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Introduction - Comoros: | Location - Comoros: | Location | Southern Africa, group of islands at the northern mouth of the Mozambique Channel, about two-thirds of the way between northern Madagascar and northern Mozambique | | Geographic coordinates | 12 10 S, 44 15 E | | Map references | Africa | | Area | total: 2,170 sq km
land: 2,170 sq km
water: 0 sq km | | Area comparative | slightly more than 12 times the size of Washington, DC | | Land boundaries | 0 km | | Coastline | 340 km | | Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm | | Climate | tropical marine; rainy season (November to May) | | Terrain | volcanic islands, interiors vary from steep mountains to low hills | | Elevation extremes | lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: Le Kartala 2,360 m | | Natural resources | NEGL | | Land use | arable land: 35.87%
permanent crops: 23.32%
other: 40.81% (2005) | | Irrigated land | NA | | Natural hazards | cyclones possible during rainy season (December to April); Le Kartala on Grand Comore is an active volcano | | Environment current issues | soil degradation and erosion results from crop cultivation on slopes without proper terracing; deforestation | | Environment international agreements | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements | | Geography note | important location at northern end of Mozambique Channel | |
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This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |