| Geography | Comoros |
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Location:
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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 |
Geographic coordinates:
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12 10 S, 44 15 E |
Map references:
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Africa |
Area:
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total: 2,235 sq km
land: 2,235 sq km
water: 0 sq km |
Area - comparative:
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slightly more than 12 times the size of Washington, DC |
Land boundaries:
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0 km |
Coastline:
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340 km |
Maritime claims:
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territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
Climate:
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tropical marine; rainy season (November to May) |
Terrain:
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volcanic islands, interiors vary from steep mountains to low hills |
Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: Karthala 2,360 m |
Natural resources:
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NEGL |
Land use:
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arable land: 35.87%
permanent crops: 23.32%
other: 40.81% (2005) |
Irrigated land:
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NA |
Total renewable water resources:
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1.2 cu km (2003) |
Total renewable water resources - per capita:
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1,511 cubic meters per capita |
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
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total: 0.01 cu km/yr (48%/5%/47%)
per capita: 13 cu m/yr (1999) |
Natural hazards:
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cyclones possible during rainy season (December to April); volcanic activity on Grand Comore
volcanism: Karthala (elev. 2,361 m) on Grand Comore Island last erupted in 2007; a 2005 eruption forced thousands of people to be evacuated and produced a large ash cloud |
Environment - current issues:
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soil degradation and erosion results from crop cultivation on slopes without proper terracing; deforestation |
Environment - international agreements:
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party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
Geography - note:
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important location at northern end of Mozambique Channel |
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