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Comparison of Madagascar and Tanzania [S]ave

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Madagascar
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Tanzania
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Geography
Area (km²)587,041947,300
ContinentAfricaAfrica
Land area (km²)581,540885,800
Water area (km²)5,50161,500
Land boundaries (km)04,161
Border countries-
  • Burundi
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Kenya
  • Malawi
  • Mozambique
  • Rwanda
  • Uganda
  • Zambia
Coastline (km)4,8281,424
Mean elevation (m)6151,018
Lowest point (m)00
Highest point (m)2,8765,895
People
Population26,955,73758,552,845
Official languages
  • French
  • Malagasy
  • English
  • Kiswahili or Swahili
ReligionChristian, indigenous, MuslimChristian
Government
Long country nameRepublic of MadagascarUnited Republic of Tanzania
Short country nameMadagascarTanzania
Long local nameRepublique de Madagascar/Repoblikan'i MadagasikaraJamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania
Short local nameMadagascar/MadagasikaraTanzania
Former name
  • Malagasy Republic
  • German East Africa
  • Trust Territory of Tanganyika
  • United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar
Government typeSemi-presidential republicPresidential republic
CapitalAntananarivoDar es Salaam
Economy
GDP (PPP) (USD)39,850,000,000162,500,000,000
GDP (OER) (USD)11,500,000,00051,760,000,000
GDP (real growth rate) (%)4.26
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD)1,6003,200
Gross national saving (% of GDP)14.825
Labor force13,400,00024,890,000
Unemployment rate (%)1.810.3
Population below poverty line (%)70.722.8
Budget revenues (USD)1,828,000,0007,873,000,000
Budget expenditures (USD)2,136,000,0008,818,000,000
Military expenditures (% of GDP)0.61.21
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP)15.915.2
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP)-2.7-1.8
Public debt (% of GDP)3637
Inflation rate (%)8.35.3
Central bank discount rate (%)9.58.25
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)6017.62
Stock of narrow money (USD)1,045,000,0005,002,000,000
1Stock of broad money (USD)1,045,000,0005,002,000,000
Stock of domestic credit (USD)2,345,000,0009,045,000,000
Market value of publicly traded shares (USD)-1,803,000,000
Current account balance (USD)-35,000,000-1,464,000,000
Exports (USD)2,290,000,0004,971,000,000
Imports (USD)2,738,000,0007,869,000,000
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD)1,600,000,0005,301,000,000
External debt (USD)4,089,000,00017,660,000,000
National currencyMalagasy ariaryTanzanian shillings
National currency (code)MGATZS
National currency (symbol)Ar-
National currency rate to USD32



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