Comoros 🇰🇲

The Comoros is a country in Eastern Africa, one of the 20 entries this site files under that subregion. Treaties and official documents call it Union of the Comoros. Government sits in Moroni.

The population is about 866,628, placing it 164th of 250 by population — between Réunion above it and Guyana below. Within Eastern Africa alone it is the 17th largest of 20 and the 17th most populous.

The land area is 1,862 km², which ranks it 184th of the 250 countries and territories in this dataset — just behind Mauritius and just ahead of Guadeloupe. Put next to a country most people can picture, it is around a fifth smaller than Luxembourg.

The lie of the land

Plotted on a globe it falls at 12.2° south, 44.3° east, which puts it in the southern hemisphere, roughly 1,354 km from the equator, in what geographers would call tropical latitudes.

Follow that same latitude east or west and you reach Samoa, Wallis and Futuna and Christmas Island — places that share its distance from the equator but little else.

No land border connects it to another country. That puts it among the 85 entries of 250 here with no land neighbours, a group made up mostly of islands and island groups.

How crowded the Comoros is, and what is spoken there

Population divided by land area gives roughly 465 people per square kilometre, which makes it densely populated. Half the entries in this dataset fall below roughly 90 per square kilometre.

3 languages carry official status: Arabic, Comorian and French. Comorian is listed for no other entry in this dataset, which makes it effectively unique to the Comoros. Arabic, the first listed, is shared with 24 other entries worldwide.

People from the Comoros are called Comorans.

Against Africa as a whole it is the 52nd most populous of 59 entries, and it accounts for under 1% of everyone living in Eastern Africa.

Useful reference details

Money there is the Comorian franc (Fr, KMF). It shares that currency with.

Websites there use the .km domain. To phone it from abroad you dial +269. Its ISO codes are km and COM, which is what most databases and flag files use.

If a quiz asks for the capital of the Comoros, the answer is Moroni.

As a sovereign state it is among the 193 UN members listed here. The other 57 entries are territories, dependencies or observers, which is why totals on this site run to 250 rather than the familiar 195.

Fun facts about Comoros

• Its full official name is Union of the Comoros.
• It has no land border with any other country — one of 85 such entries in this dataset.
• Its capital city is Moroni.
• Arabic is official here and in 24 other entries worldwide.
• Within Eastern Africa it is the 17th largest of 20.
• Samoa and Wallis and Futuna sit at almost the same latitude, on the far side of the globe.
• People from the Comoros are known as Comorans.

Comoros — frequently asked questions

What is the capital of the Comoros?

The capital of the Comoros is Moroni.

Is the Comoros a country?

Yes. The Comoros is a sovereign state and one of the 193 UN members listed on this site.

What language is spoken in the Comoros?

The Comoros lists 3 official languages: Arabic, Comorian and French. Comorian does not appear as an official language anywhere else in this dataset.

Where is the Comoros located?

The Comoros is in Eastern Africa, part of Africa. Its reference coordinates are 12.2° south and 44.3° east, roughly 1,354 km from the equator in tropical latitudes.

What is the population of the Comoros?

The Comoros has a population of about 866,628, which makes it the 164th most populous of the 250 countries and territories listed on this site. Réunion sits just above it and Guyana just below.

Does the Comoros border any other country?

No. The Comoros has no land border with any other country, so every route in or out is by sea or air. 85 of the 250 entries on this site are in the same position.

What currency does the Comoros use?

The Comoros uses the Comorian franc, written Fr (currency code KMF).

How big is the Comoros?

The Comoros covers 1,862 km², ranking 184th of 250 by land area. That makes it around a fifth smaller than Luxembourg.