Info about Madagascar

Madagascar lies in the Indian Ocean off the southeast coast of Africa opposite Mozambique. The world's fourth-largest island, it is twice the size of Arizona. The country's low-lying coastal area gives way to a central plateau. The once densely wooded interior has largely been cut down.

Capital
Antananarivo - 1 678 000 people
all city from Madagascar

Country lead by
President: Marc Ravalomanana (2002)
Prime Minister: Charles Rabemananjara (2007)

Population
18,595,469 (growth rate: 3.0%); birth rate: 41.4/1000; infant mortality rate: 75.2/1000; life expectancy: 57.3; density per sq mi: 83

Land Area
224,533 sq mi (581,540 sq km); total area: 226,657 sq mi (587,040 sq km)

Monetary unit
Malagasy franc

Language
Malagasy and French (both official)

Ethnicity
Malayo-Indonesian (Merina and related Betsileo), Côtiers (mixed African, Malayo-Indonesian, and Arab ancestry: Betsimisaraka, Tsimihety, Antaisaka, Sakalava), French, Indian, Creole, Comoran

Religion
indigenous beliefs 52%, Christian 41%, Islam 7%

Transportation
Railways: total: 732 km (2002). Highways: total: 49,827 km; paved: 5,780 km; unpaved: 44,047 km (1999 est.). Waterways: of local importance only. Ports and harbors: Antsiranana, Antsohimbondrona, Mahajanga, Toamasina, Toliara. Airports: 121 (2002).

Internet tld
.mg

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