▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁country ' s ▁export ▁re venue ▁is ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁text iles ▁industry , ▁fish ▁and ▁shell fish , ▁van illa , ▁clo ves ▁and ▁other ▁food st uff s . ▁France ▁is ▁Mad agas car ' s ▁main ▁trad ing ▁partner , ▁although ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁Japan ▁and ▁Germany ▁also ▁have ▁strong ▁economic ▁t ies ▁to ▁the ▁country . ▁The ▁Mad agas car - U . S . ▁Business ▁Council ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁as ▁a ▁collaboration ▁between ▁USA ID ▁and ▁Mal ag asy ▁art isan ▁produ cers ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁export ▁of ▁local ▁hand ic raft s ▁to ▁foreign ▁mark ets . ▁Im ports ▁of ▁such ▁items ▁as ▁food st uff s , ▁fuel , ▁capital ▁goods , ▁vehicles , ▁consumer ▁goods ▁and ▁electron ics ▁consume ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 5 2   percent ▁of ▁G DP . ▁The ▁main ▁sources ▁of ▁Mad agas car ' s ▁imports ▁include ▁China , ▁France , ▁Iran , ▁Maur it ius ▁and ▁Hong ▁Kong . ▁ ▁In frastr ucture ▁and ▁media ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Mad agas car ▁had ▁approximately ▁ ▁of ▁p aved ▁roads , ▁ ▁of ▁rail ways ▁and ▁ ▁of ▁navig able ▁water ways . ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁roads ▁in ▁Mad agas car ▁are ▁un p aved , ▁with ▁many ▁becoming ▁imp ass able ▁in ▁the ▁ra iny ▁season . ▁L arg ely ▁p aved ▁national ▁routes ▁connect ▁the ▁six ▁largest