The following is a list of flags and banners associated with the Comoros.
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 2001–present | Flag of the Comoros | Four horizontal stripes of yellow, white, red and blue (from top to bottom); with a green chevron based on the hoist side charged with a white crescent and four five-pointed stars. [1] [2] [3] |
 | 2001–present | Flag of the Comoros (Vertical) |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 2012–present | Flag of Anjouan | A red field charged with a centered white crescent moon and four white stars. [4] |
 | 2002–present | Flag of Grande Comore | A navy blue field charged with a crescent moon and four white stars in hoist side. [5] [6] |
 | 2003–present | Flag of Mohéli | A large five-pointed red star centered on a yellow field. [7] |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1500–1698 1830–1833 | Flag of the Sultanate of Ndzuwani | A Large Red Field. [8] |
 | 1576–1578 | Flag of The Kingdom of Portugal | A White field with the coat of arms in the center. |
 | 1578–1640 | Flag of The Kingdom of Portugal | A White field with the coat of arms in the center. |
 | 1616–1640 | Flag of The Kingdom of Portugal (Putative) | A White field with the coat of arms in the center. |
 | 1640–1650 | Flag of The Kingdom of Portugal | A White field with the coat of arms in the center. |
 | 1698–1830 | Flag of The Omani Empire | A White Field with red Arabic script above and a red sword pointed to the right. |
 | 1830–1868 | Flag of the Mwali Sultanate | A simple red field. [9] |
 | 1833–1850 | Flag of the Sultanate of Ndzuwani | A red field with a white border. [10] |
 | 1841–1940 1944–1975 | Flag of The July Monarchy, The French Second Republic, The Second French Empire, The French Third Republic, The Provisional Government of the French Republic, The French Fourth Republic and The French Fifth Republic | A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 3:2). |
 | 1841–1848 | Royal Standard of Louis-Philippe I | A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red centered with the royal arms of Louis-Philippe I. [11] |
 | 1842–1867 1997–1998 | Flag of Queen Djoumbé Fatima (also used as a Separatist flag) | A Red field with a vertical yellow stripe on the hoist side. [12] [13] |
 | 1850 | Flag of the Sultanate of Ndzuwani | A vertical tricolour of red (hoist-side and fly-side) and white centered with an Arabic script written in black. [14] |
 | 1850–1893 1997–2012 | Flag of the Sultanate of Ndzuwani (also used as a Separatist Flag and later as an Official Flag) | A Red Field centered with a white crescent moon and a hand. [15] |
 | 1868–1871 | Flag of the Mwali Sultanate | 8 horizontal stripes alternating red and white. [16] |
 | 1870 | Imperial standard of Napoléon III | A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red centered with the red stripe larger than the other 2 stripes, several golden bees and centered with the royal arms of Napoléon III. [17] |
 | 1871–1886 | Flag of the Mwali Sultanate | A horizontal bicolour of white and red, similar to The Flag of Poland. [18] |
 | 1886–1891 | Flag of the Mwali Sultanate | A Red Field centerd with an Arabic script written in white. [19] |
 | 1891–1904 | Flag of the Mwali Sultanate | 8 horizontal stripes alternating red and white and a vertical green stripe on the hoist side with a crescent moon and a 5 pointed star in the canton. [20] |
 | 1940–1942 | Flag of Vichy France | A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red with the axe and 7 golden stars. [21] |
 | 1942–1943 | Flag of The United Kingdom | A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing Ireland). |
 | 1943–1944 | Flag of Free France | A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red with the Lorraine cross [22] |
 | 1963–1975 | 1st Flag of The Comoros | A green field with a white crescent at upper hoist facing the fly, four stars in a diagonal. [23] |
 | 1975–1978 | 2nd Flag of The Comoros | A red field with a horizontal green stripe and a white crescent moon and 4 5-pointed stars in the canton. [24] |
 | 1978–1992 | 3rd Flag of The Comoros | A green field charged with a centered white crescent moon and four white stars. [25] |
 | 1992–1996 | 4th Flag of The Comoros | A green field charged with a centered white crescent moon and four white stars. [26] |
 | 1996–2001 | 5th Flag of The Comoros | A green field charged with a centered white crescent moon and four white stars and a white inscription to the lower hoist and another to the upper fly. The inscriptions are written in Arabic calligraphy with the former reading "Muhammed" and the latter reading "Allah". [27] |
 | 2002–2003 | Flag of Mohéli | A yellow field with a vertical black stripe on the hoist side and a crescent moon and a 5-pointed star in the center. [28] |
The Comoros, officially the Union of the Comoros, is an archipelagic country made up of three islands in Southeastern Africa, located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city is Moroni. The religion of the majority of the population, and the official state religion, is Sunni Islam. Comoros proclaimed its independence from France on 6 July 1975. The Comoros is the only country of the Arab League which is entirely in the Southern Hemisphere. It is a member state of the African Union, the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, the Organisation of Islamic Co-operation, and the Indian Ocean Commission. The country has three official languages: Shikomori, French and Arabic.
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Anjouan is an autonomous volcanic island in the Comoro Islands in the southwestern Indian Ocean, part of the Union of the Comoros. It is known in Shikomori as Ndzuani, Ndzuwani or Nzwani, and, until the early twentieth century when the name fell out of general use, in English as Johanna. Historically it was also called Hinzuan or Hanzoan.
Azali Assoumani is a Comorian politician and military officer who has served as the President of the Comoros from 2002 to 2006 and again since 2016, except for a brief period in 2019. He became head of state after staging a coup d'état in 1999 and was elected president in 2002, 2016, 2019 and 2024. He also served as Chairperson of the African Union from February 2023 to February 2024.
The national flag of the Union of the Comoros was designed in 2001 and officially adopted on 23 December of that year. It continues to display the crescent and four stars, which is a motif that has been in use in various forms since 1975 during the independence movement. In its constitution, the government of the Comoros refers to the insignia as l'emblème national, though it is understood to actually represent a flag.
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Grande Comore is an island in Comoros off the coast of Africa. It is the largest island in the Comoros nation. Most of its population is of the Comorian ethnic group. Its population as of 2006 is about 316,600. The island's capital is Moroni, which is also the national capital. The island is made up of two shield volcanoes, with Mount Karthala being the country's highest point at 2,361 m (7,746 ft) above sea level. According to the 2009 revision of the constitution of 2002, it is governed by an elected Governor, as are the other islands, with the federal government being much reduced in power. The name Ngazidja is sometimes seen in the now nonstandard form Njazidja.
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Ikililou Dhoinine is a Comorian politician who was the President of the Comoros from 2011 to 2016; he was a Vice-President of Comoros from 2006 to 2011.
The Vice-President of the Comoros was a political position in the Comoros. Vice-Presidents are appointed by the President. From 2002 to 2011, the Presidency and the positions of the two Vice-Presidents were rotated between the three Comoro Islands – Grande Comore, Anjouan and Mohéli. From 2011 to 2019, there were three Vice-Presidents, one from each of the islands in the Union of the Comoros. The positions of Vice-Presidents were abolished as part of the implementation of constitutional referendum held in 2018 in May 2019, instead designating a "main minister" and the governors of the islands as successors to become acting president.
Presidential elections were held in the Comoros on 21 February 2016, with a second round to be held on 10 April 2016, alongside elections for the Governors of the three islands. A re-run of the second round was held in thirteen constituencies on Anjouan on 11 May. Azali Assoumani of the Convention for the Renewal of the Comoros was elected President with 41% of the vote.
AB Aviation was a private regional airline and the largest in the Comoros headquartered and based at Prince Said Ibrahim International Airport.
Air Comores SA was the flag carrier of the Comoros that operated from 1966 to 1995. The airline was 49% owned by Air France, with the remaining 51% owned by the Comorian state.
The Comoros Red Crescent Society was founded in 1982, and it is the part of the recognition by the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement in 2005. The national headquarters of The Comoros Red Crescent is in Moroni and the other three regional branches are each located are Grande Comore, Anjouan, and Moheli islands of the Comoros. The warehouse which it was built in 2013 with the help from The French Development Agency of France. But they can store 80 tonnes of relief supplies. There are 6,600 Members, 3,600 Volunteers, and 11 Salaried employees of The Comoros Red Crescent Authority.
