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Healing Initiative Leadership Linkage (HILL) Student Magazine: Country Name - Comoros World without Borders Monthly update: <Date> Current News Host Editor: Ravi G Country Editor: The Comoros is a volcanic At 1,660 km2 (640 sq mi), excluding the archipelago off Africa’s east coast, in contested island of Mayotte, the Comoros is the I the warm Indian Ocean waters of the third-smallest African nation by area. The Mozambique Channel. The nation population, excluding Mayotte, is estimated at state’s largest island, Grande Comore 795,601. As a nation formed at a crossroads of (Ngazidja) is ringed by beaches and different civilisations, the archipelago is noted old lava from active Mt. Karthala for its diverse culture and history. The volcano. Around the port and medina archipelago was first inhabited by Bantu in the capital, Moroni, are carved speakers who came from East Africa, doors and a white colonnaded supplemented by Arab and Austronesian mosque, the Ancienne Mosquée du immigration. Vendredi, recalling the islands’ Arab heritage. Music Art Sports Music of the Comoros. ... Zanzibar's Comorian Graffiti artist Popular sports of Comoros taarab music, however, remains the most and muralist Socrome ● Football (Soccer) influential genre on the islands, and a uses his art to illuminate ● basketball. Comorian version called twarab is his country's rich and ● track and field. popular. Leading twarab bands include diverse origins. ... The ● tennis. Sambeco and Belle Lumière, as well as archipelago is made up of ● swimming. singers including Chamsia Sagaf. four islands: Grande ● cycling. Comore, Anjouan, Mohéli and Mayotte. Previously a French colony, Mayotte is the only island that is still not independent Youth Excellence & Leader: What is catching the attention of your youth? While Comoros has no youth policy, a National youth day was held on 13 June 2013 as described on the official site of the comoros government. At the occasion, a youth representative of the Island of Anjouan called for the establishment of a Ministry of Youth, and for funding for the professional integration of young people. A youth representative of the Island of Moheli called upon the president to “trust us and give us the chance to build skills that are ours in the service of the Nation and the Comorian people!“ The President of the Republic assured that “everything that has been said, is at the centre of my concerns and I am aware of the heavy responsibility that is mine. Youth is the centre of all the commitments that I made during my campaign.” Festivals Traditional celebrations often involve music, dancing and cultural performances. ● New Year. Both New Year's Days (January 1st and the Islamic New Year) are celebrated with much gusto in the Comoros. ... ● Independence Day. ... ● Eid al-Adha. ... ● Eid al-Fitr. ... ● Christmas Day. Healing Initiative Leadership Linkage (HILL) Student Magazine World without Borders Strategy Constitution rights and Duties ● Solidarity between the Union and the Islands and between the Islands themselves; ● Equality of rights and duties for all the Islands; ● Equality of rights and duties for all without distinction of sex, origin, race, religion or belief; ● Equality of all before the law and the right of every accused person to be defended; ● Freedom and security of every individual on the sole condition that he or she does not commit any act liable to harm others; ● The right to multiple sources of information and a free press; ● Freedoms of expression, meeting, association and trade unionism with due respect for morals and public order; ● Freedom to do business, as well as the security of capital and investments; ● Inviolability of a person’s home under conditions prescribed by law; ● Guarantee of ownership, except when public use or necessity have been established according to law and on condition of fair compensation; ● The right of all to health and education; ● The right of children and youth to be protected by the authorities against any form of abandonment, exploitation and violence; ● The right to a healthy environment and the duty of all to safeguard this environment. Healing Initiative Leadership Linkage (HILL) Student Magazine World without Borders Financial / Fiscal Responsibility :The 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. The Comoros, with an estimated gross domestic product (GDP) per capita income of about $700, is among the world's poorest and least developed nations. Although the quality of the land differs from island to island, most of the widespread lava-encrusted soil formations are unsuited to agriculture. As a result, most of the inhabitants make their living from subsistence agriculture and fishing. Average wages in 2007 hover around $3–4 per day. STATISTICS Table 1: Demographic 0-20 20-30 30-50 50-70 >70 Birth rate & death rate Female 1,99,000 66,000 96,000 52,000 19,000 26.1- birth rate \ 7.2 - death rate Male 2,00,000 71,000 98,000 51,000 20,000 Table 2: Population 1991-2001 2001-2011 2011-2018 Female 64,915 74,220 66,032 Male 67,101 76,461 60,362 Table 3: Education Primary Secondary Sr. Secondary College Post graduate Female 24,053 54,935 78,640 57,436 56,838 Male 23,564 52,439 73,330 49,869 4,7859 Table 4: Land Arable 45.00% Irrigated 12.00 % Desert 16.00% Forest 19.88 % Table 5: Import & Export Export Goods vanilla cloves copra Table 6: Finance 1990-2000 2000-2010 2010-2018 Currency value 0.025 US Dollars against dollars GDP Percentage, Inflation Percentage Survey Healing Initiative Leadership Linkage (HILL) Student Magazine World without Borders Historical Perspective (Monuments & lessons from history) In 1850 Sultan Selim of Johanna island seized the American whaler Maria and imprisoned her commander, named Moores. In response the United States Navy launched the Johanna Expedition in February 1852 to gain the release of Moores and extract compensation. Initially the sultan did not meet the demands, and the sloop- of-war USS Dale bombarded the island's fortifications; ultimately Selim paid US$1,000 and released Captain Moores. In 1886 Said Ali bin Said Omar, Sultan of Bambao, signed an agreement with the French government that allowed France to establish a protectorate over the entire island of Ngazidja (Grande Comore); protectorates were also established over Ndzwani (Anjouan), and Mwali (Mohéli island in French) the same year. Résidents were posted on the three islands. On 9 April 1908, France declared the protectorates and Mayotte a single colony, Mayotte and dependencies. On 25 July 1912, it was annexed to Madagascar as a province of that colony. From 16 June 1940 - 1942 the colonial administration remained loyal to Vichy France (from 1942, under Free French), but 25 September 1942 - 13 October 1946 they were, like Madagascar, under British occupation. Culture of country (traditional dresses) Religions - Sunni Islam Language - Comorian language Foods - Fish is served in almost every meal, particularly in stews, along with staple dishes such as rice and meat. Comorian food is very flavorful, seasoned with locally grown spices like vanilla, cardamom, cinnamon, coriander, cloves, and nutmeg. Healing Initiative Leadership Linkage (HILL) Student Magazine World without Borders SYMBOLS & SIGNIFICANCE Country Name Name & Picture of the student Capital-cities & monuments on the Map Weather : Annual Weather Averages. March is the hottest month in Moroni with an average temperature of 28°C (82°F) and the coldest is August at 24°C (76°F) with the most daily sunshine hours at 10 in November. The wettest month is January with an average of 331.8mm of rain. Latitude : 43.3333° E Longitude : 11.6455° S Neighboring Countries : North: - East : Mayotte West : Mozambique South : Madagascar The flag has four Football stripes, representing African Lion four islands of the nation: yellow is for The Comoros national Mohéli, white is for seal was adopted in Mayotte (claimed by 1975, and features a Comoros but crescent with four stars administered by as found on the France), red is for national flag. Extending Anjouan, and blue is for out from the crescent Grande Comore. are the rays of a sun, and two olive branches make up the border. National Flag National Animal National Bird National Sport National Emblem & why & why & why & why & why KMF - Comorian Franc. 5 Franc coin The Comorian Franc is the currency of Comoros. Its currency rankings show that the most popular Comorian Stamp of Comoros Franc exchange rate is the USD to KMF rate. National Flower National Tree Currency Coin Stamp & why & why & why & why & why Official language: Comorian Capital: Moroni Government: Federal Population: 832,347 .