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Transportation of Madagascar

Airports:116 (2006)
Airports - with paved runways:total: 29
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m: 20
under 914 m: 2 (2006)
Airports - with unpaved runways:total: 87
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 42
under 914 m: 43 (2006)
Railways:total: 854 km
narrow gauge: 854 km 1.000-m gauge (2006)
Roadways:total: 49,827 km
paved: 5,780 km
unpaved: 44,047 km (1999)
Waterways:600 km (2006)
Merchant marine:total: 9 ships (1000 GRT or over) 13,896 GRT/18,466 DWT
by type: cargo 5, passenger 2, petroleum tanker 2 (2006)
Ports and terminals:Antsiranana, Mahajanga, Toamasina, Toliara

Madagascar Quickstats

  • Population: 19,448,815 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 587,040 sq km
  • Density: 32 /km² (171st)
  • GDP (total): $17.270 billion (123rd)
  • GDP (per capita): $905 (169th)
  • Literacy: 68.9%

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  • Currency: Malagasy ariary (MGA)
  • Dial code: +261

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