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Overview
- Capital:
- Antananarivo
- Area:
- 587,040 km²
- Population:
- 18,595,469 (2006 estimate)
- Language(s):
- French (official), Malagasy (official).
- Religion(s):
- Indigenous beliefs - 52%, Christian - 41%, Muslim - 7%.
- Ethnic Group(s):
- Malayo-Indonesian, Cotiers (mixed African, Malayo-Indonesian, and Arab), French, Indian, Creole, Comoran.