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<text id=94CT0326><title>Comoros—Geography</title> <article><source>CIA Factbook</source> <hdr>The World Factbook 1994: Comoros<nl>Geography</hdr><body> <list> <item><hi format=bold>Location:</hi> Southeastern Africa, in the extreme northern Mozambique Channel, about two-thirds of the way between northern Madagascar and northern Mozambique <item><hi format=bold>Area:</hi> <list style=hang> <item>• <hi format=ital>total area:</hi> 2,170 sq km <item>• <hi format=ital>land area:</hi> 2,170 sq km <item>• <hi format=ital>comparative area:</hi> slightly more than 12 times the size of Washington, DC </list> <item><hi format=bold>Land boundaries:</hi> 0 km <item><hi format=bold>Coastline:</hi> 340 km <item><hi format=bold>Maritime claims:</hi> <list style=hang> <item>• <hi format=ital>exclusive economic zone:</hi> 200 nm <item>• <hi format=ital>territorial sea:</hi> 12 nm </list> <item><hi format=bold>International disputes:</hi> claims French-administered Mayotte <item><hi format=bold>Climate:</hi> tropical marine; rainy season (November to May) <item><hi format=bold>Terrain:</hi> volcanic islands, interiors vary from steep mountains to low hills <item><hi format=bold>Natural resources:</hi> negligible <item><hi format=bold>Land use:</hi> <list style=hang> <item>• <hi format=ital>arable land:</hi> 35% <item>• <hi format=ital>permanent crops:</hi> 8% <item>• <hi format=ital>meadows and pastures:</hi> 7% <item>• <hi format=ital>forest and woodland:</hi> 16% <item>• <hi format=ital>other:</hi> 34% </list> <item><hi format=bold>Irrigated land:</hi> NA sq km <item><hi format=bold>Environment:</hi> <list style=hang> <item>• <hi format=ital>current issues:</hi> soil degradation and erosion; deforestation <item>• <hi format=ital>natural hazards:</hi> cyclones possible during rainy season <item>• <hi format=ital>international agreements:</hi> signed, but not ratified—Biodiversity, Climate Change, Law of the Sea </list> <item><hi format=bold>Note:</hi> important location at northern end of Mozambique Channel </list></body></article></text>