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GeographyLocation: Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Mozambique
Area: Land boundaries: 0 km Coastline: 4,828 km
PeoplePopulation: 13,862,325 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
Population growth rate: 3.18% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 44.82 births/1,000 population Death rate: 12.99 deaths/1,000 population Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population Infant mortality rate: 86.9 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 6.62 children born/woman Ethnic divisions: Malayo-Indonesian (Merina and related Betsileo), Cotiers (mixed African, Malayo-Indonesian, and Arab ancestry - Betsimisaraka, Tsimihety, Antaisaka, Sakalava), French, Indian, Creole, Comoran Religions: indigenous beliefs 52%, Christian 41%, Muslim 7% Languages: French (official), Malagasy (official)
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)
Government
Names:
Type: republic Capital: Antananarivo Independence: 26 June 1960 (from France) Constitution: 19 August 1992 by national referendum
EconomyNational product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $10.6 billion National product real growth rate: 2.8% National product per capita: $790 Inflation rate (consumer prices): 35% Unemployment rate:
Electricity:
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| The Mother Nature was kind to Olympic athletes and spectators. The average high temperature during the Games was 89 degrees with an average low of 72 degrees. Highest temperature registered (20 July) - 99 degrees. Lowest high temperature registered is 79 degrees (28 July). |