Donated to our country during the epidemic in ComorosEurope, where is it?
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Your careful reading is our greatest motivation, thank you for your support. In 2020, China was hit by the epidemic, which quickly spread across the country, posing a threat to many cities.
The country's economy once came to a standstill, and all kinds of medical supplies were in short supply. However, in the face of our country's plight, many friendly neighbors have extended a helping hand, such as the 23 tons of supplies donated by Russia, and the strong support of Pakistan, which have helped our country in its own way in the fight against the epidemic.
Comoros, a small country from far Africa, has given us great help by generously donating 100 euros when we are facing difficulties.
The Union of Comoros is an island nation composed of four islands: Grand Comoros, Anjouan, Moheli and Mayotte, located in the western Indian Ocean of Africa. The Union of the Comoros is located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel at the mouth of the sea, about 300 kilometres from Mozambique and about 300 kilometres from Madagascar to the east.
The Comoros is a vast country with a total area of about 2,236 square kilometers, ranking 167th among the countries in the world. The local population is about 870,000 people, mainly made up of Arabs and blacks.
However, throughout history, the Comoros used to be predominantly inhabited by Malagasy people, who were similar to Southeast Asians, with brown ** and short stature.
The official languages of Madagascar are Comoroan, French and Arabic, and its capital is Moroni. It is worth mentioning that the majority ethnic group of Comoros is Arab, so the country belongs to the Arab countries, and the inhabitants of the whole country are Muslims.
Although Comoros is located in Africa, it does not have a tropical climate, but a hot and humid oceanic climate, divided into a rainy and dry season, and the temperature does not vary much throughout the year, with an average temperature between 23-28 degrees, which is very suitable for human habitation.
Comoros is located in an oceanic climate zone, with abundant rainfall and abundant water resources, which has obvious advantages over other African countries. However, as an island nation, Comoros has a small topographical difference, resulting in a shortage of water resources and a shortage of electricity**.
In addition to this, the Comoros is extremely scarce in mineral and natural resources. For this reason, the Comoros is known as one of the least developed countries in the world. However, Comoros is known as the "Kingdom of Spices" because of its abundance of much-loved spices, but this advantage can only be regarded as a drop in the bucket for the country's economic development.
The economic development of the Comoros is largely dependent on agriculture, as the land within its territory is fertile and flat, more than 80 per cent of the population is employed in agriculture, and only a few are employed in industry and services.
As a result, the level of industrialization in Comoros is quite low, with an annual GDP of only 12900 million US dollars, per capita GDP is only 1379 US dollars, only about 100 US dollars per month, equivalent to about 700 yuan.
Comoros is a poor country, and despite this, we decided to get to know it in depth. As we mentioned earlier, Comoros was originally inhabited by Arabs and Malagasy peoples, around the beginning of the first century AD.
However, in the first half of the 19th century, due to the surging tide of colonization, many Western powers began to expand their territory everywhere, and unfortunately, Comoros was colonized by France.
Although the Comoros is poor in mineral resources and scarce in natural resources, its fertile soil and abundant rainfall make it an ideal place to grow crops.
During the period of French colonial rule, they forced the locals to perform agricultural labor. However, this oppression provoked a long-term revolt by the people of the Comoros. However, this revolt eventually led to a huge loss of the Comoros population, which eventually forced them to submit to French rule.
Although the French occupied the Comoros, they were not satisfied, because the large number of Comorians who died made it impossible for them to carry the heavy task of cultivation.
The French captured a large number of blacks in Africa and introduced them to the Comoros for cultivation. Over time, the Malagasy population declined, and present-day Comoros is largely inhabited by blacks.
Although Comoros later liberated itself from French colonization and gained independence, its development still lagged behind due to lack of resources and backward technology.
Comoros has a very poor infrastructure, with scarce industrial facilities and dilapidated roads. At a time when 4G networks are widely used in other countries, Comoros is not even widespread.
Later, the European Union gave Comoros some assistance, so that Comoros has a 3G network, but the coverage is still only half of the country's land area. Electronic products, such as mobile phones and computers, are extremely scarce, according to surveys, only 4-5 out of every 100 people in Comoros own a mobile phone, and computers are a rare item.
The Comoros is a relatively industrialized country and relies mainly on our assistance or the construction of our construction team for infrastructure development. The import of medical supplies and daily necessities mainly comes from China.
Therefore, although a hundred euros may not seem like much, it is already a very sincere assistance for the domestic situation in the Comoros. As to why 100 euros were donated, some netizens may be confused.
Why did the Comoros choose to donate this amount instead of other supplies?
Comoros originally wanted to provide a box of masks, but due to the shortage of masks and the lack of masks at home and abroad, it donated 100 euros instead. Comoros** said that the aid of 100 euros was for the friendship between the two countries, but it was still ridiculed and attacked by some countries and netizens.
China expressed its sincere gratitude to the Comoros for its assistance and asked the Chinese ambassador to the Comoros to immediately organize a meeting with Moussa, president of the "Kuwait-China Friendship Association". At the meeting, although Moussa, president of the Côte d'Arab and Chinese friendship associations, was not fluent in Chinese, he spoke with our ambassador in Chinese throughout the whole process, expressing the concern and wishes of the Comoros for our country.
His "heartfelt move" has won the love and admiration of the majority of Chinese netizens. Although the Comoros country is very poor and backward, we are still touched by their assistance, and netizens have said: "I blame them", "Thousands of miles to send goose feathers, the courtesy is light and affectionate".
After the meeting between our ambassador and Moussa, the ridicule of the world gradually faded and there was more respect for the small country of Comoros. After all, it's much easier to give aid than icing on the cake.
Although we have only provided 100 euros, this is undoubtedly the greatest care and respect for the impoverished Comoros. We believe that in the future, the relationship between China and the Comoros will be closer, the two sides will have more and more relations, and the Comoros will gradually develop and get rid of the problem of economic poverty.