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Location: |
South
Eastern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Mozambique |
Size: |
587,040 sq. km.
(slightly smaller than Texas)
Elevation varies from
sea level to 2,876 meters |
Population: |
19,448,815 (July 2007
est.)
* 0-14 years: 43.9%
* 15-64 years: 53%
* 65+ years: 3.1%
Median age: 17.8 years
Life expectancy: 62.14 years
HIV / AIDS: 1.7% |
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Indigenous beliefs 52%
Christian 41%
Muslim 7% |
Language: |
Malagasy (official)
French
(official)
various other dialects |
Government: |
Republic |
Capital: |
Antananarivo |
Independence: |
26 June 1960 (from France) |
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