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Comoros,
General Informations
The
Comoros form an archipelago of four volcanic islands,
Ngazidja, Ndzuani, Maoré and Mwali. Located at the
input of the channel of Mozambique, they are about at
equal distance between Madagascar and the East-African
coast. With a surface of almost 1150km², Ngazidja
(or Big Comoros) proves to be vastest and lodges the
vocan Karthala whose crater is one of largest of
planet.
The
tropical climate is moderated by the proximity of the sea
and becomes very pleasant on the heights. The hot and
rainy season extends from October at April, the hot
summer days being in February and March. The archipelago,
protected in the cannal from Mozambique, profits from a
situation privileged with respect to the cyclones which
strike only seldom the islands.
Time
shift: GMT + 3
Medical
and customs formalities: No vaccination is obligatory
but it is highly advised to envisage a disease prevention
against paludism. A valid passport must be presented to
the airport, it belongs to you thereafter to go to the
immigration department (45 days visa: 10000
FC).
Currency:
There is no rate of exchange between the French franc and
the franc comorien, 75FC=1ff (parts of 50 and 100FC,
tickets of 500, 1000, 5000 and 10000FC) but one accepts
almost everywhere the tickets in FF For the other
exchange transactions, you will be able to go to the BIC
(Bank for Industry and the Trade) of Moroni, where you
will be able to also carry out withdrawals with a Visa
card or to change travellers-cheques.
Displacements:
To circulate downtown, you will use the shared cabs
(200FC the race). Except agglomeration, you will be able
to travel by the taxi bush, not very comfortable but not
very expensive, or to rent a private car for an average
price of 15000FC/days. The IGN publishes a good card with
the 50000ème which you will find in
Moroni.
Useful
telephone numbers (to call from abroad, make the
00-269):
- Hospital
Al Marouf: 73 33 27
- Bank
(Bic): 73 02 43
- Direction
of tourism: 74 42 42
- Airport
of Hahaya: 73 15 93
