 Madagascar
Facts and Figures
Source: CIA World Factbook |
| Coordinates |
20 00 S, 47 00 E |
| Area |
total: 587,040 sq km land: 581,540 sq km water: 5,500 sq km |
| Climate |
tropical along coast, temperate inland, arid in south |
| Terrain |
narrow coastal plain, high plateau and mountains in center |
| Population |
19,448,815 (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages |
French (official), Malagasy (official) |
| Imports |
capital goods, petroleum, consumer goods, food |
| Exports |
coffee, vanilla, shellfish, sugar, cotton cloth, chromite, petroleum products |
| Hazards |
periodic cyclones, drought, and locust infestation |
| Resources |
graphite, chromite, coal, bauxite, salt, quartz, tar sands, semiprecious stones, mica, fish, hydropower |
| Geography |
world's fourth-largest island; strategic location along Mozambique Channel |
| Nationality |
noun: Malagasy (singular and plural) adjective: Malagasy |
| Capital |
name: Antananarivo geographic coordinates: 18 52 S, 47 30 E time difference: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Internet Country Code |
.mg |
| Internet Users |
90,000 (2005) |
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