Madagascar+Economics

Currency:
 * The currency of Madagascar is called a Malagasy ariary.
 * 1,999.67 Malagasy ariary is equal to 1 US Dollar (2009).
 * [[image:madmoney.jpg width="321" height="221" caption="Malagasy Money"]]

Gross National Product Average Income (Nation Master)
 * What is a Gross National Product?
 * Webster's Dictionary defines the Gross National Product as, "The amounts of goods and services produced by the residents of a nation during a specified year." (www.webster.com)
 * Madagascar's Gross National Product (or GNP) is
 * The average household income in Madagascar is:$232.47 per person.
 * 40.01% of the population of Malagasy people live on less than $1 a day.
 * The nation of Madagascar is considered to be one of the low income nations.

Effects of Economic Conditions (CIA World Factbook)
 * Half of the country of Madagascar lives below the poverty line. Almost all of that half live on less than $1a day. This would effect the citizens health and ability to raise a family because they most likely do not have the money to pay for medical bills, doctors visits, or even supplies for the household.
 * The average life expectancy in Madagascar is 63 years. It is 61.27 years for males, and 65.3 years for females
 * There is a very high disease risk within the country as well. The waterborne (diseases you get from the water) are: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever. Vecterborne diseases in Madagascar include: plague, malaria, and chikungunya.

NationMaster - Malagasy Economy statistics. (n.d.). NationMaster - World Statistics, Country Comparisons. Retrieved December 12, 2010, from http://www.nationmaster.com/country/ma-madagascar/eco-economy Madagascar People. (n.d.). CIA FactBook. Retrieved December 12, 2010, from https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ma.html


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