TheComorosis asovereignarchipelagoisland nationin theIndian Oceanlocated at the northern end of theMozambique Channeloff the eastern coast ofAfricabetween northeasternMozambiqueand northwesternMadagascar.The country consists of three major islands and numerous smaller islands, all in thevolcanicComoros archipelago.
The islands of Comoros have been settled by a succession of diverse groups from the coast of Africa, Persian Gulf, Malay Archipelago and Madagascar. Swahili settlers first reached the islands as part of the great Bantu expansion that took place throughout the first millennium.
