Passport card
Union of the Comoros
Comoros
- Capital
- Moroni
- Continent
- Africa
- Currency
- Comorian franc
- Languages
- Comorian, Arabic and French
- People
- About 9.4 lakh
- Size
- About 1,861 km²
- Leader
- President Azali Assoumani
- Free since
- 6 July 1975
- Time
- 2½ hours behind India: at 12 noon in India, it is 9:30 am in Moroni
⭐ The name Comoros may come from the Arabic qamar, meaning moon.
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Comoros
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Comoros
Turn the globe with your finger. Comoros has no neighbours on land. Its nearest neighbours are across the sea.
Compare with India
Comoros and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is about 1,800 times the size of Comoros.
- PeopleIndia has about 1,600 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 9.4 lakh in Comoros.
- DistanceMoroni is about 5,800 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeComoros is 2½ hours behind India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 9:30 am in Moroni.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Comoros, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Comoros
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Comoros's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Comoros back on the map
Comoros and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 3 back?
Big neighbours stop at the edge of this map.
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Comoros worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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