Formerly an independent kingdom, Madagascar became a French colony in 1886, but regained its independence in 1960. During 1992-93, free presidential and National Assembly elections were held, ending 17 years of single-party rule.
Demographic Data
Capital: Antananarivo
Government type: Democracy
Government stability: 83.2%
Government efficiency: 37.6%
Population's support to government: 83.2%
Area: 581,540 square kilometers
Habitable land: 89.0%
Farmable land: 4.0%
Total population: 13,862 thousands
Population's growth: 3.2%
Country's development level: 3,490
Economic Data
GNP: 10,600,000,000
Industralisation: 27.1%
International funding: 26,000,000
Political Data
Secret services efficiency: 2,052
Military Data
Technological generation: 1
Number of rebels: 1,802
Rebels development: 3,141
Rebels technological access: 2,442