'''Antananarivo''' is the capital city of [[Madagascar]]. The local [[tobacco]] and [[textile]] industries have helped Anantananarivo become a flourishing city of nearly 1.5 million that mixes European and African styles and architectures. Due to Madagascar's [[French]] colonial period, the city has many [[Catholic]] churches, boulevards and cafés. | '''Antananarivo''' is the capital city of [[Madagascar]]. The local [[tobacco]] and [[textile]] industries have helped Anantananarivo become a flourishing city of nearly 1.5 million that mixes European and African styles and architectures. Due to Madagascar's [[French]] colonial period, the city has many [[Catholic]] churches, boulevards and cafés. |