  Madagascar
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| First, decide how to best make use of your time - each of Madagascars fascinating corners offers something different. Is your priority bumming around on beaches? Hiking pristine rainforests in search of lemurs? Climbing bizarre rock formations or canoeing |
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| Capital: Antananarivo |
| Official languages: Malagasy, French, English |
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| Government:Republic |
| President:Marc Ravalomanana |
| Vice President:Charles Rabemananjara |
| Independence:26 June 1960Â, France |
| Population:19,448,815 |
| Currency:Malagasy ariary (MGA) |
| Description:First, decide how to best make use of your time - each of Madagascars fascinating corners offers something different. Is your priority bumming around on beaches? Hiking pristine rainforests in search of lemurs? Climbing bizarre rock formations or canoeing |
| Location:Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Mozambique |
| Area:587 040 sq_km |
| Natural Resource graphite, chromite, coal, bauxite, salt, quartz, tar sands, semiprecious stones, mica, fish, hydropower |
| Internet Code:.mg |
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