_#_Disputes: claimed by Comoros
_#_Climate: tropical; marine; hot, humid, rainy season during northeastern monsoon (November to May); dry season is cooler (May to November)
_#_Terrain: generally undulating with ancient volcanic peaks, deep ravines
_#_Natural resources: negligible
_#_Land use: arable land NA%; permanent crops NA%; meadows and pastures NA%; forest and woodland NA%; other NA%
_#_Environment: subject to cyclones during rainy season
_#_Note: part of Comoro Archipelago; located in the Mozambique Channel about halfway between Africa and Madagascar
_*People #_Population: 75,027 (July 1991), growth rate 3.9% (1991)
_#_Birth rate: 50 births/1,000 population (1991)
_#_Death rate: 12 deaths/1,000 population (1991)