MALAGASY NATIONAL POLICE
MALAGASY NATIONAL POLICE
MALAGASY NATIONAL POLICE
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Indigenous population: 5,096,770<br />
Foreign population:<br />
French 68,430<br />
Indian 13,353<br />
Chinese 8,039<br />
Others 4,493 949315<br />
Total 5,191,085<br />
3- The island is obviously under-populated, 'a fact which hinders its<br />
economic development. It has, however, one of the highest annual rates<br />
of population increase in the world (2.5%)o In 1938 the people of Mada<br />
gascar numbered only 3,882,000. By 1958, the total had increased to over<br />
five million. The Malagasy-population is therefore very youngs 40% of<br />
the inhabitants are under 15 years of age.<br />
4. The religious affiliation of the people can roughly be divided<br />
as follows: 1/3 Protestant, 1/3 Catholic and 1/3 following the Malagasy<br />
traditional practices which have been describedas the more festive forms<br />
of ancestor worship. This last group do not have any church as such, nor<br />
priesthood nor regular days of worship.<br />
D. The Economy<br />
1. Transportation<br />
a. The rugged and mountainous topography of the-island hindered<br />
the development of railroads and highways. The rail system consists of<br />
only four lines which total 532 miles of track. Of a total of 20,000<br />
miles of roadways, only 5,000 miles are passable in all weather.<br />
b. The island has a total of 1,550 miles of navigable rivers<br />
which are supplemented by the Pangalanes Canal, a 403 mile-long waterway<br />
along the east coast.<br />
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