UNION OF COMOROS

Union of Comoros celebrates its 43rd Independence day today 6th July, 2018.

Today is independence day for Union of Comoros  which form an archipelago of volcanic islands situated off the south-east coast of Africa in the warm Indian Ocean waters of the Mozambique Channel. Comoros is amazingly friendly. It also has world-class beaches and an underwater world, that even the most famous countries in south-east Asia would be jealous of.

Fun and Interesting Facts About Comoros

• Comoros islands are mostly volcanic with interiors ranging from low hills to step mountains
• After Madagascar, Comoros is the largest vanilla producer in Africa.
• Comoros also has three official languages which are Comorian, Arabic and French
• Comoros is a “Federal republic”. It gained independence from France on 6th July, 1975 and celebrate their National holiday every year.
• Moroni is the largest city, federal capital and also seat of the government of the Comoros.
• The country consists of three major islands and numerous smaller islands, all in the volcanic Comoros archipelago.
• Since declaring independence, the country has experienced more than 20 coups d’état or attempted coups, with various heads of state assassinated