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| Repoblikan'i Madagasikara République de Madagascar Republic of Madagascar |
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| Motto "Tanindrazana, Fahafahana, Fandrosoana" (Malagasy) "Ancestral-land, Liberty, Progress" |
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Capital (and largest city) |
Antananarivo |
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Official languages |
Malagasy, French, English | ||||
Government |
Republic | ||||
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President |
Marc Ravalomanana | |||
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Prime Minister |
Charles Rabemananjara | |||
Independence |
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Date |
26 June 1960 | |||
Area |
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Total |
587,041 km² (45th) 226,597 sq mi |
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Water (%) |
0.13% | |||
Population |
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July 2005 estimate |
18,606,000 (56th) | |||
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1993 census |
12,238,914 | |||
| - | Density | 32 /km² (171st) 83 /sq mi |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2005 estimate | ||||
| - | Total | $16.228 billion (118th) | |||
| - | Per capita | $905 (169th) | |||
| HDI (2004) | 0.509 (medium) (143th) | ||||
Currency |
Malagasy ariary ( MGA) |
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Time zone |
EAT(UTC+3) |
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Summer (DST) |
not observed (UTC+3) |
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Internet TLD |
.mg |
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Calling code |
+261 |
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1Official languages since 27 April 2007 |
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Madagascar, or Republic of Madagascar (older name Malagasy Republic), is an island nation in the Indian Ocean, off the southeastern coast of Africa. The main island, also called Madagascar, is the ist of islands by size fourth largest island in the world, and is home to five percent of the world's plant and animal species (more than 80 percent of which are indigenous to Madagascar). Most notable are the lemur infraorder of primates, the carnivorous fossa, three endemic bird families and six endemic baobab species.
The adjective for Madagascar is Malagasy (not Madagascan), and the national language is the Malagasy language.
References
- Embassy of Madagascar, Washington D.C.
- From MADAGASCAR to the MALAGASY REPUBLIC by Raymond K. Kent pg 65-71
- (French) 1947 L'insurrection à Madagascar - Jean Fremigacci - Marianne
- Ravalomanana Marc, de President de la Rue, à President du Palais Madagascar Library
- Madagascar general in coup move Johnny Hogg in BBC News, November 18, 2006.
- Attempted "coup" fizzles in desire for peaceful poll IRIN, November 20, 2006.
- ARavalomanana likely to win presidential election IRIN, December 11, 2006.
- The Eighth Continent: Life, Death, and Discovery in the Lost World of Madagascar Madagascar Library
- Madagascar - Mining: Heavy Minerals Mining [1]
- Haute Cour Constitutionnelle De Madagascar, Décision n°03-HCC/D2 Du 12 avril 2000 [2]
Government
- The Malagasy Government official site
- National Assembly of Madagascar official site (English)
- Embassy of Madagascar in Canada government information and links
- Consulate of Madagascar consular mission to Hungary
- Embassy of Madagascar in Washington DC
- Embassy of Madagascar in Switzerland
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of MadagascarOfficial site
News
- allAfrica.com - Madagascar news headline links
Books
- The Madagascar Library Madagascar Books, Articles, Maps, etc.
