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Union des Comores 2003Guide économiqueUnion of Comoros... General points4FormatThe Comoros archipelago consists of 4 islands located in the Indian Ocean, in the Mozambique Channel betweenthe East of Africa and the North of Madagascar. These islands are: Grand Comoro, Anjouan, Moheli andMayotte (which is still under French authority). The Comoros, a former French colony became independenton July 6th, 1975.General datasg The main cities of the Comoros are the followings:g Capital of the Comoros is:g Area:g The population:g A Government runsg Density:g Currency:g Climate:Moroni (in Grand Comoro), Mutsamudu (in Anjouan),Fomboni (in Moheli) and Dzaoudzi (in Mayotte).Moroni2236 square kilometres divided as follows: GrandComoro: 1148 square kilometres - Anjouan: 424 squarekilometres - Moheli: 290 square kilometres - Mayotte: 374square kilometres.652.000 inhabitants divided as follows: Grand Comoro(44%), Anjouan (36%), Moheli (4,7%) and Mayotte(14,4%).the domestic affairs of each Autonomous Island.292 inhabitants per square kilometrethe comorian franc (Kmf): 1FF = 75 Kmf = 0,15eurosthe climate of the Archipelago is humid and tropical with:h a humid and hot season from November till Mayh a dry and fresh season from June to Octoberh the average annual temperature is 25°cg The island vegetation is as follows:h a humid and tropical thick forest at high altitudeh bananas stems and coconut trees in all the coastalareasg Languages:The Comorian language, Arabic and French are theofficial languages. The comorian language is derivedfrom Arabic and Swahili which spoken in East Africa.Macro-economic datasg GDP (steady prices in 2001):121.003 millions comorian francsg GDP growth rate (in percentage): +2.1% in 2001 and 3% in 2002.h Primary sector: 40.9 %h Secondary sector: 11.9%h Tertiary sector: 47.1%