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Capital Madagascar : |
Antananarivo .
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| Land Boudaries Border Country Madagascar :
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| Climate Madagascar :
| tropical along coast, temperate inland, arid in south .
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| Life expectancy Madagascar :
| 56.54 years .
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| Fertility rate Madagascar :
| 5.7 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| Government type Madagascar :
| republic .
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| Population Madagascar :
| 17,501,871 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Area Total Madagascar :
| 587,040 sq km .
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| Telephones Main Lines In Use Madagascar :
| 59,600 (2003) .
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| Telephones Mobile Cellular Madagascar :
| 279,500 (2003) .
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| International Country Code Madagascar :
| 261.
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| Sex ratio total Madagascar :
| 0.99 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Sex Madagascar ratio under 15 :
| 1 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Madagascar ratio 15 64 :
| 0.98 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Madagascar ratio 65 :
| 0.84 male(s)/female .
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| Current account balance Madagascar :
| $-398 million (2003) |
| HIV Madagascar :
| 1.7% (2003 est.) |
| Population below poverty line Madagascar :
| 71% (1999 est.) |
| Literacy Madagascar :
| 68,90% |
| House hold income lowest than 10% Madagascar :
| 3% |
| House hold income highest than 10% Madagascar :
| 29% (1999) |
| Inflation Madagascar :
| 8% (2003 est.) |
| Unemployment Rate Madagascar :
| 5.9% (1998) |
| Internet Users Madagascar :
| 70,500 (2003) |
| Location Madagascar :
| Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Mozambique |
| Geographic Coordinates Madagascar :
| 20 00 S, 47 00 E |
| Religion Madagascar :
| indigenous beliefs 52%, Christian 41%, Muslim 7% |
| Administrative region Madagascar :
| 6 provinces (faritany); Antananarivo, Antsiranana, Fianarantsoa, Mahajanga, Toamasina, Toliara |
| Terrain Madagascar :
| narrow coastal plain, high plateau and mountains in center |
| Elevation extremes lowest Madagascar :
| Indian Ocean 0 m |
| Elevation extremes highest Madagascar :
| Maromokotro 2,876 m |
| Natural resources Madagascar :
| graphite, chromite, coal, bauxite, salt, quartz, tar sands, semiprecious stones, mica, fish, hydropower |
| Land use arable land Madagascar :
| 5,07% |
| Land use permanentcrops Madagascar :
| 1,03% |
| Irrigated land Madagascar :
| 10,900 sq km (2000 est.) |
| Natural hazards Madagascar :
| periodic cyclones, drought, and locust infestation |
| Environment current issues Madagascar :
| soil erosion results from deforestation and overgrazing; desertification; surface water contaminated with raw sewage and other organic wastes; several species of flora and fauna unique to the island are endangered |
| Geography note Madagascar :
| world's fourth-largest island; strategic location along Mozambique Channel |
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