Flag of Comoros

🎨 What the flag means

The Comoros flag has four stripes of yellow, white, red and blue, and a green triangle with a white crescent moon and four white stars. The four stripes and the four stars stand for the four main islands of the Comoro Islands. The crescent, the stars and the green colour stand for Islam, the main religion.

📊 Quick facts

👥 Population

900 thousand (2026)

🏙️ Capital

Moroni85.4 thousand people (2025)

🗣️ Main language

ArabicAlso official: French, Comorian

✨ 3 fun facts

1. Most of the world's ylang-ylang oil, made from sweet-smelling flowers and used in perfume, comes from the Comoros.
2. In 1952, a rare, ancient-looking fish called a coelacanth was found in the sea off the Comoros.
3. Mount Karthala, an active volcano on the island of Grande Comore, is the country's highest point.