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Union of the Comoros |
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| Capital: |
Moroni |
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| Region: |
Africa |
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Eastern Africa |
| Area: |
1862 |
| Population size: (2025-06-19 21:31) |
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COM |
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+269 |
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| International organizations: |
| OIC |
Organization of Islamic Cooperation |
| CEN-SAD |
Community of Sahelo-Saharan States |
| ACP-EU |
Countries in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific |
| COMESA |
Economic Community of Eastern and Southern Africa |
| AFTA |
African Free Trade Area |
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 A country, state, region... (4) |
| First-order administrative division (ADM1)
(A primary administrative division of a country, such as a state in the United States) | 3 | | Independent political entity (PCLI)
| 1 | |
 Stream, lake... (262) |
| Anchorage (ANCH)
(An area where vessels may anchor) | 4 | | Reef(s) (RF)
(A surface-navigation hazard composed of consolidated material) | 1 | | Harbor(s) (HBR)
(A haven or space of deep water so sheltered by the adjacent land as to afford a safe anchorage for ships) | 2 | | Roadstead (RDST)
(An open anchorage affording less protection than a harbor) | 2 | | Stream (STM)
(A body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land) | 101 | | Bay (BAY)
(A coastal indentation between two capes or headlands, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf) | 4 | | Intermittent stream (STMI)
| 128 | | Section of stream (STMX)
| 2 | | Waterfall(s) (FLLS)
(A perpendicular or very steep descent of the water of a stream) | 1 | | Intermittent lake (LKI)
| 1 | | Lake (LK)
(A large inland body of standing water) | 4 | | Spring(s) (SPNG)
(A place where ground water flows naturally out of the ground) | 5 | | Irrigation ditch (DTCHI)
(A ditch which serves to distribute irrigation water) | 1 | | Cove(s) (COVE)
(A small coastal indentation, smaller than a bay) | 3 | | Well (WLL)
(A cylindrical hole, pit, or tunnel drilled or dug down to a depth from which water, oil, or gas can be pumped or brought to the surface) | 2 | | Whirlpool (WHRL)
(A turbulent, rotating movement of water in a stream) | 1 | |
 Parks, area ... (46) |
| Locality (LCTY)
(A minor area or place of unspecified or mixed character and indefinite boundaries) | 42 | | Clearing (CLG)
(An area in a forest with trees removed) | 1 | | Field(s) (FLD)
(An open as opposed to wooded area) | 2 | | Nature reserve (RESN)
(An area reserved for the maintenance of a natural habitat) | 1 | |
 City, village... (394) |
| Populated place (PPL)
(A city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work) | 383 | | Seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLA)
(Seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLC takes precedence over PPLA)) | 2 | | Capital of a political entity (PPLC)
| 1 | | Religious populated place (PPLR)
(A populated place whose population is largely engaged in religious occupations) | 1 | | Section of populated place (PPLX)
| 7 | |
 Spot, building, farm (26) |
| Beacon (BCN)
(A fixed artificial navigation mark) | 8 | | Clinic (HSPC)
(A medical facility associated with a hospital for outpatients) | 1 | | Building(s) (BLDG)
(A structure built for permanent use, as a house, factory, etc.) | 4 | | Farm (FRM)
(A tract of land with associated buildings devoted to agriculture) | 1 | | Cave(s) (CAVE)
(An underground passageway or chamber, or cavity on the side of a cliff) | 2 | | Shrine (SHRN)
(A structure or place memorializing a person or religious concept) | 1 | | College (SCHC)
(The grounds and buildings of an institution of higher learning) | 1 | | Airport (AIRP)
(A place where aircraft regularly land and take off, with runways, navigational aids, and major facilities for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo) | 3 | | Abandoned airfield (AIRQ)
| 1 | | Palace (PAL)
(A large stately house, often a royal or presidential residence) | 1 | | University (UNIV)
(An institution for higher learning with teaching and research facilities constituting a graduate school and professional schools that award master's degrees and doctorates and an undergraduate division that awards bachelor's degrees.) | 1 | | Hospital (HSP)
(A building in which sick or injured, especially those confined to bed, are medically treated) | 2 | |
 Mountain, hill, rock... (378) |
| Island (ISL)
(A tract of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water) | 33 | | Hill (HLL)
(A rounded elevation of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m) | 70 | | Point (PT)
(A tapering piece of land projecting into a body of water, less prominent than a cape) | 11 | | Rocks (RKS)
(Conspicuous, isolated rocky masses) | 3 | | Rock (RK)
(A conspicuous, isolated rocky mass) | 5 | | Peak (PK)
(A pointed elevation atop a mountain, ridge, or other hypsographic feature) | 49 | | Crater(s) (CRTR)
(A generally circular saucer or bowl-shaped depression caused by volcanic or meteorite explosive action) | 2 | | Volcano (VLC)
(A conical elevation composed of volcanic materials with a crater at the top) | 1 | | Cape (CAPE)
(A land area, more prominent than a point, projecting into the sea and marking a notable change in coastal direction) | 1 | | Islands (ISLS)
(Tracts of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water) | 3 | | Spur(s) (SPUR)
(A subordinate ridge projecting outward from a hill, mountain or other elevation) | 24 | | Cliff(s) (CLF)
(A high, steep to perpendicular slope overlooking a waterbody or lower area) | 3 | | Slope(s) (SLP)
(A surface with a relatively uniform slope angle) | 24 | | Mountain (MT)
(An elevation standing high above the surrounding area with small summit area, steep slopes and local relief of 300m or more) | 91 | | Ridge(s) (RDGE)
(A long narrow elevation with steep sides, and a more or less continuous crest) | 17 | | Gorge(s) (GRGE)
(A short, narrow, steep-sided section of a stream valley) | 3 | | Mesa(s) (MESA)
(A flat-topped, isolated elevation with steep slopes on all sides, less extensive than a plateau) | 3 | | Pass (PASS)
(A break in a mountain range or other high obstruction, used for transportation from one side to the other [See also gap]) | 6 | | Mountains (MTS)
(A mountain range or a group of mountains or high ridges) | 8 | | Peninsula (PEN)
(An elongate area of land projecting into a body of water and nearly surrounded by water) | 1 | | Hills (HLLS)
(Rounded elevations of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m) | 2 | | Land-tied island (ISLT)
(A coastal island connected to the mainland by barrier beaches, levees or dikes) | 1 | | Valley (VAL)
(An elongated depression usually traversed by a stream) | 5 | | Beach (BCH)
(A shore zone of coarse unconsolidated sediment that extends from the low-water line to the highest reach of storm waves) | 2 | | Shore (SHOR)
(A narrow zone bordering a waterbody which covers and uncovers at high and low water, respectively) | 1 | | Depression(s) (DPR)
(A low area surrounded by higher land and usually characterized by interior drainage) | 4 | | Plateau (PLAT)
(An elevated plain with steep slopes on one or more sides, and often with incised streams) | 2 | | Escarpment (SCRP)
(A long line of cliffs or steep slopes separating level surfaces above and below) | 2 | | Butte(s) (BUTE)
(A small, isolated, usually flat-topped hill with steep sides) | 1 | |
 Forest, heath... (22) |
| Grassland (GRSLD)
(An area dominated by grass vegetation) | 8 | | Grove (GROVE)
(A small wooded area or collection of trees growing closely together, occurring naturally or deliberately planted) | 7 | | Forest(s) (FRST)
(An area dominated by tree vegetation) | 3 | | Scrubland (SCRB)
(An area of low trees, bushes, and shrubs stunted by some environmental limitation) | 3 | | Meadow (MDW)
(A small, poorly drained area dominated by grassy vegetation) | 1 | |
