Comoros Government - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Official name: Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros

Type: three of the four islands compose an independent republic, following local government’s unilateral declaration of independence from France in July 1975; the other island, Mayotte, disallowed declaration and is now a French territorial community but is claimed by the Comoros

Capital: Moroni

Political subdivisions: the three main islands are organized into seven regions

Legal system: French and Muslim law in a new consolidated code

Branches: presidency; 38-member legislature (Federal Assembly)

Government leader: Ahmed ARDALLAH ABDEREMANE, President (since October 1978)

Suffrage: universal adult

Elections: Abdallah Abderemane won 1984 presidential election with 99% majority;

Federal Assembly elected in March 1982

Political party: sole legal political party is Comoran Union for Progress (UCP)

Voting strength: UCP holds 37 seats in the Federal Assembly

Member of: AfDB, FAO, G-77, IBRD, IDA, 1DB—Islamic Development Bank, IFAD, 1LO, IMF, ITU, NAM, OAU, O1C, UN, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WMO

NOTE: The information regarding Comoros on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Comoros 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Comoros 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.