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Madagascar

Madagascar Government Portal (in French only)
Links to government offices and information about Madagascar.

Constitution (in French only)
Institut National de la Statistique de Madagascar (in French only)
Madagascar Action Plan This site, which is in English, provides information on changes the government in implementing to improve the economy.
National Assembly
President (in French)
Senate (in French only)

BBC News Profile - Madagascar
A guide to history, politics and economic background of countries from BBC News.
CIA World Factbook - Madagascar
Country profile provides information on country background, geography, people, government, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues.
FAO and Madagascar
Information on economic and agricultural issues from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). It also has a good selection of maps.
Human Development Report on Madagascar
Provides quick statistics on human development, economy, labor force, and population from the United Nations Development Programme.
IAEA - Madagascar
Country factsheet on multilateral and safeguard agreements from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
IMF - Madagascar
Country information, reports and publications from the International Monetary Fund.
ITC - Madagascar
Country-specific trade and market profiles, map, and trade statistics from the International Trade Centre (ITC).
Library of Congress - Madagascar
Country portal and resources compiled by the Library of Congress subject experts.
OHCHR - Madagascar
Country background, treaties, reporting status, calendar of events and publications related to human rights from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights (OHCHR).
UNESCO Worldwide - Madagascar
Highlights cooperation between the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and its Member States.
- UNESCO Communication & Information - Madagascar
  Country profile, news and links to related projects and websites.
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics - Madagascar
  A selection of national statistics on education, literacy, science and technology, culture, and communication.
- UNESCO Office Dar es Salaam
  Cluster Office to Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles and United Republic of Tanzania in the Eastern Africa Cluster.
- UNESCO World Heritage - Madagascar
  Cultural and natural heritage properties and documents on the World Heritage List.
UNFPA Country Profile - Madagascar
"The United Nations Population Fund ( UNFPA) supports countries in using population data for policies and programmes to reduce poverty and to ensure that every pregnancy is wanted, every birth is safe, every young person is free of HIV/AIDS, and every girl and woman is treated with dignity and respect."
- UNFPA - Madagascar (in French only)
  Country program for Madagascar.
United Kingdom's Foreign and Commonwealth Office - Madagascar
Country profile covering history, politics, economy, human rights, relations with the UK, and travel.
United Nations Country @ a Glance - Madagascar
Country overview, news, economy, environment, health and technology from the United Nations Cyberschoolbus.
United Nations Statistics Division: Environment Snapshot - Madagascar
Country snapshots offer national environment statistics.
United Nations Statistics Division: National Accounts - Madagascar
"Statistics database contains a complete and consistent set of time series from 1970 onwards of main national accounts aggregates for all UN Members States and all other countries and areas in the world."
U.S. Census Bureau Foreign Trade Statistics - Madagascar
U.S. trade in goods (imports, exports and balance) with Madagascar.
U.S. Commercial Service - Madagascar
Country profile about doing business abroad by the Commercial Service, the global business solutions unit of the Department of Commerce.
- U.S. Commercial Service - Southern Africa
  Regional profile about doing business in Southern Africa (Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Mauritius, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe) by the Commercial Service, the global business solutions unit of the Department of Commerce.
U.S. Department of Energy - Southern Africa Development Community
Regional analysis report from the Energy Information Administration for the Southern Africa Development Community (Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe).

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Declassified Documents
Declassified information available from the FOIA Electronic Reading Room.
- National Intelligence Council (NIC) Declassified Documents
  Database of intelligence reports, National Intelligence Estimates, and other publications produced by the National Intelligence Council or its predecessor organizations, the Office of National Estimates and the Office of Reports and Estimates since 1946.
Crisis Group International Databases and Resources
Crisis Group provides analysis of violent conflicts and peace implementation.
- CrisisWatch Database
  Monthly bulletin of significant situations of conflict or potential conflict around the world.
Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports CU
The Congressional Research Service (CRS), the research arm of Congress, prepares reports (usually under 20 pages long) on topics of interest to members of Congress. Enter "Madagascar" as the search term.
Declassified Documents Reference System CU
Search this database to find declassified documents related to Madagascar.
Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC)
Department of Defense Scientific and Technical Reports Collection provides access to citations to unclassified unlimited documents that have been entered into DTIC's Technical Reports (TR) Database, as well as the electronic full-text of many of these documents.
Digital National Security Archive CU
Database of primary declassified documents regarding critical U.S. policy decisions.
Facts on International Relations and Security Trends (FIRST)
An integrated database containing information on armed conflicts and peace keeping, arms production and trade, military expenditure, armed forces and weapons.
Global Legal Information Network (GLIN)
"Public database of official texts of laws, regulations, judicial decisions, and other complementary legal sources contributed by governmental agencies and international organizations."
Human Rights Watch - Madagascar
News and reports related to human rights.
International Area Studies Africa/Middle East CU
Collection of databases from the University of Colorado covering Africa and the Middle East.
International Area Studies General CU
Collection of general databases from the University of Colorado covering international issues.
International Area Studies Statistics CU
Collection of international statistics databases from the University of Colorado.
LexisNexis Academic Country & Region Reports CU
News, country briefings, and country risk guides. Filter by country or choose "Country & Region Reports" from publication type.
UNdata
UNdata provides a single entry point allowing users to search and download numerous statistical resources of the United Nations System.
World dataBank
Contains data from the World Bank, including the World Development Indicators & Global Development Finance, Gender Statistics, Education Statistics, Health Nutrition and Population Statistics, African Development Indicators, Global Economic Monitor, and Millennium Development Goals. Users can select variables (some going as far back as 1960) to create customized tables, charts, maps, and reports.
Worldwide Incidents Tracking System (WITS)
WITS is the National Counterterrorism Center's database of terrorist incidents.

African Development Bank Group - Madagascar
Projects, strategy papers, and information about Madagascar and the ADB.
African Union
The main objectives of the AU are "to promote unity and solidarity among African States, to coordinate and intensify cooperation for development, to safeguard the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Member States, and to promote international cooperation within the framework of the United Nations."
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) - Madagascar
COMESA promote regional economic integration through trade and investment. Click on Madagascar in the map for more country information.
Delegation of the European Commission to Madagascar (in French only)
The Delegations of the External Service serve European Union interests throughout the world.
Diplomacy Monitor (St. Thomas University School of Law)
Indexes current government news releases and other documents on diplomatic issues. Browse for documents by topic or documents issued by or affecting a particular nation.
Embassy of Madagascar in Washington, DC
Diplomatic representation of Madagascar in the United States.
Embassy/Mission of the United States in Madagascar
Diplomatic representation of the U.S. in Madagascar.
EU Relations with Madagascar
Overview, country strategy, EU support, and documents on the European Union's relations with Madagascar.
G-77 at the United Nations
The Group of 77 is an intergovernmental organization of developing states in the UN. It provides the means for the countries of the South to articulate and promote their collective economic interests and enhance their joint negotiating capacity on all major international economic issues within the United Nations system, and promote South-South cooperation for development. There are now 130 member states (including Madagascar), although the name G-77 was retained because of its historical significance.
IRIN Humanitarian Profile - Madagascar
IRIN (Integrated Regional Information Networks), part of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), provides news and analysis about sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia for the humanitarian community.
- IRIN News - Madagascar
  Humanitarian news and analysis.
New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD)
NEPAD is a strategy for sustainable development and poverty reduction in Africa.
Permanent Mission of Madagascar to the United Nations
Website of member state missions and their representatives to the United Nations.
ReliefWeb - Madagascar
ReliefWeb, administered by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), provides news, documents, maps, and background information on emergency assistance by country.
Southern African Development Community (SADC) - Madagascar
SADC is an intergovernmental organization. that promotes economic well-being, improvement of the standards of living and quality of life, freedom and social justice, and peace and security among the 14 southern African member states.
UNHCR
News, operations, statistics, background, analysis and policy, and maps from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Select Madagascar from the "Browse by country" drop-down menu on the right.
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Madagascar (in French only)
UNDP helps countries work toward human rights, democratic governance, poverty reduction, crisis prevention and recovery, energy and environment for sustainable development, and HIV/AIDS prevention.
United Nations Division for Sustainable Development - Madagascar
Economic, social and environmental policies and plans for sustainable development from the UN Department Economic and Social Affairs.
USAID - Madagascar
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) economic and humanitarian assistance programs.
- USAID - East Africa - Madagascar
- USAID - East Africa
  USAID Assistance in Eastern Africa (Burundi, Central African Republic, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia).
U.S. Department of State - Madagascar
U.S.-Madagascar relations, humanitarian assistance, reconstruction, and country background notes.
- Background Notes - Madagascar
  Provides country background and foreign policy information for the American public from the Department of State's Bureau of Public Affairs.
World Bank - Madagascar
World Bank data, projects, and research in Madagascar.
World Food Programme - Madagascar
The World Food Programme (WFP) is the United Nations frontline agency in the fight against global hunger.
World Trade Organization - Madagascar
Provides key information on trade statistics, WTO commitments, disputes, trade policy reviews, and notifications for member countries.

UNAIDS - Madagascar
Country situation analysis and news from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS.
USAID Health: HIV/AIDS - Madagascar
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) HIV/AIDS programs in Madagascar.
WHO - Madagascar
Information and statistics on the status of public health in Madagascar from the World Health Organization (WHO).
WHO/AFRO
Official site of the World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa
(WHO/AFRO).
- Country Health System Profile - Madagascar
  Trends in health policy, resources, and services.
- Malaria Country Profiles - Madagascar
  Malaria information page from WHO/AFRO.

Madagascar: Security Assistance
Country-by-country listing provides information on Political-Military-administered security assistance funds from the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs.

The Library Catalog, Chinook
There are numerous secondary, federal, and international sources of information on Madagascar available in the collection.

Try these searches to see some of the resources in Chinook, the library catalog:

Electronic Resources	Print and Electronic Resources
madagascar and econom*	madagascar and econom*
madagascar and histor*	madagascar and histor*
madagascar and politic*	madagascar and politic*
madagascar (government publications only)	madagascar (government publications only)

The * replaces up to five characters in a word.