Country
Profiles : Madagascar
| GEOGRAPHY |
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| Latitudes
(WIO) |
| 11°
- 26°S; 43° - 51° E |
| Area |
| 587
040 km2 |
| Climate |
| Tropical
on the coast, arid in the south and temperate
inland |
| Main
coastal and marine habitats |
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| |
| DEMOGRAPHICS |
| |
| Population |
| 18.6
million |
| Urbanisation |
| |
| Life
expectancy at birth |
| 57
years |
| Growth
rate |
| 3.03% |
| HIV/AIDS
(adult prevalence rate) |
| 1.7% |
| Unemployment
rate |
| |
| Literacy |
| 68.9%
|
| |
| ECONOMY |
| |
| GDP |
| US$
4.569 billion |
| Sectors |
| Services
(54.8%); Industry (16.5%); Agriculture (28.7%) |
| |
| MARINE
ENVIRONMENT |
| |
| Coastline |
| 4
828 km |
| Products |
| |
Total Marine Catch |
| 83
083 mt (FAO statistics for 2004) |
| Contribution
to GDP |
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| Endangered |
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Legislation
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| Marine
catches for Madagascar as recorded in the Food
and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations’
Fisheries Global Information System for the period
1995 to 2004. |
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Participants 