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Toamasina.Informations Toamasina Madagascar
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Formerly an independent kingdom, Madagascar became a French colony in 1896, but regained its independence in 1960. During 1992-93, free presidential and National Assembly elections were held, ending 17 years of single-party rule. In 1997, in the second presidential race, Didier RATSIRAKA, the leader during the 1970s and 1980s, was returned to the presidency. The 2001 presidential election was contested between the followers of Didier RATSIRAKA and Marc RAVALOMANANA, nearly causing secession of half of the country. In April 2002, the High Constitutional Court announced RAVALOMANANA the winner..
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Capital Toamasina : |
Antananarivo .
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| Climate Toamasina :
| tropical along coast, temperate inland, arid in south .
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| Life expectancy Toamasina :
| 56.54 years .
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| Fertility rate Toamasina :
| 5.7 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| Government Toamasina :
| 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 Toamasina :
| 261.
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