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Madagascar |
Capital: Antananarivo
Languages: English (official), French (official), Malagasy (official)
Currency: Madagascar ariary (MGA)
Background: Formerly an independent kingdom, Madagascar became a French colony in 1886, but regained its independence in 1960. Agriculture, including fishing and forestry, is the mainstay of the economy, accounting for 34% of GDP and contributing more than 70% to export earnings. Industry features textile manufacturing and the processing of agricultural products.
PEOPLE
Population: 19,448,815 (July 2007 est.); 21,281,844 (July 2010 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
2007
Total Population: 62.14 years
Male: 60.23 years
Female: 64.1 years (2007 est.)
2010
Total population: 63.26 years
Male: 61.27 years
Female: 65.3 years (2010 est.)
Age structure:
2007
0-14 years: 43.9% (male 4,297,985/female 4,243,369)
15-64 years: 53% (male 5,117,874/female 5,190,032)
65 years and over: 3.1% (male 270,411/female 329,144) (2007 est.)
2010
0-14 years: 43.5% (male 4,523,033/female 4,460,473)
15-64 years: 53.5% (male 5,483,684/female 5,557,098)
65 years and over: 3% (male 280,677/female 348,591) (2010 est.)
Population growth rate: 3.008% (2007 est.); 2.993% (2010 est.)
Population below poverty line: 50% (2004 est.)
HIV/AIDS adult prevalence rate: 0.5% (2006 est.); 0.1% (2007 est.)
People living with HIV/AIDS: 49,000 (2006 est.); 14,000 (2007 est.)
Literacy - definition: age 15 and over can read and write
Total Population: 68.9%
Male: 75.5%
Female: 62.5% (2003 est.)
Refugees and Internally Displaced People:
ECONOMY
Unemployment rate: N/A
Labour force by Occupation: N/A
Agricultural Products: coffee, vanilla, sugarcane, cloves, cocoa, rice, cassava (tapioca), beans, bananas, peanuts; livestock products
Industries: meat processing, seafood, soap, breweries, tanneries, sugar, textiles, glassware, cement, automobile assembly plant, paper, petroleum, tourism
Exports - Commodities: coffee, vanilla, shellfish, sugar, cotton cloth, chromite, petroleum products
Exports - Partners:
France 32.1%, US 25.3%, Germany 6.1%, Italy 5.1%, UK 4.1% (2006)
France 28.9%, US 20.49%, Germany 5.89%, China 4.36% (2009)
Imports - Commodities: capital goods, petroleum, consumer goods, food
Imports - Partners:
France 13.9%, China 12%, Iran 9.3%, Mauritius 5.6%, Hong Kong 4.8% (2006)
China 12.99%, Thailand 11.93%, Bahrain 7.1%, France 6.89%, US 4.13% (2009)
ENVIRONMENT
Environment - Current issues: soil erosion results from deforestation and overgrazing; desertification; surface water contaminated with raw sewage and other organic wastes; several endangered species of flora and fauna unique to the island
Natural hazards: periodic cyclones, drought, and locust infestation
Source: CIA World Factbook
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