The 1991 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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СКАЧАТЬ marine: 35 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 330,316 GRT/484,351 DWT; includes 23 cargo, 1 chemical tanker, 3 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker, 8 bulk; note—2 naval tankers are sometimes used commercially

      _#_Civil air: 106 major transport aircraft

      _#_Airports: 1,165 total, 1,045 usable; 69 with permanent-surface runways; 1 with runways over 3,659 m; 8 with runways 2,440–3,659 m; 192 with runways 1,220–2,439 m

      _#_Telecommunications: nationwide radio relay system; 1,890,000 telephones; stations—413 AM, no FM, 33 TV, 28 shortwave 2 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earth stations with 2 antennas and 11 domestic satellite stations

      _*Defense Forces #_Branches: Army (Ejercito Nacional), Navy (Armada Nacional), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea de Colombia), National Police (Policia Nacional)

      _#_Manpower availability: males 15–49, 8,998,759; 6,102,745 fit for military service; 353,122 reach military age (18) annually

      _#Defense expenditures: $892 million, 2.2% of GDP (1990) % @Comoros *Geography #_Total area: 2,170 km2; land area: 2,170 km2

      _#_Comparative area: slightly more than 12 times the size of Washington, DC

      _#_Land boundaries: none

      _#_Coastline: 340 km

      _#_Maritime claims:

      Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm;

      Territorial sea: 12 nm

      _#_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 8%; meadows and pastures 7%; forest and woodland 16%; other 34%

      _#_Environment: soil degradation and erosion; deforestation; cyclones possible during rainy season

      _#_Note: important location at northern end of Mozambique Channel

      _*People #_Population: 476,678 (July 1991), growth rate 3.5% (1991)

      _#_Birth rate: 47 births/1,000 population (1991)

      _#_Death rate: 12 deaths/1,000 population (1991)

      _#_Net migration rate: 0 migrants/1,000 population (1991)

      _#_Infant mortality rate: 87 deaths/1,000 live births (1991)

      _#_Life expectancy at birth: 54 years male, 59 years female (1991)

      _#_Total fertility rate: 7.0 children born/woman (1991)

      _#_Nationality: noun—Comoran(s); adjective—Comoran

      _#_Ethnic divisions: Antalote, Cafre, Makoa, Oimatsaha, Sakalava

      _#_Religion: Sunni Muslim 86%, Roman Catholic 14%

      _#_Language: Shaafi Islam (a Swahili dialect), Malagasy, French

      _#_Literacy: 48% (male 56%, female 40%) age 15 and over can read and write (1980)

      _#_Labor force: 140,000 (1982); agriculture 80%, government 3%; 51% of population of working age (1985)

      _#_Organized labor: NA

      _*Government #_Long-form name: Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros

      _#_Type: independent republic

      _#_Capital: Moroni

      _#_Administrative divisions: 3 islands; Anjouan, Grande Comore, Moheli; note—there may also be 4 municipalities named Domoni, Fomboni, Moroni, and Mutsamudu

      _#_Independence: 6 July 1975 (from France)

      _#_Constitution: 1 October 1978, amended October 1982 and January 1985

      _#_Legal system: French and Muslim law in a new consolidated code

      _#_National holiday: Independence Day, 6 July (1975)

      _#_Executive branch: president, Council of Ministers (cabinet)

      _#_Legislative branch: unicameral Federal Assembly (Assemblee Federale)

      _#_Judicial branch: Supreme Court (Cour Supreme)

      _#_Leaders:

      Chief of State and Head of Government—President Said

       Mohamed DJOHAR (since 11 March 1990)

      _#_Political parties:

       Comoran Union for Progress (Udzima), Said Mohamed DJOHAR, president;

       National Union for Democracy (UNDC), Mohamed TAKI

      _#_Suffrage: universal at age 18

      _#_Elections:

      President—last held 11 March 1990 (next to be held March 1996); results—Said Mohamed DJOHAR (Udzima) 55%; Mohamed TAKI Abdulkarim (UNDC) 45%;

      Federal Assembly—last held 22 March 1987 (next to be held March 1992); results—percent of vote by party NA; seats—(42 total) Udzima 42

      _#_Member of: ACCT, ACP, AfDB, ECA, FAO, FZ, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, IDA, IDB, IFAD, ILO, IMF, ITU, NAM, OAU, OIC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WMO

      _#_Diplomatic representation: Ambassador Amini Ali MOUMIN; Chancery (temporary) at the Comoran Permanent Mission to the UN, 336 East 45th Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10017; telephone (212) 972–8010;

      US—Ambassador Kenneth N. PELTIER; Embassy at address NA, Moroni (mailing address B. P. 1318, Moroni); telephone 73–22-03, 73–29-22

      _#_Flag: green with a white crescent placed diagonally (closed side of the crescent points to the upper hoist-side corner of the flag); there are four white five-pointed stars placed in a line between the points of the crescent; the crescent, stars, and color green are traditional symbols of Islam; the four stars represent the four main islands of the archipelago—Mwali, Njazidja, Nzwani, and Mayotte (which is a territorial collectivity of France, but claimed by the Comoros)

      _*Economy #_Overview: One of the world's poorest countries, Comoros is made up of several islands that have poor transportation links, a young and rapidly increasing population, and few natural resources. The low educational level of the labor force contributes to a low level of economic activity, high unemployment, and a heavy dependence on foreign grants and technical assistance. Agriculture, including fishing and forestry, is the leading sector of the economy. It contributes about 40% to GDP, employs 80% of the labor force, and provides most of the exports. The country is not self-sufficient in food production, and rice, the main staple, accounts for 90% of imports. During the period 1982–86 the industrial sector grew at an annual average rate of 5.3%, but its contribution to GDP was only 5% in 1988. Despite major investment in the tourist industry, which accounts СКАЧАТЬ