male: 236,500
female: 235,994 (2009 est.)
Military expenditures:
1% of GDP (2006) country comparison to the world: 136
Transnational Issues ::Madagascar
Disputes - international:
claims Bassas da India, Europa Island, Glorioso Islands, and Juan de Nova Island (all administered by France)
Illicit drugs:
illicit producer of cannabis (cultivated and wild varieties) used mostly for domestic consumption; transshipment point for heroin
page last updated on November 11, 2009