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Capital: Antananarivo
Area: 587,041 sq km / 226,598 sq ml
Language: Malagasy, French, English
Currency: Malagasy Franc
Population: 16,979,744
Life expectancy: 54 (men), 57 (women)
Literacy rate: 88%
Religions: Traditional beliefs, Roman Catholic, Protestant
Physical features: Tropical coastal plains, arid in the south, temperate central highlands
Ethnic distribution: 18 main Malagasy groups of Malaysian - Polynesian origin
Exports: Coffee, cloves, vanilla, sugar, chromite, shrimps
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