▁by ▁a ▁governor ▁and ▁provincial ▁council . ▁Provin ces ▁are ▁further ▁sub div ided ▁into ▁regions ▁and ▁communes . ▁The ▁jud ici ary ▁is ▁mode led ▁on ▁the ▁French ▁system , ▁with ▁a ▁High ▁Constitution al ▁Court , ▁High ▁Court ▁of ▁Justice , ▁Supreme ▁Court , ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als , ▁criminal ▁trib un als , ▁and ▁trib un als ▁of ▁first ▁instance . ▁The ▁courts , ▁which ▁ad here ▁to ▁civil ▁law , ▁lack ▁the ▁capacity ▁to ▁quickly ▁and ▁trans par ently ▁try ▁the ▁cases ▁in ▁the ▁jud icial ▁system , ▁often ▁forcing ▁defend ants ▁to ▁pass ▁length y ▁pre tri al ▁det ent ions ▁in ▁uns an it ary ▁and ▁over c row ded ▁pr isons . ▁ ▁Ant an an ar ivo ▁is ▁the ▁administrative ▁capital ▁and ▁largest ▁city ▁of ▁Mad agas car . ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁high lands ▁region , ▁near ▁the ▁ge ographic ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁island . ▁King ▁And rian j aka ▁founded ▁Ant an an ar ivo ▁as ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁his ▁I mer ina ▁Kingdom ▁around ▁ 1 6 1 0 ▁or ▁ 1 6 2 5 ▁upon ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁a ▁captured ▁V az im ba ▁capital ▁on ▁the ▁hill top ▁of ▁Anal am anga . ▁As ▁Mer ina ▁domin ance ▁expanded ▁over ▁neighbor ing ▁Mal ag asy ▁pe op les ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁to ▁establish ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Mad agas car , ▁Ant an an ar ivo ▁became ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁administration ▁for ▁virt ually