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About Madagascar in detail
Where is Madagascar?
Madagascar is looking on the map under the Coordinates 18 55 S 47 31 E otherwise in Africa, in Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Mozambique.
What is the capital city of Madagascar?
The capital city of Madagascar is Antananarivo.
What is the time in Antananarivo?
It is 8 hours ahead of Washington, D.C. during Standard Time; the timezone of Antananarivo is UTC+3.
What is the Internet code for Madagascar?
The Top Level Domain (TLD) for Madagascar is: .mg
What is the size of Madagascar?
The territory of Madagascar is total: 587,041 sq km; land: 581,540 sq km, water: 5,501 sq km.
If we want to describe Madagascar’s territory’s size is slightly less than twice the size of Arizona.
If we would like to walk around and discover Madagascar, we can cover 0 km.
What is the water coverage of Madagascar?
We have already mentioned what percentage of Madagascar is covered by water (see below), and this includes 4,828 km coastline.
What is the climate like in Madagascar?
The climate of Madagascar is tropical along the coast, temperate inland, arid in the south.
Geographical data of Madagascar
Madagascar’s elevation; mean elevation: 615 m, elevation extremes; lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m, highest point: Maromokotro 2,876 m.
Madagascar’s specific geographical details include a narrow coastal plain, high plateau, and mountains in the center.
Suppose we would like to describe the countries location from a different perspective. In that case, it is safe to say, and easy to read from a map, Madagascar is the world’s fourth-largest island, strategic location along the Mozambique Channel.
Resources and land use of Madagascar
The country’s main mined products are graphite, chromite, coal, bauxite, rare earth elements, salt, quartz, tar sands, semiprecious stones, mica, fish, hydropower. The population partly uses the earlier highlighted land territory and partly left in its natural state: agricultural land: 71.1%; arable land 6%; permanent crops 1%; permanent pasture 64.1%; forest: 21.5%; other: 7.4% (2011 estimate).
Population data of Madagascar
The number of inhabitants of Madagascar is 24,430,325 (July 2016 estimate).
If we examine the proportion of the population distribution, it is safe to say that N/A.
If we look at the proportion of the urbanized and barely populated areas, these are the figures: urban population: 35.1% of the total population (2015).
Most of Madagascar’s population is concentrated in ANTANANARIVO (capital), 2.61 million (2015).
Ethnicity in Madagascar
According to ethnicity details, the ethnic groups are Malayo-Indonesian (Merina and related Betsileo), Cotiers (mixed African, Malayo-Indonesian, and Arab ancestry – Betsimisaraka, Tsimihety, Antaisaka, Sakalava), French, Indian, Creole, Comoran.
Spoken languages in Madagascar
Madagascar’s spoken languages are the following: French (official language), Malagasy (official language), English.
What are the most important religions in Madagascar?
During the general census, researchers examine the churches, according to this: Christian, indigenous believer, Muslim. Note: population mainly practices Christianity or an indigenous religion; a small share of the population is Muslim.
Further population data of Madagascar
The proportion of gender and age tells a lot about the society as follows 0-14 years: 40.17% (male 4,947,260 / female 4,865,379) 15-24 years: 20.44% (male 2,503,395 / female 2,489,482) 25-54 years: 31.83% (male 3,889,063 / female 3,887,633) 55-64 years: 4.31% (male 511,336 / female 540,868) 65 years and over: 3.26% (male 360,520 / female 435,389) (2016 estimate). It also a significant factor in a society the population growth rate, which in the case of Madagascar is 2.54% (2016 estimate).
The population growth rate is based on two elements, the birth, and the death rate. In Madagascar the birth rate is 32.1 births / 1,000 population (2016 estimate), the death rate 6.7 deaths / 1,000 population (2016 estimate).
In this day and age in developed societies, the first child borns later compared to the previous centuries and decades, so childbearing is extended. In Madagascar, the average age of mothers at the first childbirth is N/A.
Although the children’s birth is postponed in the best-case scenario, the parents can still see their kids grow as life expectancy also extended. In the case of Madagascar, these figures are. With the introduction of modern medicine, vaccinations, and the proper hygienic conditions, the infant mortality rate is in a steep decline. The infant mortality statistics in Madagascar are the following: N/A. Relevant data is the budget of healthcare, which is in the case of this country is 3% of GDP (2014).
Economic data of Madagascar
Suppose we would like to describe a country. We also have to mention its economy; Agriculture, including fishing and forestry, is a mainstay of the economy, accounting for more than one-fourth of GDP and employing roughly 80% of the population. Deforestation and erosion, aggravated by the use of firewood as the primary source of fuel. After discarding socialist economic policies in the mid-1990s, Madagascar followed a World Bank- and IMF-led policy of privatization and liberalization until the onset of a political crisis, which lasted from 2009 to 2013. The free-market strategy had plaMadagascar regained AGOA access in January 2015 following the democratic election of a new president the previous year. In November 2015, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a Rapid Credit Facility to Madagascar worth about $42.1 million to help.
GDP is a prominent figure, as all the relevant calculations and statistics are based on it. GDP in Madagascar is $9.74 billion (2015 estimate).
Another important indicator is the rate of GDP growth, which in Madagascar is 4.1% (2016 estimate), 3.1% (2015 estimate) 3.3% (2014 estimate).
These statistics affect the world economy; remember, in 2015, the Chinese real GDP growth rate was worse than expected; The world markets fall, and the Chinese stock exchange was temporarily suspended.
A further major factor of a country’s economy, the GDP per capita. In Madagascar this is $1,500 (2016 estimate) $1,500 (2015 estimate) $1,500 (2014 estimate).
In the economy, the Trinity is in common places, such as agriculture, industry, and services.
What are the agricultural products Madagascar produces?
Madagascar’s main agricultural products are coffee, vanilla, sugarcane, cloves, cocoa, rice, cassava (manioc, tapioca), beans, bananas, peanuts, livestock products.
The important segments are meat processing, seafood, soap, beer, leather, sugar, textiles, glassware, cement, automobile assembly plant, paper, petroleum, tourism, mining. The crucial and regularly mentioned GDP is based on meat processing, seafood, soap, beer, leather, sugar, textiles, glassware, cement, automobile assembly plant, paper, petroleum, tourism, mining.
Drinking water source in Madagascar
It is essential to mention that – thanks to the development of the infrastructure -, the rate of potable water improved: urban: 81.6% of the population, rural: 35.3% of the population, total: 51.5% of the population. Unimproved: urban: 18.4% of the population, rural: 64.7% of the population, total: 48.5% of the population (2015 estimate).
The average number of childbirth in Madagascar
In Madagascar, the average delivery number is 4.12 children born / woman (2016 estimate).
Population, median age, migration, and citizenship in Madagascar
The population’s average age is 19.5 years; male: 19.3 years, female: 19.7 years (2016 estimate). The age of adulthood varies in every country of the world in Madagascar; it is 18 years of age, universal.
When we are experiencing an unprecedented scale of migration and globalization, it is an important factor in the number of new immigrants. In Madagascar is 0 migrant(s) / 1,000 population (2016 estimate). It is important to know how to apply for citizenship: citizenship by birth: no. Citizenship by descent only: the father must be a citizen of Madagascar; in the case of a child born out of wedlock, the mother must be a citizen. Dual citizenship recognized: no—the residency requirement for naturalization: unknown.
Is Madagascar a safe destination? Healthcare services and infectious diseases in Madagascar
Many of the travelers are looking into the healthcare services and infectious diseases of their destinations. In Madagascar, the hospital beds’ density is 0.2 beds / 1,000 population (2010).
According to the WHO rating regarding Madagascar’s contagious diseases, the degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: malaria dengue fever water contact disease: schistosomiasis animal, contact disease: rabies (2016).
However, HIV is not curable but maintainable. Let’s do not forget when the disease surfaced; it was a world threatening condition. Unfortunately, in some countries, it is still very high the number of infected patients and fatalities due to the disease.
In Madagascar, the number of HIV/AIDS deaths: N/A.
Regarding tourism obesity, not an important issue, but we have to mention health statistics, as it is the plague of the 20th and the 21st century. The rate of obese adults in Madagascar is 4.6% (2014).
What are the natural hazards in Madagascar? Is there any?
Madagascar’s most known natural risks are periodic cyclones, drought, and locust infestation. Volcanism: Madagascar’s volcanoes have not erupted in historic times.
More interesting facts about Madagascar
A few words about the past, as every country and society, is connected to its history; Madagascar was one of the last major landmasses on earth to be colonized by humans. The earliest settlers from present-day Indonesia arrived between A.D. 350 and 550. The island attracted Arab and Persian traders as early as the 7th century, and migrants from Africa arrived around A.D. 1000. Madagascar was a pirate stronghold during the late 17th and early 18th centuries and served as a slave-trading center into the 19th century. From the 16th to the late 19th century, a native Merina Kingdom dominated much of Madagascar. The French conquered the island in 1896 who made it a colony; independence was regained 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. The 2001 presidential election was contested between the followers of Didier RATSIRAKA and Marc RAVALOMANANA, nearly causing the secession of half of the country. In April 2002, the High Constitutional Court announced RAVALOMANANA the winner. RAVALOMANANA won a second term in 2006 but, following protests in 2009, handed over power to the military, which then conferred the presidency on the mayor of Antananarivo, Andry RAJOELINA, in what amounted to a coup d’etat. Following a lengthy mediation process led by the Southern African Development Community, Madagascar held UN-supported presidential and parliamentary elections in 2013. Former de facto finance minister Hery RAJAONARIMAMPIANINA won a runoff election in December 2013 and was inaugurated in January 2014.
In every nation’s memory, some cornerstones placed the country on the timeline of history. The date of declaration of independence of Madagascar: 26 June 1960 (from France).
The flag and other symbols of Madagascar
The colors, symbols, and animals on the flag usually have a historical background or an important milestone or memory of the nation.
This case is not an exception either; two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and green with a vertical white band of the same width on the hoist side; by tradition, red stands for sovereignty, green for hope, white for purity.
Apart from the flag, the symbol of national unity is the national anthem. The anthem’s primary purpose is to share the nation’s core values, endeavors, and patriotic feelings.
Madagascar’s national symbols: traveler’s palm, zebu; national colors: red, green, white.
Constitution of Madagascar
The existence of the nation is based on the constitution. Some constitutions knew worldwide, like the U.S. Constitution that was accepted on the 17th of September 1787, in Philadelphia, the United States of America’s Constitution.
It is not related to the declaration of independence that was stolen by Nicolas Cage in the movie National Treasure 🙂
What is the legal system of Madagascar?
Most of the time, the legal system of a country is the focus of lawyers. It is a common fact that there are two main approaches in the world, “the law in books” and “the law in action.”
In the Anglo-Saxon world, the practice is the “law in action,” while in the rest of the world, the law is based on Roman law, the “law in books.”
Madagascar’s legal system is a civil law system based on the old French civil code and customary law regarding marriage, family, and obligation.
It was Aristotle who founded the Theory of 3 separations of powers. In his view, these are the council of public affairs, the magistrates, and the justice system. The age of enlightenment was the time when terminologies have defined the way we still use them. In most democratic countries, the three authorities separated from each other. In dictatorships, the rules usually interweaved in one hand.
About the legislative branch of Madagascar, we can highlight the following structures unicameral National Assembly or Antenimierampirenena (151 seats; 87 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 64 directly elected in two-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms).
About the unemployment rate, labor force, and poverty line in Madagascar
One of the major problems of the 21st-century economy is unemployment. Governments are struggling to maintain a low level of the unemployment rate. Still, as a result of automation, the cheap 3rd world labor, and the outsourcing of workflow, these attempts fail. In Madagascar, the labor force is 12.98 million (2016 estimate). Please bear in mind that the population in Madagascar is total: 42.4 deaths / 1,000 live births; male: 46.3 deaths / 1,000 live births, female: 38.5 deaths / 1,000 live births (2016 estimate) – as we already mentioned above.
The rate of unemployment in Madagascar is N/A % (2015 estimate).
Widely known that the gap between the rich and poor is widening on an enormous scale.
According to the 2017 shocking Oxfam report, the most affluent eight people’s fortune is equal to the wealth of the poorest half of the world’s population.
In Madagascar, the households’ income and consumption compared to the entire population: lowest 10%: 2.2% highest 10%: 34.7% (2010 estimate).
Another widely used indicator is the so-called GINI index, which measures the inequalities of statistical dispersion, but is mainly used for measuring the sharing of income and fortune.
The GINI index was named after its founder Corrado Gini, an Italian economist. Gini index has grades between 0-1, but often it is used on a percentage basis. It is 0 if the examined criteria territorial distribution is equal. It is one of the criteria concentrated on the territory. In Madagascar, the GINI index is .47,5 (2001).
The states usually set up a poverty line, which is more or less, is a subjective measure. It varies by country; its base is often the minimum pension, the incomes of the most deficient 20 percent, the X percent of income per capita Etc.
In Madagascar, the poverty line people are the lowest 10%: 2.2% highest 10%: 34.7% (2010 estimate).
About the budget and central governments debt of Madagascar
The available budget mainly defines the state’s economy. The budget of Madagascar is; revenues: $1.171 billion, expenditures: $1.616 billion (2016 estimate). Taxes and other revenues are 12% of the GDP (2016 estimate).
The budget deficit (Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)) is N/A.
The fiscal year in Madagascar is the calendar year.
In the country’s economy, we have to consider the public debt. Public debt is the consolidated sum of the state’s local, federal, and central government debt.
Inflation rate and prime lending rate in Madagascar
A few further interesting and relevant economic data are the following; Inflation rate: 9.2% (2016 estimate), 7.4% (2015 estimate), and the rate of the Commercial bank prime lending rate: 62% (31 December 2016 estimate).
Export/import partners and data of Madagascar
Madagascar, with the export of products, industrial tools, and other services, generates revenue. The export value in Madagascar is: $2.266 billion (2016 estimate), $2.238 billion (2015 estimate). The total revenue of these activities: coffee, vanilla, shellfish, sugar, cotton cloth, clothing, chromite, petroleum products.
Madagascar’s most important export partners are France 15.2%, the United States 12.7%, China 7.1%, South Africa 5.9%, Japan 5.5%, Netherlands 5.4%, Germany 5.1%, Belgium 5%, India 4.4% (2015).
The most important imported products are capital goods, petroleum, consumer goods, food, and the countries from where the import is coming: China 24.8%, France 10.3%, Bahrain 5.6%, India 5.5%, Kuwait 4.5%, Mauritius 4.5%, South Africa 4.3% (2015).
Renewable energies used in Madagascar
To suppress the pollution of the environment, renewable energies have to replace the fossil energy. The more the proportion of renewable energies in a country means more effort against pollution. Madagascar, the indicator of how much of the country’s produced energy is coming from the hydroelectric source, is 30.1% of total installed capacity (2012 estimate).
To indicate how much another renewable energy produced is 0.2% of total installed capacity (2012 estimate).
Telecommunication data of Madagascar, calling code
To maintain the economy, the development of a reliable and modern telecommunications infrastructure is crucial. We can say the following about Madagascar; the system is above average for the region; competition among the three mobile service providers has spurred recent growth in the mobile market. Domestic: combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity about 45 per 100 persons. International: country code – 261; landing point for the EASSy, SEACOM, and LION fiber-optic submarine cable systems; satellite earth stations – 2 (1 Intelsat – Indian Ocean, 1 Intersputnik – Atlantic Ocean region) (2015).
Transport infrastructure in Madagascar
In the 21st century, we often say that the world has become small and there are no distances anymore. With widespread air travel when (sometimes) there are no visa restrictions, it is easy to reach other countries, but if the distance is not too long, we can also use railway or water transportation.
The number of airports in Madagascar: 83 (2013), and the number of heliports: N/A.
The total length of the roadways in Madagascar: total: 37,476 km, paved: 6,103 km, unpaved: 31,373 km (2010).
The total length of the waterways in Madagascar: 600 km (432 km navigable) (2011).
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Facts & data about Madagascar
Name of the country: conventional long way: the Republic of Madagascar, traditional short form: Madagascar, local long form: Republique de Madagascar/Repoblikan’i Madagasikara, local short state: Madagascar/Madagasikara, former: Malagasy Republic. Note: the name “Madagascar” was first used by the 13th-century Venetian explorer Marco POLO, a corrupted transliteration of Mogadishu, the Somali port POLO confused the island.
| Abbreviation: Madagascar | Geographic coordinates: 20 00 S, 47 00 E |
Country Location: Africa |
| Capital of Madagascar: Antananarivo | GPS of the Capital: 18 55 S 47 31 E |
Position: Southern Africa, an island in the Indian Ocean, east of Mozambique |
| Land area: total: 587,041 sq km; land: 581,540 sq km, water: 5,501 sq km | Terrain: narrow coastal plain, high plateau and mountains in center |
Area comparative: slightly less than twice the size of Arizona |
| Population: 24,430,325 (July 2016 estimate) | Population grow rate: 2.54% (2016 estimate) | Sex ratio: at birth: 1.03 male(s) / female, 0-14 years: 1.02 male(s) / female, 15-24 years: 1.01 male(s) / female, 25-54 years: 1 male(s) / female, 55-64 years: 0.95 male(s) / female, 65 years and over: 0.83 male(s) / female, total population: 1 male(s) / female (2016 estimate) |
| Exports: $2.266 billion (2016 estimate), $2.238 billion (2015 estimate) | Imports: $2.717 billion (2016 estimate), $2.683 billion (2015 estimate) | Import partners: China 24.8%, France 10.3%, Bahrain 5.6%, India 5.5%, Kuwait 4.5%, Mauritius 4.5%, South Africa 4.3% (2015) |
| Urbanization: urban population: 35.1% of the total population (2015) | Major urban area(s): ANTANANARIVO (capital) 2.61 million (2015) | Median age: total: 19.5 years; male: 19.3 years, female: 19.7 years (2016 estimate) |
| Internet users: total: 994,000. Percent of the population: 4.2% (July 2015 estimate) | Telephones (fixed-lines): total subscriptions: 253,000. Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (July 2015 estimate) | Telephones (mobile, cellular): total: 11.152 million. Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 47 (July 2015 estimate) |
| Unemployment rate: N/A % (2015 estimate) | Nationality: Malagasy (singular and plural) adjective: Malagasy | National holidays: Independence Day, 26 June (1960) |
| Life expectancy at birth: total population: 65.9 years. Male: 64.4 years, female: 67.4 years (2016 estimate) | Total fertility rate: 4.12 children born / woman (2016 estimate) | Birthrate: 32.1 births / 1,000 population (2016 estimate) |
| Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write. Total population: 64.7%; male: 66.7%, female: 62.6% (2015 estimate) | Legal system: civil law system based on the old French civil code and customary law in matters of marriage, family, and obligation | Suffrage: 18 years of age, universal |
| Industries: meat processing, seafood, soap, beer, leather, sugar, textiles, glassware, cement, automobile assembly plant, paper, petroleum, tourism, mining | Industrial production growth rate: 3.7% (2016 estimate) | GDP real growth rate: 4.1% (2016 estimate) 3.1% (2015 estimate) 3.3% (2014 estimate) |
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