CCBLA - Arab-Belgium-Luxemburg Chamber of Commerce - ABLCC

Country name : Union of the Comoros

Capital : Moroni

Area : 2,170 km²

Population : 711,417 (July 2007)

Density : 327.8 inhabitants/km²

Population growth rate : 2.84% (2007)

Age structure : 0-14 years : 42.6% - 15-64 years : 54.4% - 65 years and over : 3%

Life expectancy at birth : 62.73 years

Labour force : 144,500

Gross Domestic Product : US$1.262 billion (2007)

GDP – real growth rate : -1% (2007)

GDP – composition by sector : agriculture : 40% - industry : 4% - services : 56%

GDP – per capita : US$600 (2005)

Budget : revenues : US$27.6 million - expenditures : NA

Industries : fishing, tourism, perfume distillation

Industrial production growth rate : -2% (1999 est.)

Land use : arable land : 35.87% - permanent crops : 23.32% - other : 40.81%

Agricultural products : vanilla, cloves, ylang-ylang, perfume essences, copra, coconuts, bananas, cassava

Exports : US$32 million (2006)

Exports – commodities : vanilla, ylang-ylang, cloves, copra

Exports – partners : Netherlands (35.8%), France (18.3%), Italy (12.8%), Singapore (7.8%), Turkey (5%), US (4.6%) (2006)

Imports : US$143 million (2006)

Imports – commodities : rice and other foodstuffs, consumer goods, petroleum products, cement, transport equipment

Imports – partners : France (24.8%), UAE (9.9%), South Africa (6.4%), Pakistan (6.3%), Kenya (5%), China (4.8%), India (4.4%), Italy (4.2%) (2006)

Current account balance : -US$17 million (2005)

External debt : US$232 million (2000 est.)