Madagascar Facts and Figures.

Madagascar Facts and Figures. BASIC FACTS Official name Capital Area Republic of Madagascar Antananarivo 587,041 sq km 226,658 sq mi PEOPLE Population 20,042,551 (2008 estimate) Population growth Population growth rate 3 percent (2008 estimate) Projected population in 2025 32,431,146 (2025 estimate) Projected population in 2050 56,513,827 (2050 estimate) Population density 35 persons per sq km (2008 estimate) 89 persons per sq mi (2008 estimate) Urban/rural distribution Share urban 27 percent (2005 estimate) Share rural 73 percent (2005 estimate) Largest cities, with population Antananarivo 1,678,000 (2003 estimate) Ethnic groups Merina 27 percent Betsimisaraka 15 percent Betsileo 12 percent Tsimihety 7 percent Sakalava 6 percent Antaisaka 5 percent O ther 28 percent Languages French (official), Malagasy (official), English (official), Hova and other dialects Religious affiliations Indigenous beliefs 48 percent Protestant 26 percent Roman Catholic 23 percent Muslim 2 percent O ther 1 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATION Life expectancy Total 62.5 years (2008 estimate) Female 64.5 years (2008 estimate) Male 60.6 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 56 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 3,442 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 2,381 people (2002) Literacy rate Total 66.5 percent (2000 estimate) Female 59.7 percent (2000 estimate) Male 73.6 percent (2000 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) Number of years of compulsory schooling Number of students per teacher, primary school 2.5 percent (2001-2002) 9 years (2002-2003) 52 students per teacher (2002-2003) GOVERNMENT Form of government Multiparty republic Voting qualifications Universal at age 18 Constitution Armed forces Total number of military personnel Military expenditures as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) 19 August 1992; amended 1995, 1998, 2007 13,500 (2004) 1.5 percent (2003) ECONOMY Gross domestic product (GDP, in U.S.$) GDP per capita (U.S.$) $5.5 billion (2006) $287 (2006) GDP by economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing 27.5 percent (2006) I ndustry 15.3 percent (2006) Services 57.2 percent (2006) Employment Number of workers 8,921,231 (2006) Workforce share of economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing 78 percent (2002) I ndustry 7 percent (2002) Services 15 percent (2002) Unemployment rate 4.5 percent (2002) National budget (U.S.$) Total revenue $3,214 million (2006) Total expenditure $3,198 million (2006) Monetary unit 1 Malagasy franc (FMG), consisting of 100 centimes Major trade partners for exports France, United States, Singapore, Germany, and Mauritius Major trade partners for imports France, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, China, and South Africa ENERGY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND TRANSPORTATION Electricity production Electricity from thermal sources 33.92 percent (2003 estimate) Electricity from hydroelectric sources 66.08 percent (2003 estimate) Electricity from nuclear sources 0 percent (2003 estimate) Electricity from geothermal, solar, and wind sources 0 percent (2003 estimate) Number of radios per 1,000 people 209 (1997) Number of telephones per 1,000 people 4 (2005) Number of televisions per 1,000 people 25 (2000 estimate) Number of Internet hosts per 10,000 people Daily newspaper circulation per 1,000 people Number of motor vehicles per 1,000 people Paved road as a share of total roads 0.47 (2003) 4 (1996) 5.7 (1997) 12 percent (1999) SOURCES Basic Facts and People sections Area data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Population, population growth rate, and population projections are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International Data Base (IDB) (www.census.gov). Urban and rural population data are from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), FAOSTAT database (www.fao.org). Largest cities population data and political divisions data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Ethnic divisions and religion data are largely from the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook and from various country censuses and reports. Language data are largely from the Ethnologue, Languages of the World, Summer Institute of Linguistics International (www.sil.org). Health and Education section Life expectancy and infant mortality data are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International database (IDB) (www.census.gov). Population per physician and population per hospital bed data are from the World Health Organization (WHO) (www.who.int). Education data are from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Government section Government, independence, legislature, constitution, highest court, and voting qualifications data are largely from various government Web sites, the latest Europa World Yearbook, and the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook. The armed forces data is from Military Balance. Economy section Gross domestic product (GDP), GDP per capita, GDP by economic sectors, employment, and national budget data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Monetary unit, agriculture, mining, manufacturing, exports, imports, and major trade partner information is from the statistical bureaus of individual countries, latest Europa World Yearbook, and various United Nations and International Monetary Fund (IMF) publications. Energy, Communication, and Transportation section Electricity information is from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) database (www.eia.doe.gov). Radio, telephone, television, and newspaper information is from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Internet hosts, motor vehicles, and road data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Note Figures may not total 100 percent due to rounding. Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.