Comoros
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The SWIOFP is a multinational project comprising different levels of membership and participation. The primary participants are nine member countries and some countries that participate at an observer level. Regional management organizations, fisheries authorities and scientific bodies also participate at the observer level. Comoros has full membership level in SWIOFP.
| GEOGRAPHY |
| Latitudes (WIO) |
| 12°10’S; 44°15’E |
| Area |
| 2 170 km2 |
| Climate |
| Tropical, rain season from November to May |
| Main coastal and marine habitats |
| Coral reefs; sandy & rocky shores |
| DEMOGRAPHICS |
| Population |
| 691 000 |
| Urbanisation |
| Life expectancy at birth |
| 62 years |
| Growth rate |
| 2.87% |
| HIV/AIDS (adult prevalence rate) |
| 0.12% |
| Unemployment rate |
| 20% |
| Literacy |
| 56.5% (CIA World Factbook) |
| ECONOMY |
| GDP |
| US$ 402 million |
| Sectors |
| Services (56%); Industry (4%); Agriculture (40%) |
| MARINE ENVIRONMENT |
| Coastline |
| 340 km |
| Products |
Total Marine Catch |
| 14 915 mt (FAO statistics for 2004) |
| Contribution to GDP |
| Endangered |
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Legislation
Marine
catches for the Comoros as recorded in the Food
and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations’
Fisheries Global Information System for the period
1995 to 2004.
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