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	Comoros
		The Comoros is a Muslim country with historic trade ties to the Middle East that condemned the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States.
		Re-educating military factions that have grown accustomed to participating in recurring cycles of armed insurrection is one of the greatest challenges in the Comoros.
		Comoros is eligible to receive Excess Defense Articles (EDA) on a grant basis in FY 2007 under Section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act (FAA).
	www.state.gov /t/pm/64636.htm (721 words)

	Comoros (10/06)
		Comoros is the world's leading producer of essence of ylang-ylang, used in manufacturing perfume.
		Comoros has its own currency, the Comorian Franc, which is currently valued at 557 CF = U.S. The military resources of the Comoros consist of a small standing army and a 500-member police force, as well as a 500-member defense force.
		Comoros also is a member of the African Union, the European Development Fund, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the Indian Ocean Commission, and the African Development Bank.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/5236.htm (1629 words)

	ipedia.com: Comoros Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Union of Comoros, until 2003 the Islamic Federal Republic of the Comoros, is an independent country at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean, between northern Madagascar a...
		The Union of Comoros, until 2003 the Islamic Federal Republic of the Comoros, is an independent country at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean, between northern Madagascar and northern Mozambique.
		Elections were held in 2004 where federal president Azali suffered a major setback by only winning 6 of the 18 seats in the National assembly, the other going to the supporters of the presidents of the semi-autonomous islands.
	www.ipedia.com /comoros.html (837 words)

	Background Notes: Comoros
		Comoros, with an estimated gross domestic product (GDP) per capita income of about $450, is among the world's poorest and least developed nations.
		Comoros also is a member of the Organization of African Unity, the European Development Fund, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the Indian Ocean Commission, and the African Development Bank.
		The military resources of the Comoros consist of a small standing army and a 500-member police force, as well as a 500- member defense force.
	dosfan.lib.uic.edu /ERC/bgnotes/af/comoros9204.html (1375 words)

	Military of Comoros - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The military resources of the Comoros consist of a small standing army and a 500-member police force, as well as a 500-member defense force.
		France maintains a small troop presence in Comoros at government request.
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	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Military_of_Comoros (192 words)

	Military seize power in Comoros Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		On the night of April 29, the military seized power on the Comoros Islands, which lie between Madagascar and mainland Africa.
		In response to violent demonstrations against the plans of one of the islands to secede, the military launched a take-over for the eighteenth time in 24 years of independence.
		Denard claims to have friends in high places in France, but it appears that the court case is being held to distance France from the turmoil in its former colony.
	www.wsws.org /articles/1999/may1999/como-m07.shtml (533 words)

	afrol News - South African military observers to Comoros
		The AU military observation mission is part of the peace and reconciliation agreement recently signed in Moroni.
		The AU observers were in Comoros to guarantee "the process of national reconciliation and the organisation of elections," as accorded in the 20 December agreement, said Mr Madeira.
		The agreement is to end a period of political chaos and power struggle in Comoros, where the centralised presidency and the leadership of the Comoran Union's three member islands have struggled to define a power balance.
	www.afrol.com /printable_article/11394 (561 words)

	Comoros - Gurupedia
		The Union of Comoros, until 2003 the Islamic Federal Republic of the Comoros, is an independent country at the northern end of the
		Anjouan, while the nearby island of Mayotte is claimed by Comoros but declined independence from France.
		On February 17, 2000, representatives of the government, the Anjouan separatists, the political opposition, and civil society organizations signed a "Framework Accord for Reconciliation in Comoros," brokered by the
	www.gurupedia.com /c/co/comoros.htm (691 words)

	Comoros: History, Geography, Government, and Culture — Infoplease.com
		The Comoros Islands—Grande Comoro (Ngazidja), Anjouan, Mohéli, and Mayotte (which is not part of the country and retains ties to France)—constitute an archipelago of volcanic origin in the Indian Ocean, 190 mi off the coast of Mozambique.
		Comoros was frequented by travelers from Africa, Madagascar, Indonesia, and Arabia before the first Europeans encountered the islands.
		An unstable triangle: the recent legislative elections in the three main islands that comprise the Comoros were expected to restore......
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0107423.html (689 words)

	A Briggs :: Comoros Islands Foreign Entry Requirements
		All travelers to Comoros are given a free, 24-hour transit visa upon entry.
		Comoros has experienced frequent strikes and civil unrest, resulting in violent clashes between police and demonstrators.
		Conditions are subject to rapid change on each of the three islands of the Comoros due to a lack of political structure and economic development.
	www.abriggs.com /high_level/FER_C/Comoros_FER.php (673 words)

	Comoros
		The Union of Comoros (until 2002 the Islamic Federal Republic of the Comoros) is principally a three-island country in southern Africa, situated at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean, between northern Madagascar and northern Mozambique.
		Colonel Azali Assoumani seized power in a bloodless coup in April 1999, overthrowing Interim President Tadjiddine Ben Said Massounde, who himself had held the office since the strange death of democratically elected President Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim in November, 1998.
		General elections were held in 2004, in which federal president Azali suffered a major setback by only winning 6 of the 18 seats in the National assembly, the other going to the supporters of the presidents of the semi-autonomous islands.
	creekin.net /n43-comoros.html (827 words)

	Destination Comoros. Travel and tourist information . Hotels World travel information.
		French and Arabic are the official languages, but most people speak a local blend of Swahili and Arabic.
		Unstable Comoros has endured 19 coups or attempted coups since gaining independence from France in 1975.
		He has pledged to resolve the secessionist crisis through the 2000 Fomboni Accord, a confederal arrangement that the Organization of African Unity has yet to recognize.
	www.hotels-world.com /travelinfo/af/comoros/country.htm (394 words)

	Comoros Background - Introduction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Comoros has endured 19 coups or attempted coups since gaining independence from France in 1975.
		In 1997, the islands of Anjouan and Moheli declared independence from Comoros.
		He pledged to resolve the secessionist crisis through a confederal arrangement named the 2000 Fomboni Accord.
	www.indexmundi.com /comoros/background.html (130 words)

	June 17, 2005: Ambassador Price's Farewell to the Union of Comoros
		I am hopeful that when the next elections take place in Comoros you will be able to note another important success on the road to stability and prosperity.
		Today, the people of Comoros enjoy the freedom to vote in elections, the economy has more prospects for development, and international partners are beginning to invest because democracy is taking root.
		U.S. experts from the Center for Disease Control visited Comoros when the debilitating Alpha virus was spreading throughout Ngazidja to analyze the seriousness of the virus and recommend protections against it.
	mauritius.usembassy.gov /op_06172005.html (819 words)

	Comoros - Country Profile - Destination Union of the Comoros, Mozambique Channel
		Conference of the Partners of the Union of the Comoros
		Round Table of the financial backers in favour of the Union of the Comoros.
		Serves destinations on the Comoros archipelago, Dar es Salaam, and Zanzibar (Tanzania).
	www.nationsonline.org /oneworld/comoros.htm (727 words)

	Comoros Independence
		Politics in the 1960s were dominated by a social and economic elite--largely descendants of the precolonial sultanate ruling families--which was conservative and pro-French.
		A coalition of conservative and moderate parties, the Party for the Evolution of Comoros (Parti pour l'Évolution des Comores), was in the forefront of the independence effort.
		One of the three, Ali Soilih, was appointed minister of defense and justice and subsequently was made head of state by the Chamber of Deputies on January 3, 1976.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/war/comoros1.htm (802 words)

	Top20Comoros.com - Your Top20 Guide to Comoros!
		The Union of the Comoros (until 2002 the Islamic Federal Republic of the Comoros) is a country in the Indian Ocean, situated at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel between northern Madagascar and northern Mozambique.
		The country consists principally of three volcanic islands: Grande Comore, Moheli and Anjouan, while the nearby island of Mayotte is claimed by Comoros but declined independence from France.
		The Comoros are also part of the Indian Ocean Commission, along with all of the other islands in the Western Indian Ocean
	www.top20comoros.com (1119 words)

	News Focus: Comoros
		JOHANNESBURG, 30 May 2006 (IRIN) - On Grande Comoro, largest of the three islands in Indian Ocean archipelago, Mount Karthala is colouring the sky red as volcanic activity continues.
		Initial fears of a full-blown eruption and lava flow have calmed, but authorities remain on the alert.
		JOHANNESBURG, 19 Apr 2006 (IRIN) - Voters in the Comoros went to the polls on Sunday to select final-round candidates in the race to become President of the Union, but the constitutional court - the highest electoral body - could still determine the outcome.
	www.africafocus.org /country/comoros_irin.php (399 words)

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		In December 2001, voters approved a new constitution and presidential elections took place in the spring of 2002.
		The Comoros is slightly more than 12 times the size of Washington, DC.
		The climate is tropical marine with the rainy season (November to May).
	www.tastycooking.com /comoros.html (283 words)

	Foreign Military Training Report FY 1999 and 2000
		Since the transition from a Marxist military regime in 1990, Benin has shown itself to be a model of democracy in the region.
		Cameroon's military has an important role to play in terms of supporting regional peacekeeping initiatives and promoting peaceful resolution of border disputes with neighboring countries, particularly in the case of the Bakassi peninsula and the Equatoguinean/Nigerian maritime border.
		Moreover, it is crucial to have military participation and cooperation in enforcing international covenants on refugees and war criminals, and to have the support of the armed forces as Cameroon undertakes additional political and economic reforms.
	www.fas.org /asmp/campaigns/training/fpo_af_a2e.html (3232 words)

	US Military Programs in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2001-2003
		Certain military hardware (including rifles, shotguns, electronics, police equipment and crowd control chemicals, and explosives) is sold under a licensing program administered by the Office of Defense Trade Controls at the U.S. State Department's Bureau of Political-Military Affairs.
		The only country that had concluded a formal agreement with Washington for the use of local military facilities is Kenya, which signed an agreement in February 1980.
		These facilities were used to support the American military intervention in Somalia in 1992-1994 and have been used in the past year to support forces from the United States and other coalition forces involved in counter-terrorism operations.
	www.prairienet.org /acas/military/miloverview.html (1384 words)

	Talk:Military of Comoros - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Talk:Military_of_Comoros (139 words)

	Weapons of Denard's Mercs in Comoros - Military Photos
		Military Photos > General > Equipment and Gear
		In 1978, a small force of mercenaries led by "Bob" Denard staged a coup on the Comoros islands.
		Apparently, they couldn't acquire military small arms; an article I read claims the main long arms were Franchi Mod 48AL shotguns, Remington Model 870 Wingmaster shotguns, and CZ-Brno ZKK602 rifles in.358 Norma Magnum.
	www.militaryphotos.net /forums/showthread.php?t=62271 (160 words)

	history of the Comoros Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Hartford Web Publishing is not the author of the documents in World History Archives and does not presume to validate their accuracy or authenticity nor to release their copyright.
		The Comoros' military government has been barred from participating in the OAU since it came to power almost three years ago.
		The intransigence of the separatists may soon end if African leaders at Lome endorse military action as proposed by the OAU council of ministers.
	www.hartford-hwp.com /archives/36/index-fba.html (301 words)

	Comoros 2003 - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International Agreements, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Military manpower - availability: males age 15-49: 150,079 (2003 est.)
		Military manpower - fit for military service: males age 15-49: 89,090 (2003 est.)
		Military expenditures - percent of GDP: 3% (FY02)
	www.theodora.com /wfb2003/comoros/comoros_military.html (78 words)

	Comoros (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		He has pledged to resolve the secessionist crisis through a confederal arrangement named the 2000 Fomboni Accord.
		In December 2001, voters approved a new constitution and presidential elections took place in the spring of 2003.
		If you would like to donate music from Comoros
	www.niica.on.ca /AfricaLalai/Nshorng/Comoros.aspx (290 words)

	Pray for Comoros - Prayer and Intercession for Comoros
		Pray for Comoros - Prayer and Intercession for Comoros
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		Here is some helpful information to study as you pray for this nation...
	www.prayway.com /nations/Comoros.html (188 words)

	Comoros Flag 3' X 5'
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		Background: Unstable Comoros has endured 19 coups or attempted coups since gaining independence from France in 1975.
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