Arabic (official),
French (official), Comoran (a blend of Swahili and Arabic)
ETHNIC GROUPS:
Antalote, Cafre,
Makoa, Oimatsaha, Sakalava
BORDERING COUNTRIES:
none
COMOROS-
Comoros
is situated in the Mozambique Channel between Madagascar and the African
mainland. It comprises three main islands--Grande
Comore, Anjouan, and Moheli (renamed Njazidja, Nzwani, and Mwali,
respectively, in 1977). After years of internal strife and politacal
coups and assassinations which almost bankrupt the country, Comoros
is now a stable country. Under EC financial aid and protection, Comoros
is fast joining the modern world and is finding itself hosting many corporations,
as well as a booming tourist industry. Unfortunately Comoros still
has a seedy side, and many mercenaries and fugitives use its smaller islets
and especially on the fourth island of Mayotte, which though claimed by
Comoros is unsettled and devoid of government.