clothing, semi-finished goods and textiles, agricultural products, mechanical goods, phosphates and chemicals, hydrocarbons, electrical equipment
External Debt
$279,300,000 $
$23,210,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
Comoran francs (KMF) per US dollar - 361.4 (2007), 391.8 (2006), 395.6 (2005), 396.21 (2004), 435.9 (2003) note: the Comoran franc is pegged to the euro at a rate of 491.9677 Comoran francs per euro
Tunisian dinars (TND) per US dollar - 1.211 (2008 est.), 1.2776 (2007), 1.331 (2006), 1.2974 (2005), 1.2455 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
2.800%
1.400%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
0
1
Location
Southern Africa, group of islands at the northern mouth of the Mozambique Channel, about two-thirds of the way between northern Madagascar and northern Mozambique
Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Libya
Area
2,235 km sq
163,610 km sq
Coastline
340 km
1,148 km
Climate
tropical marine; rainy season (November to May)
temperate in north with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers; desert in south
