| Population :
| 17,501,871 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Age structure 0-14 % :
| 44,90%.
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| Age structure 0-14.m :
| 3 935 523.
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| Age structure 0-14.f :
| 3 922 077.
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| Age structure 15-64 % :
| 52%.
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| Age structure 15-64.m :
| 4 509 877.
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| Age structure 15-64.f :
| 4 596 662.
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| Age structure 65 % :
| 3,10%.
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| Age structure 65.m :
| 245 168.
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| Age structure 65.f :
| 292 564.
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| Age structure est :
| 2004 est..
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| Median age total :
| 17.4 years .
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| Median age male :
| 17.2 years .
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| Median age female :
| 17.7 years (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate :
| 3.03% (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate note :
| .
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| Birth rate :
| 41.91 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Death rate :
| 11.62 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Net migration rate :
| 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Sex ratio at birth :
| 1.03 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio under 15 :
| 1 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 15-64 :
| 0.98 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 65 :
| 0.84 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio total :
| 0.99 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Infant mortality rate male :
| 86.84 deaths/1,000 live births .
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| Infant mortality rate female :
| 69.95 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) .
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| Life expectancy at birth total :
| 56.54 years .
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| Life expectancy at birth male :
| 54.19 years .
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| Life Expectancy at birth female :
| 58.96 years (2004 est.) .
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| Total fertility rate :
| 5.7 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| hiv aids :
| 1.7% (2003 est.) .
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| hiv aids people :
| 140,000 (2003 est.) .
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| hiv aids deaths :
| 7,500 (2003 est.) .
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| Nationality noun :
| Malagasy (singular and plural) .
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| Nationality adjective :
| Malagasy .
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| Ethnic groups :
| Malayo-Indonesian (Merina and related Betsileo), Cotiers (mixed African, Malayo-Indonesian, and Arab ancestry - Betsimisaraka, Tsimihety, Antaisaka, Sakalava), French, Indian, Creole, Comoran .
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| Religions :
| indigenous beliefs 52%, Christian 41%, Muslim 7% .
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| Languages :
| French (official), Malagasy (official) .
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| Literacy definition :
| age 15 and over can read and write .
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| Literacy total :
| 68,90%.
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| Literacy male :
| 75,50%.
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| Literacy female :
| 62.5% (2003 est.) .
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| Government type :
| republic .
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| Independence :
| 26 June 1960 (from France) .
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| National holiday :
| Independence Day, 26 June (1960) .
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| Suffrage :
| 18 years of age; universal .
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| Economy overview :
| Having discarded past socialist economic policies, Madagascar has since the mid 1990s followed a World Bank and IMF led policy of privatization and liberalization. This strategy has placed the country on a slow and steady growth path from an extremely low level. Agriculture, including fishing and forestry, is a mainstay of the economy, accounting for more than one-fourth of GDP and employing four-fifths of the population. Exports of apparel have boomed in recent years primarily due to duty-free access to the United States. Deforestation and erosion, aggravated by the use of firewood as the primary source of fuel are serious concerns. President RAVALOMANANA has worked aggressively to revive the economy following the 2002 political crisis, which triggered a 12% drop in GDP that year. Poverty reduction and combating corruption will be the centerpieces of economic policy for the next few years. .
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| Population below poverty line :
| 71% (1999 est.) .
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| Labor force by occupation :
| .
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| Agriculture products :
| coffee, vanilla, sugarcane, cloves, cocoa, rice, cassava (tapioca), beans, bananas, peanuts; livestock products .
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| Industries :
| meat processing, soap, breweries, tanneries, sugar, textiles, glassware, cement, automobile assembly plant, paper, petroleum, tourism .
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| Exports commodities :
| coffee, vanilla, shellfish, sugar; cotton cloth, chromite, petroleum products .
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| Exports partners :
| US 35.1%, France 34.1%, Germany 6.1% (2003 est.) .
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| Imports commodities :
| Independence Day, 26 June (1960) .
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| Imports partners :
| Independence Day, 26 June (1960) .
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| Internet users :
| 70,500 (2003) .
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| Hymne :
| Ry Tanindrazanay malala
Ry Madagasikara soa
Ny fitiavanay anao tsy miala,
Fa ho anao doria tokoa
Fiverenana
Tahionao, ry Zanahary
Ity Nosin-dRazanay ity
Hiadana sy ho finaritra
He! Sambatra tokoa izahay.
Ry Tanindrazanay malala
Irinay mba hanompoana anao
Ny tena sy fo fanahy anananay,
'Zay sarobidy sy mendrika tokoa.
Ry Tanindrazanay malala
Irinay mba hitahiana anao,
Ka ilay Nahary izao tontolo izao
No fototra ijoroan'ny satanao..
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