GEOGRAPHY
Full name: Republic of Madagascar (Repoblikan’I Madagasikara)
Zone: 587,040 km2 (world’s fourth largest-island) as well as numerous smaller peripheral islands, the largest of which include Nosy Be and Nosy Boraha (Sainte-Marie Island)
Capital City: Antananarivo
Major cities: Antsirabe, Antsiranana (Diégo Suarez), Fianarantsoa, Toliara (Tuléar), Taolagnaro (Fort Dauphin), Toamasina (Tamatave), Mahajanga (Majunga),
Main international airport: Aéroport d'Ivato, Antananarivo (TNR)
Autres aéroports principaux : Antsiranana (DIE), Mahajanga (MJN), Morondava (MOQ), Nosy be (NOS), Sambava (SVB), Toamasina (TMM), Taolagnaro (FTU), Toliara (TLE)
USEFUL INFORMATION
Official Languages: malgache, français, anglais
Time Zone: GMT+3
International Dialing Code: +261
Internet Domain: .mg
Devise : Ariary (Ar ; MGA)
Official days off: Jan, 1st; March, 29 th; Easter (movable); May, 1st; Ascension Day (movable); Whit Monday (movable); June, 26th; August, 15st; Nov,1st; December, 25th; December 31st
Visa: Required for all tourists, available at arrival; max 30 days
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SOCIAL INDICATOR
Population: 20 600 000 (estimation 2011)
Annual Population Growth Rate: 3%
Adult literacy rate: 82%
Life expectancy: 63 ans
Religions: croyances indigènes 52%, chrétiennes 41%, musulmanes 7%
POLITICS AND ECONOMY
President: Hery RAJAONARIMAMPIANINA
Head of government: Jean RAVELONARIVO
GDP per capita, purchasing-power-parity: US$1,000
Primary Products: vanille, fruits de mer, bétail, riz, manioc, poivre, canne à sucre, litchi, cacao, café, clous de girofle, bois, mangues, maïs (maïs), pommes de terre, cacahuètes
Other Natural Resources: nickel, ilménite, chromite, cobalt, saphir, rubis, grenat, béryl, émeraude, or, zirconium, bauxite, niobium, labradorite, cuivre, plomb, manganèse, platine, zinc, uranium, mica, étain, graphite
Main Exports: vêtements et produits textiles, crevettes, produits pétroliers, vanille, clous de girofle, cacao, café, litchis, sisal, poivre, huiles essentielles, herbes et plantes médicinales, cannelle, cacahuètes
Main Export Partners: France, USA, Allemagne, Chine, Italie, Royaume-Uni, Espagne, Maurice
Main Import partners:
Chine, Bahreïn, France, Afrique du Sud, Inde, États-Unis, Allemagne, Maurice, Thaïlande
Industries principales : agro-alimentaire, exploitation minière, raffinage du pétrole, foresterie, cimenterie, brasseries, tanneries, savon, papier, textile, tourisme, assemblage automobile
Age of eligibility to vote: 18 years
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