Transcript Madagascar - mun-erau

•Population: 20,653,556
•Pop. Growth rate: 3%
•Urban pop: 29%
•Nationality: Malagasy
•Ethnicity:
Malyo-indonesian and Coiters
•Official Languages: English, French, Malagasy
•Religions: Indigionous Beliefs: 54%, 41% Christian,
7% Muslum
•Literacy: 69%
•Education 3.1% of GDP
 2009 Coop
 Pres. Marc Ravalomanana overthrown
 Democratically elected
 Severe limits on speech, assembly, ect. (everything except
religion)
 President Andry Rajoelina
 Leader of the High Authority of Transition in Madagascar
 Had been mayor of Antananarivo
 Dissolved the parliament
 Promised free elections by fall of 2010
 Kingdom of Madagascar
 Ruled the nearby waters and controlled sea trade around
southern Africa
 Abolished slave trade in 1795
 Mid 1850’s prohibited Christianity
 Queen Ranavolona the Cruel
 1883 France invades
 British accept it as a French protectorate
 French seize full power in 1895
 Malagasy fought alongside the French during WWII,
and were under control of the Vichy French until 1942
 Madagascar Plan
 Malagasy Republic gained autonomy in 1958
 Full independence June 26, 1960
 Republic of Madagascar
 Capitol: Antananarivo
 Judicial:
 Based on French civil law and Malagasy law
 Accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdictions with reservations
 Like many countries, has compulsory military service
•Young: Just 34
•Has the support of
most of the people
and all of the military.
 Dabbled with Socialism, but back to full privatization
 Agriculture and fishing
 Poverty Rampant
 GDP per capita: $1,000 (212th of 229)
 Qatar: $110,000
 US: $49,000
 Belarus: $11,800
 Iraq: $3,700
 Claims French are still “Illegally colonizing” a few
islands around the country, not a large dispute.
 Produces cannabis, mostly for domestic consumption
(est. consumption rates = est. production rates)
 Transshipment stop for Heroin (Most likely from
Afghanistan through Pakistan)
 Poor country
 Always sides with development and reduction of slums
 Has legitimacy issues
 Has not sided with traditionally abrasive governments
 Has a bit of a drug problem
 Govt. supports the use of recreational drugs
 Does not side with Western countries’ attempt to stop
drug trade.