Regional Information-
Capital CityAntananarivo
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Regional Relationshipsclaims Bassas da India, Europa Island, Glorioso Islands, and Juan de Nova Island (all administered by France)
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Environmental: Goals/Challenges/Agreements
Challenges
Soil erosion results from deforestation and overgrazing; desertification; surface water contaminated with raw sewage and other organic wastes; several endangered species of flora and fauna unique to the island
International Agreements
Party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements -
Humanitarian Projects -
Native Languages French (official), Malagasy (official)
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Climate Tropical along coast, temperate inland, arid in south
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