Madagascar - Railway Project

FILE COPY DOCUMENT OF INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION Not For Public Use Report No. 232a-MAG APPRAISAL OF A RAILWAY PROJECT MADAGASCAR December 26, 1973 Regional Projects Department Eastern Africa Regional Office This report was prepared for official use only by the Bank Group. It may not be publishcd, quoted or cited without Bank Group authorization. The Bank Group does not accept responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the report.  CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS- Unit = Malagasy Franc (FMxG) US$1 = FMG 21-5.00t FMG 1 = US$ C.0OL,ti5 FMG 1 million US$ h,651 WEIGHTS AM) MEASURMS: METRIC 1 meter (m) = 3.28 feet (ft) 1 cubic meter (m3) = 35.29 cubic feet (cu ft) 1 kilometer (kn) = 0.62 mile (mi)' 1 square kilometer (km2) = 0.386 square mile (sq mi) 1 hectare (ha) = 2.17 acres (ac) 1 kilogran (kg) = 2.2 pounds (1b) 1 metric ton (m ton) = 2,20LI pounds (1b) 1 liter (1) = 0.22 Lnperial gallon (Ip> = 0.26 US gallors (gal) GLOSSARY OF ABBEVIATICNS CCCE - Caisse Centrale de Cooperation Economique CIBA - Complexe Industriel du Boisc d'Arndasibe CCFACE - Compagnie Francaise d'Assurance pour le Com.xerce lc.,