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|flag=Flag of the Comoros.jpg
|flag=Flag of the Comoros.jpg
|capital=Moroni
|capital=Moroni
|president=Ahmed Abdallah M. Sambi
|president=Ikililou Dhoinine
}}
}}
The '''Comoros''' is an [[archipelago]] nation consisting of three islands off the east coast of [[Africa]], near [[Mozambique]] and to the northwest of [[Madagascar]]. Its capital is Moroni. Most of the nation's population is [[Muslim]], and the crescent and the star representing Islam appear on the flag of Comoros.
The '''Comoros''' is an [[archipelago]] nation consisting of three islands off the east coast of [[Africa]], near [[Mozambique]] and to the northwest of [[Madagascar]]. Its capital is Moroni. Most of the nation's population is [[Muslim]], and the crescent and the star representing Islam appear on the flag of Comoros.
12 10 S, 44 15 E
12 10 S, 44 15 E
===Executive Branch===
===Executive Branch===
chief of state: President Ahmed Abdallah SAMBI (since 26 May 2006)
chief of state: President Ikililou Dhoinine (since 26 May 2011)
head of government: President Ahmed Abdallah SAMBI (since 26 May 2006)
head of government: President Ikililou Dhoinine (since 26 May 2011)
cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president
cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president
elections: as defined by the 2001 constitution, the presidency rotates every four years among the elected presidents from the three main islands in the Union; election last held 14 May 2006 (next to be held by May 2010); prime minister appointed by the president; note - the post of prime minister has been vacant since May 2002
elections: as defined by the 2001 constitution, the presidency rotates every four years among the elected presidents from the three main islands in the Union; election last held 14 May 2006 (next to be held by May 2010); prime minister appointed by the president; note - the post of prime minister has been vacant since May 2002