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The Autonomous Island of Anjouan (Ndzuwani): Introductory Note

Philip Raworth
Edited By: Philip Raworth

Content type:
Constitutional overviews (by jurisdiction)
OUP reference:
OCW CM 573 (KM-aju)
Product:
Oxford Constitutions of the World [OCW]
Jurisdiction:
Anjouan
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From: Oxford Constitutions (http://oxcon.ouplaw.com). (c) Oxford University Press, 2023. All Rights Reserved.date: 13 May 2025

Anjouan, also known by its Comorian name of Ndzuwani or Nzwani, is one of the three autonomous islands making up the Union of the Comoros. It is situated to the northwest of Madagascar and due east of Mozambique in the Indian Ocean. It covers an area of 424 square kilometers (163 square miles) and has a population of around 277,500. Anjouan has three official languages—Comorian, French and Arabic—but the great majority of its inhabitants are Comorians. The capital of the Island is Mutsamudu. The Sultanate of Ndzuwani was founded in about 1500 and was for a while...
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