| Key Demographic
Features of Comoros* |
Location:
Southern Africa, group of islands in the Mozambique Channel, about two-thirds of the
way between northern Madagascar and northern Mozambique
Map references:
Africa
People
Population:
569,237 (July 1996 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years:
48% (male 137,235; female 136,207)
15-64 years:
49% (male 138,447; female 142,058)
65 years and over:
3% (male 7,242; female 8,048) (July 1996 est.)
Population growth rate:
3.55% (1996 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
75.3 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
58.7 years
male:
56.43 years
female:
61.05 years (1996 est.)
Ethnic divisions:
Antalote, Cafre, Makoa, Oimatsaha, Sakalava
Religions:
Sunni Muslim 86%, Roman Catholic 14%
Languages:
Arabic (official), French (official), Comoran (a blend of Swahili and Arabic)
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1995 est.)
total population:
57.3%
male:
64.2%
female:
50.4%
Government
Country Abbreviation:
CN
Type of government:
independent republic
Independence:
6 July 1975 (from France)
National holiday:
Independence Day, 6 July (1975)
Constitution:
7 June 1992
Legal system:
French and Muslim law in a new consolidated code
Suffrage:
18 years of age; universal
Economy
Economic overview:
GDP:
purchasing power parity - $370 million (1994 est.)
GDP real growth rate:
0.9% (1994 est.)
GDP per capita:
$700 (1994 est.)
Unemployment rate:
15.8% (1989)
Communications
Telephones:
3,770 (1991 est.)
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 2, FM 1, shortwave 0
Radios:
NA
Television broadcast stations:
0
Televisions:
200 (1991 est.)
*Source: World Factbook 1996, U.S.
Central Intelligence Agency
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