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Union of Comoros Islands
President: Col. Azaly Assoumani (1999)
Area: 690 sq. mi. (2,170 sq. km)
Population (1999 est.): 562,723 (average annual rate of natural increase: 3.11%); birth rate: 40.3/1000; infant mortality rate: 81.6/1000; density per sq. mi.: 816
Capital and largest city (1990 est.): Moroni (on Grande Comoro), 23,432
Monetary unit: Franc CFA
Languages: Shaafi Islam (Swahili dialect), Malagasu, French, Arabic
Ethnicity/race: Antalote, Cafre, Makoa, Oimatsaha, Sakalava
Religions: Sunni Muslim, 86%; Roman Catholic, 14%
Literacy rate: 48%
Economic summary: GDP/PPP (1997 est.): $400 million; $700 per capita. Real growth rate: 3.5%. Inflation: 2.5% (1997). Unemployment: 20% (1996 est.). Arable land: 35%. Agriculture: vanilla, cloves, perfume essences, copra, coconuts, bananas, cassava (tapioca). Labor force: 144,500 (1996 est.); 80% agriculture, 3% government. Industries: tourism, perfume distillation, textiles, furniture, jewelry, construction materials, soft drinks. Exports: $11.4 million (f.o.b., 1996 est.): vanilla, ylang-ylang, cloves, perfume oil, copra. Imports: $70 million (f.o.b., 1996 est.): rice and other foodstuffs, consumer goods, petroleum products, cement, transport equipment. Major trading partners: France, U.S., Germany, South Africa, Kenya.
