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Grande Comore Grande Comore (; ) is an island in Comoros off the coast of Africa. It is the largest island in the Comoros nation. Most of its population is of the Comorian ethnic group. Its population is about 316,600. The island's capital is Moroni, which i ...

was adopted in 2002. It is a navy blue field with a white crescent moon and four white stars in the hoist side.

Historical flags

Throughout history, only one other flag has been used on the island, it was the sultan's personal flag used from the unification of the island to the French annexation. According to Lucien Philippe, the standard of the Sultan was a crimson square flag with a golden fringe and seven stars representing the seven Sultanates unified into one. The pattern of the stars shall recall the map of the island.

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