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Africa > Comoros > Geography

COMORAN GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Comparative
slightly more than 12 times the size of Washington, DC
Area > Land 2,170 sq km Time series [174th of 238]
Area > Total 2,170 sq km Time series [183rd of 250]
Capital city with population
Moroni (on Grande Comoro) - 23,432
Climate
tropical marine; rainy season (November to May)
Elevation extremes > Highest point Le Karthala 2,360 m Time series
Forested Land 4.3% [166th of 193]
Geographic coordinates 12 10 S, 44 15 E Time series
Land use > Arable land 35.87% Time series [15th of 258]
Largest city Moroni
Largest city population 36,000 [157th of 174]
Largest city with population
Moroni (on Grande Comoro) - 23,432
Location
Southern Africa, group of islands at the northern mouth of the Mozambique Channel, about two-thirds of the way between northern Madagascar and northern Mozambique
Map references
Africa
Natural hazards
cyclones possible during rainy season (December to April); Le Kartala on Grand Comore is an active volcano
Natural resources NEGL Time series
Population density 259.32 people per sqkm [43rd of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km 269.28 people/m² Time series [36th of 204]
Surface area > sq. km 2,230 km² Time series [170th of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain Le Kartala

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Comoros, Union of the Comoros, Union des Comores, Comores

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