Facts for the Traveller
Population: 811385
Area: 2605km²
Capital: Moroni
Currency: Comoro Franc (KMF)
Country dialing code: 269
Weights & Measures system: Metric
Electricity: 220V, 50Hz
Government type: independent republic (Comoros); Territorial Collectivity of France (Mayotte)
President (Comoros): Ahmed Abdallah Sambi
Prefect (Mayotte): Jean-Paul Kihl (representing Jacques Chirac)
President of the General Council (Mayotte): Said Omar Oili
Religions:
Sunni Muslim (86%), Roman Catholic (14%) (Comoros); Muslim (99%), Roman Catholic (1%) (Mayotte)