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Country name Comoros, in 35 editions.
The entry for Comoros published Country name in 35 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 13 editions. Each is shown as published. Country name in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 13
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Long-form name” (1990 to 1992), “Names” (1993 to 1995), “Name of country” (1996) and “Country name” (1997 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024The same text in 3 editions, 1990 to 1992.
Published as “Long-form name”
Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros
Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros
Published as “Names”
- conventional long form:
- Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros
- conventional short form:
- Comoros
- local long form:
- Republique Federale Islamique des Comores
- local short form:
- Comores
Rewritten: too little of the 1992 text remains to mark the changes.
conventional long form:
Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros
conventional short form:
Comoros
local long form:
Republique Federale Islamique des Comores
local short form:
Comores
The entry for Comoros did not include Country name.
Published as “Names”
- conventional long form:
- Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros
- conventional short form:
- Comoros
- local long form:
- Republique Federale Islamique des Comores
- local short form:
- Comores
conventional long form:
conventional short form:
local long form:
local short form:
Published as “Name of country”
- conventional long form:
- Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros
- conventional short form:
- Comoros
- local long form:
- Republique Federale Islamique des Comores
- local short form:
- Comores
conventional long form: Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros
conventional short form: Comoros
local long form: Republique Federale Islamique des Comores
local short form: Comores
- conventional long form :
- Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros
- conventional short form:
- Comoros
- local long form:
- Republique Federale Islamique des Comores
- local short form:
- Comores
conventional long form: form : Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros
conventional short form: Comoros
local long form: Republique Federale Islamique des Comores
local short form: Comores
The same text in 3 editions, 1998 to 2000.
- conventional long form:
- Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros
- conventional short form:
- Comoros
- local long form:
- Republique Federale Islamique des Comores
- local short form:
- Comores
conventional long form : form: Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros
conventional short form: Comoros
local long form: Republique Federale Islamique des Comores
local short form: Comores
- conventional long form:
- Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros conventional short form: Comoros local long form: Republique Federale Islamique des Comores local short form: Comores
conventional long form: Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros
The same text in 2002 and 2003.
- conventional long form:
- Union of the Comoros
- conventional short form:
- Comoros
- local short form:
- Comores
- local long form:
- Union des Comores
conventional long form: Federal Islamic Republic Union of the Comoros
conventional short form: Comoros
local long short form: Republique Federale Islamique des Comores
local short long form: Union des Comores
The same text in 5 editions, 2004 to 2008.
- conventional long form:
- Union of the Comoros
- conventional short form:
- Comoros
- local long form:
- Union des Comores
- local short form:
- Comores
conventional long form: Union of the Comoros
conventional short form: Comoros
local short long form: Union des Comores
local long short form: Union des Comores
The same text in 6 editions, 2009 to 2014.
- conventional long form:
- Union of the Comoros
- conventional short form:
- Comoros
- local long form:
- Udzima wa Komori (Comorian);
- Union des Comores (French);
- Jumhuriyat al Qamar al Muttahidah (Arabic)
- local short form:
- Komori (Comorian);
- Comores (French);
- Juzur al Qamar (Arabic)
conventional long form:
Union of the Comoros
conventional short form:
Comoros
local long form:
Udzima wa Komori (Comorian); Union des Comores (French); Jumhuriyat al Qamar al Muttahidah (Arabic)
local short form:
Komori (Comorian); Comores (French); Juzur al Qamar (Arabic)
The same text in 3 editions, 2015 to 2017.
- conventional long form:
- Union of the Comoros
- conventional short form:
- Comoros
- local long form:
- Udzima wa Komori (Comorian);
- Union des Comores (French);
- Jumhuriyat al Qamar al Muttahidah (Arabic)
- local short form:
- Komori (Comorian);
- Comores (French);
- Juzur al Qamar (Arabic)
- etymology:
- name derives from the Arabic designation "Juzur al Qamar" meaning "Islands of the Moon"
conventional long form:
conventional short form:
local long form:
local short form:
etymology: name derives from the Arabic designation "Juzur al Qamar" meaning "Islands of the Moon"
- conventional long form:
- Union of the Comoros
- conventional short form:
- Comoros
- local long form:
- Udzima wa Komori (Comorian)
- local short form:
- Komori (Comorian)
- etymology:
name derives from the Arabic designation "Juzur al Qamar" meaning "Islands of the Moon"
Union des Comores (French) Jumhuriyat al Qamar al Muttahidah (Arabic) Comores (French) Juzur al Qamar (Arabic)
conventional long form: Union of the Comoros
conventional short form: Comoros
local long form: Udzima wa Komori (Comorian); Union des Comores (French); Jumhuriyat al Qamar al Muttahidah (Arabic) (Comorian)
local short form: Komori (Comorian); Comores (French); Juzur al Qamar (Arabic) (Comorian)
etymology: name derives from the Arabic designation "Juzur al Qamar" meaning "Islands of the Moon"
Union des Comores (French) Jumhuriyat al Qamar al Muttahidah (Arabic) Comores (French) Juzur al Qamar (Arabic)
The same text in 3 editions, 2019 to 2021.
- conventional long form:
- Union of the Comoros
- conventional short form:
- Comoros
- local long form:
- Udzima wa Komori (Comorian),
- Union des Comores (French),
- Jumhuriyat al Qamar al Muttahidah (Arabic)
- local short form:
- Komori (Comorian),
- Comores (French),
- Juzur al Qamar (Arabic)
- etymology:
- name derives from the Arabic designation "Juzur al Qamar" meaning "Islands of the Moon"
conventional long form: Union of the Comoros
conventional short form: Comoros
local long form: Udzima wa Komori (Comorian) (Comorian), Union des Comores (French), Jumhuriyat al Qamar al Muttahidah (Arabic)
local short form: Komori (Comorian) (Comorian), Comores (French), Juzur al Qamar (Arabic)
etymology: name derives from the Arabic designation "Juzur al Qamar" meaning "Islands of the Moon"
Union des Comores (French) Jumhuriyat al Qamar al Muttahidah (Arabic) Comores (French) Juzur al Qamar (Arabic)
The same text in 3 editions, 2022 to 2024.
- conventional long form:
- Union of the Comoros
- conventional short form:
- Comoros
- local long form:
- Udzima wa Komori (Comorian)/Union des Comores (French)/Al Ittihad al Qumuri (Arabic)
- local short form:
- Komori (Comorian)/Les Comores (French)/Juzur al Qamar (Arabic)
- former:
- Comorian State, Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros
- etymology:
- name derives from the Arabic designation "Juzur al Qamar" meaning "Islands of the Moon"
conventional long form: Union of the Comoros
conventional short form: Comoros
local long form: Udzima wa Komori (Comorian), Union (Comorian)/Union des Comores (French), Jumhuriyat al Qamar (French)/Al Ittihad al Muttahidah Qumuri (Arabic)
local short form: Komori (Comorian), (Comorian)/Les Comores (French), Juzur (French)/Juzur al Qamar (Arabic)
former: Comorian State, Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros
etymology: name derives from the Arabic designation "Juzur al Qamar" meaning "Islands of the Moon"
- conventional long form:
- Union of the Comoros
- conventional short form:
- Comoros
- local long form:
- Udzima wa Komori (Comorian)/Union des Comores (French)/Al Ittihad al Qumuri (Arabic)
- local short form:
- Komori (Comorian)/Les Comores (French)/Juzur al Qamar (Arabic)
- former:
- Comorian State, Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros
- etymology:
- name derives from the Arabic al qamar , meaning "the moon"
conventional long form: Union of the Comoros
conventional short form: Comoros
local long form: Udzima wa Komori (Comorian)/Union des Comores (French)/Al Ittihad al Qumuri (Arabic)
local short form: Komori (Comorian)/Les Comores (French)/Juzur al Qamar (Arabic)
former: Comorian State, Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros
etymology: name derives from the Arabic designation "Juzur al Qamar" qamar , meaning "Islands of the Moon" "the moon"
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Comoros: Country name.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/comoros/country-name.