Capital: - Antananarivo
Area: - 587 040 sq/km
Independence: - June 26 1960 (from France)
Population: - 15 506 472 (July 2000)
Ethnic groups: - Malayo-Indonesian (Merina and related Betsileo),
Cotiers (mixed African, Malayo-endonesian and Aran ancestry
Betsimsaraka, Tsimihety, Antaisaka, Sakalava),
French, Indian, Creole, Comoran.
Religions: - Indigenous beliefs 52%,
Christian 41%,
Muslim 7%
Languages: - French (official),Malagasy (official)
Natural resources: - Graphite,chromite,coal, bauxite, salt, quartz, tar,
sands,
semi-precious stones, mica, fish, hydropower
Currency: - FRANC - 1 Malagasy franc (FMG) = 100 cents
Higher
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