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It is a 3 ½ mile ride that you aren't soon to forget, everything from the ground draggin bellies of the pot-bellied pigs to the massive horns of the Watusi cattle, kids and adults can't help but to marvel at all the different animals abounding around the area. Around every corner is another "pack" of hungry, friendly animals awaiting the pellets from the bucket you have waiting inside your car window. Some waited for it to hit the ground, others just held their mouths open and waited to be hand fed. It was amazing to see the size of a rhinoceros just standing there covered in mud or to see a giraffe bowing its head down like some kind of animatronic animal and know that, "Hey, this is REAL and it is looking right at me!"
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Recent reports on the fiscal state of the Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) have been consistent. The Pew Research Center rated Wisconsin a "solid performer" in employee pension funds. The Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) Study submitted under Act 32 on June 30 reported on the fiscal soundness of the fund as well as reforming aspects of the program, including allowing employees to opt into 401(k) style investment. This report was clear in its assessment of the WRS:
Given the current financial health and unique risk-sharing features of the WRS, neither an optional Defined Contribution plan nor an opt-out of employee contributions should be implemented in Wisconsin at this time.
Despite these two independent reports reaching the same conclusion; right-wing think tanks and corporate conservatives like Scott Walker are colluding to create a "crisis" of unfunded liability and debt. This crisis will be used (much like Walker's $3.6 Billion deficit lie) to push reform of a successful program which needs no reform, is fully funded, and working. The November election outcome will decide if political will exists to push legislative pension reform in Wisconsin. If successful, corporate conservatives will decimate one of the most beneficial, responsible public pension programs in the world – selling it off to 401(k) investments companies like TIAA-CREF, which stand to profit greatly from "reform."
Public Sector, Incorporated is a think-tank project of another right-wing think tank, the Manhattan Institute (MI). The Manhattan Institute receives millions of dollars in funding from 27 of the most conservative foundations in the world, including Koch Foundation, Olin Foundation, Bradley Foundation, and Scaife Foundation). Money from these endowments funds research and writing at Public Sector, Inc., to promote reform of public sector pensions and benefits plans.
A June 26 article, "Wisconsin's Pension Debt is a Liability, too" appearing on Public Sector, Inc. (PSI) website sounded the alarm about Wisconsin's pension debt, and right-wing pundits have picked up on these talking points:
Back in 2003 and 2004, the state of Wisconsin and many of its municipalities faced growing pension liabilities. To deal with that, the state essentially punted the problem down the road by borrowing $1.8 billion. It put about $700 million into its pension system and used another $782 million to finance payoffs to retiring state workers who had accumulated unused vacation time.
Two days later, another PSI article, "The Wisconsin Retirement System is not fully funded" raised the question of the WRS plans "faulty" accounting system, citing a Heritage Foundation article from May 2012 and a Wisconsin Reporter article from June 25. Both articles point to "faulty accounting assumptions" amounting to nothing more than "smoke and mirrors, by a number of economists' estimates, which make Wisconsin's Pension Fund appear to be fully funded" (quotes from Andrew Biggs, American Enterprise Institute Economist).
According to Biggs, if the WRS used "market value accounting" as required in the private sector, the WRS fund would be only 60%, not 100% funded. Biggs states the Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB) which writes the pension accounting rules nationwide, are "financially illiterate." He concludes "no state pension plan has healthy finances." These talking points as well, have been picked up by right-wing pundits.
As recently as June 9, Scott Walker gave a speech at the Manhattan Institute, where he referenced the necessity of sound pension systems and reform to keep them sound. Walker has strong support, and is heavily influenced by the Manhattan Institute. 39 minutes into the video, Walker has a rather friendly exchange with billionaire venture capitalist and Home Depot financier Kenneth Langone.
The attention being given these accounting practices (by right-wing think tanks) come at a time when the WRS has been declared sound by two independent studies – making any reform to the fund more difficult politically, and unwise fiscally. As we have seen with Scott Walker, political expediency and fiscal responsibility have not been his primary concern. Ideological pursuit has. The question is, are these "crises" of debt and accounting practices being created by corporate conservatives to raise fear and doubt about the WRS to promote reform? For whose benefit?
The facts about the WRS speak to these attacks as being unwarranted, and factually misleading – if not outright inaccurate. The PSI article about the WRS debt, while factually accurate, is misleading about the nature and impact of the restructured debt.
The debt referenced above was unfunded liability from Wisconsin state employees, sold in bond issue as part of the 2003 biennial budget. These liabilities accrued as new employees entered the system as guarantee of benefit (until their contributions accrue and their pension becomes funded); and as long-term rates were decreased reflecting the market. In 2003, Wisconsin (the state, not the WRS) sold $700 million in bond issue to pay the unfunded liability the state had in the WRS. This was not an "accounting gimmick" – by statute, the state is obligated to pay that debt to WRS; as WRS is even empowered to sue the state to collect any outstanding debt that remains unpaid.
In addition, the "unused vacation time" payment referenced in the PSI article was a legislated obligation to pay retirees their unused sick leave benefit – which is part of the employees negotiated salary and benefit package. The $782 million bond issue to pay that liability was used primarily by retirees toward a health benefit option post-retirement. Only the $700 million was pension benefit – and only for state employees. The total of 2003 Taxable Fixed Rate $1.8 Billion bond issue can be seen at this link.
In 2008 (same link as above), the bond issue was replaced by a "Floating Rate" bond during the economic downturn. According to the Capitol Finance Office (CFO), the debt was again restructured as part of Scott Walker's budget and will be paid down through 2030. This debt in no way affects the WRS, and (according to a CFO actuary) was a sound fiscal measure to sustain the WRS during a difficult economic downturn. A 2009 Legislative Fiscal Bureau analysis showed the remaining unfunded liability in the WRS (primarily due to local government employers) to be $193 million. Today, that liability is only $195 million; only .2% of the fund's value.
The accounting practices concern raised by MI and PSI include criticism of the GASB as "financially illiterate." The Board members of the GASB give every indication of being highly literate fiscally, and have recently updated pension accounting practices. The MI plan would have pension funds "discount rate" (or rate of return on investment) based on Treasury Bond interest rates – a very low rate at the moment, about 2%. This is a politically convenient measure, as it would greatly undervalue the WRS. Fiscally irresponsible, as T Bonds are every bit as volatile as the Stock Market (the rate was over 15% in the early 1980's):
The reason is to mitigate risk in the market:
There is nothing wrong with having a target or "expected" rate of return on investments, but the risk associated with those investments needs to be taken into account. The WRS might achieve 7.2% average returns, but it must pay its promised pension benefits regardless. (Jason Richwine, Heritage Foundation, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Op-Ed May 30, 2012)
Here is the problem with that fiscal reasoning. First – it plays on the now ingrained fear the average citizen has in the Market. It compounds that fear by ignoring the historical precedent of the WRS, and falsely stating that allowing employees to opt out of WRS and into a private 401(k) will be a safer investment with better return. There is absolutely no basis to that claim. In fact, while history is no guarantee of continued success; it is instructive to look briefly at the WRS history of responsible management and returns.
Every year the WRS "discount rate" is analyzed by state and private actuaries. The current rate of 7.2% is not only one of the lowest in the country – it has been reduced every year for the past decade to reflect long-term returns. AEI's Andrew Biggs states that he doesn't want pension funds to "not invest," "just don't expect a return over 3%."
For someone who supports having government run as a business, a question for Mr. Biggs – Does any corporation make an investment if they believe it will only return 3%? Of course not. Most companies expect at least 8-11% – the typical annualized return for the S&P 500. Angel Investors into venture capital expect a 25-34% return. Wisconsin has managed its pension fund exactly the way it was set up to function – paying every dollar of every benefit owed to WRS retirees, with pensioners and the fund return adjusting annually to the market. As of 2011, the fund value is $77 Billion, and pays out $5 Billion annually.
Under scenarios and programs lobbied for by MI, PSI, Heritage foundation, and TIAA-CREF – the WRS would see increased contribution rates necessary to fully fund the plan – with heavier burdens on municipalities and employees. Employees would demand an alternative to these higher contributions, and companies like TIAA-CREF would be ready with a state 401(k) option that would be "no risk." That would be the end of the WRS as fund balances would shrink as employees opt out; and retirees would be stuck in a system that pays them less and less for their years of service.
The questions have been answered. Just as the same right wing think tanks are promoting the myth of austerity, they are now fostering fear and doubt about the WRS – at a time when it is sound. Scott Walker played this game with the "budget deficit" and unemployment numbers already. The outcome of the November election will decide if the political opportunity and will exists to push the desired reform through. Why?
Just as with collective bargaining – this is not fiscal, nor is it good governance. It is ideological – part of the crusade. The people driving this agenda are the people Scott Walker pledged allegiance to – billionaire banksters, Wall Street, moneyed corporate interests and investment brokerages. Companies like TIAA-CREF will make millions of dollars getting just a piece of the $77 Billion WRS pie – and they want in. If they succeed in sweeping the November election, the door will be ajar for reform.
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Congress' recent efforts to balance the federal budget give new meaning to "women and children first." The $500 million cut to the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) that President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans agreed to as part of last month's budget deal pushes the nation's fiscal concerns onto the shoulders of babies.
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Look in your grocery store for the WIC insignia, and you will see that WIC-approved foods represent the healthiest options — fruits, vegetables, whole grains and milk — foods that promote healthy growth and help avert the obesity epidemic that is overtaking our nation and our children.
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Maryland WIC serves more than 145,000 women, infants and children every month. Using USDA's formula for states, Maryland WIC may have to cut its budget by more than $11 million. Translating dollars to babies means that approximately 11,230 fewer Maryland families will receive WIC.
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The union contends over $4 billion in TV, digital and wireless revenue was carved out by the owners as a financial cushion in case of a lockout, and they want that money escrowed so it can't be held as leverage against them in collective bargaining talks.
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The two sides took their fight before a federal judge in Minnesota on Thursday, a potentially critical issue just one week before their current labor pact expires.
U.S. District Court judge David Doty in Minneapolis, who has had jurisdiction over NFL labor matters since a 1993 settlement he presided over that paved the way for the existing free agency system, unsealed some documents in the case with financial details redacted in many cases.
Doty did not immediately rule, however, on the NFL Players' Association appeal of a special master's decision earlier this month that lets the league keep the $4 billion or so in broadcast rights fees. (Networks would get a refund with interest if games are lost.)
Doty said he didn't want to put his "thumb on the scale of the collective bargaining" process, as NFL attorney Gregg Levy contended union lawyers are asking. Levy said "it would be repugnant to federal labor law" for Doty to intervene in this issue.
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The collective bargaining agreement expires next Thursday. Lawyers for both sides, citing a gag order, declined to comment on the negotiations as well as how the case could affect the talks.
The union contends the NFL failed to secure "maximum" revenue, as it is required to do, in both 2009 and 2010 when it re-negotiated broadcast contracts with Fox, NBC, ESPN, CBS and DirecTV that included revised "work stoppage" plans. The NFLPA said the work stoppage clauses in particular were struck to guarantee "war chest" income for the NFL, giving it an unfair advantage in the labor talks.
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Levy's argument was backed Feb. 1 by the special master, Stephen Burbank.
In Burbank's decision, released for the first time Thursday, he said he couldn't believe the NFL had a duty to the union to "throw budgets and business plans in the wastebasket" even as he acknowledged the sharp disagreement between the two sides over how much the NFL can pursue its own business interests while following requirements of the labor pact.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell testified that the work stoppage fees "could be used to meet" NFL debt obligations and cover operating costs, the decision said.
The decision also confirmed that Burbank had awarded the NFLPA $6.9 million to settle a dispute over revenue from an "extra" game granted by the NFL to NBC last season. The Oct. 31 game, between the Saints and Steelers, drew better ratings on a Sunday night than a competing World Series game between Texas and San Francisco.
Because the union asked for about $60 million in damages, Levy called the appeal bogus.
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The Star Tribune of Minneapolis and St. Paul Pioneer Press asked that all the evidence be made public, but Doty only agreed to a redacted release out of respect for commercial confidentiality of the TV contracts. Many figures and details are blacked out, though a few noteworthy nuggets emerged from the unsealing.
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Lawyers on each side made impassioned arguments, but the tenor in the room during the nearly three-hour hearing was civil. Doty noted his long history with the league's labor issues and his familiarity with many of the attorneys in front of him.
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LONDON -- So-called "sequestration" -- automatic spending cuts, half of which are allocated to defense -- came into effect in the U.S. this month after Congress failed to agree a budget.
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|The archipelago of the Comoros in the Indian Ocean, composed of the islands of Mayotte, Anjouan, Moheli, and Grand Comore declared independence from France on 6 July 1975. France did not recognize the independence of Mayotte, which remains under French administration. Since independence, Comoros has endured political instability through realized and attempted coups. In 1997, the islands of Anjouan and Moheli declared independence from Comoros. In 1999, military chief Col. AZALI Assoumani seized power of the entire government in a bloodless coup; he initiated the 2000 Fomboni Accords, a power-sharing agreement in which the federal presidency rotates among the three islands, and each island maintains its local government. AZALI won the 2002 federal presidential election as president from Grand Comore Island, and each island in the archipelago elected its president. AZALI stepped down in 2006 and President SAMBI was elected to office as president from Anjouan. In 2007, Mohamed BACAR effected Anjouan's de-facto secession from the Union of Comoros, refusing to step down when Comoros' other islands held legitimate elections in July. The African Union (AU) initially attempted to resolve the political crisis by applying sanctions and a naval blockade to Anjouan, but in March 2008 the AU and Comoran soldiers seized the island. The island's inhabitants generally welcomed the move. In May 2011, Ikililou DHOININE won the presidency in peaceful elections widely deemed to be free and fair. Former President AZALI Assoumani was declared the winner of the closely contested 2016 presidential election.
Important location at northern end of Mozambique Channel
|Southern Africa, group of islands at the northern mouth of the Mozambique Channel, about two-thirds of the way between northern Madagascar and northern Mozambique
|Geographic coordinates:
| total: 2,235 sq km
land: 2,235 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Size comparison: slightly more than 12 times the size of Washington, DC
|Land Boundaries:
|0 km
|340 km
|Maritime claims:
| territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
|tropical marine; rainy season (November to May)
|volcanic islands, interiors vary from steep mountains to low hills
|Elevation extremes:
|Natural resources:
|Land use:
| agricultural land: 84.4% arable land 46.7%; permanent crops 29.6%; permanent pasture 8.1% forest: 1.4%
other: 14.2% (2011 est.)
|Irrigated land:
|1.3 sq km (2012)
|Natural hazards:
|cyclones possible during rainy season (December to April); volcanic activity on Grand Comore volcanism: Karthala (elev. 2,361 m) on Grand Comore Island last erupted in 2007; a 2005 eruption forced thousands of people to be evacuated and produced a large ash cloud
|Current Environment Issues:
|soil degradation and erosion results from crop cultivation on slopes without proper terracing; deforestation
|International Environment Agreements:
| party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
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| noun: Comoran(s)
adjective: Comoran
|Ethnic groups:
|Antalote, Cafre, Makoa, Oimatsaha, Sakalava
|Arabic (official), French (official), Shikomoro (official; a blend of Swahili and Arabic) (Comorian)
| Sunni Muslim 98%, Roman Catholic 2%
note: Islam is the state religion
|794,678 (July 2016 est.)
|Age structure:
| 0-14 years: 40.1% (male 158,809/female 159,840)
15-24 years: 19.23% (male 73,947/female 78,831)
25-54 years: 32.58% (male 122,936/female 135,962)
55-64 years: 4.21% (male 14,850/female 18,611)
65 years and over: 3.89% (male 14,321/female 16,571) (2016 est.)
|Dependency ratios:
| total dependency ratio: 75.6%
youth dependency ratio: 70.7%
elderly dependency ratio: 4.9%
potential support ratio: 20.4% (2015 est.)
|Median age:
| total: 19.6 years
male: 19 years
female: 20.2 years (2016 est.)
|Population growth rate:
|1.71% (2016 est.)
|Birth rate:
|26.9 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)
|Death rate:
|7.4 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)
|Net migration rate:
|-2.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)
| urban population: 28.3% of total population (2015)
rate of urbanization: 2.67% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
|Major urban areas - population:
|MORONI (capital) 56,000 (2014)
|Sex ratio:
| at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 0.94 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 0.9 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.8 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.88 male(s)/female
total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2016 est.)
|Mother's mean age at first birth:
|24.6 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2012 est.)
|Maternal mortality rate:
|335 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)
|Infant mortality rate:
| total: 61.8 deaths/1,000 live births male: 72.2 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 51 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)
|Life expectancy at birth:
| total population: 64.2 years male: 61.9 years
female: 66.6 years (2016 est.)
|Total fertility rate:
|3.47 children born/woman (2016 est.)
|Contraceptive prevalence rate:
|19.4% (2012)
|Health expenditures:
|6.7% of GDP (2014)
|Hospital bed density:
|2.2 beds/1,000 population (2006)
|Drinking water source:
| improved:
urban: 92.6% of population
rural: 89.1% of population
total: 90.1% of population
urban: 7.4% of population
rural: 10.9% of population
total: 9.9% of population (2015 est.)
|Sanitation facility access:
| improved:
urban: 48.3% of population
rural: 30.9% of population
total: 35.8% of population
urban: 51.7% of population
rural: 69.1% of population
total: 64.2% of population (2015 est.)
|HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
|HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
|HIV/AIDS - deaths:
|Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
|5.8% (2014)
|Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
|16.9% (2012)
|Education expenditures:
|5.1% of GDP (2014)
| definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 77.8%
male: 81.8%
female: 73.7% (2015 est.)
|School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
| total: 11 years male: 11 years
female: 11 years (2013)
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|Country name:
| 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"
|Government type:
|federal presidential republic
| name: Moroni
geographic coordinates: 11 42 S, 43 14 E
time difference: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|Administrative divisions:
|3 islands and 4 municipalities*; Anjouan (Ndzuwani), Domoni*, Fomboni*, Grande Comore (N'gazidja), Moheli (Mwali), Moroni*, Moutsamoudou*
|6 July 1975 (from France)
|National holiday:
|Independence Day, 6 July (1975)
|previous 1996; latest ratified 23 December 2001; amended 2009, 2014 (2016)
|Legal system:
|mixed legal system of Islamic religious law, the French civil code of 1975, and customary law
|18 years of age; universal
|Executive branch:
| chief of state: President Azail ASSOUMANI (since 26 May 2016); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government
head of government: President Azail ASSOUMANI (since 26 May 2016)
cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president elections/appointments: the Union presidency rotates among the 3 islands; president directly elected by simple majority popular vote in 2 rounds for a single nonrenewable 5-year term (in the first round or primary, 3 candidates with the highest vote count by voters on the island concerned compete in the second round; second round winner determined by simple majority vote by voters on all 3 islands; election last held on 21 February 2016 and second round held 10 April 2016 (next to be held in 2021); note - in addition to the Union president, each island elects its own president
election results: Azail ASSOUMANI elected president in the second round of voting by a plurality; percent of vote in first round - Mohamed Ali SOILIHI 17.6%, Mouigni BARAKA 15.1%, Azali ASSOUMANI 15%, Fahmi Said IBRAHIM 14.5%; percent of vote in second round - Azail ASSOUMANI 41%, Mohamed Ali SOILIHI 39.9%; Mouigni BARAKA 19.1%
|Legislative branch:
| description: unicameral Assembly of the Union (33 seats; 24 members elected by absolute majority vote in 2 rounds if needed and 9 members indirectly selected by island assemblies; members serve 5-year terms)
elections: last held on 25 January and 22 February 2015 (next to be held in 2020)
election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UPDC 8, PJ 7, RDC 2, CRC 2, RADHI 1, PEC 1, independents 3; note - in addition 9 seats will be filled by nominations from the 3 island assemblies
|Judicial branch:
| highest court(s): Supreme Court or Cour Supreme (consists of 7 judges); Constitutional Court (consists of 8 members) judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court judges - 2 selected by the president of the Union, 2 by the Assembly of the Union, and 1 each by the 3 island councils; judges appointed for life; Constitutional Court members appointed - 1 by the president, 1 each by the 3 vice presidents, 1 by the Assembly, and 1 each by the island executives; all members serve 6-year renewable terms
subordinate courts: Court of Appeals (in Moroni); Tribunal de premiere instance; island village (community) courts; religious courts
|Political parties and leaders:
|Convention for the Renewal of the Comoros or CRC [AZALI Assoumani] Democratic Rally of the Comoros or RDC [Mouigni BARAKA] Juwa Party or PJ [Ahmed Abdallah SAMBI] Party for the Comorian Agreement (Partie Pour l'Entente Commorienne) or PEC [Fahmi Said IBRAHIM] Rally for an Alternative of Harmonious and Integrated Development or RADHI [Abdou SOEFO] Rally with a Development Intiiative for Enlightened Youth or RIDJA [Said Larifou] Union for the Development of the Comoros or UPDC [Mohamed HALIFA]
|Political pressure groups and leaders:
|Federation Comorienne des Consomateurs or FCC [Mohamed Said Abdallah MCHANGANA] Mouvement des Entreprises comorienne or MODEC [Faharate HOUSSEIN] Union des Chambres de Commerce et de l'Industrie et de l'Agriculture or UCCIA [Fahmy THABIT] Confederation des Travailleurs Comoriens or CTC other: environmentalists
|International organization participation:
|ACP, AfDB, AMF, AOSIS, AU, CAEU (candidates), COMESA, FAO, FZ, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, InOC, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAS, MIGA, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)
|National symbol(s):
|four stars and crescent; national colors: green, white
|National anthem:
| name: "Udzima wa ya Masiwa" (The Union of the Great Islands)
lyrics/music: Said Hachim SIDI ABDEREMANE/Said Hachim SIDI ABDEREMANE and Kamildine ABDALLAH
note: adopted 1978
|Diplomatic representation in the US:
| chief of mission: Ambassador Soilihi Mohamed SOILIHI (since 18 November 2014)
chancery: Mission to the US, 866 United Nations Plaza, Suite 418, New York, NY 10017
telephone: [1] (212) 750-1637
|Diplomatic representation from the US:
|the US does not have an embassy in Comoros; the US Ambassador to Madagascar is accredited to Comoros
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One of the world's poorest countries, Comoros is made up of three islands that are hampered by inadequate transportation links, a young and rapidly increasing population, and few natural resources. The low educational level of the labor force contributes to a subsistence level of economic activity and a heavy dependence on foreign grants and technical assistance. Agriculture, including fishing, hunting, and forestry, accounts for 50% of GDP, employs 80% of the labor force, and provides most of the exports. Export income is heavily reliant on the three main crops of vanilla, cloves, and ylang-ylang; and Comoros' export earnings are easily disrupted by disasters such as fires and extreme weather. Despite agriculture's importance to the economy, the country imports roughly 70% of its food; rice, the main staple, accounts for the bulk of imports. Authorities are negotiating with the IMF for triennial program assistance. The government - which is racked by internal political disputes - is struggling to provide basic services, upgrade education and technical training, privatize commercial and industrial enterprises, improve health services, diversify exports, promote tourism, and reduce the high population growth rate. Recurring political instability, sometimes initiated from outside the country, has inhibited growth. Remittances from about 200,000 Comorans contribute about 25% of the country's GDP. In December 2012, IMF and the World Bank's International Development Association supported $176 million in debt relief for Comoros, resulting in a 59% reduction of its future external debt service over a period of 40 years. In late 2013, a US-based investment company invested $200 million in a project to explore for hydrocarbons in Comoran territorial waters, the largest financial investment in the country's history.
|GDP (purchasing power parity):
| GDP (purchasing power parity): $1.259 billion (2016 est.) $1.232 billion (2015 est.) $1.22 billion (2014 est.)
note: data are in 2016 dollars
|GDP (official exchange rate):
|GDP (official exchange rate): $622 million (2015 est.)
|GDP - real growth rate:
|2.2% (2016 est.) 1% (2015 est.) 2% (2014 est.)
|GDP - per capita (PPP):
| GDP - per capita (PPP): $1,500 (2016 est.) $1,500 (2015 est.) $1,600 (2014 est.)
note: data are in 2016 dollars
|Gross national saving:
|11.9% of GDP (2016 est.) 19.2% of GDP (2015 est.) 12.8% of GDP (2014 est.)
|GDP - composition, by end use:
| household consumption: 104.9%
government consumption: 19.2%
investment in fixed capital: 11.2%
investment in inventories: 10.3%
exports of goods and services: 19.4%
imports of goods and services: -65% (2016 est.)
|GDP - composition, by sector of origin:
| household consumption: 104.9%
government consumption: 19.2%
investment in fixed capital: 11.2%
investment in inventories: 10.3%
exports of goods and services: 19.4%
imports of goods and services: -65% (2016 est.)
|Agriculture - products:
|vanilla, cloves, ylang-ylang (perfume essence), coconuts, bananas, cassava (manioc)
|fishing, tourism, perfume distillation
|Industrial production growth rate:
|0.5% (2016 est.)
|Labor force:
|245,200 (2013 est.)
|Labor force - by occupation:
| agriculture: 80% industry and
services: 20% (1996 est.)
|Unemployment rate:
|6.5% (2014 est.)
|Population below poverty line:
|44.8% (2004 est.)
|Household income or consumption by percentage share:
| lowest 10%: 0.9%
highest 10%: 55.2% (2004)
| revenues: $165 million
expenditures: $185.5 million (2016 est.)
|Taxes and other revenues:
|26.5% of GDP (2016 est.)
|Fiscal year:
|calendar year
|Inflation rate (consumer prices):
|Inflation rate (consumer prices): 1.2% (2016 est.) 1.3% (2015 est.)
|Current account balance:
|-$56 million (2016 est.) $5 million (2015 est.)
|$19.2 million (2016 est.) $18.9 million (2015 est.)
|Exports - commodities:
|vanilla, ylang-ylang (perfume essence), cloves
|Exports - partners:
|India 28.7%, France 17%, Germany 8.7%, Saudi Arabia 7.1%, Singapore 6.6%, Netherlands 6.1%, Mauritius 5.3% (2015)
|$191.2 million (2016 est.) $195.9 million (2015 est.)
|Imports - commodities:
|rice and other foodstuffs, consumer goods, petroleum products, cement and construction materials, transport equipment
|Imports - partners:
|China 18.9%, Pakistan 16.2%, France 14.7%, UAE 11.3%, India 6.3% (2015)
|Debt - external:
|$133.3 million (31 December 2016 est.) $132.8 million (31 December 2015 est.)
|Exchange rates:
|Comoran francs (KMF) per US dollar - 449.1 (2016 est.) 443.6 (2015 est.) 443.6 (2014 est.) 370.81 (2013 est.) 382.9 (2012 est.)
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|Electricity - production:
|44 million kWh (2014 est.)
|Electricity - consumption:
|40.92 million kWh (2014 est.)
|Electricity - exports:
|0 kWh (2013 est.)
|Electricity - imports:
|0 kWh (2013 est.)
|Electricity - installed generating capacity:
|22,000 kW (2014 est.)
|Electricity - from fossil fuels:
|95.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)
|Electricity - from nuclear fuels:
|0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)
|Electricity - from hydroelectric plants:
|4.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)
|Electricity - from other renewable sources:
|0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)
|Crude oil - production:
|0 bbl/day (2015 est.)
|Crude oil - exports:
|0 bbl/day (2013 est.)
|Crude oil - imports:
|0 bbl/day (2013 est.)
|Crude oil - proved reserves:
|0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)
|Refined petroleum products - production:
|0 bbl/day (2013 est.)
|Refined petroleum products - consumption:
|1,300 bbl/day (2014 est.)
|Refined petroleum products - exports:
|0 bbl/day (2013 est.)
|Refined petroleum products - imports:
|1,350 bbl/day (2013 est.)
|Natural gas - production:
|0 cu m (2013 est.)
|Natural gas - consumption:
|0 cu m (2013 est.)
|Natural gas - exports:
|0 cu m (2013 est.)
|Natural gas - imports:
|0 cu m (2013 est.)
|Natural gas - proved reserves:
|0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)
|Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy:
|200,000 Mt (2013 est.)
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|Cellular Phones in use:
|total: 422,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 54 (July 2015 est.)
|Telephone system:
| general assessment: sparse system of microwave radio relay and HF radiotelephone communication stations
domestic: fixed-line connections only about 3 per 100 persons; mobile cellular usage over 50 per 100 persons
international: country code - 269; landing point for the EASSy fiber-optic submarine cable system connecting East Africa with Europe and North America; HF radiotelephone communications to Madagascar and Reunion (2015)
|Broadcast media:
|national state-owned TV station and a TV station run by Anjouan regional government; national state-owned radio; regional governments on the islands of Grande Comore and Anjouan each operate a radio station; a few independent and small community radio sta (2007)
|Internet country code:
|Internet users:
|total: 58,000 percent of population: 7.5% (July 2015 est.)
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|4 (2013)
|Airports (paved runways):
| total 4
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 3 (2013)
| total 880 km
paved: 673 km
unpaved: 207 km (2002)
|Merchant marine:
| total 149
by type: bulk carrier 16, cargo 83, carrier 5, chemical tanker 5, container 2, passenger 2, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 17, refrigerated cargo 10, roll on/roll off 8
foreign-owned: 73 (Bangladesh 1, Bulgaria 4, China 1, Cyprus 2, Greece 4, Kenya 2, Kuwait 1, Latvia 2, Lebanon 2, Lithuania 1, Nigeria 1, Norway 1, Pakistan 5, Russia 12, Syria 5, Turkey 8, UAE 8, UK 1, Ukraine 10, US 2) (2010)
|Ports and terminals:
|major seaport(s): Moroni, Mutsamudu
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|Military branches:
|National Army for Development (l'Armee Nationale de Developpement, AND): Comoran Security Force (also called Comoran Defense Force (Force Comorienne de Defense, FCD), includes Gendarmerie), Comoran Coast Guard, Comoran Federal Police (2015)
|Military service age and obligation:
|18 years of age for 2-year voluntary male and female military service; no conscription (2015)
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|Transnational Issues
|Disputes - International:
|claims French-administered Mayotte and challenges France's and Madagascar's claims to Banc du Geyser, a drying reef in the Mozambique Channel; in May 2008, African Union forces assisted the Comoros military recapture Anjouan Island from rebels who seized it in 2001
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Lonesome George has passed away!
The legendary tortoise, the rarest of its species and the last giant tortoise from the Galapagos island of Pinta, has died at the age of about 100 years. The Galapagos National Park, Ecuador, staff have said that George was the last of his species and now the species has gone extinct.
The exact cause of George's death is unknown and a post-mortem for the giant elder.
The story of George's long life has been a sad one. Lonesome George has no offspring and there are no other individuals of his species left.
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He was picked up and kept with females from the nearby Espanola island in the archipelago. These females were genetically closer to him than those from Wolf volcano. But George wasn't interested in a relationship. He did not mate with these females. George had just tagged himself 'Lonesome'.
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With some grit, determination, and creativity, $20,000 is all it takes to build a stunning vintage Trans-Am–style Nova
There's nothing like some good ol' trash talk to kick your morning off right. After pointing his lens at what appeared to be a road race fuel cell, photog Robert McGaffin couldn't contain himself. "He crawled under my car, looked at the gas tank, and said, 'Oh man, it's fake.' I told him to bring his Cutlass down to the Goodguys autocross in Columbus so I could smoke his ass with my Nova and its fake gas tank," car owner Mike Cosculluela quips. Obviously, any car that runs has to have a real fuel receptacle—and indeed the Nova does—but Mike has perfected the art of embellishing ordinary hardware into more sophisticated forms. Slipping a red cover over the stock gas tank is just one example. By skillfully and creatively incorporating this visual trickery throughout every inch of the car, he's built a budget Nova done up vintage Trans-Am style for a paltry $20,000. So forget what you've been told about needing big stacks of money to have some fun. When the subject at hand is Mike's Nova, it turns out that you don't have to pay to play.
This road race–inspired machine marks the fourth X-body Mike has owned, and ever since 1975 he's never seen an early third-gen Nova that he didn't like. "As I was delivering newspapers on my bike when I was 11 years old, a black Nova came screaming around the corner. The car was jacked up on Cragars and it scared the crap out of me, but I had never seen anything cooler in my life," he recalls. That image has been burned into Mike's memory for decades, and he's never been able to shake his Nova fix. "My high school was right across the street from a used car lot, and I walked past a '70 Nova every day my junior year. I sat on the right side of the bus after school just so I could see it out the window. I had my eye on the car for weeks, and told my dad about it. He ended up buying the car for my mom, who didn't like it because it was too fast, so she gave it to me."
After inheriting his dream car, Mike sought to emulate the Nova he encountered during his days as a paperboy. "I bought some Cragars that didn't fit, so I did what everyone did by jacking the back of the car up. After dropping a new motor in it, I painted the car in my garage and drove it all throughout high school," he says. To this day, Mike still owns his first car and has diversified his portfolio over the years by adding '69 and '71 Novas to his collection. Although he was content with the cars in his stable, that suddenly changed after reading a story in PHR that captivated his imagination. "I saw a rendering that Chris Gray did for a Trans-Am–style Nova in the magazine, and I had to build it. Having been a Nova nut for so many years, I knew exactly where to look for a project car. I found a rust-free '72 Nova as a rolling chassis on the West Coast for $1,500. It was so clean that I almost felt bad about cutting it up, but it had to be done."
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Since the wheel offset and body rake served as important visual elements in pulling off the Trans-Am vibe, Mike perfected the Nova's wheel and tire package and stance before sending it out for the custom flares. That meant the rolling stock fit perfectly into the custom body panels as soon as the Nova returned to Mike's garage. "I dropped down the back of the car with lowering blocks, and installed a RideTech air suspension up front. After setting the rake of the car, the fender flares were built around the wheels and tires," Mike explains. With a fresh coat of just-dried flat black paint, and a set of 15-inch circle track wheels wrapped in fat Hoosiers just barely contained beneath the sheetmetal, the Nova was already looking pretty hot. Nevertheless, making it look the part of a vintage road racer on a tight budget required some creative solutions. "I got the chin spoiler off of a second-gen Camaro, pop-riveted it in place, and then attached it to the bumper with support bracing to complete the look. The rear spoiler is a first-gen Camaro piece that I flipped upside down for more angle, then modified to fit the Nova trunk lid. I then riveted two pieces of billet aluminum on top, and attached them together with a piano hinge to make it look like the pitch is adjustable."
Although custom driving lights weren't in the original rendering, Mike felt that they would perfectly complement the Trans-Am motif. "I have always loved the driving lights on Mach 1 Mustangs, and thought it would look great on the Nova. If the lights are too far apart or too close together, they can ruin the look of the car, so I spent plenty of time mocking everything up," he says. After finalizing the position of the lights, he cut openings into the grille and bumper fill panel, built custom support brackets, then installed the rings. The next item on the agenda was making the windshield look authentically racy. "Flush-fitting the stock glass or opting for Lexan was way too expensive. Instead, I blacked out the stock windshield moldings so you can't see them, then installed custom hold-down tabs around the glass. They're not functional, but since I'm still running the stock windshield, they don't have to be functional."
In an effort to optimize driveability and keep costs down, Mike took a simplistic approach to the powertrain. Under the cowl hood lives a 350ci small-block Chevy that started out as a Chevrolet Performance crate short-block. To it, Mike bolted a set of iron Vortec heads, a Jegs dual-plane intake manifold, and a Holley 750-cfm carb. A mild 218/224-at-.050 COMP flat-tappet cam bumps the valves open, and gives the Nova enough lope to match its intimidating aesthetics. Although the motor has never been dyno'd, Mike's 425hp estimate seems entirely reasonable. The mild small-block drives like a baby, and sends its torque back to a GM TH350 three-speed automatic and an 8.5-inch 10-bolt rearend. "Everyone wants an LS motor, I get it, but it's just not the right fit for this kind of car. By keeping the motor and trans simple, the driveabilty is great," he reports.
Despite the Nova's delicious vintage race car flavor, Mike knows that it won't win everyone over. "This is a car that will piss a lot of people off because it's different. People will say that it's fake or call it a poser, but I don't care what anyone says," he admits. "I built it the way I did because it was the only way I could afford to execute my vision for this car on a tight budget. You don't need a lot of money to build a nice car. All you need is some time, talent, and help from your friends. You don't have to be a welder or fabricator, either. Just have fun with what you're doing and spend your money wisely. I cut grass for a living, so if I can do it, anyone can do it."
Regardless of whether or not you like the Nova, it spits in the face of whiners who claim that rich guys are ruining the hobby. As someone who cuts grass for a living, Mike knows that you don't need to be a rich guy living in a professionally landscaped mansion to have some fun. His Nova is rolling proof that the guy doing the landscaping at that mansion can have some fun, too.
1972 Chevy Nova
Mike Cosculluela, 49 • Englewood, OH
Type: Chevy 350ci small-block
Block: factory 4.000-inch bore, iron
Oiling: stock pump and pan
Rotating assembly: GM cast iron 3.480-inch crankshaft, connecting rods, and 9.5:1 pistons
Cylinder heads: Chevrolet Performance Vortec iron castings with 64cc chambers
Camshaft: COMP Cams 218/224-at-.050 hydraulic flat-tappet; .462/.469-inch lift; 110-degree LSA
Valvetrain: COMP Cams lifters, pushrods, timing set, valvesprings, and retainers
Induction: Jegs dual-plane intake manifold, Holley 750-cfm carb
Ignition: stock distributor, coil, and plug wires
Exhaust: Dynomax 1.75-inch long-tube headers, custom side pipes
Transmission: GM TH350 trans and 1,500-stall converter
Rear axle: GM 10-bolt rearend with 3.90:1 gears and limited-slip differential
Front suspension: RideTech StrongArm control arms, adjustable shocks, and air springs; Global West sway bar
Rear suspension: stock leaf springs, KYB shocks, Global West sway bar
Brakes: Wilwood Dynalite disc brakes, front and rear
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|Where the Money Went
|1972 Chevy Nova
|Paint & body:
|Crate short-block:
|Cylinder heads:
|Intake manifold:
|Plug wires:
|$50 (used)
|$50 (used)
|Torque converter:
|Roll bar:
|Wilwood brakes
|Front suspension:
|Custom rollbar:
|Fuel system:
|Wheels & tires:
|$200 (used)
|Billet vents: