What is the racialbreakdown in madagascar?

Ethnicity/race: Malayo-Indonesian (Merina and related Betsileo), C么tiers (mixed African, Malayo-Indonesian, and Arab ancestry: Betsimisaraka, Tsimihety, Antaisaka, Sakalava), French, Indian, Creole, Comoran.

Recent DNA research shows that the Malagasy are approximately of half Austronesian and half East African stock, although some Arab, Indian and European influence is present along the coast.

Asian features are most predominant in the Merina (3 million) ; the coastal people (called c么tiers) are of more clearly African origin. The largest coastal groups are the Betsimisaraka (1.5 million) and the Tsimihety and Sakalava (700,000 each). The Vezo live in the southwest. Two of the southern tribes are the Antandroy and the Antanosy. In 1993 (last census) there were 18,497 foreign residents on Madagascar, or 0.15 percent of the population.

African

Madagascar's population is predominantly of mixed Austronesian and African origin, though those who are visibly Austronesian in appearance and culture are the minority, found in the highland regions.

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