Comoros Facts and Figures.

Comoros Facts and Figures. BASIC FACTS Official name Capital Area Union of Comoros Moroni 1,862 sq km 719 sq mi PEOPLE Population 731,775 (2008 estimate) Population growth Population growth rate 2.80 percent (2008 estimate) Projected population in 2025 1,128,278 (2025 estimate) Projected population in 2050 1,837,671 (2050 estimate) Population density 337 persons per sq km (2008 estimate) 873 persons per sq mi (2008 estimate) Urban/rural distribution Share urban 36 percent (2005 estimate) Share rural 64 percent (2005 estimate) Largest cities, with population Moroni 53,000 (2003 estimate) Mutsamudu 30,900 (2003 estimate) Fomboni 13,300 (2003 estimate) Ethnic groups Mixed African, Arab, and Malagasy descent Languages Arabic (official), French (official), Shimasiwa (a blend of Swahili and Arabic) Religious affiliations Muslim (largely Sunni) 98 percent Roman Catholic 1 percent O ther 1 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATION Life expectancy Total 63.1 years (2008 estimate) Female 65.5 years (2008 estimate) Male 60.7 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate Population per physician Population per hospital bed 69 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) 6,870 people (2004) 455 people (2006) Literacy rate Total 56.8 percent (2005 estimate) Female 49.7 percent (2005 estimate) Male 63.9 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) Number of years of compulsory schooling Number of students per teacher, primary school 3.9 percent (2002-2003) 8 years (2002-2003) 37 students per teacher (2002-2003) GOVERNMENT Form of government Republic Voting qualifications Universal at age 18 Constitution New constitution came into force 23 December 2001 Armed forces Total number of military personnel Not available Military expenditures as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) Not available ECONOMY Gross domestic product (GDP, in U.S.$) GDP per capita (U.S.$) $403 million (2006) $657.10 (2006) GDP by economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing 45.2 percent (2006) I ndustry 11.8 percent (2006) Services 38 percent (2005) Employment Number of workers Workforce share of economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing 258,718 (2006) 77 percent (1990) I ndustry 9 percent (1990) Services 13 percent (1990) Unemployment rate Not available National budget (U.S.$) Total revenue $83 million (1992 estimate) Total expenditure $92 million (1992 estimate) Monetary unit 1 Comorian franc (CF), consisting of 100 centimes Major trade partners for exports United States, France, Singapore, United Kingdom, and Germany Major trade partners for imports France, South Africa, Japan, United Arab Emirates, and Kenya ENERGY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND TRANSPORTATION Electricity production Electricity from thermal sources 88.89 percent (2003 estimate) Electricity from hydroelectric sources 11.11 percent (2003 estimate) Electricity from nuclear sources 0 percent (2003 estimate) Electricity from geothermal, solar, and wind sources 0 percent (2003 estimate) Number of radios per 1,000 people 141 (1997) Number of telephones per 1,000 people 28 (2005) Number of televisions per 1,000 people 4.9 (1998 estimate) Number of Internet hosts per 10,000 people Daily newspaper circulation per 1,000 people Number of motor vehicles per 1,000 people Paved road as a share of total roads 0.14 (2003) Not available 28 (1997) 77 percent (1999) SOURCES Basic Facts and People sections Area data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Population, population growth rate, and population projections are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International Data Base (IDB) (www.census.gov). Urban and rural population data are from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), FAOSTAT database (www.fao.org). Largest cities population data and political divisions data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Ethnic divisions and religion data are largely from the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook and from various country censuses and reports. Language data are largely from the Ethnologue, Languages of the World, Summer Institute of Linguistics International (www.sil.org). Health and Education section Life expectancy and infant mortality data are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International database (IDB) (www.census.gov). Population per physician and population per hospital bed data are from the World Health Organization (WHO) (www.who.int). Education data are from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Government section Government, independence, legislature, constitution, highest court, and voting qualifications data are largely from various government Web sites, the latest Europa World Yearbook, and the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook. The armed forces data is from Military Balance. Economy section Gross domestic product (GDP), GDP per capita, GDP by economic sectors, employment, and national budget data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Monetary unit, agriculture, mining, manufacturing, exports, imports, and major trade partner information is from the statistical bureaus of individual countries, latest Europa World Yearbook, and various United Nations and International Monetary Fund (IMF) publications. Energy, Communication, and Transportation section Electricity information is from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) database (www.eia.doe.gov). Radio, telephone, television, and newspaper information is from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Internet hosts, motor vehicles, and road data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Note Figures may not total 100 percent due to rounding. Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.