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Total renewable water resources:

1.2 cu km (2003)

Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):

total: 0.01 cu km/yr (48%/5%/47%)

per capita: 13 cu m/yr (1999)

Natural hazards:

cyclones possible during rainy season (December to April); Le Karthala on Grand Comore is an active volcano

Environment - current issues:

soil degradation and erosion results from crop cultivation on slopes without proper terracing; deforestation

Environment - international agreements:

party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands

signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

Geography - note:

important location at northern end of Mozambique Channel

People ::Comoros

Population:

752,438 (July 2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 161

Age structure:

0–14 years: 42.2% (male 159,282/female 158,073)

15–64 years: 54.8% (male 203,533/female 208,591)

65 years and over: 3.1% (male 10,474/female 12,485) (2009 est.)

Median age:

total: 18.8 years

male: 18.5 years

female: 19.1 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate:

2.766% (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 18

Birth rate:

35.23 births/1,000 population (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 36

Death rate:

7.57 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 120

Net migration rate:

NA (2009 est.)

Urbanization:

urban population: 28% of total population (2008)

rate of urbanization: 2.7% annual rate of change (2005–10 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female

under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female

15–64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.84 male(s)/female

total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

total: 66.57 deaths/1,000 live births country comparison to the world: 30 male: 74.5 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 58.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population: 63.47 years country comparison to the world: 171 male: 61.07 years

female: 65.94 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate:

4.84 children born/woman (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 33

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

less than 0.1% (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 163

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

NA (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths: