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officially
FEDERAL ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF THE COMOROS,
Arabic
JUMHURIYAT AL-QUMUR AL-ITTIHADIYAH AL-ISLAMIYAH,
French
RÉPUBLIQUE FÉDÉRALE ISLAMIQUE DES COMORES independent
state comprising a group of islands at the northern end of the
Mozambique Channel of the Indian Ocean, between Madagascar and the
southeast African mainland, about 180 miles (290 km) off the eastern
coast of Africa. The islands from northwest to southeast include
Ngazidja (Grande Comore), Mwali (Mohéli), and Nzwani (Anjouan) but
exclude the French-allied island of Mayotte to the southeast. The
capital, Moroni, is located on Ngazidja. The total area (excluding
Mayotte) is 719 square miles (1,862 square km). |
