Madagascar

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Official Name
Republic of Madagascar
Population Full

26,956,000 (2020 World Factbook)

Principal Languages
French, Merina Malagasy
Literacy Rate
75% (2018 UNESCO)
International Conventions
ACHPR (1992), CDE (1964), CPPDCE (2006), CSICH (2006), ICCPR (1971), UNCRPD (2015), UNDRIP (2007)
General References
Bouwer 2010; Campbell and King 2011
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Madagascar is 14. All are living languages. Of these, 12 are indigenous and 2 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 3 are institutional, 1 is developing, and 10 are vigorous. Also listed are 12 unestablished languages and 1 macrolanguage.