Madagascar

Missionaries: Chris & Paula Richardson
Denzil and Freida Richardson founded the United Pentecostal Church of Madagascar in 1970.  The church now has 66,518 constituents, 615 churches and preaching points and 520 licensed ministers.  The UPC of Madagascar is currently the largest organized UPC church in the Africa Region.
Location:
South Eastern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Mozambique
Size:
 587,040 sq. km. (similar to the size of Texas)
Elevation varies from sea level to 2,876 meters
Population:
17,502,000 (approximately)
   * 0-14 years: 44.9%
   * 15-64 years: 52%
   * 65+ years: 3.1%
Average age: 17 years
Life expectancy: 56 years
HIV / AIDS: 1.7%
Religion:
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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