Geography - note: world's fourth-largest island; strategic location along Mozambique Channel
@Madagascar:People
Population: 14,061,627 (July 1997 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 45% (male 3,188,839; female 3,114,958) 15-64 years : 52% (male 3,608,508; female 3,680,574) 65 years and over: 3% (male 228,230; female 240,518) (July 1997 est.)
Population growth rate: 2.82% (1997 est.)
Birth rate: 42.26 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Death rate: 14.1 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Sex ratio: at birth : 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.95 male(s)/female total population: 1 male(s)/female (1997 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 92 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.)