Madagascar

Madagascar, alias Republic of Madagascar, be sam island country wey dey lie off de southeastern coast of Africa. Ebe de world ein fourth largest island, de second-largest island country den de 46th largest country for de world insyd."Island Countries of the World". WorldAtlas.com. Archived from the original on 7 December 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2019. Ein capital den largest city be Antananarivo.

Madagascar be member of de United Nations (UN), de African Union (AU), de Southern African Development Community (SADC), den de Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie. Malagasy den French be both official languages of de state. Christianity be de country ein predominant religion, plus significant minority still dey practise traditional faiths. Dem dey classify Madagascar as a least developed country by de UN. Ecotourism den agriculture, dem pair plus greater investments insyd education, health den private enterprise, be key elements of ein development strategy. Despite substantial economic growth since de early 2000s, na income disparities widen, den quality of life remain low for de majority of de population. As of 2021, dem dey consider 68.4 percent of de population to be multidimensionally poor.

 Government 

Administrative divisions
Dem subdivid Madagascar into 22 regions (faritra).Bureau of African Affairs (3 May 2011). "Background Note: Madagascar". U.S. Department of State. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2011. Dem further subdivide de regions into 119 districts, 1,579 communes, den 17,485 fokontany.

+ Regions and former provincesNew regions  Formerprovinces  Area inkm2  Population2018[instat.mg/madagascar-en-chiffres Madagascar en chiffres], Institut National de la Statistique, Madagascar.Diana Antsiranana19,993 889,962Sava  Antsiranana23,794 1,123,772 Itasy Antananarivo6,579 898,549 Analamanga Antananarivo17,346 3,623,925Vakinankaratra Antananarivo17,884 2,079,659Bongolava Antananarivo18,096 670,993 Sofia (7) Mahajanga50,973 1,507,591Boeny Mahajanga31,250 929,312Betsiboka Mahajanga28,964 393,278Melaky Mahajanga40,863 308,944 Alaotra Mangoro Toamasina27,846 1,249,931Atsinanana Toamasina22,031 1,478,472Analanjirofo Toamasina21,666 1,150,089Amoron'i Mania Fianarantsoa16,480 837,116Haute-Matsiatra Fianarantsoa20,820 1,444,587Vatovavy-Fitovinany Fianarantsoa20,740 1,440,657Atsimo-Atsinanana Fianarantsoa16,632 1,030,404 Ihorombe Fianarantsoa26,046 418,520Menabe Toliara48,814 692,463Atsimo-Andrefana Toliara66,627 1,797,894 Androy Toliara18,949 900,235Anosy Toliara29,505 809,051Totals 591,896 25,674,196

Demographics
upright=1.6|thumb|alt=map of Madagascar showing distribution of Malagasy ethnic subgroups |De regional distribution of Malagasy ethnic subgroups

Ethnic groups
Malagasy ethnic subgroups Regional concentrationAntankarana, Sakalava, Tsimihety Former Antsiranana Province; north den northwestern coastsSakalava, Vezo Former Mahajanga Province; western coastBetsimisaraka, Sihanaka, Bezanozano Former Toamasina Province; eastern coastMerina Former Antananarivo Province; central highlandsBetsileo, Antaifasy, Antambahoaka, Antaimoro, Antaisaka, Tanala Former Fianarantsoa Province; southeastern coastMahafaly, Antandroy, Antanosy people, Bara, Vezo Former Toliara Province; southern inland regions den coast

 Largest cities 
Largest cities anaa towns insyd Madagascar

According to de 2018 CensusMadagascar City PopulationRankNameRegionPop.1AntananarivoAnalamanga1,275,2072ToamasinaAtsinanana326,2863AntsirabeVakinankaratra245,5924MahajangaBoeny244,7225FianarantsoaHaute Matsiatra189,8796ToliaraAtsimo-Andrefana169,7607AntsirananaDiana131,1658Hell-VilleDiana109,3659SambavaSava85,65910TaolagnaroAnosy67,188

 References 

Category:Madagascar
Category:Island countries of de Indian Ocean
Category:Islands of Madagascar
Category:East African countries
Category:Southeast African countries
Category:Former French colonies
Category:French-speaking countries den territories
Category:Least developed countries
Category:Member states of de Organisation internationale de la Francophonie
Category:Member states of de African Union
Category:Member states of de United Nations
Category:States den territories dem establish insyd 1960
Category:1960 establishments for Madagascar insyd
Category:1960 establishments insyd Africa
Category:Physiographic provinces
Category:Republics
Category:Countries for Africa insyd
Category:Former monarchies of Africa
Category:Island countries

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External links

 Country Profile Archived 29 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine from BBC News
 Madagascar Archived 14 February 2021 at the Wayback Machine. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.
 Madagascar from UCB Libraries GovPubs
 Wikimedia Atlas of Madagascar
 Key Development Forecasts for Madagascar Archived 19 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine from International Futures

Map of Madagascar, 1666 Archived 3 February 2021 at the Wayback Machine, (insyd French). Eran Laor Cartographic Collection, The National Library of Israel