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Country
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Leader
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Acting president: Andry Rajoelina
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Population
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| 22,005,222
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Life Expectancy
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| 64.000 years
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Capital City
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Largest city
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| (population: ) | Antananarivo (population: 1,391,430) |
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Human Development Index
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| 0.533
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Literacy Rate
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| 68.9%
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Corruption Perception Index
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NA
| 3.4
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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| 9.4%
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Death Penalty
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NA
| Abolished in practice
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Political System
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| republic
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Independence date
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| Religions |
| indigenous beliefs 52%, Christian 41%, Muslim 7%
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| Languages |
| English (official), French (official), Malagasy (official)
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| Location |
| Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Mozambique
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| Area |
| 587,041 km sq
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| Coastline |
| 4,828 km
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| Climate |
| tropical along coast, temperate inland, arid in south
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