Madagascar

LOCATION: Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Mozambique

AREA: 587,041 sq km

CAPITAL: Antananarivo

POPULATION: 20,653,556

BIRTH RATE: 38.14 births/ 1,000

DEATH RATE: 8.14 deaths/ 1,000

LIFE EXPECTANCY: 62.89 years

RELIGION: Indigenous beliefs 52%, Christian 41%, Muslim 7%

LANGUAGES: English (official), French (official), Malagasy (official)

LITERACY RATE: age 15 and above can read and write: (Male: 75.5%) (Female:62.5%)