Madagascar
- Official Name:
- Republic of Madagascar (Madagascar)
- Area:
- 587.040 km 2
- Population (2007):
- 19.448.815 inhabitants
- Coastline:
- 4.828 km
- Capital:
- Antananarivo
- Maritime Ports and terminals:
- Antsiranana, Mahajanga, Toamasina, Toliara
- Maritime claims:
-
- Territorial sea: 12 nm
- Contiguous zone: 24 nm
- Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
- Continental shelf: 200 nm or 100 nm from the 2,500-m deep isobath
- Political divisions:
- 6 provinces (faritany); Antananarivo, Antsiranana, Fianarantsoa, Mahajanga, Toamasina, Toliara
- Language(s):
- French (official), Malagasy (official)
- National holiday:
- Independence Day, 26 June (1960)
- Nationality:
- Malagasy (singular and plural)
- Official time:
- UTC 3.
- Member of:
- ACCT, ACP, AfDB, AU, COMESA, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, InOC, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM, OIF, OPCW, SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCL, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
- Internet country code:
- .mg
Economic Profile
- Currency:
-
Madagascar ariary (MGA) - GDP - per capita (PPP):
- USD900 (2006 est.)
- GDP (official exchange rate):
- (2006 est.) USD 5.059.000.000
- PIB (Real growth rate:
- 4,7% (2006 est.)
- GDP (Composition by sector): (2006 est.)
-
- Agriculture: 26,9%
- Industry: 16,5%
- Services: 56,6%
- Labor force:
- 7.300.000 (2000 est.)
- Labor force - by occupation (1999):
-
- Agriculture ND
- Industry: ND
- Services ND
- Unemployment rate:
- ND
- Inflation rate (Consumer prices):
- 12% (2006 est)
- Investment (Gross Fixed):
- 26,3% del PIB (2006 est.)
- Budget:
-
- Revenues: USD879.900.000
- Expenditures: USD1.147.000.000
- Public debt:
- ND
- Current account balance:
- USD -504.000.000 (2006 est.)
- Exports:
- USD 993.500.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Exports - Commodities:
- Coffee, vanilla, shellfish, sugar, cotton cloth, chromite, petroleum products
- Exports - Partners:
- France 31,6%, US 31%, Germany 8,8% (2005)
- Imports:
- USD 1.544.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Imports - Commodities:
- capital goods, petroleum, consumer goods, food
- Imports - partners:
- France 16,8%, China 10,7%, Iran 8%, Mauritius 6,7%, Hong Kong 5%, South Africa 4,9% (2005)
- Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
- USD 563.000.000 (2006 est.)
- Debt - external:
- USD 4.600.000.000 (2002)
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