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| National Motto | Tanindrazana, Fahafahana, Fandrosoana(Malagasy)
Patrie, liberté, progrès(French)
"Fatherland, Liberty, Progress" |
| National Anthem | Ry Tanindrazanay malala ô!
Oh, Our Beloved Fatherland |
| Official languages | Malagasy, French, English |
| Capital | Antananarivo |
| Geocode | 18°55'S 47°31'E |
| Government | Info |
| Government | Caretaker government |
| President Of The High Transitional Authority | Andry Rajoelina |
| Prime Minister | Albert Camille Vital |
| Largest city | Antananarivo |
| Area (km2) | 587,041 |
| General | Info |
| Area (sq mi) | 226,597 (45th) |
| Water (%) | 0.13% |
| Water Area | 5,800 |
| Population estimate | 20,653,556 |
| Population estimate year | 2009 |
| Pop. Est. Rank | 55th |
| Population | 12,238,914 (1993) |
| Density (sq mi) | 91.1 (174th) |
| GDP (PPP)_year | 2008 |
| GDP (PPP) | $20.135 billion |
| GDP (PPP) per Capita | $996 |
| GDP | $9.463 billion |
| GDP_year | 2008 |
| GDP per capita | $468 |
| HDI | (+) 0.533 (2007) (143rd) (medium) |
| Gini | 47.5 (2001) |
| Gini category | high |
| Independence | Info |
| Independence | Independence |
| Independence From | from France |
| Date | 26 June 1960 |
| Currency | Malagasy ariary (MGA) |
| Timezone | EAT |
| Timezone UTC | +3 |
| Timezone DST | not observed |
| Demonym | Malagasy |
| Timezone (DST) UTC | +3 |
| Drives on the | right |
| Internet TLD | .mg |
| Calling code | +261 |
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Madagascar, or Republic of Madagascar (older name Malagasy Republic, French: ), is an island nation in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa. The main island, also called Madagascar, is the fourth-largest island in the world, and is home to 5% of the world's plant and animal species, of which more than 80% are endemic to Madagascar. They include the lemur infraorder of primates, the carnivorous fossa, three bird families and six baobab species. Two thirds of the population live below the international poverty line of US$1.25 a day.
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Piracy Watch: Good on the French! - Foreign Policy 
Foreign Policy--Just last week, the Norwegian oil tanker, UBT Ocean, was hijacked off of -Madagascar-, much farther south than most previous attacks. ...
Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:47:34 GMT+00:00
Win The Penguins of Madagascar On DVD - FemaleFirst.co.uk
FemaleFirst.co.uk--The Penguins are back with more missions and more one liners in their first full-length DVD, The Penguins of -Madagascar- Operation: Penguin Takeover landing ...
Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:08:23 GMT+00:00
FOKO: The Power Of Storytelling - Global Voices Online (blog)
Global Voices Online (blog)--Even in countries where internet penetration is minimal like -Madagascar- (1% of the population had access to internet in 2008), the current government born ...
Date : Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:04:09 GMT+00:00
Thai fishing vessel freed by Somali pirates - People's Daily Online
People's Daily Online--The release came two days after a Norwegian tanker carrying oil was hijacked by Somali pirates on Friday with 21 crew members on board off -Madagascar-. ...
Date : Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:29:46 GMT+00:00
Fight not over for Malaysian women - Malaysia Kini
Malaysia Kini--Countries like China and -Madagascar- have gone as far to declare that day a public holiday. But in Malaysia, women are struggling to work in a ...
Date : Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:13:51 GMT+00:00
Strauss-Kahn to Plug IMF Successes in Africa Trip - BusinessWeek
BusinessWeek--While countries such as -Madagascar- and Guinea haven't avoided civil unrest, growth across the continent has rebounded since those comments and few ...
Date : Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:17:13 GMT+00:00
In Search of Madagascar's Chameleons - ScienceBlogs (blog)
ScienceBlogs (blog)--With -Madagascar- containing nearly two-third's of the world's chameleon species, Christopher Raxworthy, Associate Curator of Herpetology at the American ...
Date : Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:16:27 GMT+00:00
Angolan national men?s football team in Cabinda province - AngolaPress
AngolaPress--The match against -Madagascar- will be played on March 13, 2010 in Antananarivo, -Madagascar-. After his arrival at the local airport, the main coach, ...
Date : Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:42:00 GMT+00:00
Baskets: A nifty storage solution - SouthCoastToday.com
SouthCoastToday.com---...- fans and hats, among other things, from Bangladesh (made of date palm leaf and sea grass); Ghana (made of elephant grass); -Madagascar- (made of Mahampy, ...
Date : Sun, 07 Mar 2010 05:08:52 GMT+00:00
Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church welcomes special guest from Africa - Wilkes Barre Times-Leader
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader--His Eminence Metropolitan Ignatios Semis of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria Diocese of -Madagascar-, Africa, was a recent guest at Annunciation ...
Date : Sat, 06 Mar 2010 06:38:56 GMT+00:00
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