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What is the relative size of the expatriate community? How would you describe overall morale among expatriates?
I am not sure about relative size... the Americans are probably the largest with around 100 at the embassy and other NGOs. Then there are a few other countries here as well, so maybe around 150 total. People with small children have a very active group among the expat community where the children all spend time together. Morale was pretty good until recently with USAID shutting down. - Apr 2025
Relatively large expat community. Lots of French. Mixed morale. - Jul 2020
Decent spread of expats due to all the NGO's here. Makes for fun social interactions, not just with co-workers. Morale seems pretty good. - Jun 2016
The expat community is comprised of individuals from the U.S. Embassy and various NGOs and international organizations (banks, mining, etc.) - Oct 2015
Very large - mostly European (French). Some Chinese and Russian. There are very few Americans. - Apr 2013
There are over 20,000 French on the island. There are only about 1000 Americans. Most of the French here are men married to Malagasy women. - Apr 2010
Large, but couldn't give you numbers or percentages. - Dec 2008
