MADAGASCAR

CURRENCY: Malagasy franc (FMG).

EXCHANGE RATE: FMG 4,300 = US$1.

OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: French and Malagasy of different dialects.

POPULATION: 10,100,000.

CAPITAL: Antananarivo.

INTERNATIONAL CODE: TELEPHONE 261.

CURRENCY CONTROLS: The import or export of the local currency is restricted to FMG 25,000.The Malagasy franc is not convertible abroad.There is a strict currency control on arrival and departure.Foreign currency may be freely imported, but declared.Its export is limited to the amount declared import.

GAMING INFORMATION: There are three casinos.