What is Antananarivo? A report all about Antananarivo for homework/assignment Antananarivo ( or ; ), formerly French Tananarive ( or ; ), also known by its French colonial shorthand form Tana, is the capital and largest city in Madagascar. The larger urban area surrounding the city, known as Antananarivo-Renivohitra ("Antananarivo-Mother Hill" or "Antananarivo-Capital"), is the capital of Analamanga region. The city is located above the sea level in the center of the island, and has been the island's largest population center since at least the 18th century. Antananarivo was historically the capital of the Merina people, who continue to form the majority of the city's estimated 2.1 million inhabitants. All 18 Malagasy ethnic groups, as well as residents of Chinese, Indian, European and other origins, are well represented in the city. Antananarivo is the political, economic, educational and cultural heart of Madagascar. The Presidency, National Assembly, Senate and Supreme Court are located here, as are 21 diplomatic missions and the headquarters of many national and international businesses and NGOs. Antananarivo also hosts the largest number of universities, nightclubs, art venues, medical services and other social service institutions of any city on the island. Several national and local sports teams, including the championship-winning national rugby team, the Makis, and several basketball and football teams, are based in Antananarivo. Intro/Outro music: Discovery Hit/Chucky the Construction Worker - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under CC-BY-3.0 Text derived from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antananarivo Text to Speech powered by voice-rss.com Images are Public Domain or CC-BY-3.0: Lake_Anosy,_Central_Antananarivo,_Capital_of_Madagascar,_Photo_by_Sascha_Grabow.jpg from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antananarivo Beautiful_jacaranda_Antananarivo_Madagascar.jpg from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antananarivo Antananarivo_Street.JPG from http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antananarivo Antananarivo_Madagascar_andohalo_plaza.JPG from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antananarivo Antananarivo_Rova-Palast.jpg from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antananarivo Antananarivo_city_heights.jpg from http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Antananarivo_city_heights.jpg Antananarivo01.jpg from http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antananarivo Antananarivo_from_the_top.jpg from http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Antananarivo_from_the_top.jpg Antananarivo_sign_and_Rova.jpg from http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Antananarivo_sign_and_Rova.jpg Antananarivo_-_Analakely.jpg from http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Antananarivo_-_Analakely.jpg

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