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Comoros
Udzima wa Komori (Comorian)/Union des Comores (French)/Al Ittihad al Qumuri (Arabic)
Last updated: 2026-03-28 (today)
Area
land
2,235 sq km
water
0 sq km
total
2,235 sq km
Climate
tropical marine; rainy season (November to May)
Terrain
volcanic islands, interiors vary from steep mountains to low hills
Land use
other
10.7% (2023 est.)
forest
17.8% (2023 est.)
agricultural land
71.5% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: arable land
arable land: 34.9% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: permanent crops
permanent crops: 28.5% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: permanent pasture
permanent pasture: 8.1% (2023 est.)
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
Coastline
340 km
Elevation
lowest point
Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point
Karthala 2,360 m
Irrigated land
1.3 sq km (2012)
Map references
Africa
Land boundaries
total
0 km
Maritime claims
territorial sea
12 nm
exclusive economic zone
200 nm
Natural hazards
cyclones possible during rainy season (December to April); volcanic activity on Grand Comore volcanism: Karthala (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
Geography - note
important location at northern end of Mozambique Channel; the only Arab League country that lies entirely in the Southern Hemisphere
Natural resources
fish
Area - comparative
slightly more than 12 times the size of Washington, D.C.
Geographic coordinates
12 10 S, 44 15 E
Population distribution
the capital city of Maroni, on the western side of the island of Grande Comore, is the country's largest city; however, Anjouan is the most densely populated of the three islands that comprise Comoros, as shown in this population distribution map