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Geography
Southern Africa, group of islands at the northern mouth of the Mozambique Channel, about two-thirds of the way between northern Madagascar and northern Mozambique
12 10 S, 44 15 E
Area: 
total: 2,235 sq km
country comparison to the world: 
179
land: 2,235 sq km
water: 0 sq km
slightly more than 12 times the size of Washington, DC
0 km
340 km
territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Current Weather
tropical marine; rainy season (November to May)
volcanic islands, interiors vary from steep mountains to low hills
lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: Karthala 2,360 m
NEGL
arable land: 35.87%
permanent crops: 23.32%
other: 40.81% (2005)
NA
1.2 cu km (2003)
total: 0.01 cu km/yr (48%/5%/47%)
per capita: 13 cu m/yr (1999)
cyclones possible during rainy season (December to April); volcanic activity on Grand Comore
volcanism: Karthala (elev. 2,361 m, 7,746 ft) on Grand Comore Island last erupted in 2007; a 2005 eruption forced thousands of people to be evacuated and produced a large ash cloud
soil degradation and erosion results from crop cultivation on slopes without proper terracing; deforestation
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
important location at northern end of Mozambique Channel
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