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	Madagascar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The principal institutions of the Republic of Madagascar are a presidency, a parliament (National Assembly and Senate), a prime ministry and cabinet, and an independent judiciary.
		Madagascar developed a recovery plan in collaboration with the private sector and donors and presented it at a "Friends of Madagascar" conference organized by the World Bank in Paris in July 2002.
		Madagascar's sources of growth are tourism; textile and light manufacturing exports (notably through the EPZs); agricultural products (the country is the world's leading producer of vanilla, accounting for about half the world's export market); and mining.
	www.bexley.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Madagascar (3380 words)

	Madagascar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Republic of Madagascar, or Madagascar, is a borderless island nation in the Indian Ocean, off the eastern coast of Africa.
		Madagascar's population is predominantly of mixed Asian and African origin, though those who are visibly Asian in appearance and culture are the minority, found in the highland regions.
		In the coastal regions of the provinces of Mahajanga and Antsiranana (Diego Suarez), Muslims constitute a significant minority.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Madagascar (3637 words)

	Province Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Province is a name for a subnational entity that is a secondary level of government in most countries.
		In many federations (particularly those that are in fact confederations), the province or state is not clearly subordinate to the national or "central" government.
		In Peru, provinces are a tertiary unit of government, as the country is divided into twenty-five regions, which are then subdivided into 194 provinces.
	www.karr.net /search/encyclopedia/Province (1148 words)

	Madagascar - Wikipédia
		Madagascar est la quatrième plus grande île au monde avec une superficie de 587 000 km² (un peu plus que la superficie de la France).
		La dérive des continents a montré que l’Inde, l’Australie, l’Antarctique, Madagascar, le sud de l’Afrique et de l’Amérique étaient réunies en une terre appelée Gondwana.
		Néammoins, l'isolement de Madagascar au cours des temps géologique a fait évoluer la faune et la flore de façon unique.
	fr.wikipedia.org /wiki/Madagascar (1079 words)

	Background Notes Archive - Africa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		According to the new constitution, the principal institutions of the Republic of Madagascar are a presidency, a parliament (National Assembly and Senate), a prime ministry and government, and an independent judiciary.
		FOREIGN RELATIONS Madagascar historically has remained outside the mainstream of African affairs, although it is an active member of the Organization of African Unity and the Non-Aligned Movement.
		In 1990, Madagascar was designated as a priority aid recipient, and assistance increased from $15 million in 1989 to $40 million in 1993.
	dosfan.lib.uic.edu /ERC/bgnotes/af/madagascar9404.html (3098 words)

	Madagascar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The first human settlement in Madagascar probably dates from the fourth century CE.
		Madagascar has six provinces, each named for their capital.
		They are Antananarivo province, Antsiranana province, Fianarantsoa province, Mahajanga province, Toamasina province and Toliara province.
	www.bidprobe.com /en/wikipedia/m/ma/madagascar.html (93 words)

	Madagascar Provinces
		The total population of Madagascar at the 1993-08-01 census was 12,238,914, as compared to the 1990 estimate of 11,443,000.
		Madagascar is divided into six faritany mizakatena (autonomous provinces).
		The Comoro Islands, including Mayotte, were administered from Madagascar in the early years of the 20th century.
	www.statoids.com /umg.html (388 words)

	Atlas - Madagascar Map
		Madagascar remains a geographic and historical paradox, linked in practice to Africa but identified in feeling with Indonesia, which is so far away as to have hardly any awareness of Madagascar or to maintain any contemporary ties of substance with it.
		Madagascar can be divided into three parallel north-south zones: the central plateau, the narrow coastal strip in the east, and the zone of low plateaus and plains in the west.
		Madagascar faces problems of chronic malnutrition, underfunded health and education facilities, a roughly 3% annual population growth rate, and severe loss of forest cover, accompanied by erosion.
	atlas.freegk.com /world/africa/madagascar/madagascar.php (2028 words)

	Comparative Criminology \| Africa - Madagascar
		Madagascar is a very poor country with a population of approximately 15.5 million.
		Madagascar will be compared with Japan (country with a low crime rate) and USA (country with a high crime rate).
		Madagascar's president is commander in chief of the FAP.
	www-rohan.sdsu.edu /faculty/rwinslow/africa/madagascar.html (7853 words)

	Subnational entity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Subnational entity is a generic term for an administrative region within a country — on an arbitrary level below that of the sovereign state — typically with a local government encompassing multiple municipalities, counties, or provinces with a certain degree of autonomy in a varying number of matters.
		Confusingly, in countries that are not nation states, this may well mean that some or all "subnational" entities in reality are also national entities.
		Province - Provinces of Canada, Political divisions of China, Provinces of Madagascar, Provinces of the Philippines, Provinces of Spain, Provinces of Thailand
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Subnational_entity (275 words)

	Madagascar (01/02)
		Madagascar maintains an embassy in the United States at 2374 Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20008 (tel.
		Madagascar’s debt ratio, which had reached 46% in 1996, is estimated at 15.4% in 2000.
		Madagascar historically has remained outside the mainstream of African affairs, although it is an active member of the Organization of African Unity and the Non-Aligned Movement.
	www.state.gov /outofdate/bgn/m/26461.htm (2440 words)

	Madagascar: hard road to the poor south, by Philippe Leymarie
		Elections for governors were held on 10 June in the six provinces of Madagascar, one of the world’s poorest nations.
		The provinces hope for benefits from new powers of autonomy that have been granted by the national constitution.
		The reforms are meant to bridge the gap between ordinary Madagascans and the government’s decision-makers, and to stimulate economic growth in regions far from the caprices of the capital city.
	mondediplo.com /2001/07/09madagascar (158 words)

	MapZones.com : Madagascar
		Madagascar, republic in the Indian Ocean, separated from the south-eastern coast of Africa by the Mozambique Channel.
		In full the Democratic Republic of Madagascar, it is made up of Madagascar Island, the fourth-largest island in the world, and several small islands.
		Madagascar was annexed by the French in 1896 and became self-governing within the French Community in 1958 as the Malagasy Republic.
	www.mapzones.com /world/africa/madagascar (115 words)

	Madagascar: Ravalomanana takes control with US support
		Four out of the six provinces of Madagascar at one time declared their support for Ratsiraka, but by mid-June fighting between the two camps was intensifying and Ravalomanana’s forces were gaining the upper hand.
		For more than two decades, Ratsiraka ruled Madagascar with support from the French establishment, but his misfortune was to be challenged by Ravalomanana when France was much more concerned with its internal politics in the run-up to the elections.
		A UNDP report issued July 1 stated that whereas last year Madagascar’s projected poverty rate was 65 percent, it is now expected to be back to the 1997 rate of 73 percent.
	www.wsws.org /articles/2002/jul2002/mada-j09.shtml (1152 words)

	BBC News \| AFRICA \| Madagascar's holiday resort secedes
		Almost cut off entirely from the rest of the Madagascar island by a dramatic mountain range, the province of Diego Suarez - or Antsiranana as it is called in the Malagasy language - overlooks one of the most breathtaking natural harbours in the world.
		Diego Suarez is also one of four provinces to have recently declared its independence from the central province of Antananarivo following last month's controversial review of the December presidential election results.
		And while the politicians talk in terms of severing all ties with the central province of Antananarivo, the people of the autonomous province of Diego seem to be divided over the issue of independence and further economic and political decentralisation.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/africa/1993958.stm (825 words)

	Antananarivo, Madagascar
		I don't know but I don't think that all provinces use banner of arms, the one of which I was able to have confirmation is Antananarivo, I await an answer for other provinces.
		The Urban Community is located in the province of Antananarivo, and is bordered by the municipalities of Antananarivo-Avaradrano (east and north), Ambohidratrimo (west), and Antananarivo-Atsimondrano (south).
		On 30 December 1895, the French troops seized Antananarivo and the colony of Madagascar was officially recognized by the French National Assembly on 6 August 1896.
	flagspot.net /flags/mg-antan.html (812 words)

	Madagascar recount rejected
		The president of the senate, the president of the national assembly and the prime minister said in a statement that they did not accept the recount, which they said went against accords signed in the Senegalese capital of Dakar two weeks ago.
		Meanwhile, the governor of the city of Tamatave said that four out of Madagascar's six provinces have declared themselves independent and will form a separate confederation to Antananarivo, which is currently run by Mr Ravalomanana.
		The governor of the northern Antsiranana province has already indicated he plans to "declare independence" for the province, the French news agency AFP reported.
	www.madagasikara.de /englishnews/020429bbc3.html (494 words)

	Madagascar - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Madagascar's first President, Pilibert Tsiranana, was elected when his Social Democratic Party gained power at independence in 1960 and was reelected without opposition in March 1972.
		Exports from the EPZs, located around Antananarivo and Antsirabe, consist the most part of garment manufacture, targeting the US market under AGOA and the European markets under the Anything But Arms (ABA) agreement.
		Madagascar, History, Politics, Government, Territorial Subdivisions, Provinces, Regions, Geography, Ecology, Economy, Foreign relations, Demographics, Culture, References, Miscellaneous topics, External links, Government, News, Overviews, Directories and Tourism.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Madagascar (3455 words)

	WHO \| 2002 - Influenza in Madagascar - Update 5
		The outbreak has extended to 5 out of 6 provinces in Madagascar, the exception being Antsiranana province in the north-east of the country (see previous report).
		Analysis by the WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza in London, United Kingdom and the Institut Pasteur, Madagascar (National Influenza Centre) have shown that the circulating influenza virus is similar to A(H3N2) viruses (A/Panama/2007/99/(H3N2)) which have been circulating in the northern and southern hemispheres for several years.
		The virus circulating in Madagascar is similar to those included in the current influenza vaccine and also in the vaccine for the coming influenza season in the northern hemisphere; these vaccines, therefore, protect against infection with this virus.
	www.who.int /csr/don/2002_08_28/en (192 words)

	Madagascar Influenza Update - Now 22,646 Cases With 671 Dead
		As of 22 August, the outbreak has extended to 5 out of 6 provinces in Madagascar, the exception being Antsiranana province in the north-east of the country (see map below).
		The most affected province is Fianarantsoa with 18 808 cases and 556 deaths.
		The increase in numbers may be due, in part to a standard case definition established by the Ministry of Health now being applied to all districts.
	www.rense.com /general28/mad.htm (311 words)

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		It has been particularly virulent in the poorest province, Fianarantsoa, where 556 people have died from the virus.
		But officials denied the epidemic was out of control, saying that the increase in the number of reported deaths in recent days was due to improved monitoring of the situation by health officials.
		According to World Bank figures, Madagascar is the eighth poorest country in the world.
	www.irinnews.org /report.asp?ReportID=29579 (466 words)

	Madagascar: The Official Launch of the Decade of Disabled Persons
		For a brief history, Madagascar is the fourth largest island in the world, situated in the Indian Ocean to the southeast of Africa.
		Like all countries of the world, Madagascar has disabled citizens who represent 10% of the population, that is to say more than a million individuals.
		First, 8 young persons with physical disabilities (my husband and I were the leaders of the group), motivated by a strong will to transform the negative into the positive, traveled the six provinces of Madagascar to make disabled people aware of their civil rights and to encourage them to demand these rights.
	www.disabilityworld.org /01-03_04/gov/madagascar.shtml (731 words)

	PHYLUM TOURS - Ecotours and Travel Services in Madagascar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Photos of Madagascar - Photographs taken during a 1000 km excursion between Antananarivo and Ifaty, a village close to Tuléar in south west Madagascar.
		Madagascar 2000 - Picture gallery of Madagascar cities, wildlife and people by David Nash, a biologist working at the Zoological Institute of the University of Copenhagen in Denmark.
		Madagascar Museum Society: seeks preservation and dissemination of Malagasy art, history and culture.
	www.phylumtoursmadagascar.com /PhylumLinks.htm (1407 words)

	Madagascar - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		It is the home of five percent of the world's plant and animal species, 80 per cent of them unique to Madagascar.
		The first human settlement in Madagascar probably dates from the 4th century.
		Main article: Provinces of Madagascar Chelsea Fry Is Cool
	open-encyclopedia.com /Madagascar (127 words)

	BBC News \| AFRICA \| Madagascar's rival leader expands rule
		In Madagascar, the second of the island's six provinces is now officially under the control of self-declared president Marc Ravalomanana.
		He now controls two of the country's six provinces and has come back from the talks in Senegal with a piece of paper that signs over a series of concessions from the incumbent president.
		The fact that he has achieved this in Fianarantsoa after there was a military confrontation and bloodshed in the city, suggests he is beginning to gain the upper hand outside his heartland in the capital Antananarivo.
	news.bbc.co.uk /hi/english/world/africa/newsid_1941000/1941690.stm (359 words)

	Winne.com - Report on Madagascar, A thousand hills & thousand of wills
		Selon, Mamy Ratovomalala, ministre de l'Industrialisation et de l'Artisanat, "le dialogue entre le secteur privé et l'État a permis d'améliorer l'environnement industriel à Madagascar, et de rassurer les investisseurs".
		La dernière enquête sur le secteur industriel formel à Madagascar, effectuée par l'Institut National de la Statistique mentionne que les entreprises industrielles de Madagascar se concentrent essentiellement autour de quatre branches: l'industrie textile (20,6%), les BTP (16,8%), l'industrie du bois (10,3%) et l'industrie alimentaire (9,9%).
		This is the electronic edition of the special country report on Madagascar published in Far Eastern Economic Review.
	www.winne.com /madagascar/cr04.html (949 words)

	Holidays in Madagascar - Travelling to Madagascar - Holydays in Madagacar - www.reiswijs.co.uk
		Madagascar is the world's fourth largest island, and Comoros boasts unique blue pigeons and rare fl parrots.
		The Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, the Mascarenes, the Seychelles and the Comoros Islands
		With their unique flora and fauna, Madagascar and the surrounding islands of the Indian Ocean are some of the most interesting vacation destinations for nature lovers, herpetologists and amateur reptile and amphibian keepers.
	www.reiswijs.co.uk /destinations/africa/madagascar/madagascar.html (1884 words)

	Madagascar PM to visit secessionist provinces (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		ANTANANARIVO (AFP): As the spectre of military confrontation loomed in Madagascar, Prime Minister Jaques Sylla was expected Sunday to tour parts of the country still under the control of a rival leader.
		Governors in four of Madagascar's provinces, loyal to Didier Ratsiraka, who still claims to be president, declared their independence last month when Marc Ravalomanana was officially announced the winner of the December presidential election in this Indian Ocean island state.
		While the northern provinces of Toamasina and Antsiranana are strictly speaking in the hands of Ratsiraka, they both have areas where a majority of the electorate voted for Ravalomanana.
	www.madagasikara.de /englishmai2/020519timesofindia.html (238 words)

	Global Health Council - Global Health News from around the World (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		A cholera outbreak affecting 3 provinces in Madagascar has killed 452 people since March 1999, national radio reported on Sunday.
		The epidemic has affected Majunga province in the northwest, Diego-Suarez in the extreme north and the capital, Antananarivo.
		Health authorities have expressed fears that the coming rainy season will increase the spread of cholera, despite their efforts to bring the outbreak under control.
	www.globalhealth.org /news/printview-news.php3?id=121 (74 words)

	Infobrief 57 - Madagascar : the Social Fund II (FID II) Project
		The Social Fund II project (1996-1999) was intended to provide supplemental financing to the Fonds d’Intervention pour le Developpement (FID) which had been active in the provinces of Anantanarivo and Toliary since 1993.
		FID acquired the capacity to develop infrastructure sub-projects, income-generating activities and training sub-projects — this experience provided the foundation for the expansion of project activities to all six provinces in Madagascar under FID II.
		The project was implemented more rapidly than had been estimated and closed an entire year before the original schedule.
	www.worldbank.org /afr/findings/infobeng/infob57.htm (615 words)

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