|
Geographics
| Location |
Southern
Africa |
| Capital |
Moroni |
| Type
of Government |
Independent
Republic |
| Total
Area |
2,170
sq. km |
| Coastline |
340
km |
Economy
| GDP |
$370
million (1994 est.) |
| GDP
Growth |
n/a
% |
| GDP
per Capita |
$700
(1994 est.) |
| Economy
by Sectors: |
| -
Agriculture (largely subsistence
agriculture and fishing; cash crops for export: vanilla, cloves,
perfume essences (ylang-ylang), copra; principal food crops:
coconuts, bananas, cassava ) |
40% |
| -
Industry (perfume destillation,
textiles, furniture, jewelry, construction materials, soft drinks ) |
n/a
% |
| -
Services (n/a ) |
n/a
% |
Contact
Information
| AOSIS
(Alliance of Small Island States): |
Permanent
Representative of the Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros
to the UN
336 East 45th Street, 2nd Floor
New York, N.Y. 10017
Telephone: 972-8010, 8042, Telefax: 983-4712
Email: comun@undp.org |
| Contact
in Comoros : |
| n/a |
|
Demographics
| Population |
549,338 |
| Population
Growth |
3.56% |
| Labor
Force |
140,000
(1982) |
| Life
Expectancy at Birth |
58.27
years |
| Literacy |
48% |
Foreign
Trade
| Exports
(f.o.b.) |
$13.7
million (1993 est.) |
| Commodities: |
| vanilla,
ylang-ylang, cloves, perfume oil, copra |
| Partners: |
| US
(44%), France (40%), Germany (6%), Africa (5%) |
| Imports
(f.o.b.) |
$40.9
million (1993 est.) |
| Commodities: |
| rice
and other foodstuffs, petroleum products, cement, consumer goods |
| Partners: |
France
(34%), South Africa (14%), Kenya (8%), Japan (4%)
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