• Boy sitting in front of mosque in Moroni, capital of Comoros Islands

    Boy sitting in front of mosque in Moroni, capital of Comoros Islands

    © Christine Osborne

  • View over town of Mamoudzou, on Grande Terre, Mayotte's biggest island

    View over town of Mamoudzou, on Grande Terre, Mayotte's biggest island

    © Wayne Walton

  • One more for your 'Stamps of Comoros' album

    One more for your 'Stamps of Comoros' album

    © Christine Osborne

Comoros & Mayotte: Overview

The Comoros islands are wrapped in a fragrant blend of ylang-ylang oil, Arabic aesthetics, African warmth and French chic. Not only this, but they have a colourful history of sultans and soothsayers, plantation owners and eloping princesses.

FAST FACTS

Full name

Union of the Comoros; Territorial Collectivity of Mayotte

Currency

Comoro Franc, KMF

Population

811385

Languages

  • Shikomoro (other)
  • French (official)
  • Arabic (official)

Time zone(s)

  • GMT/UTC: +3

Voltage

220V

Hertz

50Hz

Plugs

  • European plug with two circular metal pins

    European plug with two circular metal pins

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