Comoros
Africa · Capital: Moroni
Comoros is a country in Africa, home to about 850,000 people across 2,235 km². Its capital is Moroni. It is an island nation with no land borders.
Key facts
Capital
Moroni
Region
Africa
Population
~850,000 people
Area
2,235 km²
Density
380 people per km²
Coastline
Island nation
Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
Drives on the
Right
Languages
Comorian, Arabic, French
Standard time zones
1
Highest point
2,360 m
Head of state
Not a monarch
Currency
A currency called the franc
Flag colors
yellow, white, red, blue, green
Flag features
at least one star and a crescent
Land borders
Comoros shares no land border with another sovereign state.
Comoros in the game
Every puzzle gives three claims that exactly one country satisfies. Comoros is a deep cut — answers this obscure only show up in hard puzzles. These are the 29 claims from the pool that are true of Comoros, rarest first — the fewer countries share a claim, the harder it works for you on the board.
- Its flag features a crescent moon1 of 14
- Its name begins with “C”1 of 17
- Has more than two official languages1 of 19
- Its capital city's name begins with “M”1 of 19
- Its currency is called the franc1 of 22
- Has Arabic as an official language1 of 23
- Has more than 350 people per km²1 of 23
- Has French as an official language1 of 27
- Has an area smaller than 10,000 km²1 of 32
- Lies entirely in the Southern Hemisphere1 of 34
- Has fewer than 1 million people1 of 37
- Has no land borders1 of 40
- Is an island nation1 of 47
- Is in Africa1 of 54
- Has more than one official language1 of 65
- Its flag features a star1 of 67
- Has an area smaller than 50,000 km²1 of 69
- Its flag contains green1 of 83
- Borders fewer than 3 countries1 of 84
- Its flag contains yellow or gold1 of 85
- Has an area smaller than 100,000 km²1 of 88
- Its flag contains blue1 of 99
- Has fewer than 10 million people1 of 100
- Drives on the right1 of 141
- Has an area smaller than 500,000 km²1 of 144
- Has a coastline1 of 151
- Its flag contains red1 of 152
- Does not have a monarch as head of state1 of 153
- Lies within a single time zone1 of 177