Madagascar

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Capital: Antananarivo

Total Area (Sq. Miles): 226,597

Land Covered by Water: >1%

Time Zone: EAT (UTC+3)

Climate: along coast, temperate inland, arid in south

Approximate Population: 19,448,815

Official Language: Malagasy, French, English

Religion: Christianity, Hinduism, Islam,

Currency: Malagasy Ariary

Most prevalent illnesses or diseases:

Traveler's Diarrhea, Cholera, Malaria, E. coli (Escherichia coli), Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C Schistosomiasis - found in fresh water, Typhoid Fever, Yellow fever, Dengue Fever, Filariasis, Leishmaniasis (Leishmania Infection), Onchocerciasis (River Blindness), African Trypanosomiasis (African Sleeping Sickness), Rift Valley Fever, HIV (see AIDS/HIV), Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis - endemic to the region, Tuberculosis (TB), Chikungunya Fever

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