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  Madagascar

Madagascar is located on a large island west of Mozambique in the Indian Ocean. The capital city is Antananarivo.
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  • Population: 18,040,341
  • Land Area: 581,540 sq km
  • Capital City: Antananarivo
  • Languages: French(official),  Malagasy(official)
  • Religions: 41% Christian, 7% Muslim, 52% indigenous beliefs
  • Government: republic
  • Date of independence: 6/26/1960
  • GDP: $14.56 billion (2004 est.)

These data are from the World Factbook


  • Visit the Madagascar country page of MSU's globalEDGE.
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