| Population: 19,448,815 (+/- 2007) |
| Surface: 587.040 km2 |
| Capital: Antananarivo |
| President: Marc Ravalomanana (since May 6th 2002) |
| GNP per head : $900 (+/- 2006) |
| Child mortality: 57 per 1000 - 115 out of 1000 children < 5 years (+/- 2006) |
| Life expectancy: men: 60,23 years - women: 64,1 years (+/- 2007) |
| Infections with AIDS: 1,7% (+/- 2003) |
| Access to drinking water: urban: 77% - rural: 35% - average: 50% (2004) |
| Access to sanitation facilities: urban: 48% - rural: 26% - average: 34% (2004) |
| Illiteracy: men: 24,5 % - women: 37,5 % (+/- 2003) |
| Natural resources and export products: graphite, chromites, coal, bauxite, salt, quartz, tar sand, semi-valuable stones, glimmer mineral, fish |
