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Key Demographic Features of Location: Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Mozambique Map references: Africa People Population: 13,670,507 (July 1996 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 45% (male 3,105,958; female 3,034,279) 15-64 years: 52% (male 3,499,021; female 3,573,052) 65 years and over: 3% (male 224,710; female 233,487) (July 1996 est.) Population growth rate: 2.83% (1996 est.) Infant mortality rate: 93.5 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 52.19 years male: 51.11 years female: 53.3 years (1996 est.) 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.) total population: 80% male: 88% female: 73% Government Country Abbreviation: MA Type of government: republic Independence: 26 June 1960 (from France) National holiday: Independence Day, 26 June (1960) Constitution: 19 August 1992 by national referendum Legal system: based on French civil law system and traditional Malagasy law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal Economy Economic overview: GDP: purchasing power parity - $11.4 billion (1995 est.) GDP real growth rate: 2.7% (1995 est.) GDP per capita: $820 (1995 est.) Unemployment rate: NA% Communications Telephones: 96,000 (1988 est.) Radio broadcast stations: AM 17, FM 3, shortwave 0 Radios: 2.565 million (1992 est.) Television broadcast stations: 1 (repeaters 36) Televisions: 260,000 (1992 est.) *Source: World Factbook 1996, U.S. Central
Intelligence Agency
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