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Comoros

Comoros is a nation of three volcanic islands at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel, between Mozambique and Madagascar. Independent from France since 1975, it is one of the world's leading growers of ylang-ylang, used in perfume.

People and parked cars along a wet street of low shops in Moroni, the capital of the Comoros, after rain

Moroni, on Grande Comore

Photo: Radosław Botev, CC BY-SA 4.0

The four stripes and four stars stand for the four main islands of the archipelago, including Mayotte, which France administers. The crescent and green stand for Islam.

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