Madagascar, Africa

This post was last updated by José of onez on Sunday, 27 April 2025.

Image of Antananarivo, capital city of Madagascar

Madagascar Flag

Madagascar is a country on the Sub-Saharan Africa located in the Eastern Africa sub‑region of the Africa continent.

Easy learning about Madagascar
Madagascar is located in	Sub-Saharan Africa Eastern Africa Africa Continent
Madagascar has a population of	31,195,932 inhabitants (2023 UN data) Inhabitants of Madagascar are called Malagasy, Madagascans
The country’s total area is	587,040 Km² ( 364,769 sq mi)
Global Peace Index Rank	44
Global Peace Index Score	2
Human Development Index (HDI)	Madagascar HDI ranks in position nº 177 worldwide Low Human Development HDI of 0.487 (0.4 to 1) (2022 data from UNDP)
Madagascar’s passport	allows visa-free entry to 60 countries Madagascar passport ranks in position nº 79 in the world (2025 HP Index data)
Madagascar GDP per capita is	$595 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF)
Madagascar ’s LGBTI legal status	Same-sex sexual acts are Legal (2025 ILGA data)
Madagascar EPI (English Proficiency Index)	is classified as Low Proficiency in English has a score of 463 ranks 85th worldwide (2024 data from EPI)
Latitude & Longitude	20° 00' S, 47° 00' E Open in Google Maps
Madagascar Capital city	Antananarivo
Madagascar Climate	tropical along coast, temperate inland, arid in south
Most predominant religion	Christian, indigenous, Muslim
Currency name & code	Ariary (MGA)
Internet ccTLD	.mg
Madagascar calling code	+261

6 provinces (faritany)

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