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Comoros Geography 1996

Location:

Southern Africa, group of islands in the Mozambique Channel, about two-thirds of the way between northern Madagascar and northern Mozambique

Map references:

Africa

Area:

total area:

2,170 sq km

land area:

2,170 sq km

comparative area:

slightly more than 12 times the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries:

0 km

Coastline:

340 km

Maritime claims:

exclusive economic zone:

200 nm

territorial sea:

12 nm

International disputes:

claims French-administered Mayotte

Climate:

tropical marine; rainy season (November to May)

Terrain:

volcanic islands, interiors vary from steep mountains to low hills

Natural resources:

negligible

Land use:

arable land:

35%

permanent crops:

meadows and pastures:

forest and woodland:

16%

other:

34%

Irrigated land:

NA sq km

Environment:

current issues:

soil degradation and erosion results from crop cultivation on slopes without proper terracing; deforestation

natural hazards:

cyclones and tsunamis possible during rainy season (December to April); Mount Kartala on Grand Comore is an active volcano

international agreements:

party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection; signed, but not ratified - Desertification

Note:

important location at northern end of Mozambique Channel

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