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Madagascar
Despite its wealth of natural resources, Madagascar is one of the poorest countries in the world. About one third of its inhabitants suffer from malnutrition, and almost half of all children under the age of five are malnourished.
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FACTS & FIGURES
Capital: Antananarivo
Area: 587 041 sqm
Population: 28,8 Mio.
Life expectancy: 68,5 years
Children mortality: 38 (per 1000)
Alphabetization: 75 %
Religions: 74.4 % Christians, 1.7 % Animists, 1.4 % Muslims, 22.5 % other/no religious affiliation