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Madagascar EconomicsMadagascar Economics
By Sam Lombardo, Danny By Sam Lombardo, Danny Holmes, and Sean HartkeHolmes, and Sean Hartke
Monetary Unit
• Malagasy Ariary http://africa.gm/_library/2007/12/malagasy-franc-s.jpg
Exchange Rate and Capita Income
• Thursday, November 19, 2009 :• 1 US Dollar = 1,998.49 Malagasy Ariary
1 Malagasy Ariary (MGA) = 0.0005004 US Dollar (USD)
• U.S. Capita Income: $47,500 estimate (2008)
• Madagascar Capita Income: $1,000 estimate (2008)
Prices
Item: U.S. Price Madagascar Price
Potatoes (1, 10 lb. bag)
3.00 (Nov. 23, 2009)
5,889.00 (Nov. 23, 2009)
Sugar (4 lb.) 2.50 (Nov. 23, 2009)
4,907.50
(Nov. 23, 2009)
Coffee (1 kg) 3.96 (Nov. 30, 2009)
7,698.24 (Nov. 30, 2009)
Premium Gasoline (1 Gallon)
2.88 (Nov. 18, 2009)
5,653.44 (Nov. 18, 2009)
Main Goods
• Produce: coffee, vanilla, sugarcane, cloves, cocoa, rice, cassava (tapioca), beans, bananas, peanuts; livestock products.
• Exports: coffee, vanilla, shellfish, sugar, cotton cloth, chromite, petroleum products
Main Goods Continued
MicaFish Graphite Chromite
Coal Bauxite Salt Tar SandsSemi-Precious Stones
http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/minerals/pix/mica8.jpg -mica
http://www.mii.org/Minerals/Minpics1/CoalBituminous.jpg coal
http://cubia.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/bauxite.jpg bauxite
http://www.nutrexsolutions.com/wp-content/images/Sea%20Salt_1.jpg salt
http://one-blue-marble.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/tar-sands-in-hands1.jpg tar sand
http://img1.tradeget.com/gemheights/9HRSJUQM1Semiprecious-Stones.jpg stones
http://tasaclips.com/photos/minerals/chromite.jpg chromite
http://www.choudhery.com/graphite/graphite.jpg graphite
http://www.truestarhealth.com/Notes/Images/Food_Guide/Trout.jpg fish
Citations• "Madagascar Currency Converter." Greenwich Meantime. 04 Mar. 2009 . Web. 21 Nov 2009.
<http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/africa/madagascar/currency.htm>.
• "World Fact Book." Cia. Web. 21 Nov 2009. <https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2004rank.html?countryName=Madagascar&countryCode=ma®ionCode=af&rank=212#ma>.
• "Weekly Retail Premium Gasoline Prices." Energy Information Administration. 01 Dec. 2009. Web. 18 Nov 2009. <http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/international/gas1.html>.
• "CIA-The World Factbook- Africa: Madagascar." CIA. Web. 21 Nov 2009. <https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ma.html>.
• "Weekly Ads." Schnucks. 30, Nov 2009. Web. 30 Nov 2009. <http://www.schnucks.com>.
• "Weekly Advertisment." Shop'n Save . 2009. Web. 30 Nov 2009. <http://www.shopnsave.com>.
• "Madagascar Excellence Roasted Coffee." Alibaba. Web. 30 Nov 2009. <http://www.alibaba.com/product-free/10830812/Madagascar_Excellence_Roasted_Coffee.html>.
• "Madagascar Natural Resources." indexmundi. Web. 21 Nov 2009. <http://www.indexmundi.com/madagascar/natural_resources.html>.
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