State Department Issues Background Note on Comoros
January 19, 2012
January 19, 2012
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Intelligence and Research Electronic Affairs Publication Office issued the following Background Note:
Official Name: Union of the Comoros
PROFILE
Geography
Area: 2,171 sq. km. (838 sq. mi.); slightly less than half the size of Delaware. Major islands - Grande Comore (1,025 sq. km.), Anjouan (424 sq. km.), and Moheli (211 sq. km.). (Also claims island of Mayotte (374 sq . . .
Official Name: Union of the Comoros
PROFILE
Geography
Area: 2,171 sq. km. (838 sq. mi.); slightly less than half the size of Delaware. Major islands - Grande Comore (1,025 sq. km.), Anjouan (424 sq. km.), and Moheli (211 sq. km.). (Also claims island of Mayotte (374 sq . . .