Category:Comoros
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Union of the Comoros
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| Capital and largest city | Moroni |
| Demonym(s) | Comorian |
| Formation | |
• Discovery by Portuguese Empire | 1503 |
• French colony of Mayotte | April 25, 1841 |
• Province of French Madagascar | March 31, 1914 |
| October 27, 1946 | |
• Internal autonomy | December 22, 1961 |
• Independence from France | July 6, 1975 |
| October 1, 1978 | |
• Union | December 23, 2001 |
| Area | |
• Total area | 719 sq mi (1,860 km2) |
• Water (%) | negligible |
| Population | |
• 2024 estimate | 1,000,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 |
| Drives on the | Right |
| ISO 3166 code | KM |