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Madagascar,
Madagasikara, Madagaskar, Republika Madagaskaru, Repoblikan'l Madagasikara,
République de Madagascar
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| Formerly an independent kingdom, Madagascar became a French colony in 1886, but regained its independence in 1960. During 1992-93, free presidential and National Assembly elections were held, ending 17 years of single-party rule. In 1997 in the second presidential race, Didier RATSIRAKA, the leader during the 1970s and 1980s, was returned to the presidency. | |
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1. Dependency status: NA 2. Government type: republic 3. Location: Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Mozambique 4. Border Countries: none 5. Climate: tropical along coast, temperate inland, arid in south 6.
Terrain:
narrow coastal plain, high plateau and mountains in center 7. Area: 587,040 m2 8. Capital: Antananarivo 9. Administrative divisions: 6 provinces (faritany); Antananarivo, Antsiranana, Fianarantsoa, Mahajanga, Toamasina, Toliara 10. Population: 15,982,563 (July 2001 est.) 11. Languages: French (official), Malagasy (official) 12. Religions: indigenous beliefs 52%, Christian 41%, Muslim 7% 13. Currency: Malagasy franc (MGF) 14. Original language tekst: NA 15. Time diference to GMT: |
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