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Africa > Madagascar > Language

MALAGASY LANGUAGE STATS:   All Stats  
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French speakers 18,000 [11th of 31]
    French speakers (per capita) 0.01 per 10 people [23rd of 30]
French status
Official language. Bible 1530-1986.
Languages
French (official), Malagasy (official)
Languages of the African Union > Illiteracy > Literacy rate 70.6 [130th of 174]

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SOURCES: Ethnologue; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; Wikipedia: Languages of the African Union

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Madagascar, Republic of Madagascar, Republique de Madagascar

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