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by party - CdIA 12, CRC 6; note - 15 additional seats are filled by deputies from local island assemblies

      Judicial branch:

      Supreme Court or Cour Supremes (two members appointed by the president, two members elected by the Federal Assembly, one elected by the Council of each island, and others are former presidents of the republic)

      Political parties and leaders:

      Convention for the Renewal of the Comoros or CRC [AZALI Assowmani];

       Camp of the Autonomous Islands or CdIA (a coalition of parties

       organized by the islands' presidents in opposition to the Union

       President); Front National pour la Justice or FNJ [Ahmed RACHID]

       (Islamic party in opposition); Mouvement pour la Democratie et le

       Progress or MDP-NGDC [Abbas DJOUSSOUF]; Parti Comorien pour la

       Democratie et le Progress or PCDP [Ali MROUDJAE]; Rassemblement

       National pour le Development or RND [Omar TAMOU, Abdoulhamid

       AFFRAITANE]

      Political pressure groups and leaders:

      other: environmentalists

      International organization participation:

      ACCT, ACP, AfDB, AMF, AU, COMESA, FAO, FZ, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt,

       ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, InOC,

       Interpol, IOC, IPU, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, LAS, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN,

       UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)

      Diplomatic representation in the US:

      chief of mission: Representative to the US and Ambassador to the UN Mohamed TOIHIRI chancery: Mission to the US, 866 United Nations Plaza, Suite 418, New York, NY 10017 telephone: [1] (212) 750–1637

      Diplomatic representation from the US:

      the US does not have an embassy in Comoros; the ambassador to Madagascar is accredited to Comoros

      Flag description:

      four equal horizontal bands of yellow (top), white, red, and blue with a green isosceles triangle based on the hoist; centered within the triangle is a white crescent with the convex side facing the hoist and four white, five-pointed stars placed vertically in a line between the points of the crescent; the horizontal bands and the four stars represent the four main islands of the archipelago - Mwali, Njazidja, Nzwani, and Mahore (Mayotte - territorial collectivity of France, but claimed by Comoros) note: the crescent, stars, and color green are traditional symbols of Islam

      Economy

       Comoros

      Economy - overview:

      One of the world's poorest countries, Comoros is made up of three islands that have inadequate transportation links, a young and rapidly increasing population, and few natural resources. The low educational level of the labor force contributes to a subsistence level of economic activity, high unemployment, and a heavy dependence on foreign grants and technical assistance. Agriculture, including fishing, hunting, and forestry, contributes 40% to GDP, employs 80% of the labor force, and provides most of the exports. The country is not self-sufficient in food production; rice, the main staple, accounts for the bulk of imports. The government - which is hampered by internal political disputes - is struggling to upgrade education and technical training, privatize commercial and industrial enterprises, improve health services, diversify exports, promote tourism, and reduce the high population growth rate. The political problems caused the economy to contract in 2007. Remittances from 150,000 Comorans abroad help supplement GDP.

      GDP (purchasing power parity):

      $1.262 billion (2007 est.)

      GDP (official exchange rate):

      $442 million (2007 est.)

      GDP - real growth rate:

      −1% (2007 est.)

      GDP - per capita (PPP):

      $1,100 (2007 est.)

      GDP - composition by sector:

      agriculture: 40% industry: 4% services: 56% (2001 est.)

      Labor force:

      144,500 (1996 est.)

      Labor force - by occupation:

      agriculture: 80% industry and services: 20% (1996 est.)

      Unemployment rate:

      20% (1996 est.)

      Population below poverty line:

      60% (2002 est.)

      Household income or consumption by percentage share:

      lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%

      Budget:

      revenues: $27.6 million expenditures: $NA (2001 est.)

      Fiscal year:

      calendar year

      Inflation rate (consumer prices):

      3% (2007 est.)

      Central bank discount rate:

      5.36% (31 December 2007)

      Commercial bank prime lending rate:

      10.5% (31 December 2007)

      Stock of money:

      $76.68 million (31 December 2007)

      Stock of quasi money:

      $23.39 million (31 December 2007)

      Stock of domestic credit:

      $45.09 million (31 December 2007)

      Agriculture - products:

      vanilla, cloves, ylang-ylang, perfume essences, copra, coconuts, bananas, cassava (tapioca)

      Industries:

      fishing, tourism, perfume distillation

      Industrial production growth rate:

      −2% (1999 est.)

      Electricity - production:

      20 million kWh (2006 est.)

      Electricity - consumption:

      18.6 million kWh (2006 est.)

      Electricity - exports:

      0 kWh (2007 est.)

      Electricity - imports:

      0 kWh (2007 est.)

      Electricity - production by source:

      fossil fuel: 90.6% hydro: 9.4% nuclear: 0% other: 0% (2001)

      Oil - production:

      0 bbl/day (2007 est.)

      Oil - consumption:

      712.3 bbl/day (2006 est.)

      Oil - exports:

      0 bbl/day (2005)

      Oil - imports:

      755.4 bbl/day (2005)

      Oil - proved reserves:

      0 bbl (1 January 2006 est.)

      Natural gas - production:

      0 cu m (2007 est.)

      Natural gas - consumption:

      0 cu m (2007 est.)

      Natural gas - exports:

      0 cu m (2007 est.)

      Natural gas - imports:

      0 cu m (2007 est.)

      Natural

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