Madagascar

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The country （Madagascar） is situated in Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Mozambique.
Land in Madagascar is narrow coastal plain, high plateau and mountains in center.
Malagasy land covers an area of 587040 km². The climate is tropical along coast, temperate inland, arid in south.

Malagasy (singular and plural) speak French (official), Malagasy (official).

Overview

A political and social crisis since 2009 meant that 2014 was a decisive year for Madagascar, with a new president elected, a fresh parliament installed and a new government sworn in, thus enabling the country to rejoin the international community.

This evolution has not from presently on been matched by improvements to the economic and social performance. Increase remained sluggish in 2014 (3%, slightly up from 2.4% in 2013) due to little development in governance, energy shortages and delayed foreign funding, combined with a lack of domestic funding and private investment because of a worsening business climate.

The relations between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Madagascar

The relations between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Madagascar grew steadily in 2013.

The two nations maintained friendly exchanges. In October and December, Cheng Tao, former Vice President of the Chinese People's Institute of Foreign Affairs and former Ambassador to Morocco, and Gao Yuchen, former Ambassador to Mauritius, led separate delegations to Madagascar to observe the two rounds of presidential and parliamentary elections. They met with Madagascan Foreign Minister Jacques Ulrich Andriantiana. The Chinese Embassy in Madagascar provided computers and other materials to assist the election in Madagascar.

Antananarivo

Antananarivo  is the capital and major city in Madagascar. It is as well known by its French colonial shorthand form Tana. The larger urban area surrounding the city, known as Antananarivo-Renivohitra ("Antananarivo-Mother Hill" or "Antananarivo-Capital"), is the capital of Analamanga Region.

Andry Rajoelina : President of the Republic of Madagascar

Andry Nirina Rajoelina, born 30 May 1974, is the President of the High Transitional Authority of Madagascar. He became president on 21 March 2009 during a political crisis, having held the office of Mayor of Antananarivo for one year prior.