East Africa

Comoros

Comoros is a eastern African country of roughly 884K people, covering 1,861 km² with its capital at Moroni. Its economy is worth about $1.3B in nominal terms, anchored by vanilla, cloves, fisheries.

Population: 884K; Projected population, 2026
Source: UN World Population Prospects
Capital: Moroni
GDP: $1.3B
Area: 1,861 km²
Currency: Comorian franc

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Interactive map of Comoros — East Africa

Overview

Comoros is a eastern African country of roughly 884K people, covering 1,861 km² with its capital at Moroni. Its economy is worth about $1.3B in nominal terms, anchored by vanilla, cloves, fisheries.

Government

Comoros operates as a federal republic. Independence: 1975. Executive, legislative and judicial functions are exercised from Moroni.

Economy

Nominal GDP is approximately $1.3B, or around $1,471 per capita. The currency in circulation is the Comorian franc. Leading sectors are vanilla, cloves, fisheries.

Population

Comoros has a projected population, 2026 of 883,961 people (United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects 2024 Revision, Online Edition — medium variant), a density of roughly 475 people per km². Values from 2024 onwards are medium-variant projections rather than live counts.

Cities

The largest urban centres are Moroni, Mutsamudu, Fomboni. Moroni serves as the seat of government.

History

Modern Comoros took shape through pre-colonial states, the colonial partition of the late nineteenth century, and independence in 1975. Our History section covers each period in depth.

Languages

Widely used languages include Comorian, Arabic, French. Official-language policy shapes schooling, courts and broadcasting.

Culture

Music, cuisine, film, textiles and sport in Comoros form part of a fast-growing creative economy with an expanding export footprint.

Education

Primary enrolment is near-universal in most of the region; the constraints sit at secondary completion, technical training and higher-education funding.

Healthcare

Health spending across Africa averages about 5.7% of GDP. Comoros's system combines public facilities, private providers and donor-funded programmes.

Business

Company registration, tax administration and access to finance are the practical determinants of doing business in Comoros. See our Business section for sector reporting.

Investment

Investors typically look at vanilla, infrastructure and consumer services. Regulatory clarity and FX access are the recurring diligence questions.

Tourism

Visitors come for landscape, heritage and city life. Entry requirements, seasonality and internal transport are covered in our Travel guides.

Transportation

Road remains dominant; rail, ports and aviation capacity vary sharply and are the focus of most current infrastructure investment.

Infrastructure

Electricity access, broadband coverage and logistics quality are the three infrastructure metrics most closely tied to Comoros's growth outlook.

Statistics

Full time series for population, GDP, trade, inflation, internet usage, education, health, tourism, agriculture and climate are published in The360Africa Data Center.