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Area: 587,041 sq km (226,658 sq miles).
Population: 12,660,000 (1992).
Capital: Antananarivo.
Language: Malagasy and French.
Religion: 51% Animist beliefs. 43% Christian.
Time Zone: GMT +3
Currency: Malagasy Franc (MGFr) = 100 centimes.
Health: Special Precautions: Yellow Fever, Cholera, Typhoid & Polio.
Climate: Hot, subtropical. Colder in the mountains. The south and west: hot and dry..
Tranlation of important phrases:
Hello -- Manao ahoana
I'm hungry -- Noana aho
I'm thirsty -- Mangetaheta aho
I'm tired -- Vizako aho
Where is -- Aiza
Road -- Lalana
Village -- Vohitra
River -- Ony
How much? -- Ohatrinona
Go away! -- Mandehana!
Thank you -- Misaotra
Goodbye -- Veloma
