Madagascar

Official Name:	The Republic of Madagascar
Sovereign Status:	Sovereign Country
Government Type:	Semi-Presidential Republic
Official Name (Local Language):	Republique de Madagascar; Repoblikan'i Madagasikara
ISO Country Codes:	MG : MDG
Internet Domain:	.mg
Government Web Site:	https://www.presidence.gov.mg/

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IATA Airports

Capital:	Antananarivo	Main Airports:	Ivato International Airport
Language(s):	French; Malagasy; English	Population:	28,172,462
Currency:	Malagasy Ariary	ISO Currency Code:	MGA
Telephone Dial In:	+261	ID Prefix:	00

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Country Summaries:

BBC; CIA Factbook; Country Code; Infoplease; International Model United Nations Association; Law Library of Congress; NationMaster; NationsOnline; UNESCO;

Political & Cultural Organisations:

African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States; African Union; Community of Democracies; Inter Parliamentary Union; Southern African Development Community; UN; UNESCO;

Travel Guides:

Lonely Planet; Rough Guide

News Resources:

News Agency

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AllAfrica;

Malagasy News;

Newspaper

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La Gazette de la Grande Isle;

La Verite;

L'Express de Madagascar;

Radio

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Africa Radio;

Malagasy National Radio (RNM);

Radio Antsiva;

Radio Don Bosco;

Radio Laza Iarivo (RLI);

Radio.mg;

Madagascar

Government Website:	https://www.presidence.gov.mg/
Central Bank:	Banque Centrale de Madagascar
Currency USD Exchange Rate:	3,116.1 Malagasy ariary (MGA) per US dollar (2017 est.)
Unemployment Rate:	1.8% (2017 est.)
Population below poverty line:	70.7% (2012 est.)
Inflation Rate:	5.6% (2019 est.)

Prime Lending Rate:	49% (2019 - World Bank)
GDP:	$42.322 billion (2021 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP):	$1,500 (2021 est.)
Currency Name:	Malagasy Ariary
Currency Code:	MGA
World Bank Classification:	Low-Income Economy

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	24.8%	coffee, vanilla, sugarcane, cloves, cocoa, rice, cassava (manioc, tapioca), beans, bananas, peanuts; livestock products
Industry:	16.3%	meat processing, seafood, soap, beer, leather, sugar, textiles, glassware, cement, automobile assembly plant, paper, petroleum, tourism, mining
Services:	58.9%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Financial & Economic Organisations:

African Development Bank; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; Un Economic Commission for Africa; UNIDO; World Bank;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

African Development Bank; Countryeconomy; Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; OECD; The Enhanced Integrated Framework; UNDP Human Development; World Bank;

Financial Exchanges:

Commodities Exchange: Mercantile Exchange of Madagascar ;

National Statistics Office:

Institut National de la Statistique;

National Dataset(s):

Trading Economics;

Madagascar

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

The World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution

Trade Statistics

Trade Summary

Trade Indicators

Business Language(s):	French; Malagasy
Customs & Excise:	Douanes Malagasy
Development Bank(s):	African Development Bank;

Competitive Ind’l Performance: 132/141 (2019)	Corruption Perceptions Index: 142/180 (2022 Rank)
Ease of Doing Business: N/A	Enabling Trade Index: 109/136 (2016)
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