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  1. Date of Independence: June 26, 1960 (from France)
  2. Date of Current Constitution: August 19, 1992
  3. Population: 14,873,387 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 226,658 sq. mi.
  5. Capital: Antananarivo
  6. Form of Government: republic
  7. Natural Resources: graphite, chromite, coal, bauxite, salt, quartz, tar sands, semiprecious stones, mica, fish
  8. Main Industries: meatpacking, soap, brewing, sugar refining, textiles, glassware, cement, motor vehicles, paper, petroleum processing
  9. Agriculture: coffee, vanilla, sugarcane, cloves, cocoa, rice, cassava (edible root), beans, bananas, peanuts, livestock
  10. Currency: franc
  11. GDP: $10.3 billion (1998 est.)
  12. GDP per Capita: $730 (1998 est.)
  13. Languages: Malagasy (official), French (official)
  14. Religions: traditional African belief systems, Christianity, Islam
  15. Literacy Rate: 80% 
  16. Life Expectancy:    52 years (male)
  17.                 55 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 42 births per 1,000 population
  19. Death Rate: 14 deaths per 1,000 population