GDP Official Exchange Rate (OER is more precise at gauging a countries economic power)
(Estimated 2011): $600 million (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (OER) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): (US$) or (GBP)
GDP Purchasing Power Parity (PPP is good for gauging living conditions and use of resources but not as accurate as OER. This data has been calculated based on the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States)
(Estimated 2011): $816 million (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (PPP) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): $1,200 (US$) or (GBP)Capital: Moroni
Population (Estimated July 2012): 737,284
Area: 1,862 km2 or 719 mi2
Currency: Comorian franc (CF)
Official Language: Comorian (Shikomor); Arabic; French
Political Information: Federal Republic
Official Religion: Islam
(approximately 98% of the population are Sunni Muslim and 2% are Roman Catholic)
Highest Mountain: Karthala on
Largest River:
Time Zone (GMT/UTC): +3:00
Wildlife:
Counties/Provinces/States: 3 islands and 4 municipalities*; Grande Comore (N'gazidja), Anjouan (Ndzuwani), Domoni*, Fomboni*, Moheli (Mwali), Moroni*, Moutsamoudou*
Leaders: Ikililou Dhoinine as President with Fouad Mohadji, Mohamed Ali Soilih and Nourdine Bourhane as Vice President.
Additional: Independence from France on the 6th of July 1975.
Sources: CIA World Fact Book, Encyclopaedia Britannica.
