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Travel and Tourism in Comoros
Travel alerts, currency, climate, transit, health, and safety information for visitors to Comoros.
Practical Information
Travel alert status, currency, climate, and transit details.
- Travel Alert Status
- Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions
- Time Difference
- UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- Currency
- 449.1
- Climate
- Tropical marine; rainy season (November to May)
- Language(s) Spoken
- Even though, Arabic and French are the official languages, most people speak Comoran, a mixture of Arabic and Swahili.
- Ethnic Groups
- Antalote, Cafre, Makoa, Oimatsaha, Sakalava
- National Holiday
- Independence Day, 6 July (1975)
- Geographic Coordinates
- 12 10 S, 44 15 E
- Location
- Southern Africa, group of islands at the northern mouth of the Mozambique Channel, about two-thirds of the way between northern Madagascar and northern Mozambique
- Airports
- 4
Health and Safety
Medical facilities, vaccinations, disease risk, and sanitation conditions.
Medical care is substandard throughout the country including Grande Comore. Adequate evacuation insurance coverage for all travelers is a high priority. Travelers should carry their own supplies of prescription drugs and preventive medicines. Malaria is prevalent in Comoros. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advises that travelers to Comoros should take one of the following antimalarial drugs: mefloquine (Lariam™), doxycycline, or atovaquone/proguanil (Malarone™).
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