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Revision as of 20:40, 12 December 2022

Federal Republic of Manannandrahana
Repoblika Federaly Manannandrahana
République Féderale du Manannandrahana
Flag of Manannandrahana
Flag
of Manannandrahana
Coat of arms
Motto: Tompo ô, omeo ranonorana sy vokatra tsara izahay (Malagasy)
O Lord, give us rain and good harvest
Madagascar (centered orthographic projection).svg
CapitalIfanatasoa
18° 56′ 0″ S, 47° 31′ 0″ E
Ethnic groups
(2002)
Religion
(2019)
  • 84.9% Christianity
  • —46.0% Protestantism
  • —37.9% Catholicism
  • —0.8% Other Christian
  • 7.3% No religion
  • 4.7% Traditional faiths
  • 3.1% Islam
  • 0.3% Others
Demonym(s)Manannese
GovernmentUnitary
semi-parliamentary
republic
• President
Ramiro Rakotonomenjanahary
• Prime Minister
Rasoherina Ramandimbilahatra
Area
• Total
587,041 km2 (226,658 sq mi)
• Water (%)
0.9
Population
• 2022 estimate
28,172,462
• Density
35.2/km2 (91.2/sq mi)
Gini28.5
low
HDIDecrease 0.121
low
CurrencyAriary (MNA)
Time zoneUTC+3
• Summer (DST)
UTC+4
Driving sideright
Calling code+261

Manannandrahana, officially Federal Republic of Manannandrahana (Malagasy: Repoblika Federaly Manannandrahana
French: République Féderale du Manannandrahana) is a sovereign country in East Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean and smaller islands. In recent times, the island is having major problem with corruption, famine and hyperinflation, together with a political crisis that some years ago ended in a coup d'état. Adolescent pregnancies are also a major problem in the poorest and smallest villages, with an average of 16.9 pregnancies yearly.

Geography

Most of the territory is covered by a dense jungle with high-crowned trees, aboundant vegetation and mangroves. In the southwest, there's a drier climate and less vegetation, mainly shrubs.

Climate

Climate data for Ifanatasoa
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 33.1
(91.6)
33.8
(92.8)
33.3
(91.9)
32.4
(90.3)
30.3
(86.5)
28.8
(83.8)
27.9
(82.2)
28.2
(82.8)
28.7
(83.7)
29.6
(85.3)
30.1
(86.2)
31.9
(89.4)
30.7
(87.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 28.15
(82.67)
28.5
(83.3)
27.75
(81.95)
24.55
(76.19)
23.4
(74.1)
22.45
(72.41)
21.8
(71.2)
21.65
(70.97)
22.3
(72.1)
22.95
(73.31)
23.65
(74.57)
27.15
(80.87)
24.52
(76.14)
Average low °C (°F) 23.2
(73.8)
23.2
(73.8)
22.2
(72.0)
16.7
(62.1)
16.5
(61.7)
16.1
(61.0)
15.7
(60.3)
15.1
(59.2)
15.9
(60.6)
16.3
(61.3)
17.2
(63.0)
22.4
(72.3)
18.4
(65.1)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 422.4
(16.63)
169.7
(6.68)
169.4
(6.67)
90.1
(3.55)
78.5
(3.09)
67.3
(2.65)
54.1
(2.13)
11.9
(0.47)
38.6
(1.52)
118.4
(4.66)
169.8
(6.69)
256.6
(10.10)
1,646.8
(64.84)
Average rainy days 19.8 17.5 15.3 8.0 5.7 2.2 1.1 0.8 5.4 9.6 11.8 14.4 111.6
Average relative humidity (%) 80.0 79.6 79.6 79.0 79.0 78.6 78.0 75.3 75.6 76.3 79.0 79.3 78.3
Average ultraviolet index 8 9 7 5 5 4 5 6 7 7 8 9 7

The Central, West and Northern parts of the country enjoy a tropical climate, varying between tropical monsoon climate (Köppen: Af) and tropical savannah climate (Köppen: Aw). The Southern region has a semi-arid climate. Generally, the country has only two seasons, from November to April, a hot rainy season, with frequent destructive cyclones and lightning storms, and a relatively cooler dry season from May to October.

Economy

Classified as the poorest country in Africa and one of the poorest in the world, Manannandrahana is a low-income economy where the main industry is beef-based agriculture. It makes around 20% of the GDP yearly and employs most of the population. The private industry is mostly developed by manufacturing, being an estimate of 73% of the economy. Black market activity is non-existent thanks to the government great work to completely crack it down.