Country’s Profile
| Official
Name: |
Federal Islamic Republic of the Comores |
| Capital: |
Moroni |
| Head
of State: |
President Said Mohamed Djohar |
| Political
System: |
Republic |
| Language: |
Arabic & French |
| Currency: |
Comores Franc (CF) |
| Area: |
2,170 sq km |
| Population
: |
690,000 |
| Density
: |
317/km˛ |
| Urbanization: |
35% |
| Real
GDP Growth : |
0.5% (2000 est.) |
| Gross
Domestic Product : |
$720 (2000 est.) |
| Consumer
Price Inflation: |
3.5% (1999 est.) |
Membership
of international organizations
ACCT, ACP, AfDB, AFESD, AL, CCC, ECA, FAO, FZ, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, InOC, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, ISO, ITU, NAM, OAU, OIC, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WMO, WTrO
Natural
catastrophe history in the 20th Century:
| Date |
Event |
Area
Affected |
| 1951 |
Wind storm |
|
| 1977 |
Volcano |
|
| 1983 |
Wind storm |
|
| 1987 |
Wind storm |
|
(Re)insurance
companies in selected country:
