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Madagascar
| Location |
Indian Ocean, E of Mozambique |
| Latitude and longitude |
20 00 S, 47 00 E |
| Sovereignty |
Independent |
| United Nations member? |
Yes |
| Political status notes |
Officially, "Republic of Madagascar"; formerly
known as Malagasy Republic |
| Population |
15,506,472
|
| Census notes |
est. July 2000 |
| Land area in square kilometers |
581,540 |
| Capital |
Antananarivo |
Fundamental legal document(s) online
|
| Constitution
of the Republic of Madagascar, ffrom A. Tschentscher's
International Constitutional Law |
| Constitution de la Republique de Madagascar
(French), from Droit Francophone |
| Constitution
(French), from l'Assemblée Nationale Malgache |
Sources and other useful websites
|
| Country
profile: Madagascar, from the BBC News |
| Description du droit national,
(French), from Droit Francophone |
| Fishery
Country Profile--La Républica de Madagascar, from the Food and
Agriculture Organization (French) |
| Independent
States in the World, Office of the Geographer and Global Issues,
Bureau of Intelligence and Research, U.S. Department of State,
Washington, D.C. |
| Madagascar,
Background Notes, from the U.S. Department of State (2003) |
| Madagascar,
U.S. Library of Congress Country Study (1994) |
| Madagascar,
from the World Bank Group |
| Gouvernement
Malgache (French) |
| The
Malagasy National Assembly |
| Province autonome d'Antananarivo
(French) |
| United Kingdom, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Country
Profile: Madagascar |
| U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, The
World Factbook |
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