off the eastern coast of Africa on the northern end of the Mozambique Channel between northern Madagascar and northeastern Mozambique. The nearest countries to the Comoros are Mozambique, Tanzania, Madagascar, and the Seychelles. Prior to 2002, it was known officially as the Islamic Federal Republic of the Comoros. At 2,235 km², the Comoros is the third smallest African nation by area; and with a population estimated at 798,000 it is the sixth smallest African nation by population (though it has one of the highest population densities in Africa). Its name derives from the Arabic word ("moon").
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Noun
1. a country on the Comoro Islands
(synonym) Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros
(hypernym) country, state, land
(part-holonym) Comoro Islands, Iles Comores

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Background Unstable Comoros has endured 19 coups or attempted coups since gaining independence from France in 1975. In 1997, the islands of Anjouan and Moheli declared their independence from Comoros. In 1999, military chief Col. AZALI seized power. He pledged to resolve the secessionist crisis through a confederal arrangement named the 2000 Fomboni Accord. In December 2001, voters approved a new constitution and presidential elections took place in the spring of 2002. Each island in the archipelago elected its own president and a new union president took office in May of 2002. Map of Comoros More about Comoros: Geography People Government Economy Communications Transportation Military Transnational Issues

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