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Madagascar Map
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Geography
South hemisphere Tropical zone
Lat Long East 43-52
400 km off East Coast of Africa
sqm - coastline km
Capital Antananarivo inhabitants
Climate: Coastal Tropical - Inland Temperate - South Arid
Hot and rainy from November to April
Cooler and dry from May to October
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Population
45% below 15 years
70% rural
80% under poverty level
6 Provinces
Antananarivo 25% 4,637,000
Fianarantsoa 3,366,000
Toamasina 2,593,000
Toliary 2,229,500
Mahanjanga 1,734,000
Antsiranana 1,188,500
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Population
Illiteracy 48%
Growth 3.03%
Aids Prevalence 1.2
Ethnic Malayo Indonesian - Cotiers - French - Indian - Creole
Languages French and Malagasy
Religions Indigenous 52% - Christian 41% - Muslim 7%
GDP / head 314 USD
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History
Became a French colony in 1896
Independence in Philibert Tsiranana became the 1st President
1975 Didier Ratsiraka President of the Democratic Republic of Madagascar. Reelected in 1982 and 1989.
Political turmoil in 1991
Election of Albert Zafy in 1993
Reelection of Didier Ratsiraka in 1997
December 2001 presidential elections contested
29 April 2002 the High Constitutional Court announced Marc Ravalomana winner
December 2006 Presidential Elections
March 2007 Senatorial Elections
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7. Member of COMESA, COI, IORC and SADC
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
20 countries
380 millions population
GDP 166 Billions USD
Indian Ocean Commission
5 Islands: Seychelles, Reunion, Comores, Mauritius, Madagascar
Indian Ocean Rim - Association for Regional Cooperation
18 countries
Dialogue Partners China, Egypt, France, Japan and UK
Southern African Development Community
14 countries
International member: WTO, Lome Convention, African Union
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Sources of Growth
Textile
Tourism Eco-tourism - Biodiversity - Lemur species
Agro business Vanilla - Litchis - Essential Oils
Mining Graphite, Chromites, Coal, Bauxite, Quartz, Stones
Services
Privileges
AGOA African Growth and Opportunity Act with USA
EBA Everything But Arms with EU
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Economy
GDP total 16.3 Billion $
GDP real growth rate 6.5%
GDP per capita 900$
GDP per sector
Agriculture 28.7%
Industry 16.5%
Services 54.8%
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TOURISM
Discovery, adventure, ecotourism…
Hotels 932
Rooms 10,847
2001
2004
2005 est.
ARRIVAL
17,000
230,000
270,000
Duration of
stay
20 days
Income
150 M USD
200 M USD
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11. Direct Foreign Investments
2002
2003
2004
Total
196 MUSD
264 MUSD
306 MUSD
Stock
162 MUSD
218 MUSD
260 MUSD
Flow
95 MUSD
53 MUSD
In capital, profit reinvested
new Foreign investors
new Foreign investors
France 47% Mauritius 23% China HK 9%
Luxemburg 9% Switzerland 4% Bermudas 3%
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12. Free Zones Enterprises
230 Free Zone Enterprises
Employing 120,000 staffs
Capital investment from
France 25%
Asia 30%
Mauritius 35%
Activities : Textile - Aquaculture - Wood - Agribusiness
Leather and shoes - Computing
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13. TRADE BALANCE WITH MADAGASCAR
Items
Value : Million US.$
2003
2004
2005
2006
(JAN-APR)
THAILAND - MADAGASCAR
TOTAL TRADE
16.1
29.7
38.3
23.9
8.4
EXPORTS
11.5
26.4 34 22
7.6
IMPORTS
4.6
3.3
4.3
1.9
0.8
BALANCE OF TRADE
6.9 23
29.6 20
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