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| Country |
: |
Republic of Madagascar |
| Capital |
: |
Antananarivo |
| Total Area |
: |
226,657.41 sq mi
587,040.00 sq km
(slightly less than
twice the size of Arizona) |
| Population |
: |
15,982,563 (July 2001 est.) |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
: |
65,460,246 |
| Languages |
: |
French (official), Malagasy (official) |
| Literacy |
: |
80.0% total, 88.0% male, 73% female (1990
est.) |
| Religions |
: |
Indigenous beliefs 52%, Christian 41%, Muslim
7% |
| Life Expectancy |
: |
53.08 male, 57.68 female (2001 est.) |
| Government Type |
: |
Republic |
| Currency |
: |
1 Malagasy franc (FMG) = 100 centimes |
| GDP (per capita) |
: |
$800 (2000 est.) |
| Industry |
: |
Meat processing, soap, breweries, tanneries, sugar, textiles,
glassware, cement, automobile assembly plant, paper, petroleum,
tourism |
| Agriculture |
: |
Coffee, vanilla, sugarcane, cloves, cocoa, rice, cassava
(tapioca), beans, bananas, peanuts; livestock products |
| Arable Land |
: |
4% |
| Natural Resources |
: |
Graphite, chromite, coal, bauxite, salt, quartz, tar sands,
semiprecious stones, mica, fish, hydropower |
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