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MADAGASCAR

Capital
Antananarivo

Area
587,000 square km (1 km = 0.62 miles), in the Indian Ocean, about 400 km off the coast of Mozambique

Language
Malagasy (closely related to Malay) and French are the official languages, but Hovba and other local dialects are also spoken.

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thumb for Tropical storm Bongani 25 Nov 2009 23:25:00 GMT
Tropical storm Bongani
Tropical storm Bongani struck Madagascar at about 10:00 GMT on 25 November.

thumb for PHOTOS: World on high alert over swine flu 01 May 2009 12:02:00 GMT
PHOTOS: World on high alert over swine flu


thumb for MAP: Southern Africa areas affected by floods and cyclones in 2009 30 Apr 2009 10:17:00 GMT
MAP: Southern Africa areas affected by floods and cyclones in 2009

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thumb for Tropical cyclone Jade 08 Apr 2009 15:20:00 GMT
Tropical cyclone Jade
Tropical cyclone Jade struck Madagascar as a tropical storm at about 00:00 GMT on 8 April.

thumb for Tropical cyclone Izilda 26 Mar 2009 20:03:00 GMT
Tropical cyclone Izilda
Tropical cyclone Izilda struck Madagascar as a tropical storm at about 12:00 GMT on 26 March.

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NGO latest

•  In Madagascar, Growing Food Shortages Prompt ADRA Partnership with United Nations
ADRA - International

•  Protecting the Most Vulnerable
CRS - USA

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Jobs

•  Project Manager, Health
Medair - Switzerland

•  Emergency Field Manager (EFM) - Various field postings, but based in Switzerland
Medair - Switzerland

•  Chief of Party, Water and Sanitation - I 09 117
CRS - USA

•  Deputy Country Director
Medair - Switzerland

•  WatSan Manager
Medair - Switzerland

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Related links


  • AllAfrica.com news

  • Index on Africa

  • IRIN news for southern Africa

  • Madagascar embassy in Washington D.C.

  • MadagascarNews.com

  • Madagascar Tribune (en français)

  • Madanews.com (en français)

  • ReliefWeb

  • Stanford University resources

  • University of Pennsylvania resources
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