Since declaring independence, the country has experienced more than 20 coups d'état or attempted coups, with various heads of state assassinated*. Along with this constant political instability, the population of the Comoros lives with the worst income inequality of any nation, with a Gini coefficient over 60%, while also ranking in the worst quartile on the Human Development Index.
*that might not be a record, but it surely must come close
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And on a positive note:
The Comoros is the world's largest producer of ylang-ylang, a plant whose extracted essential oil is used in the perfume industry; some 80% of the world's supply comes from the Comoros.
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There you go. Comoros, for all your daily ylang-ylang needs.