Country (long form) |
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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