The Comoros (i /ˈkɒməroʊz/; Arabic: جزر القمر, Ǧuzur al-Qumur/Qamar), authoritatively the Union of the Comoros (Comorian: Udzima wa Komori, French: Union des Comores, Arabic: الاتحاد القمري al-Ittiḥād al-Qumurī/Qamarī) is an archipelago island country in the Indian Ocean, spotted off the eastern coastline of Africa, on the northern closure of the Mozambique Channel, between northeastern Mozambique and northwestern Madagascar. Different nations close to the Comoros are Tanzania to the northwest and the Seychelles to the northeast. The capital is Moroni on Grande Comore.
At 1,862 km2 (719 sq mi) (rejecting Mayotte) the Comoros is the third-most diminutive African country by region. With a people evaluated at 798,000 (prohibiting Mayotte), it is the sixth-most modest African country by residents—even though it has one of the most astounding residents densities in Africa. Its name determines from the Arabic word القمر qamar ("moon"). The archipelago is remarkable for it different society and history, as a country structured at the intersection of numerous human advancements. It is the southernmost part state of the Arab League. Despite the fact that in the challenged island of Mayotte the sole official dialect is French, the "Union of the Comoros" has several official dialects: Comorian, Arabic, and French.
