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title: "Comoros — capital, area, population and currency"
description: "Comoros: capital Moroni, area 2,235 km², population 882,847 (2025), currency Comorian franc. Languages, time zones and calling code."
url: https://atoneplace.net/country/comoros/
site: "At One Place"
---

# Comoros

**Comoros: Capital Moroni**

2,235 km² · 882,847 people (2025) · Comorian franc

A volcanic archipelago between Mozambique and Madagascar. Mount Karthala on Grande Comore is one of the world's most active volcanoes and has one of the largest active craters, about 3 km across.

## The facts

- **Capital:** Moroni
- **Area:** 2,235 km² — 863 sq mi
- **Population:** 882,847 (2025)
- **Density:** 395.0 people per km²
- **Currency:** Comorian franc (KMF, Fr)
- **Official languages:** Arabic, French, Comorian
- **Time zone:** UTC+03:00
- **Calling code:** +269
- **Drives on the:** right
- **ISO codes:** KM · COM
- **Continent:** Africa

## How it compares

- **By area:** 173 of 200
- **By population:** 163 of 200

> Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.

## Countries of a similar size

| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Samoa | 2,831 | 219,306 |
| Luxembourg | 2,586 | 686,970 |
| Comoros ← | 2,235 | 882,847 |
| Mauritius | 2,040 | 1,243,741 |
| Hong Kong | 1,108 | 7,498,900 |

## Common questions

### What is the capital of Comoros?

Moroni

### What currency does Comoros use?

The Comorian franc (KMF).

### How big is Comoros?

2,235 km², or 863 square miles — 173 of 200 by area.

### Which side of the road does Comoros drive on?

The right.

## Related pages

- [Samoa](https://atoneplace.net/country/samoa/)
- [Luxembourg](https://atoneplace.net/country/luxembourg/)
- [Mauritius](https://atoneplace.net/country/mauritius/)
- [Hong Kong](https://atoneplace.net/country/hong-kong/)
- [Nigeria](https://atoneplace.net/country/nigeria/)
- [Ethiopia](https://atoneplace.net/country/ethiopia/)
- [Egypt](https://atoneplace.net/country/egypt/)
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- [Tanzania](https://atoneplace.net/country/tanzania/)
- [South Africa](https://atoneplace.net/country/south-africa/)
- [Kenya](https://atoneplace.net/country/kenya/)
- [Sudan](https://atoneplace.net/country/sudan/)

## Sources

- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/) [Public domain (US Government)]
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (https://data.worldbank.org/) [CC BY 4.0]