The capital of the Comoros is Moroni. Comoros, independent state comprising a group of islands at the northern entrance to the Mozambique Channel, between the African mainland and the island of Madagascar. Officially called the Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros, the republic includes three islands: Njazidja known as Grande Comore, Mwali and Nzwani. Since the republic's freedom in 1975, the fourth island in the Comoros Islands archipelago, Mayotte has in two referenda chosen to remain a dependency of France. The republic has an area of 1,866 sq km, while the Comoros Islands group has an area of 2,172 sq km.

Mayotte, one of the four main islands of the Comoros archipelago. It lies at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel, 320 km from the coast of Madagascar and 71 km southeast of the Comorian island of Nzwani. Mayotte is a dependency of France, with the status of a collectivité territoriale, (territorial collectivity), although sovereignty over it is claimed by the nation of Comoros. The territory of Mayotte consists of three islands: the main island and two smaller adjacent islands, Pamanzi and Dzaoudzi. The capital is Mamoudzou, the largest town on the main island of Mayotte.