Country profile
Comoros
Union of the Comoros · Eastern Africa
👥 Population
882,847
World Bank · 2025
🏛 Capital
Moroni
🗺 Area
1,862 km²
💹 GDP (nominal)
$1.81B
World Bank · 2025
📈 HDI
0.603
UNDP · 2023
📍 Pop. density
474 /km²
💱 Currency
KMF
Comorian franc
🗣 Languages
Arabic, French, Comorian
About Comoros
Comoros (officially Union of the Comoros) is a country in Eastern Africa, with Moroni as its capital. It is home to roughly 882.85 thousand people, giving a population density of about 474 people per square kilometre. The country covers 1,862 km² of land and has no shared land borders. Its economy is valued at approximately $1.81B in nominal GDP (2025), and it records a Human Development Index of 0.603. The official currency is the Comorian franc (KMF), and the main languages are Arabic, French, Comorian.
Key indicators
Latest available data · World Bank & UNDP.
💹 Economy
GDP (PPP)
$3.43B
GDP/capita (PPP)
$3,959
GDP growth
3.8%
Inflation
3.2%
Unemployment
3.8%
👥 People
Life expectancy
67.0 yrs
Fertility rate
3.82
Pop. growth
1.9%
Urban population
33.9%
Infant mortality /1k
35
🌍 Quality of Life
Internet users
32.5%
Literacy rate
75.6%
Physicians /1k
0.42
Renewable energy
39.3%
Travel & practical
Capital
Moroni
Currency
KMF
Dialing code
+269
Internet TLD
.km
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Fun facts about Comoros
- Comoros is the 158th most populous country in the world, with about 882.85 thousand people.
- By land area it is the 170th-largest country in the world, covering 1,862 km².
- It has the world's 177th-largest economy by nominal GDP ($1.81B).
- Comoros has no land borders with other countries.
- It is classed by the UN as a country of medium human development, with an HDI of 0.603.
- Comoros has a population density of about 474 people per square kilometre.
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