Official name: Republic of Madagascar
Capital: Antananarivo
Population: 17.4 million
Urban population: 30.2%
Currency: Ariary (= 5 Malagasy francs, adopted mid-2003)
Official language: French and Malagasy (English)
Madagascar is one of the poorest countries in the world. The president of Madagascar, Mr. Andry Nirina Rajoelina (born in 1974), is the youngest president in Africa .. He became President in 2009. The government of Madagascar has more than 30 ministers.Lying in the Indian Ocean, Madagascar is the world's fourth-largest island. Its isolation means that there is a wealth of unique wildlife and plants. Madagascar is situated to the right hand side of Africa. It is a small country with a population of just 20,042,55. Madagascar is the 46th largest country as well as being the fourth largest island after splitting from Africa approximately 160 million years ago. French is just one of the three official languages in Madagascar along with English and Malagasy.
