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Madagascar, as part of East Gondwana, split from Africa approximately 160 million years ago; the island of Madagascar was created when it separated from India 80 to 100 million years ago. The written history of Madagascar begins in the 7th century, when Arabs established trading posts along the northwest coast and first transcribed the Malagasy language into Sorabe.

General Information

Republic of Madagascar Data Profile
Capital (and largest city)	Antananarivo 18°55'S, 47°31'E
Official Languague	Malagasy, French, English
People	1993	2006
Population, total	12.2 million	19.2 million
Population growth (annual %)		2.7
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)		59
Environment
Surface area (sq. km)		587 thousand
Economy
GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$)		280.0
GDP (current US$) (billions)		5.5 billion