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  14.         <text><span class="style12">COMOROS</span><span class="style14"></span><span class="style42">Official name: </span><span class="style13">La R├⌐publique f├⌐d├⌐rale islamique des Comores (The Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros)</span><span class="style42">Member of: </span><span class="style13">UN, OAU</span><span class="style42">Area: </span><span class="style13">1862 km2 (719 sq mi) (excluding Mayotte, which is administered by France)</span><span class="style42">Population: </span><span class="style13">479000 (1991 est; excluding Mayotte)</span><span class="style42">Capital: </span><span class="style13">Moroni 60000 (city 22000; 1987 est)</span><span class="style42">Languages: </span><span class="style13">French and Arabic ΓÇô both official; Comoran (a blend of Swahili and Arabic)</span><span class="style42">Religion: </span><span class="style13">Sunni Islam (official; 99%)</span><span class="style42">GOVERNMENT</span><span class="style13">The President ΓÇô who is elected for a six-year term by universal adult suffrage ΓÇô appoints a Council of Ministers. The 42 members of the Federal Assembly are directly elected for five years.</span><span class="style42">GEOGRAPHY</span><span class="style13">Ngazidja (Grande Comore), the largest island, is dry and rocky, rising to an active volcano, Mount Kartala (2361 m / 7746 ft). Ndzouani (Anjouan) is a heavily-eroded volcanic massif. Moili (Moh├⌐li) is a forested plateau with fertile valleys. </span><span class="style42">Climate: </span><span class="style13">The tropical climate of the Comoros is dry from May to October, but with heavy rain for the rest of the year.</span><span class="style42">ECONOMY</span><span class="style13">Poor and eroded soils, overpopulation and few resources combine to make these underdeveloped islands one of the worldΓÇÖs poorest countries. Subsistence farming occupies the majority of the population, although vanilla, cloves and ylang-ylang are produced for export. </span><span class="style42">Currency: </span><span class="style13">Comoran franc.</span><span class="style42">HISTORY</span><span class="style13">The four Comoran islands became a French colony in 1912. In a referendum in 1974, three islands voted to become independent, which they declared themselves without French agreement. The fourth island, Mayotte, voted against independence, and remains under French rule. From 1978 to 1990, when free elections were held, the republic was an Islamic single-party state.</span></text>
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