The Comoros is a country in Africa, in East Africa, with about 883,000 people (2025) and an area of 1,861 square kilometres. Its capital is Moroni, and it has no land borders.
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Flag of the ComorosThe Comoros in solid, land neighbours outlined, capital marked.
1,861 km² (719 sq mi) World Bank, surface area. 170th largest of 195.
Population density
474 people per km²
Land neighbours
None. It has no land borders with another country.
Official name
Union of the Comoros
UN status
Member state
Capital coordinates
11.70° S, 43.24° E Moroni, Natural Earth.
No land borders
The Comoros shares no land border with another country. Its nearest neighbours are across the sea, as the map above shows.
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Where are the Comoros Islands?
The Comoros archipelago sits in the northern Mozambique Channel, roughly equidistant between the coast of Mozambique and the northern tip of Madagascar. The nation comprises three main islands: Grande Comore (Ngazidja), Mohéli (Mwali), and Anjouan (Nzwani). A fourth island, Mayotte, remains a French overseas department despite Comorian sovereignty claims. Mount Karthala, an active shield volcano on Grande Comore, rises to 2,361 meters and last erupted in 2007.
More on Mount Karthala
One of the world's largest active shield volcanoes by summit caldera width. Its eruptions have periodically displaced tens of thousands of residents and blanketed the capital Moroni in ash.
4 more lenses on the Comoros in the app
STORY Bantu, Arab, Malagasy, and French, layered in one identity
NOW What keeps Comoros politically fragile?
THREAD Where shipping lanes and the Swahili world meet
PLACE What makes the Comoros ecologically distinctive?
Titles only. The app brings each lens back on a spaced repetition schedule set by how well you knew it: New, Hazy or Clear.
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Common questions
What is the capital of the Comoros?
The capital of the Comoros is Moroni. Moroni lies at about 11.7 degrees south and 43.2 degrees east. The Comoros is in Africa, in the region often called East Africa. It is home to about 883,000 people. The world capitals quiz on this site tests every capital, and the printable capitals sheets cover each continent.
What is the population of the Comoros?
About 883,000 people live in the Comoros, according to the World Bank figures for 2025. That makes it the 159th most populous of the 195 countries. With an area of 1,861 square kilometres, that is about 474 people per square kilometre.
What countries border the Comoros?
None. The Comoros has no land borders with any other country. It is surrounded by sea, so every neighbour of the Comoros is across the water. It lies in Africa, in the region often called East Africa. Its area is 1,861 square kilometres, and about 883,000 people live there.
How big is the Comoros?
The Comoros covers 1,861 square kilometres, or about 719 square miles. That makes it the 170th largest of the 195 countries. The figure is total surface area, which includes inland water such as lakes and rivers. Its population of about 883,000 gives a density of 474 people per square kilometre.
The Comoros is a country in Africa, in East Africa, with about 883,000 people (2025) and an area of 1,861 square kilometres. Its capital is Moroni, and it has no land borders.
Capital
Moroni
Continent
Africa
Region
East Africa
Population
882,847 2025, World Bank. 159th of 195.
Area
1,861 km² (719 sq mi) World Bank, surface area. 170th largest of 195.
Population density
474 people per km²
Land neighbours
None. It has no land borders with another country.
Official name
Union of the Comoros
UN status
Member state
PLACE · from the Geography app
Where are the Comoros Islands?
The Comoros archipelago sits in the northern Mozambique Channel, roughly equidistant between the coast of Mozambique and the northern tip of Madagascar. The nation comprises three main islands: Grande Comore (Ngazidja), Mohéli (Mwali), and Anjouan (Nzwani). A fourth island, Mayotte, remains a French overseas department despite Comorian sovereignty claims. Mount Karthala, an active shield volcano on Grande Comore, rises to 2,361 meters and last erupted in 2007.
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