| NAME: |
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| LOCATION: |
Africa & The Middle East |
| GOVERNMENT: |
Republic |
| OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: |
French (official), Malagasy (official). |
| MAJOR RELIGION(S): |
Indigenous beliefs 52%, Christian 41%, Muslim 7%. |
| MAJOR ETHNIC GROUPS: |
Malayo-Indonesian (Merina and related Betsileo), Cotiers (mixed African, Malayo-Indonesian, and Arab ancestry - Betsimisaraka, Tsimihety, Antaisaka, Sakalava), French, Indian, Creole, Comoran |
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