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Room of Countries and Flags · UN member 38
What is Comoros like?
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In short
Comoros is a country in Eastern Africa, Africa. In 2025 it has about 882,800 people (UN estimate), the 158th most people of the 193 UN member states.
UN member since 1975Population: 158th
Comorosコモロ- Region
- Eastern Africa, Africa
- Population
- about 882,800 (158th)
- Area
- 2,235 km² (166th)
- UN member since
- November 12, 1975
Ranks are among the 193 UN member states, from most people and from largest area.
Comoros in numbers
In 2025 the population is about 882,800, the 158th most people of the 193 UN member states. That is about 1/140 of Japan’s (about 123 million).
The area is 2,235 km², the 166th largest of the 193. That is about 1/170 of Japan’s area.
If we work out the number of people per square kilometer (population density), it is about 395.
Joining the United Nations
Comoros joined the United Nations on November 12, 1975.
That was 19 years after Japan joined in 1956.
Think about it
- Q1Compare Comoros’s population rank and area rank. What do you notice?
- Q2Find Comoros on a map or globe. Which countries are around it?
- Q3Choose one thing you want to know more about Comoros, and look it up.
There is no single right answer. Talking it over with someone at home is a good way to learn.
Did you know? — There are 18 UN member states in Eastern Africa. The one with the most people is Ethiopia.