Union of the Comoros
Comoros
Capital: Moroni
Government: Republic.
Independence Day: July 6th 1975. (from France)
National Holiday: Independence Day. Celebrations include parties in the streets and the closing of nearly all local businesses.
Comoros
Capital: Moroni
Government: Republic.
Independence Day: July 6th 1975. (from France)
National Holiday: Independence Day. Celebrations include parties in the streets and the closing of nearly all local businesses.
President Ikililou Dhoinine is both chief of state and head of government.
Executive: As defined by the 2001 constitution, the presidency rotates
every four years among the elected presidents from the three main islands in
the Union; election last held on 7 November and 26 December 2010 (next to be
held in 2014)Legislative: Unicameral Assembly of the Union (33 seats; 15 deputies are
selected by the individual islands' local assemblies and 18 by universal
suffrage to serve for five years
Judicial: Supreme Court judges selected - 2 by the president of the Union, 2 by the Assembly of the Union, and 1 each by the 3 island councils; judges appointed for life; Constitutional Court members appointed - 1 by the president, 1 each by the 3 vice presidents, 1 by the Assembly, and 1 each by the island executives; all members serve 6-year renewable terms.
Suffrage: 18 years old, universal
Name of Ambassador: Ambassador Roubani Kaambi
Location of Embassy: Mission to the US, 866 United Nations Plaza, Suite 418, New York, NY 10017
Consulates: Washington D.C.
Ambassador: None
Location of Embassy: None
Consulates: None
Ambassador to UN: Ikililou Dhoinine
Judicial: Supreme Court judges selected - 2 by the president of the Union, 2 by the Assembly of the Union, and 1 each by the 3 island councils; judges appointed for life; Constitutional Court members appointed - 1 by the president, 1 each by the 3 vice presidents, 1 by the Assembly, and 1 each by the island executives; all members serve 6-year renewable terms.
Suffrage: 18 years old, universal
Name of Ambassador: Ambassador Roubani Kaambi
Location of Embassy: Mission to the US, 866 United Nations Plaza, Suite 418, New York, NY 10017
Consulates: Washington D.C.
Ambassador: None
Location of Embassy: None
Consulates: None
Ambassador to UN: Ikililou Dhoinine
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, N'gazidja, Ndzuwani, and Mahore (Mayotte - territorial collectivity of France, but claimed by Comoros)
note: the crescent, stars, and color green are traditional symbols of Islam
note: the crescent, stars, and color green are traditional symbols of Islam
National Symbol: Four stars and crescent
Disputes: Claims French-administered Mayotte and challenges France's and Madagascar's claims to Banc du Geyser, a drying reef in the Mozambique Channel; in May 2008, African Union forces were called in to assist the Comoros military recapture Anjouan Island from rebels who seized it in 2001Drugs: Comoros is a source country for children subjected to forced labor and reportedly sex trafficking; Comoran children are forced to labor within the country in domestic service, roadside and street vending, baking, agriculture, and sometimes criminal activities; some Comoran students at Koranic schools are exploited for forced agricultural or domestic labor, sometimes being subjected to physical and sexual abuse; Comoros may be particularly vulnerable to transnational trafficking because of inadequate border controls, government corruption, and the presence of criminal networks
Stateless people: 1,827
Refugees: 56
Disputes: Claims French-administered Mayotte and challenges France's and Madagascar's claims to Banc du Geyser, a drying reef in the Mozambique Channel; in May 2008, African Union forces were called in to assist the Comoros military recapture Anjouan Island from rebels who seized it in 2001Drugs: Comoros is a source country for children subjected to forced labor and reportedly sex trafficking; Comoran children are forced to labor within the country in domestic service, roadside and street vending, baking, agriculture, and sometimes criminal activities; some Comoran students at Koranic schools are exploited for forced agricultural or domestic labor, sometimes being subjected to physical and sexual abuse; Comoros may be particularly vulnerable to transnational trafficking because of inadequate border controls, government corruption, and the presence of criminal networks
Stateless people: 1,827
Refugees: 56