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Article: STATE DEPARTMENT ISSUES CONSULAR INFORMATION SHEET ON COMOROS
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- October 26, 2007
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The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Consular Affairs issued the following Consular Information Sheet:
COUNTRY DESCRIPTION: The Union of the Comoros is a developing nation located in the Indian Ocean off the east coast of Africa. Comoros consists of three islands, Ngazidja (also known as Grand Comore), Moheli, and Anjouan, that cover about 900 square miles. A fourth island, Mayotte, is claimed by Comoros but remains a territory of France. Ngazidja is home to the capital city, Moroni, and is the most developed of the three islands. Facilities for tourism are limited and telecommunication links are unreliable. The government of the island of Anjouan currently is in a state of de facto ...