<Li> Excluding Mayotte, an overseas department of France . </Li> <Li> Excluding Mayotte . </Li> <P> The Comoros (/ ˈkɒməroʊz / (listen); Arabic: جزر القمر ‎, Juzur al - Qumur / Qamar), officially the Union of the Comoros (Comorian: Udzima wa Komori, French: Union des Comores, Arabic: الاتحاد القمري ‎ al - Ittiḥād al - Qumurī / Qamarī), is a sovereign archipelago island nation in the Indian Ocean located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel off the eastern coast of Africa between northeastern Mozambique and northwestern Madagascar . Other countries near the Comoros are Tanzania to the northwest and the Seychelles to the northeast . Its capital is Moroni, on Grande Comore . The Union of the Comoros has three official languages--Comorian, Arabic and French . The religion of the majority of the population is Islam . </P> <P> At 1,660 km (640 sq mi), excluding the contested island of Mayotte, the Comoros is the third - smallest African nation by area . The population, excluding Mayotte, is estimated at 795,601 . As a nation formed at a crossroads of different civilisations, the archipelago is noted for its diverse culture and history . The archipelago was first inhabited by Bantu speakers who came from East Africa, supplemented by Arab and Austronesian immigration . </P>

Where is comoros located on the world map
find me the text answering this question