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Property	Type	Value	Unit	Rank	Empirical method	Date	Comparison
Birth rate	Population property	37.89	Per 1000 Inhabitants	20	Estimation	2010	Birth rate
Death rate	Population property	7.97	Per 1000 Inhabitants	108	Estimation	2010	Death rate
Infant Mortality Rate	Health property	52.84	Per 1000 Live Births	48	Estimation	2010	Infant Mortality Rate
Life Expectancy at Birth	Population property	63.26	Years	175	Estimation	2010	Life Expectancy at Birth
Population growth rate	Population property	2.99	Percent	12	Estimation	2010	Population growth rate
Total Fertility Rate	Population property	5.09	Born per Woman	20	Estimation	2010	Total Fertility Rate
Electricity production	Economic property	1045	Gigawatt hour	145	Estimation		Electricity production
Natural gas consumption	Economic property	0	1 Mil. Cubic metre	163	Estimation		Natural gas consumption
Natural gas production	Economic property	0	1 Mil. Cubic metre	164	Estimation		Natural gas production
GDP growth rate	Economic property	0.40	Percent	106	Estimation		GDP growth rate
GDP - per capita (PPP)	Economic property	1000	Dollar	211	Estimation		GDP - per capita (PPP)
GDP	Economic property	20150	Million dollar	123	Estimation		GDP
Industrial production growth rate	Economic property	5.50	Percent	20	Estimation		Industrial production growth rate
Inflation rate	Economic property	8.00	Percent	179	Estimation		Inflation rate
Oil consumption	Economic property	20	1000 Barrel per day	125	Estimation		Oil consumption
Oil production	Economic property	0.85	1000 Barrel per day	111	Estimation		Oil production
Area	Geo property	587041	Square kilometer	46			Area
HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate	Health property	0.10	Percent	115			HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate
HIV/AIDS - deaths	Health property	1000		75			HIV/AIDS - deaths
People living with HIV/AIDS	Health property	14000		88			People living with HIV/AIDS
Population size	Population property	21281844		56			Population size

Organisation / Group	Aim	status
International Organization for Standardization	to promote the development of international standards with a view to facilitating international exchange of goods and services and to developing cooperation in the sphere of intellectual, scientific, technological and economic activity	correspondent
African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States	to manage their preferential economic and aid relationship with the EU
African Development Bank Group	to promote economic development and social progress
African Union	to achieve greater unity among African States;to defend states' integrity and independence;to accelerate political, social, and economic integration;to encourage international cooperation;to promote democratic principles and institutions
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa	recognizing, promoting and protecting fundamental human rights, commitment to the principles of liberty and rule of law, maintaining peace and stability through the promotion and strengthening of good neighborliness, commitment to peaceful settlement of disputes among member states
Food and Agriculture Organization	to raise living standards and increase availability of agricultural products;a UN specialized agency
Group of 77	to promote economic cooperation among developing countries;name persists in spite of increased membership
International Atomic Energy Agency	to promote peaceful uses of atomic energy
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	to provide economic development loans;a UN specialized agency
International Civil Aviation Organization	to promote international cooperation in civil aviation;a UN specialized agency
International Chamber of Commerce	to promote free trade and private enterprise and to represent business interests at national and international levels
International Criminal Court	to hold all individuals and countries accountable to international laws of conduct; to specify international standards of conduct;to provide an important mechanism for implementing these standards;to ensure that perpetrators are brought to justice
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement	to promote worldwide humanitarian aid through the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in wartime, and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS;formerly League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies or LORCS) in peacetime
International Development Association	to provide economic loans for low-income countries;UN specialized agency and IBRD affiliate
International Fund for Agricultural Development	to promote agricultural development;a UN specialized agency
International Finance Corporation	to support private enterprise in international economic development;a UN specialized agency and IBRD affiliate
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies	to organize, coordinate, and direct international relief actions;to promote humanitarian activities;to represent and encourage the development of National Societies;to bring help to victims of armed conflicts, refugees, and displaced people;to reduce the vulnerability of people through development programs
International Labor Organization	to deal with world labor issues;a UN specialized agency
International Monetary Fund	to promote world monetary stability and economic development;a UN specialized agency
International Maritime Organization	to deal with international maritime affairs;a UN specialized agency
Indian Ocean Commission	to organize and promote regional cooperation in all sectors, especially economic
International Criminal Police Organization	to promote international cooperation among police authorities in fighting crime
International Olympic Committee	to promote the Olympic ideals and administer the Olympic games: 2012 Summer Olympics in London, UK;2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia
International Organization for Migration	to facilitate orderly international emigration and immigration
Inter-Parliamentary Union	fosters contacts among parliamentarians, considers and expresses views of international interest and concern with the purpose of bringing about action by parliaments and parliamentarians, contributes to the defense and promotion of human rights, contributes to better knowledge of representative institutions
International Telecommunications Satellites Organization	to act as a watchdog over Intelsat, Ltd., a private company, to make sure it provides on a global and non-discriminatory basis public telecommunication services
International Telecommunication Union	to deal with world telecommunications issues;a UN specialized agency
International Trade Union Confederation	to promote the trade union movement
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency	encourages flow of foreign direct investment among member countries by offering investment insurance, consultation, and negotiation on conditions for foreign investment and technical assistance;a UN specialized agency
Nonaligned Movement	to establish political and military cooperation apart from the traditional East or West blocs
International Organization of the French-speaking World	founded around a common language to promote and spread the cultures of its members and to reinforce cultural and technical cooperation between them
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons	to enforce the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction;to provide a forum for consultation and cooperation among the signatories of the Convention
Southern African Development Community	to promote regional economic development and integration
United Nations	to maintain international peace and security and to promote cooperation involving economic, social, cultural, and humanitarian problems
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development	to promote international trade
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization	to promote cooperation in education, science, and culture
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees	to ensure the humanitarian treatment of refugees and find permanent solutions to refugee problems
United Nations Industrial Development Organization	UN specialized agency that promotes industrial development especially among the members
World Tourism Organization	to promote tourism as a means of contributing to economic development, international understanding, and peace
Universal Postal Union	to promote international postal cooperation;a UN specialized agency
World Customs Organization	to promote international cooperation in customs matters
World Federation of Trade Unions	to promote the trade union movement
World Health Organization	to deal with health matters worldwide;a UN specialized agency
World Intellectual Property Organization	to furnish protection for literary, artistic, and scientific works;a UN specialized agency
World Meteorological Organization	to sponsor meteorological cooperation;a UN specialized agency
World Trade Organization	to provide a forum to resolve trade conflicts between members and to carry on negotiations with the goal of further lowering and/or eliminating tariffs and other trade barriers

Names (5)

Madagascar : Name
Republic of Madagascar : Longname
Madagascar/Madagasikara : Name
- Local
Republique de Madagascar/Repoblikan'i Madagasikara : Longname
- Local
Malagasy Republic : Name
- Former

Description

Formerly an independent kingdom, Madagascar became a French colony in 1896 but regained independence in 1960. During 1992-93, free presidential and National Assembly elections were held ending 17 years of single-party rule. In 1997, in the second presidential race, Didier RATSIRAKA, the leader during the 1970s and 1980s, was returned to the presidency. The 2001 presidential election was contested between the followers of Didier RATSIRAKA and Marc RAVALOMANANA, nearly causing secession of half of the country. In April 2002, the High Constitutional Court announced RAVALOMANANA the winner. RAVALOMANANA achieved a second term following a landslide victory in the generally free and fair presidential elections of 2006. In early 2009, protests due to increasing restrictions on opposition press and activities resulted in RAVALOMANANA stepping down and the presidency was conferred to the mayor of Antananarivo, Andry RAJOELINA. Following negotiations in July and August of 2009, a power-sharing agreement with a 15-month transitional period was established, but has not yet been implemented.