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GeographyLocation: Southern Africa, group of islands in the Mozambique Channel, about two-thirds of the way between northern Madagascar and northern Mozambique
Area: Land boundaries: 0 km Coastline: 340 km
PeoplePopulation: 549,338 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
Population growth rate: 3.56% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 46.22 births/1,000 population Death rate: 10.6 deaths/1,000 population Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population Infant mortality rate: 77.3 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 6.73 children born/woman Ethnic divisions: Antalote, Cafre, Makoa, Oimatsaha, Sakalava Religions: Sunni Muslim 86%, Roman Catholic 14% Languages: Arabic (official), French (official), Comoran (a blend of Swahili and Arabic)
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1980)
Government
Names:
Type: independent republic Capital: Moroni Independence: 6 July 1975 (from France) Constitution: 7 June 1992
EconomyNational product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $370 million National product real growth rate: 0.9% National product per capita: $700 Inflation rate (consumer prices): 15% Unemployment rate: 15.8%
Electricity:
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