Grande Comore
Autonomous Island o Grande Comore Île Autonome de la Grande Comore Ngazidja | |
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 The Comoros islands. Grande Comore is the leftmaist (an lairgest) island. | |
| Caipital and largest city | Moroni |
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| Govrenment | Autonomous island |
• Preses | Mohamed Abdoulwahab |
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• Total | 1,148 km2 (443 sq mi) |
• Water (%) | negligible |
| Population | |
• 2006 estimate | 316,600 |
• 2003 census | 295,700 |
| Currency | Comorian franc (KMF) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (nae observed) |
| Cawin code | +269 |
| Internet TLD | .km |
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Grande Comore, offeecially cried Ngazidja, is an island in the Indian Ocean aff the coast o Africae. It is the lairgest island in the Comoros naition. Maist o its population is o the Comorian ethnic group. Its population as o 2006 is aboot 316,600. The island's caipital is Moroni, that is the naitional caipital an aa. The island is made up o twa shield volcanoes, wi Munt Karthala bein the kintra's heichest pynt at 2,361 m (7,746 ft) abuin sea level. Accordin tae the 2009 reveision o the constitution o 2002, it is govrened bi an electit Governor, siclike as the ither islands, wi the federal govrenment bein fair reduced in pouer.